A Michael Broad Blog
Cuterebra: bot fly larvae or warbles. I’ve seen one warble removed from the nose of a young kitten. The kitten was bloody pleased to have the operation done. They are normally passive and accepting as if they know that what is about to happen is going to be good and the discomfort (and pain?) …
There are four recognised ways of restraining a domestic cat normally at a veterinary clinic. These are: (a) Passive restraint; (b) Full-body restraint; (c) Scruff restraint and (d) Clipnosis. The picture below shows the four types. Type (d) might require a brief explanation as you might not be familiar with the word ‘clipnosis’. It …
Because cat owners are experiencing problems with their declawed cat after the operation it is common for them to take their cats back to the veterinarian who carried out the operation 1-2 weeks later. A vet tech said that they often stop using the litter tray and “are not being themselves”. The information comes …
The AVMA statement on declawing: “AVMA Policy: Declawing of Domestic Cats: The AVMA discourages the declawing (onychectomy) of cats as an elective procedure and supports non-surgical alternatives to the procedure. The AVMA respects the veterinarian’s right to use professional judgment when deciding how to best protect their individual patients’ health and welfare. Therefore, it …
This tweet has gone viral and you can see why. It is both amusing and wise. It is advice provided, I am guessing, from a veterinary association or head vet, which states under “Handling: General considerations”: “The cat is faster and has sharper teeth and nails than you do. It has no “code of …
Intro: This is a comment from a visitor to PoC on the page about the relatively high suicide rate of people working in animal rescue. It is poignant and worthy of being re-published as an article. I worked for a vet clinic as an assistant for two and a half years. The heartless owners …
Charming video of cat at vet’s tells us that not all cats are anxious in the consulting room. This is the way all cat/vet encounters should be except they can’t because the vet tech discovered that she could make her patient happy by petting. And remember someone was filming it which means that this …
I achieved my first job working for a Veterinary practice when I was 18 years old. I was so thrilled to have my chance to work with animals, I didn’t mind that the practice was ten miles away. I had to walk half a mile to catch a bus because I couldn’t drive in …
