A Michael Broad Blog
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an alert to pet owners and veterinarians warning of potential neurological problems associated with Isoxazoline flea and tick products. The approved drugs involved are Bravecto, Credelio, Nexgard and Simparica. The warning was issued on the chance animals may experience adverse reactions, including muscle tremors, ataxia, and seizures (which …
Harvey has lived at the Faithful Friends Animal Society in Wilmington, Delaware for four years now. He’s considered a hero since his story went viral after Harvey helped rescue three young cats from a storm drain. Harvey was being taken on a walk by a handler back in January when he started pulling away …
This is the happy ending story of River, a black cat found injured and “clinging to life” in the middle of the Rideau River. Thankfully, firefighters were able to rescue him and get him emergency veterinary treatment.
The overfilling of a cat litter box may be a common problem. It may be due to carelessness or because cat owners think that more litter is better because it’s more absorbent. I would suggest that the majority of cat companions aren’t too concerned about the depth of the litter inside a litter tray …
I have always been passionately against punishment as a means of training a cat. I thought I’d look up what Jackson Galaxy thinks about cat punishment. He discusses it in his book Total Cat Mojo. Supporters of punishing a domestic cat would argue that it is a way of altering cat behaviour for the …
It’s useful to remind ourselves that there is nearly always someone who is suited to a so-called “unadoptable” shelter cat. It’s just a question of the one meeting the other. Here are two examples where the right person met an unadoptable cat and made them adoptable. The stories come from Cats Protection who worked …
Every year I think about helping cats in cold weather. Where I live is fairly mild compared to the mid-west where (with the wind chill factor) last night it was more than 50 degrees BELOW zero F. In that region there are approximately 13.7 million pet cats and around 9.5 million ferals. So, they’re …
Experienced trappers are needed for the Anson County, NC hoarding case involving the 82-year-old woman. This PoC article will bring you up to date with the horror cat rescuers are facing at the home. Feral cats will be killed if they don’t have a place to go. Laura Morrison is in charge of the …
