NEWS AND COMMENT – Beckenham, Greater London, UK: This is shocking to me and many others. I’ll start with the picture which tells the entire story, actually. I don’t need to add many words because you can guess what is going on. The problem is I can’t publish the photo on this page as …
This tweet has gone viral and you can see why. It is both amusing and wise. It is advice provided, I am guessing, from a veterinary association or head vet, which states under “Handling: General considerations”: “The cat is faster and has sharper teeth and nails than you do. It has no “code of …
In the UK, you can’t get a degree on the topic of domestic cats but you can obtain a Level 3 Diploma in Feline Care, Behaviour and Welfare which is authorised by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and which is run by the Open College Network, West Midlands (and other …
Intro: This is a comment from a visitor to PoC on the page about the relatively high suicide rate of people working in animal rescue. It is poignant and worthy of being re-published as an article. I worked for a vet clinic as an assistant for two and a half years. The heartless owners …
Charming video of cat at vet’s tells us that not all cats are anxious in the consulting room. This is the way all cat/vet encounters should be except they can’t because the vet tech discovered that she could make her patient happy by petting. And remember someone was filming it which means that this …
This is an interesting story of a black cat in Poland who is described as angelic. His name is Radamenes. He went through a lot with a respiratory infection and we’re told he was at death’s door and about to be euthanised but was returned to good health at a veterinary centre where he …
Applicants applying to Edinburgh Napier University (Scotland, UK) for the course on veterinary nursing need to attend an interview at which their animal skills are tested when they are required to interact with a dog. It could just as easily been a cat. This year, 2014, Dr Mary Fraser says that there are 400 …
