Passive smoking affects cats – both cigarette and marijuana smoke
This is a reminder that passive smoking affects pets as much as it does people. I find that this is rarely discussed but it is a form of animal abuse that goes on silently,...
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What can CBD oil do for my cat?
I’m going to primarily rely a woman in America, Kat (a convenient and appropriate name in the context of this article!), who has gained personal experience of using CBD oil to treat dogs. I...
What is a sarcoma in cats?
An Internet search for the above term produces a long list of articles on vaccine-associated feline sarcomas. That tells us immediately that most sarcomas in cats are caused by vaccines or at least that...
Radical mastectomy for female cats cost $3,000 (plus teeth clean thrown in)
If it interests you, a radical mastectomy for cats cost around three grand. This would be in dollars or pounds and I am pretty sure that most European countries would charge something similar except...
Should cat owners think more about feline sun cream for cats’ ears?
The picture of Nancy, a largely white cat with her ear flaps surgically removed because of cancer, makes me wonder if cat owners are thinking sufficiently enough about applying feline sunscreen to their cat’s...
Nonprofit animal rescue group unethically used terminally ill cat to raise funds
Apparently this happens quite a lot. It is disturbing. A volunteer run, 501c(3) non-profit rescue group called Furrever Grateful Rescue (FGR) used a terminally ill cat, Sandy, with eye cancer, for fundraising. In doing...
Can cats get cancer from second-hand smoke?
Yes, cats can get cancer from second-hand smoke. Although common sense dictates that this must be the case, a television super vet, Noel Fitzpatrick, says that pet owners haven’t quite yet got the message...
Do Pets Need Sunscreen?
Do pets need sunscreen? Yes, is the answer, under certain conditions. Obviously, your cat would normally need to be an outdoor/indoor cat. The weather is hot and your cat is light-coloured and/or has a...
Feral cat’s veterinary bill is $7583.57 and rising
Hoppy was a ‘feral’ cat. The description of ‘feral’ is in inverted commas because I am not sure he was totally feral but he certainly lived a hard life and it took its toll....
Pixie the cat had £1,449 of cancer treatment over a blade of grass
I heard on the radio that the vet’s bill for removing a blade of grass from Pixie’s nose was a staggering £1,449. The radio presenter was flabbergasted at the cost. I am not. We...
Your Veterinarian Can’t Fix The Problem
Have you been in the situation when your vet doesn’t or can’t get a grip on your cat’s health problem even when they are the best vets in the area? If your veterinarian is...
White Cat Sunscreen
White cats need sunscreen when in the sun (and there appears to be more sun than usual in places like California) but currently, there appears to be no safe sunscreen lotions for cats (unless...
Adenocarcinomas of the small intestine and Siamese cats
The Siamese cat is predisposed to getting adenocarcinomas of the small intestine. This is a certain type of cancer and in this case it affects the Siamese cat’s small intestine. Compared to domestic shorthair...
White Cats: 1 in 300 chance of skin cancer through sunlight
White cats are far more likely to get skin cancer, in a sun-exposed site of their body, than other cats. In fact, over 13 times as likely. By skin cancer I am referring to...
Woman slow to take cat to vet commits a crime
A woman, Dilys Hadley, living on a very small monthly income, delayed taking her 16-year-old cat, Janet, to the vet for treatment for a bulging eye – an obvious illness requiring treatment. There was...
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