A Michael Broad Blog
I think that every cat owner should know when and how to make their cats vomit. It sounds a bit intimidating but making your cat vomit is an emergency cure or treatment for poisoning when a cat ingests something which is poisonous. It should be done quickly. To achieve this the owner needs to …
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 …
There is a backstory to all these videos of domestic and stray cats getting their head stuck in a glass jar or can. There are quite a few. The pictures always disturb me. Perhaps it is because rather than seeing the natural shape of a cat’s head which is rounded, we see the sharp, …
RUSSIA-NEWS AND COMMENT: This is a cat story from the city of Krasnodar, Russia. It appears that this is a full-time indoor cat living in an apartment. The cat wanted to get out of a window it seems to me. In doing so he became trapped because the window opens horizontally, which forms a …
NEWS AND COMMENT – SUDAN: The cat is described as feral. Perhaps it was semi-feral. It found its way into the cockpit of a Tarco Airlines aircraft at Khartoum International Airport and was well hidden. Last Wednesday, half an hour into flight to the Qatari capital Doha the cockpit crew spotted the cat. The …
The following items should be in a home pet emergency, or first aid, kit: A copy of the most recent edition of Cat Owner’s Home Veterinary Handbook, the best book on cat health you can get. Penlight Blanket Rectal thermometer Surgical gloves Cotton balls Cotton swabs Gauze pads 2.5 centimetres square Gauze roll 2.5 …
An Ipswich, Australia cat is lucky to be alive after eating a ball of wool. This is a story I can’t get the whole scoop on because all of the sources I checked are only available with a media subscription. I was able to gather enough information on Google to get an idea of …
UPDATE July 9: I heard from the rescue who stepped up who was at this e-vet at the time and that rescue is making sure the bill is covered. Rescue talked to the staff at that particular clinic and they did confirm that no, they would not treat a dying animal if funds weren’t covered …
