While cats do not get cancer as often as dogs and people, it tends to be more aggressive when it does occur. Learn more about how to lower the chances of cancer in your cat: http://goo.gl/YdRDcL
Will you be making any changes in your cat’s, or your, health after reading today’s post? Tell us in the COMMENTS what you will be changing to lower your cat’s chances of cancer.
I have a special interest in geriatric medicine. While roly-poly puppies always brighten up a veterinarian’s day, for me, nothing beats a gray muzzle smiling up at me. The most common condition I have to deal with in my older patients in chronic pain. When the source of that pain cannot be eliminated (think osteoarthritis in multiple joints or some types of cancer), effective pain relief can quite literally be a life-saver.
Because I treat pain so frequently, I have come up with a go-to combination …
Why Do Puppies Eat Poop? So many dogs do it that it seems kind of normal. It both is and isn’t normal, but the main fact is that it’s gross! So why do they do it? Read: http://goo.gl/0Dn7IN
Do you have or have you had a puppy or dog that eats poop? What do you do to try to prevent it, and have you been able to figure out the reason behind it? SHARE your experience in the COMMENTS.
5 Tips to Keep Your Senior Cat Healthy. We know you’re a good cat parent, that’s the reason you’re a part of this community, after all. After you read our tips for senior cat living – here: http://goo.gl/VEwlAS – please come back and SHARE what you have learned about senior cats in the COMMENTS. What have you found to be most helpful in keeping your senior happy and healthy?
May is National Heartworm Awareness Month, so here’s something you need to be aware of: Contrary to popular belief, not just dogs get heartworms. Cats get heartworms, too. How do cats become infected with heartworms? Cats become infected just like dogs do. A hungry mosquito lands on a cat and takes a blood meal by […]
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The Daily Vet is a blog featuring veterinarians from all walks of life. Every week they will tackle entertaining, interesting, and sometimes difficult topics in the world of animal medicine – all in the hopes that their unique insights and personal experiences will help you to understand your pets. Apr 24, 2014 Why FIV is Not a Death Sentence for Cats by Dr. Lorie Huston Share
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