Home treatment for cat ear mites
Treating your cat’s ear mites is possible at home provided (a) you do it in conjunction with veterinary advice to first positively identify ear mites as the cause of the …
home treatment for sick cats
Purpose, function and problems of domestic cat anal sacs
The thick, creamy, foul-smelling liquid which is light gray to brown in colour contained in the anal sacs is squeezed onto faeces when the cat defecates. This imparts a particular …
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Infographic on osteoarthritis in domestic cats (plus more)
Thanks to advances in nutrition and veterinary medicine plus the advantages to health when living full-time indoors, domestic cats nowadays are living longer. There are probably more elderly cats today …
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Infographic on ‘Nursing the cat flu patient’
A simple infographic covering the salient points when nursing a cat with flu. As you know there is no cure for cat flu as there is no cure for human …
7 steps to take when your cat is stung by a bee or wasp
Domestic cats are curious predators which exposes them to stings from bees, wasps and other insects. Stings from bees and wasps will cause a painful swelling and it will usually …
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6 measures to prevent FLUTD recurring
The first preventative step is to consider diet. Some veterinarians believe that feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is caused or exacerbated by dry cat food. There are differences of …
What’s the best food for a cat with diarrhoea?
A cat owner on the mumsnet.com website is asking the question in the title. I’m going to respond to her directly. I have posted most of this article on the …
How do I know if my cat has Covid?
This page is in two parts. The first part was written and published on January 14, 2022. An update was needed because Covid is an evolving story. Also, the Omicron …
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