If a shelter worker is bitten by a domestic cat who is healthy and that cat is unknown to shelter management the question is what to do next and it is either (1) euthanasia or (2) ten-day observation. It should always be the latter. please continue reading
Lazy 5 Vets have provided a formal response to Starla Daniel’s complaint of malpractice resulting in the killing of her cat but the response is opaque and inadequate. It omits to deal with a crucial aspect of the consultation: why the vet tech was bitten by KitKat despite being warned by Starla Daniel that it might happen. please continue reading
This is one of those veterinary hospital rabies alerts which ends tragically and which should never have taken place in the first place. And it’s all the fault of the damned hospital if we believe the story teller. The page … please continue reading
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in the USA massages the statistics regarding rabid cats by describing feral cats as domestic cats. This is misleading the public and creating unnecessary alarm. It also gives ammunition to cat haters. please continue reading
For four years, three women, one of whom is Maryanne Maxwell, have been caring for feral cats in Wheeling, West Virginia. They feed them and have provided makeshift shelters for them. The shelters are obviously particularly important at this time … please continue reading
Hong Kong: Porsche is a shop cat. She lives in a pharmacy in Hong Kong. She is a tabby cat as you can see. It’s not clear what happened but a five-year-old boy suffered a 5 mm scratch behind his … please continue reading
Introduction: this is an account of the story about Oliver, the elderly cat unnecessarily euthanized at Odenton Veterinary Hospital, from an entirely different perspective. The author lives in the neighborhood where Oliver lived and has first hand knowledge of what … please continue reading
This cat should not have been killed by this veterinarian. It was shoddy, lazy veterinary work at best. The story unfolds slowly and in a sinister way. In America rabies is a rare but active and very dangerous disease and … please continue reading
In countries where there is rabies, unless you are engaged in TNR work and know the cats and are an experienced feral cat handler, don’t pet stray or feral cats because they are unsocialised. They might become anxious when petted … please continue reading
A person trying to help a feral cat was bitten by him/her and it transpired that this cat had rabies and had been through the TNR program and had been vaccinated for rabies (TNVR). It raises questions regarding public health, … please continue reading
