What affects us affects cats
As a cat owner, do you have any experience with respect to your cat being given Metacam for arthritis, or for some other requirement for pain relief (i.e. post operative)? It appears to be a controversial drug with some variation from country to country, and vet to vet, regarding safe dosage, with some dissent …
By Tonya Price Jezebel is a formerly feral 20 week old kitten we live-trapped at the age of about 7 weeks. We obviously have no clue about her parentage, but she appears to be a garden variety American shorthair type. She has had no health issues other than a minor eye/upper respiratory infection at …
The answer can be found in our attitude and behavior. The biggest problem is that we can tend to set up a routine of overfeeding. The cat’s owner enjoys feeding their cat because it makes his/her cat happy. People like to please their cats. So, if, for example, the person gives her cat some …
This is a page on cat food facts written for children or anyone who wants to read straightforward English. The ideal cat food is a mouse. All cat food that is made in factories and sold on supermarket shelves should be made up of the same basic nutrients that are in a mouse. A …
This is just a quick update before we take her to the vet for euthanasia. She has taken a turn for the worse. I had booked in a vet’s visit today at midday to put her to sleep because she was demonstrating signs of leaving us yesterday. She was more passive than usual. She …
By Elisa Black-Taylor A West Palm Beach, Florida cat has walked 197 miles to get home demonstrating a fantastic homing instinct. This is one of those stories I can never get enough of. It shows the love of a lost cat and its desire to be reunited with her family. Four year old Holly, …
This is a short post looking at a way for vets to offset loses due to ceasing to do declawing operations. Yes, guys, you’ll have to stop one day, so why not start right away thinking about alternative business opportunities that actually benefits the animal. We are aware that a sizable percentage of cat …
This is a cat health problem. Here is the situation: Male cat is 10 years old. His name is Alvin. He has a good appetite. He loves human food and is given it whenever he wants it. He has diarrhea and constipation. He sometimes poops out of the litter tray and often this is …
