A Michael Broad Blog
I am writing about domestic cats. The reason for that is because not infrequently there’s more than one female cat available to share the responsibility of raising kittens. In the wild, it is far less likely that a female cat will encounter another and therefore what I describe below applies to domestic cats. RELATED: …
A study concluded that of 61 Ragdoll cats assessed, 77.1% had type A, 4.9% type B and 18% type AB. The predominant type, is therefore A. Type AB is extremely rare cats. There is an unusually high percentage of Ragdoll cats with type AB blood. Type AB cats have no alloantibodies to either Type …
In the UK, the law relating to cat blood donations changed in March 2023. It means that blood banks for cats are allowed and a Portuguese group, Banco de Sangue Animals is taking advantage of this change in the law in setting up a blood bank in the UK. They already have blood banks …
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) Lilo day before death Froggie died at shelter Sugar died after Lilo I’d never heard of Mycoplasma in cats until a reader wrote in about this article and suggested mycoplasma as a cause of death (see: Help Sudden Kitten Death). So I decided to do a little research on the …
I believe that for a cat caregiver it is good to know a little bit about domestic cat blood as it is central to the function of our beloved companion animals. The beauty of an infographic is that it can provide information very quickly and should be understandable by anyone even those who perhaps …
What causes shock in cats? The answer is here plus more facts. The cause of shock in a domestic cat is insufficient blood flow and oxygen in the cat’s body to meet their needs. The reason why this might happen could be a number of events the most common of which are a cat …
Yes, you can take your cat’s blood pressure at home because you can buy a veterinary animal use blood pressure monitor on Amazon although, unsurprisingly, they are much more expensive than the incredibly cheap human versions. You can buy human blood pressure monitors for less than £20 (around $13 in America) but they’re going …
The body of a 5 kg (12 lbs) domestic cat contains about 12 fluid ounces of blood, which is 330 mL. A soft drink can contains about the same amount (half a pint) . As the blood pumps the blood from the heart, the blood pressure is highest in the arteries carrying blood away …
