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5 serious pet illnesses symptoms as per a vet clinic on TikTok

8 pet health emergency symptoms needing immediate vet attention (according to vets)

Leave a Comment / anemia, brain, Cat Health, distended abdomen, rapid breathing, seizures, swelling, urinary tract, Veterinarians, vomiting / By Michael Broad

This is a charming, clever little video made by an American veterinary clinic called Alicia Pet Care Center. They describe themselves on TikTok as a ‘family owned, full-service vet hospital in Orange County, CA’. The video maker goes around the clinic asking each employee what they think is an illness symptom so serious that the …

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Can fleas kill kittens?

Cat Flea / By Michael Broad

Yes, fleas can kill kittens and we have a story today in the online news media to substantiate that statement. A ‘callous breeder’ in the UK abandoned ’25 terrified cats and kittens to starve to death in a flat’. And the Mirror newspaper reports that the RSPCA assessed that two kittens ‘died after their blood …

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Treating an anemic cat with a blood transfusion of canine blood

You can give a cat a blood transfusion with canine blood once only

Leave a Comment / blood transfusion / By Michael Broad

The transfusion of blood from another species to another (called xenotransfusion), in this case, canine blood to a cat has been performed and it is still performed nowadays in some countries. It was performed recently in the UK when a friendly, female domestic shorthair cat, Princess, very suddenly became lethargic and withdrawn at home. She …

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Why does my cat eat soil?

Leave a Comment / anemia / By Michael Broad

Why does my cat eat soil? Dr Fogle DVM tells us in Complete Cat Care that, ‘Some anaemic cats lick bricks or concrete, or eat litter or soil’. There you have it; your cat might be eating soil because he/she is anaemic but what is the link between anaemia and eating soil and what causes …

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Cat Anemia Home Treatment

Leave a Comment / anemia / By Michael Broad

There are many possible causes of feline anemia. Therefore a diagnosis by a veterinarian is strongly advised to find and remove the cause. My personal opinion is that a home treatment for cat anemia is only possible if the cause is a nutritional deficiency. For example iron deficiency. Some cases of feline anemia are caused …

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Second-hand Vaping: Heinz Body Anemia

11 Comments / anemia, Cat Health / By Michael Broad

This is a short follow-up to my previous article about the possible effect on domestic cats of electronic cigarette smoking in their vicinity (passive smoking). The conclusion from that article was that the risk to health was much lower than with conventional cigarettes but since then I’ve noticed that the chemical in some electric cigarettes, …

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Kitten with Severe Anemia and Low Temp

16 Comments / Cat Health / By Michael Broad

Hi,I just today had to put my 5 month old kitten to sleep. He had been tested early on for HIV and leukemia and came back negative; also negative for parasites. The past five days he had been progressively become more lethargic and stopped eating. I brought him to the vet today and there were …

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