A Michael Broad Blog
Have some tweezers to hand before starting. Should you spot a tick on your cat’s body, avoid the temptation of simply trying to pull it out. All you will get is the body, while the head and jaws remain buried in the cat. The remaining parts can cause irritation and inflammation. The most effective …
There are clear indications, through the first hand experiences of dog caretakers/guardians, that the heartworm treatment for dogs, Trifexis, is dangerous and possibly lethal. Here is one extremely pointed and poignant comment: “I gave Trifexis, I lost my dog.” OR “I am sick that I was unknowingly poisoning my baby girl, sick that this …
There appears to be two central points to make about deworming your cat. The first is that even full-time indoor cats can get gastrointestinal parasites. They can be exposed by a new cat joining the family or by catching a mouse which found its way into the home. Then there are fleas and mosquitos …
The number of ticks which carry the bacteria which causes Lyme disease is on the increase in Britain and the increase is quite sharp. There has been an estimated 10% increase in the tick population in the past two decades due, it is thought, to warmer and wetter weather. It is said that Lyme …
This should interest people who are into horror movies! The pet is a dog but it could easily have have been a cat. The picture is published here with the express permission of the Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic in Cuyahoga Falls. It is published on their Flickr page; a highly instructional photostream if not …
The title to this post does not always apply! In my opinion, you have to exercise a bit of caution and common sense when assuming that veterinary products are safe and the best because vets are in business and that means they have associations with other businesses to sell their products which in turn …
There is a safe, entirely non-chemical way to treat worms in cats. It is suitable as a home treatment I’d say. It is food grade diatomaceous earth. It is fossilised algae, an organic product and natural. It is mined from the ground. You have probably heard about it. It should be handled carefully to avoid …
Can cat fleas build up a resistance to flea treatments? In other words can the species that is the cat flea evolve into something slightly different which cannot be killed by current flea treatments (insecticides). The evolutionary process is one in which fleas which survive are able to pass on their genes and therefore …
