↓
 
  • CAT CHIT CHAT
  • Animal-human relationship
  • Norwegian FC
  • TKA
  • MAU MEW
  • Maine Coon
  • Tiger

PoC

Animal Welfare at Heart - seen in 86% of the world's countries (168/195)


Seen in 86% of the world's countries
  • Maine Coon
    • Animal-human rel
    • Kitteh antidote
    • Mau Mew
    • Tiger
    • Cat Chit Chat
  • RECENT ARTICLES/HOME
    • PRIVACY POLICY
    • GLOSSARY – CAT TERMS
  • ESSAYS
  • CAT BREEDS
    • CAT BREEDS 2
    • CAT BREEDS 3
    • Unusual Cat Breeds A-E
    • Unusual Cat Breeds F-U
    • Video of 104 Breeds
    • Largest Cat Breeds
    • Rare Cat Breeds
    • Cartoon Cats
    • Breed Selector
    • Cat Breeds Archives
  • WILD CAT SPECIES
    • Wild Cat Facts For Kids
    • Bengal Tiger Reserves Map
    • Wild Cats of Africa (for kids)
    • Wild Cats of Asia (for kids)
  • HISTORY
    • Maine Coon History
    • Cats and Women (an essay)
    • Domestic Cat History
    • Cat History Archives
  • Timeline of the Cat
    • Cat History For Kids
      • Cartoon Cats
  • BEHAVIOR
    • Understanding cat behavior
    • Cat Behavior Facts For Kids
    • Behavior Archives
    • Cat Behavior 2
      • Cat Aggression
    • Essay on Cat Behavior
      • Cat Ear Positions
    • Cat Sounds
      • Articles on Sounds
    • Feral Cats
      • The Feral Cat
  • ANATOMY
    • Cat Anatomy Facts For Kids
      • Cat Skin Gland Facts For Kids
      • Cat Claw Anatomy (for kids)
    • Cat Breed Size
    • Cat Body Types
    • Cat Head Shape
    • Cat Eye Colour
    • Cat Ear Size & Shape
    • World’s Biggest Cat
    • Declawing Cats
    • Teeth
  • CONTACT ME
Home→Tags surgery 1 2 >>

Tag Archives: surgery

Post navigation

← Older posts
Luna before the op

The extreme English bulldog face

PoC avatarPosted on November 16, 2022 by Michael BroadNovember 16, 2022

For some time, now, those who are in the know understand that some dog and cat breeds have been selectively bred to extreme to emphasise their facial features which are dictated by the breed standards. However, breeders tend to overemphasise … continue reading…

Posted in dog breeding | Tagged animal health, brachycephalic, dog breeding, dog breeds, dog health, extreme breeding, selective breeding, surgery | Leave a reply
Shocked face

The shocking images of a declawed cat

PoC

by Ruth (UK) Introduction: Firstly, there are a huge number comments on this page. The comments are very much part of the page. Please read some of them. This page including the comments is almost 18,000 words! Secondly, both the … continue reading…

Posted in Declawing | Tagged amputations, Cat Declawing, cat toes, declaw cats, declawing cats, surgery | 10 Replies
Pet Brooder 90 with ginger tabby cat post-op inside

Picture of a Pet Brooder 90 with a ginger tabby cat inside

PoC avatarPosted on November 14, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 14, 2021

This is an interesting and well-captured picture of a ginger tabby cat inside a piece of veterinary equipment called a Pet Brooder 90. The device could also be usefully employed outside of a veterinary surgery under different circumstances. As I … continue reading…

Posted in Pet Brooder 90 | Tagged cat products, devices, neonatal care, pictures of cats, post-op, surgery, veterinarians | Leave a reply
Why kittens are born with claws and why cats need them. Poster by Ruth - aka Kattaddorra.

Spaying and neutering versus declawing in domestic cats

PoC avatarPosted on February 6, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 5, 2021

There are some people who say that there is little difference between declawing domestic cats and spaying and neutering them. They are both modifications of the domestic cat. It is people taking the whole domestic cat, a beautiful animal, and … continue reading…

Posted in surgery | Tagged Cat Declawing, cat neutering, cat spaying, cat welfare, comparing, declawing cats, ethics, human to cat relationship, responsible cat ownership, surgery | 2 Replies
Does neutering male cats make then less strong?

Does neutering male cats make them less strong?

PoC avatarPosted on February 6, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 6, 2021

I have concluded that neutering male cats is likely to make them less strong. The word “neutering” applies to male cats, as you probably know, although it can also be an umbrella term for spaying and neutering. It is the … continue reading…

Posted in neutering | Tagged cat emotions, cat muscles, cat neutering, neutering, strength, surgery | 4 Replies

After spaying, how does a female cat feel?

