What affects us affects cats
by MOJI (Oxford UK) My lovely little year old kitten has suddenly gone off her usual food -likes new stuff- but the weird thing is the way she rests her head… she places it down face first on a pillow as she rests. She either looks depressed or as if she has a headache? …
Above: this is a vet’s cat – he’s lovely – intense gaze – photo by kafkan “Cat Illness Symptoms” – What are people looking for when they do a Google search for this? A simple list of symptoms? That can’t be the case as there is little value in a list of symptoms unless …
Cat claw sheaths can look like a complete claw and I can remember one nice visitor thinking that her cat had lost his claws because she could see claw sheaths lying on the ground. She had thought that they were whole claws. Well, my 18 year old cat shed a complete claw sheath from …
Cat Crying by Michael (London, UK) This picture is humourous but the reason for a cat crying is probably serious. What is cat crying? ANS: A cat that meows continuously. REASON: The cat is probably in pain1. There are other reasons, however. When this happens a trip to the veterinarian is usually called for …
“Syd after his stinging encounter with bee” Photo Shamey Jo (Flickr) The treatment for a cat bee sting is the same as for stings and bites generally according to Drs Carlson and Giffin in their excellent, Cat Owner’s Home Veterinary Handbook. The book is also available in the UK. Stings can cause, as expected, …
Cat Behaviorist by Michael (London, UK) Typical cat behavior – creative commons image Is there a cat behaviorist in the UK? If there is do we care? That sounds a bit off hand but I am not sure whether cat behaviorists are any use. I don’t think looking after a cat is that complicated …
Hello..We have 2 cats, one is a purebred Abyssinian and the other is a rescue – mostly Siamese with what we think may be Ragdoll. The Abyssinian recently had a case of feline acne that we treated by cleaning his chin daily with wipes the vet recommended and is clearing up slowly. Now, our …
by Michael (London, UK) Photo by johnbullas (creative commons – see below) Can My Cat Catch Swine Flu? The answer is almost certainly, no. The feeling I get from listening and reading is that the experts are not completely sure. This is partly because swine flu is a bit of an unknown quantity in …
