What affects us affects cats
The number of ticks which carry the bacteria which causes Lyme disease is on the increase in Britain and the increase is quite sharp. There has been an estimated 10% increase in the tick population in the past two decades due, it is thought, to warmer and wetter weather. It is said that Lyme …
This should interest people who are into horror movies! The pet is a dog but it could easily have have been a cat. The picture is published here with the express permission of the Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic in Cuyahoga Falls. It is published on their Flickr page; a highly instructional photostream if not …
As bedbugs feed on people and pets then the answer to your question is, yes, it is possible that they are biting your cats too but bedbugs don’t live on cats or people. Typically, they hide in mattresses and bed frames or headboards from where they can have easy access to sleeping people at …
The title to this post does not always apply! In my opinion, you have to exercise a bit of caution and common sense when assuming that veterinary products are safe and the best because vets are in business and that means they have associations with other businesses to sell their products which in turn …
There is a safe, entirely non-chemical way to treat worms in cats. It is suitable as a home treatment I’d say. It is food grade diatomaceous earth. It is fossilised algae, an organic product and natural. It is mined from the ground. You have probably heard about it. It should be handled carefully to avoid …
Here are some tips regarding complementary treatments for cat parasite control. They have been approved by a veterinarian, Dr Fogle, and therefore, although caution needs to be exercised when administering natural home remedies of any sort, these complementary treatments should be safe but always check with your vet. Herbalism can be used in parasite …
Can cat fleas build up a resistance to flea treatments? In other words can the species that is the cat flea evolve into something slightly different which cannot be killed by current flea treatments (insecticides). The evolutionary process is one in which fleas which survive are able to pass on their genes and therefore …
Can cats pass worms to humans? Yes, is the answer but unusually. Roundworms The name for roundworms is ‘ascarids’. Ascarids can cause a disease in humans. It is called visceral larva migrans. It is one of the top zoonotic diseases. Zoonotic diseases are those that can pass from animal to human and vice versa. …
