What affects us affects cats
I want to start this article with a personal experience. Many years ago, when my elderly female cat was dying of kidney disease at the age of 18, she spent a lot of time in the back garden, on the grass, snoozing. She was static for a long time and as a consequence she …
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?) …
GENTLE WARNING: THE PICTURES ON THIS PAGE ARE A BIT OFF-PUTTING. There are 8 possible or potential causes of lumps underneath your cat’s skin. What comes to mind immediately are those nasty botfly larvae a.k.a. warbles, which live their lives under the skin of a host animal such as a cat with a little …
