What affects us affects cats
In general, cats in conventional animal shelters are living through a stressful and hazardous time. It is probably the most hazardous and stressful time of their lives (depending on the individual shelter and cat). We don’t have to go over the same ground to conclude that, in the USA, shelter cats in a typical …
In the USA the standard protocol (recommended) for vaccinating a kitten with the FVRCP vaccine is, as I understand it, a series of four injections starting at six weeks of age and finishing at 16 weeks of age. This is 4 vaccines within 10 weeks. FVRCP is a combination vaccine against viruses: herpes, calici, …
By Elisa Black-Taylor Administering core vaccines to all animals before or on arrival at shelters is economically viable and is an important step in creating a positive and successful shelter environment going forward. Core Vaccines Core vaccines are vaccines that have been recommended through task forces (including the AAFP/AFM Advisory Panel on Feline Vaccines, …
It is interesting to read about veterinary cat care 1900 – 113 years ago. If it could be said that care for our cats as cat owners has not necessarily improved a great deal over this period of time, veterinary standards certainly have, thanks to science. To put things into context the British veterinary …
Caveat: I am against Caboodle Ranch because a judge closed it down. I am also against the routine killing at shelters and the lack of transparency at shelters. I am comparing accepted cat shelters with an unacceptable one. A lot of people feel passionately about Caboodle Ranch (CR), which is good. There are arguments …
July 30th 2010: Elisa has been a regulator contributor for some time. The articles of Elisa Black-Taylor are well received, informative and above all support the rights of the vulnerable companion animal. In short her thoughts are inline with those of this website. Click here to go to Elisa’s articles Elisa is a professional …
Note: the article is huge and has been split into many sections for technical reasons with links at the base of each section to the next. Cat health problems is a very large subject. Use Use Ctrl+F to search for text on this page. It saves time searching. Depress the keys together. A search …
Feline Focus 3 Vaccine by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) Stitch almost died of a URI Feline Focus 3 is an intraocular/intranasal modified live dose vaccine that protects your cat or kitten against several of the most common viruses in felines, including Feline Distemper, Rhinotracheitis, and Calici. Dr. Foster and Smith describe the product on their …
