What affects us affects cats
photo by massdistraction I’ll get straight to the point: Feline Distemper Symptom Acute illness is apparent very quickly and the course of the disease can be very short. From infection to death can be 3-5 days. Sometimes the person keeping the cat may not be fully aware that a kitten is ill before she/he …
by Michael (London, UK) by QuintanaRoo (Flickr) A dehydrated cat might have a loss of skin elasticity, dryness of the mouth, thick saliva and, in advanced cases, sunken eyeballs and shock. A cat becomes dehydrated when the input of fluids is less than the loss. It may be due to an insufficient water intake …
Conjunctivitis in a Kitten by Mary (Gettysburg, Pa) I took in a pregnant outdoor cat. She had her litter in my Fla. room. They were all beautiful and seemingly healthy and active. They are now 6 wks. old and 2 of them started with conjunctivitus (eyes sticking together). Now I am finding watery yellow …
Photo: © Chuckumentary reproduced under creative commons Introduction The cat vaccination recommendations given to me by my vet (as at 2007) were to come back every year. This was endorsed by boarding catteries in the UK who insist on a certificate. The routine booster vaccinations in the UK are Feligen RCP and Leucogen (or …
by Michael Cat’s mouth – great breath! – photo by Jennifer Romita Bad breath in cats is a sign of mouth disease. The most common causes are Stomatitis, Gingivitis, tooth decay and tartar. Stomatitis is a sore mouth. A definition might be: …an inflammation of the mucous lining of any of the structures in …
Anyone Have Any Views On Vaccinosis? by Lisa (UK) Photo by splityarn I have heard a few stories as of late about cats dying after being given booster injections. Just wondered if anyone else has any comments about this? I have a Siamese who is now 13 years old, he had his first injections …
