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Passive smoking can harm cats

Passive smoking affects cats – both cigarette and marijuana smoke

PoC avatarPosted on April 22, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 22, 2022

This is a reminder that passive smoking affects pets as much as it does people. I find that this is rarely discussed but it is a form of animal abuse that goes on silently, almost invisibly, in the background. The … continue reading…

Posted in cancer | Tagged cancer, cat cancer, cat health problems, feline cancer, passive smoking affects pets, passive smoking pets | 1 Reply
Derelict buildings may contain asbestos

Compensation mesothelioma – cats and dogs

PoC avatarPosted on January 6, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 6, 2021

Companion cats and dogs can develop mesothelioma like humans. Mesothelioma is a devastating asbestos-related illness; an aggressive and deadly type of cancer. For a cat to get it they would have to be exposed to asbestos fibers and therefore they … continue reading…

Posted in cancer | Tagged animal welfare, asbestos, cancer, cat environment, cat welfare, feline cancer, human to cat relationship, lawsuit, mesotheliomia
Injection site sarcomas are a worry

What is a sarcoma in cats?

PoC avatarPosted on March 7, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 7, 2020

An Internet search for the above term produces a long list of articles on vaccine-associated feline sarcomas. That tells us immediately that most sarcomas in cats are caused by vaccines or at least that was the case as at 2008. … continue reading…

Posted in cancer | Tagged cancer, cat cancer, cat skin health problems, cat vaccinations, vaccines | Leave a reply
Radical mestectomy for cats cost 3000 dollars

Radical mastectomy for female cats cost $3,000 (plus teeth clean thrown in)

PoC avatarPosted on March 6, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 6, 2020

If it interests you, a radical mastectomy for cats cost around three grand. This would be in dollars or pounds and I am pretty sure that most European countries would charge something similar except for the Eastern European countries where … continue reading…

Posted in cancer | Tagged cancer, cat cancer, feline cancer, surgery, veterinarians | Leave a reply
Cannabis Oil Cured This Cat's Cancer

Cannabis Oil Cured This Cat’s Cancer

PoC avatarPosted on May 8, 2018 by Michael BroadMarch 2, 2020

Cannabis oil cured this cat’s cancer. This non-high version of cannabis is gaining in popularity as a treatment for cats.

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Posted in cancer | Tagged cancer, cannabis, cat health problems, veterinarian | 4 Replies

Can cats get cancer from second-hand smoke?

PoC avatarPosted on June 6, 2017 by Michael BroadJune 6, 2017

Yes, cats can get cancer from second-hand smoke. Although common sense dictates that this must be the case, a television super vet, Noel Fitzpatrick, says that pet owners haven’t quite yet got the message that both dogs and cats can … continue reading…

Posted in cancer | Tagged cancer, cat cancer, cat health, cat welfare, cigarette smoke, passive smoking affects pets, passive smoking cats, passive smoking pets | Leave a reply
Passive smoking pets

An example of how passive smoking can affect a pet

PoC avatarPosted on March 25, 2015 by Michael BroadApril 24, 2015

This is a real life story about a dog, which supports an argument that I put forward some years ago that cats and dogs are at risk of developing cancer through passive smoking if their owner is a heavy smoker. … continue reading…

Posted in cancer | Tagged cat health problems, cat welfare, human to cat relationship, passive smoking cats, passive smoking pets | 2 Replies

Your Veterinarian Can’t Fix The Problem

PoC avatarPosted on August 26, 2014 by Michael BroadAugust 26, 2014

Have you been in the situation when your vet doesn’t or can’t get a grip on your cat’s health problem even when they are the best vets in the area? If your veterinarian is excellent but is unable to diagnose … continue reading…

Posted in cancer, Cat Health | Tagged cat cancer, cat eyes, cat health diagnosis, foreign body | 30 Replies

Adenocarcinomas of the small intestine and Siamese cats

PoC avatarPosted on February 6, 2014 by Michael BroadFebruary 9, 2014

The Siamese cat is predisposed to getting adenocarcinomas of the small intestine. This is a certain type of cancer and in this case it affects the Siamese cat’s small intestine. Compared to domestic shorthair cats (non-purebred cats) the Siamese is … continue reading…

Posted in cancer, Cat Breeds, Cat Facts, Cat Health, Genetics, Siamese Cats, Siberian Cat, Veterinarians | Tagged cat cancer, cat health problems, feline cancer, siamese cat | 5 Replies

White Cats: 1 in 300 chance of skin cancer through sunlight

PoC avatarPosted on October 23, 2013 by Michael BroadAugust 24, 2014

White cats are far more likely to get skin cancer, in a sun-exposed site of their body, than other cats. In fact, over 13 times as likely.  By skin cancer I am referring to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), which is … continue reading…

Posted in cancer, Cat Health | Tagged cat cancer, cat ears, cat health problems, cat's nose, feline cancer, outside cats, white cat | 1 Reply

Woman slow to take cat to vet commits a crime

PoC avatarPosted on September 7, 2013 by Michael BroadSeptember 7, 2013

A woman, Dilys Hadley, living on a very small monthly income, delayed taking her 16-year-old cat, Janet, to the vet for treatment for a bulging eye – an obvious illness requiring treatment. There was a tumour under the eye forcing … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Cruelty, Animal laws, cancer, Cat Health, Cat News, cat welfare, Human to cat relationship, Law, Moggie, Veterinarians | Tagged Animal laws, Animal Welfare Act 2006, cat cancer, cat caretaking, cat health problems, rspca, veterinarians | 30 Replies

Microchips unsafe for humans. Safe for cats?

PoC avatarPosted on June 12, 2013 by Michael BroadJune 12, 2013

I see a discrepancy between the attitude of people in respect of the use of microchips in people compared to their use in cats and other animals. The general consensus is that microchips for cats are safe and useful. They … continue reading…

Posted in burns, cancer, Cat Health, Microchip | Tagged pet microchip | 7 Replies

Cardi is Dying

PoC avatarPosted on January 26, 2013 by Michael BroadJanuary 26, 2013

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 … continue reading…

Posted in cancer, Cat Health, Euthanasia, Weight | Tagged cat euthanasia | 31 Replies

Your Cat Hospice

PoC avatarPosted on January 12, 2013 by Michael BroadJanuary 12, 2013

The intention of this page is to share a personal experience concerning cat caretaking in the hope that it might help cat owners and cats. We have just been to the veterinary clinic with Cardi, a small female tabby cat. … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Rights, cancer, Cat Anatomy, Cat Behavior, Cat Health, Euthanasia, Moggie, Respect Your Cat, Veterinarians | Tagged cat cancer, cat health problems, veterinarians | 10 Replies

Picture Of Cardie

PoC avatarPosted on December 28, 2012 by Michael BroadDecember 28, 2012

For non-regular visitors, Cardie is a cat that I am looking after while her very elderly female caretaker is in hospital after a fall. Cardie is very thin and small. She weighs 6 pounds (about 2.8 kgs). She has a … continue reading…

Posted in cancer, Cat Health, Cat photography, Pictures of Cats | Tagged appetite, cat health, pictures of cats | 63 Replies

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