PoC avatarPosted on February 6, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 6, 2021

It might be fair to say that female cats are more likely to feel permanently less optimistic and less calm after the spaying operation. I explore the mood effect in this article. The spaying of female domestic cats is completely … continue reading…

Posted in spaying | Tagged cat emotions, cat hormones, cat spaying, emotions, human emotions, spaying cats, surgery, veterinarians | 2 Replies
Radical mestectomy for cats cost 3000 dollars

Radical mastectomy for female cats cost $3,000 (plus teeth clean thrown in)

PoC avatarPosted on March 6, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 6, 2020

If it interests you, a radical mastectomy for cats cost around three grand. This would be in dollars or pounds and I am pretty sure that most European countries would charge something similar except for the Eastern European countries where … continue reading…

Posted in cancer | Tagged cancer, cat cancer, feline cancer, surgery, veterinarians | Leave a reply
Russian cat with four false legs

Extraordinary picture of cat with 4 artificial legs, no ears and half a tail

PoC avatarPosted on January 30, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 30, 2020

Novokuznetsk, Russia – news/opinion story: In freezing conditions, Dymka, a cat who actually looks like a blue British Shorthair but is probably a random bred cat, lost her legs, ear flaps and a good part of her tail to frostbite. … continue reading…

Posted in frostbite | Tagged feline frostbite, surgery, treatment for frostbite in cats | Leave a reply
Cutting bits off cats

5 ways people cut bits off cats to ‘improve’ them

PoC avatarPosted on January 24, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 24, 2020

When a lot of people feel that they have to cut bits off a cat to modify them it is one sign of the failure of cat domestication. It is a lack of acceptance. In two of the five cases … continue reading…

Posted in surgery | Tagged cat anatomy, surgery, veterinarian | 2 Replies
Rescue cat who had to have her ear flaps removed due to self mutilation

Pictures of rescue cats who have lost their ear flaps to infection and haematomas

PoC avatarPosted on January 22, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 22, 2020

There are two nicely optimistic pictures of cats without their ear flaps on the internet both of which come from Facebook rescue organisations. They both lost their ear flaps (pinnae) because of infections and haematomas. I wondered how it had … continue reading…

Posted in ear mites | Tagged cat ear infection, cat rescue, community cat, ear mites, humane society, surgery, veterinarian | Leave a reply
dog having surgery

Atlanta orthopedic surgeon who had taken on the role of saving animals has agreed not to operate on any more homeless animals

PoC avatarPosted on September 16, 2019 by Elisa Black-TaylorSeptember 17, 2019

An Atlanta orthopedic surgeon who had taken on the role of saving animals who would otherwise be euthanized has  agreed not to operate on any more homeless animals. This is the heartwarming and now heartbreaking story of an amazing man … continue reading…

Posted in Cat News | Tagged cats in emergencies, good veterinarians, surgery, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | Leave a reply
Benny recovering

Badly injured cat is rehabilitated with tenderness and high expense but they can’t prosecute the alleged perpetrator

PoC avatarPosted on July 18, 2019 by Michael BroadJuly 18, 2019

This is a cat story which bridges polarised attitudes and behaviours in relation to the domestic cat; on one side there is horrible abuse and on the other beautiful care. Benny (his new name) was seen initially at Long Beach … continue reading…

Posted in animal abuse | Tagged animal law, cat abuse, cat cruelty, cat fostering, Cat News, cat rescue, surgery
Cosmetic surgery on cat in China

Cat undergoes cosmetic plastic surgery on eyes

PoC avatarPosted on February 27, 2019 by Michael BroadFebruary 27, 2019

In China they believe that having double-eyelids make their eyes look larger and more attractive. Every year 1 million young Chinese undergo the operation. It makes them happy and it is fashionable. They say the eyes look bigger and brighter. … continue reading…

Posted in surgery | Tagged surgery | 3 Replies
Result of Cat Spaying Operation in Flank Looks Horrendous

Result of cat spaying operation in flank looks ghastly

PoC avatarPosted on January 17, 2018 by Michael BroadFebruary 1, 2022

This is the end result of a left flank spaying operation which looks very untidy. The incision looks messy and so do the stitches. There are question marks about the quality of the veterinary care in this instance.

continue reading...
Posted in surgery | Tagged bad veterinarians, cat spaying, surgery, veterinarian | 10 Replies
Thread coming out of both ends of cat

Thread Coming Out Of Both Ends Of Cat

PoC avatarPosted on April 8, 2017 by Michael BroadApril 8, 2017

This is the ultimate cat-eating-string horror story. We know the dangers of leaving string or thread lying around because cats like to play with and nibble the stuff. In this instance Spud ended up with a length of fine, black … continue reading…

Posted in surgery | Tagged cat injury, injury, surgery | 2 Replies

Post navigation

← Older posts
©2023 - PoC - Weaver Xtreme Theme Privacy Policy PoC
↑