bacterial infections / Cat Health / human behavior / human health / Human to cat relationship / lyme disease
August 29, 2023
There’s an interesting letter in The Times today (29-08-23) from a doctor, Dr. Matthew Dryden. He says that, in the USA, private clinics take advantage of “vulnerable patients” by allegedly deliberately wrongly diagnosing Lyme...
Cat Health / telemedicine / telemedicine / Veterinarians
August 1, 2023
Vet consultations from just £28. Resolve nearly 70% of pet care issues via a video consultation. Developed by vets. Joii Petcare app This is a heads up from me. I’m not getting commission from...
Cat Health / cat welfare / foods/seasoning toxic to cats / Human to cat relationship / poison
July 20, 2023
I think that every cat owner should know when and how to make their cats vomit. It sounds a bit intimidating but making your cat vomit is an emergency cure or treatment for poisoning...
Cat Health / health insurance / health screening / mental health / pet health insurance / Veterinarians
July 12, 2023
A cursory investigation will tell you that dogs are taken to the vets much more than cats and cats are not taken to the vets enough. Cat owners resist taking their cat to the...
anaesthesia / anxiety / cat emotions / Euthanasia / handling cats / Sodium pentobarbital / Veterinarians / vocalising anxiety
June 8, 2023
We, the cat owning public, are told that cat euthanasia is always painless. It is guaranteed. It is a humane way to say goodbye to your cat. But is it always humane and painless?...
anxiety / cat personality / fear / human personality / long-term memory / memory / UK Veterinarians / Veterinarians
April 19, 2023
There was a time when you could ask this question, “Why do some cats hate men?” Around 20 years ago that question would have been applicable and the suggested reason is this. There was...
February 16, 2023
Hi, I am not going to pad out the page with unnecessary words because as far as I am concerned all I want to say is contained within the infographic. It is meant to...
January 25, 2023
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...
October 15, 2022
NEWS AND COMMENT-SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS: The San Antonio Express News online has a disturbing story for cat advocates and lovers and those interested in helping feral cats. They need our help. It features the...
July 15, 2022
Sunscreen for cats and dogs is not a gimmick. It is a serious business and veterinarians recommend you use it in protecting your companion animal but there are dangers and it is advised to...
May 18, 2022
This is a comment on PoC by a visitor who is, as you can see, a coordinator and trapper for her local TNR organisation. The person should be praised for her work. She has...
April 25, 2022
Dr. Thomas Hamilton has become a celebrity vet because he does something which few other veterinarians do. He takes more than the usual amount of time to gain the trust of the animal patients...
March 29, 2022
Currently, there is a guy on social media who says that he has to put down his pet cat because he can’t afford the $5,000 surgery as he is already “swimming in debt”. He...
February 27, 2022
Provided veterinary clinics employ low stress techniques domestic cats need not be too stressed at their clinics.
February 22, 2022
I had never heard of it until I read the Reddit.com posting by a 15-year-old girl. She was concerned about her six-month-old tabby kitten. The pupil of her right eye is larger than that...
