by DustyAdmin | Apr 7, 2023 | Cats, Feline Health, Litter Box, New Research, News, Odd News, Research, Uncategorized
New scientific research means kittens may longer have to be sacrificed to study Toxoplasmosis gondii (Art by Dusty Rainbolt from Shutterstock photos.) VETERINARY MEDICINE (Grenoble, France) Toxoplasmosis gondii is an indiscriminant single cell organism that can infect...
by DustyAdmin | Dec 22, 2020 | Feline Health, Rescue, Research, Uncategorized
By Jeffy the Journalist Ringworm is never on a kitty’s Christmas list to Santa. (Composite photo Dusty Rainbolt from DepositPhotos.com) Ringworm. The word strikes fear in the hearts of animal shelter staff and any human who lives with kitties (or pooches or...
by DustyAdmin | Sep 6, 2017 | Behavior, Feline Health
The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) Strongly Opposes Declawing of Cats Hillsborough, NJ (September 6, 2017) – The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) has revised its 2015 position statement on declawing cats to “strongly...
by DustyAdmin | Feb 27, 2017 | Feline Health, Taking cat to vet
A week ago, I found a lump on the throat of our foster failure, Shady. I took her to my vet, who scheduled surgery for the following morning. Dr. Cassie Epstein (a shameless plug for the fabulous Animal Hospital on Teasley Lane in Denton, TX) removed the 3 mm...
by DustyAdmin | Jan 7, 2017 | Feline Health
Early drug trial shows promise as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy treatment According to researchers at the University of California at Davis (UC Davis), there’s promise on the horizon for kitties struggling with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM is an...
by DustyAdmin | Jan 2, 2017 | Feline Health, Special Days, Taking cat to vet, Uncategorized
January 2 is Happy Mew Year for Cats Day. Since kitties aren’t interested in getting plastered on Mew Year’s Eve unless the intoxicant is catnip, we’ll skip ahead to the New Year’s resolutions. After all, you want your Fluffy to have a happy and healthy 2017 and...
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