A Michael Broad Blog
At the time this article was first published (2013) Onsior was a fairly new painkiller for pets. The active drug is robenacoxib. Before this drug became available in June 2012, a cat owner had little else to choose from when their cat was in need of drug therapy. You had Metacam, which has proven …
Yes, some over-the-counter drugs can be used for home veterinary care even when they are not labelled for use in cats. But the strong warning is that it should be done with great care and under the guidance of a veterinarian. That is the immutable advice: don’t guess dosages and stuff like that. Get …
Yes, domestic cats can overdose on veterinary and human medications for a number of reasons. Accidental ingestion of veterinary bills and pills for humans are a common cause of poisoning in companion animals including cats. This may happen when a veterinary medical product is flavoured to encourage a cat to ingest it causing the …
I have presumed that this grey cat is female but her name is androgynous. It is Gomela. She suffers from severe congenital hydrocephalus according to her human companion who has made a video of her receiving her medicine which is administered as a liquid directly into the mouth. In the video you see her …
As I understand it, the feline distemper vaccine is normally part of a combination vaccine which is commonly given and which is called FVRCP. It is a core vaccine. Various pharmaceutical companies produce this vaccine. The photograph shows one. It is called Felocell CVR. There are various types of Felocell vaccine. Many feline vaccines …
A good source tells me that the two most effective deworming medications are (1) praziquantel + pyrantel and (2) fenbendazole. These drugs are effective in treating ascarids, hookworms and tapeworms. They are effective broad spectrum deworming drugs. Not all deworming drugs are effective across the various species of parastic worm found in cats. As …
Homeopathy is a controversial treatment for ailments in people. It can also be used as a treatment for companion animals. A lot of people think that it is mumbo-jumbo. Scientists tend to think this. Professional people don’t see the science in it, and I expect many veterinarians reject it. I have a scientific bent. …
There is an unusual and surprising connection between the coronavirus which is labelled Covid-19 or SARS-CoV-2, and FIP. Both are scary illnesses or can be. They can both kill to devastating effect. They are both coronaviruses but that is not the connection I want to write about. There is a similarity in the alternative …
