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Because there are dangers associated with vaccinations and particularly so with respect to the rabies vaccine (it appears), cat caretakers in association with their veterinarian have an obligation to minimize the risks. Â This page...
Ruth, one of the country’s staunchest advocates against declawing, forwarded a couple of photographs to me of a red, spotted tabby-and-white cat being declawed together with a photograph of the cat after being declawed....
In the USA, in 2016, a new USFDA policy will ensure that veterinarians play a key role with respect to the use of antibiotics by farmers. Whereas people doctors prescribe antibiotics, in the farming...
The AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) still leave the door open to declawing when the door should be slammed shut and padlocked. They say declawing is “controversial”. I say it is immoral, inhumane and...
Back in May of 2014 the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TBVME) made a decision that the veterinary care at animal shelters should be the same standard as that in private practice. There...
The love for his cat turned into a hatred (probably temporary) of the people who provided veterinary care. This is a tragic example of the deep love and affection some people (not everyone loves...
Please click on the link below to read this article. It is in PDF format hence the need to link to it. PUMPS, HEARTS, AND CATS by Sylvia Ann
The majority of kitty guardians are very fussy when choosing just the “right” veterinarian. We look for practitioners who are not only experts in their field but are also current about the latest treatment...
The AVMA lacks integrity and authority. The AVMA is the American Veterinary Medical Association. Their members are the 100,000 (almost) veterinarians in the USA. The AVMA are yet again considering revising their policy on...
Today I’d like to talk a bit about being proactive at the vet. Back in my younger days, I thought of my cats’ vet as the God of a healthy pet. Not anymore. Let...
Your cat has been energetically using her claws scratching your brand new furniture. What originally was a beautiful couch now looks tacky, your carpet is threadbare and your curtains have been shred to ribbons....
Traditionally, women are the nurturers and men are the hunters. It seems that those roles are cast in concrete. These roles go back to the beginning of homo sapiens. The roles are alive and...
Summary: cat owners don’t take their cat to the vet enough and vets could do more to encourage them to do so. Apparently, feline visits to veterinarians decreased by 14% between 2001 and 2011,...
This article could be titled Vets Turning Away Patients Who Can’t Pay Upfront. Or, perhaps, a better title would be Vets Use Tough Methods To Ensure Payment. This appears to be a US discussion....
Every child should be like this child. That is a bold statement and it is unrealistic. The world would be a lot better, however, for animals and therefore for us as well, if every...
