What affects us affects cats
The topic of feeding raw meat to pets, particularly dogs, has been previously debated. A recent trend involves feeding dogs raw meat, which may increase the risk of owners being exposed to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, as indicated by a study. Researchers discovered E. coli in 13 out of 15 raw meat samples, with a high …
Arsenal (UK Premier League team) footballer star Nuno Tavares has multiple dogs. I don’t know how many but he has uploaded videos to social media of him kissing two of his dogs “with plenty of tongue” as reported by the Daily Star. It looks as though he is kissing them passionately on the lips …
NEWS AND OPINION: I make sure that people realise that in some of my articles I express my opinion as I feel I must but opinions are always based on hard facts and careful research. In this instance, remarkably, Google News reports on a UK government website article about sporotrichosis, a fungal disease commonly …
I’m going to be slightly provocative. But I think cat caregivers should sometimes, gently and politely, challenge their veterinarian. And there’s one particular treatment where this attitude may be important. It is the prescription of antibiotics. I think it is probably known that veterinarians tend to prescribe antibiotics as a precaution. They don’t know …
This is a quick note about the possibility of bacteria and other pathogens being harboured in plastic litter trays. Quite a lot is spoken about bacteria being harboured in plastic feeding bowls. The recommendation for feeding bowls is to buy ceramic or metal to deal with this potential problem. And it occurred to me, …
The name “rodent ulcer” is very misleading. It is a lump or granuloma which has nothing to do with rodents. Apparently, these lumps were given the name because they looked like a tiny rodent bite on the skin. The better name is: eosinophilic ulcer. So, what causes this lump? They occur near the canine …
The picture, showing the raw ingredients before they are mashed up into a cat food, looks disgusting to me but maybe I am alone in that viewpoint. I don’t know whether this cat food is good or bad. I think it must be good because the cats look great and that must be the …
Is it safe for domestic cats to eat raw chicken? Yes and no is the answer. Yes, because chicken is meat and we all know by now that domestic cats are obligatory meat eaters. So, at a basic level chicken is a good diet but it is not balanced and complete. You can’t just …
