A Michael Broad Blog
WARNING – THE PICTURE MAY DISTURB SOME PEOPLE. I THINK IT IS ACCEPTABLE: This is a cat picture which I think is worth republishing on this website. It certainly caught my eye. It was taken by the Nebraska Humane Society. I hope Google AI for Adsense accepts it. You know that the people who …
She has been amazing throughout all of her treatments, I mean she has got to hurt…She just seemed like she didn’t deserve this, so I was in a position to help. – Dr Wixsom Imaginatively, Dr M.J. Wixsom and the veterinary staff who have treated her, have named her ‘Ember’. She is to become …
Should I put sunscreen on my cat? Yes, under certain circumstances you might. White cats are particularly in danger of getting sunburn on the tips of their ear pinnae (flaps) because their skin is exposed there and cats with white fur appear to have less protection from their fur in these areas than cats …
The Seresto flea collar has only been on the market for a few years now. It’s manufactured by Bayer. I saw the post below on Facebook and wanted to share and ask cat owners who have used this product to give an honest review. Apparently, there are a lot of problems. Google “Seresto flea …
Warning: I am told the video is tough to view if you are a cat lover. I have not seen it. I have difficulty with that sort of video. I found this story on the Animal Emergency Hospital and Urgent Care Facebook page thanks to Diane Ricciardi Stewart’s Facebook page. I then drilled down …
This is the story of a burned kitten in Colorado who found a forever home in a kindred spirit. Although the adoption took place last month, we all need a happy ending to balance out the horror stories we read daily concerning cats. Not many cats are as fortunate as a cat named Phoenix. …
I think most of us realise that white cats are more susceptible to their ears being badly sunburned which can result in cancer and in turn result in the ears being amputated. Incidentally, a cat’s ears are also very susceptible to being lost due to frostbite. The question is why are white cats more …
It occurred to me that Christmas is a good time to discuss this topic because, due to all the activity that Christmas brings (both to cats and people) and the extra electrical wiring for lights etc., the chances of a domestic cat receiving an electric shock and subsequent burns are probably slightly increased. Of …
