A Michael Broad Blog
by Barbara (England) Online Veterinarians – High Levels of Technology – Low Levels of Morality I had a Google alert, “how much does a basic spay and declawing cost?”. It was on a site called Just Answer. {Note: Just Answer is a high ranking website – getting lots of hits – that provides the …
by Thompson’s (GA) Photo collage added by Michael – laser photo by orsorama (Flickr) – modified. I already know that cat lovers and animal lovers, for the most part, do not support the declawing of cats. I’ve watched the videos, heard the horror stories and discussed the subject with many. Truly, I have seen …
by Susan (Calif, USA) I am very impressed with veterinarian Ron Gaskin of Main Street Veterinary Services in Shakopee, MN and want to recognize him as a good vet. He is a good vet for many reasons, most important to me is the fact that he doesn’t declaw cats and is listed on Dr. …
by Michael (London, UK) This sounds a bit harsh but do you trust your veterinarian? I cannot say that I do. Not completely anyway. The main reason is because I always think that he or she is going to make a decision on diagnosis and treatment that makes the veterinary clinic a good profit …
Poster by Ruth This article was inspired by the brave people who have come forward and confessed how guilty they feel at having had their cats declawed and say they will never put another cat through such a cruel and unnecessary operation. Yes, they are partly responsible for having this done but most of …
I was having an email conversation last week with declawing advocate Susan when she brought up two facts I haven’t taken into consideration on declawed cats. I’ve recently had several people tell me their cats had the procedure and came through it with great results. Susan gave me a quick education that I’d like …
There is a wide range of cat antibiotics. This complicates the decision making process of the veterinarian in respect of the cat’s senistivity to the drug and the potential allergy to it. However, the wide range allows vets to select an antibiotic that can target a specific bacteria. There are two general categories: drugs that …
by Gail (Boston, USA) Senator Scott Brown – photo Luke X. Martin (Flickr) I received a voice mail from Carolyn at Senator Scott Brown’s office today. I believe the call came in yesterday; unfortunately, I was out sick as I really would’ve liked to speak with her. She confirmed that Senator Scott Brown got …
