What affects us affects cats
This photo and caption reminds me that cats deal with discomfort and pain with great stoicism. We can’t assume our cat is not in discomfort. This cat was at the Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic, USA for a laser declaw (more on that below) and by chance the vet spotted that the tongue had been …
Texas, USA: Tiger was a ginger tomcat belonging to a neighbour of Dr Kristen Lindsey, a veterinarian (note: CNN say this needs to be confirmed). She thought he was a feral cat so she proudly shot him with a bow and arrow through his head. She says she deserves “the vet of the year …
I want to travel to the United States of America and/or Canada to interview veterinarians who declaw cats. I also want to interview the cat owners who instruct their veterinarians to declaw their cat(s). I want to do this face-to-face and I want to record the interview on video. I’m available at any time …
How do vets who routinely declaw cats, sleep at night? Do they go home to their families and family pets and forget about the cats they have deliberately mutilated that day? Those cats they left to wake up in pain and shock from unnecessary cruel surgery, some crying and throwing themselves around, some hunching …
Ron Hines DVM PhD is quite a well known American veterinarian and he describes cat declawing in a very irresponsible and careless way that is bound to mislead cat owners. A lot of cat owners are simply not aware of what declawing entails. This factor alone – a lack of knowledge of the operation …
See the story behind this picture. The American nation is in denial about declawing cats. But it is gradually coming out of it. There is so much to say about this subject that I decided to build an umbrella page, this one, to hold all the blog posts and whatever else is produced. This …
by Michael (London, UK) Modified (of course!) photo by John on Flickr (Flickr name: mtsofan) The veterinarian’s oath is central to everything the vet does. It guides him or her. It is a reference point in decision making. It is at the core of their work. Why, then, do nearly all the veterinarians in …
