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Friday, December 20, 2013
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Is Your Dog Beggin’ to be Vegan? | HumaneWatch
Is Your Dog Beggin’ to be Vegan? | HumaneWatch
Seriously?...next they will no doubt offer up vegan cat food to an animal that is an obligate carnivore...this group is a JOKE...and obviously not really interested in animal welfare what so ever....if you are supporting this group..or even think for a minute that the HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES is a good and legitimate animal support group...seriously pull you head out of the sand..now..QUICKLY....
Seriously?...next they will no doubt offer up vegan cat food to an animal that is an obligate carnivore...this group is a JOKE...and obviously not really interested in animal welfare what so ever....if you are supporting this group..or even think for a minute that the HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES is a good and legitimate animal support group...seriously pull you head out of the sand..now..QUICKLY....
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Stop suffering. Make our community No Kill with funding for vet care. | Pepsi Refresh Everything
Stop suffering. Make our community No Kill with funding for vet care. | Pepsi Refresh Everything
This is a great group that helps lots of local pets and owners alike, please take a few minutes and vote for them so they can win money to keep doing the good things that they do.
This is a great group that helps lots of local pets and owners alike, please take a few minutes and vote for them so they can win money to keep doing the good things that they do.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
How to handle feline aortic thromboembolism - Veterinary Medicine
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is a heartbreaking disease for any cat owner. In the mid 90's I had two cats with this disease. I was disappointed that there were no viable treatments available that had any evidence of working, and after reading this article, I see very little progress has been made in addressing the treatment, but there are a few new things here that are worth a second glance.
My Squiggle died at age 3. He has a wonderful black and white male with many extra toes. He loved to play fetch. Tree died at age 6, he was a beautiful grey and white male who loved my son to the moon and back. They both threw clots and it was extremely painful for them and us. I hope someday there is a viable treatment that helps these cats live a lot longer.
How to handle feline aortic thromboembolism - Veterinary Medicine
My Squiggle died at age 3. He has a wonderful black and white male with many extra toes. He loved to play fetch. Tree died at age 6, he was a beautiful grey and white male who loved my son to the moon and back. They both threw clots and it was extremely painful for them and us. I hope someday there is a viable treatment that helps these cats live a lot longer.
How to handle feline aortic thromboembolism - Veterinary Medicine
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Veterinary coalition to target drop in client visits - DVM
With that said, Payne acknowledges the U.S. economy is going through a major transition. And with it comes changes to the way small and large businesses need to operate. For years, the profession has pushed to raise fees, but Payne contends, it is contributing to this trend of fewer client visits. "If you graph it out, the number of visits is declining with an increase in pricing. That tells us that we are not convincing pet owners of the value proposition," Payne says.
This IS an issue, most of us are struggling to make ends meet, a recession IS NOT the time to raise fees and add fancy services.
Veterinary coalition to target drop in client visits - DVM
This IS an issue, most of us are struggling to make ends meet, a recession IS NOT the time to raise fees and add fancy services.
Veterinary coalition to target drop in client visits - DVM
Friday, October 29, 2010
Feline stomatitis
Many of us who live with FIP exposed cats, know these cats frequently also suffer from stomatitis. I have 4 cats that suffer from it and I have tried antibiotic treatments in two week intervals every few months on all of them. While it does give some relief, they quickly revert back to terribly painful mouths.
One treatment suggstion has been the usage of zyrtec. I am currently pursuing this treatment and have no firm results yet to report, except that pilling a cat with the painful mouth condition is difficult and stressful and I think that somewhat will counter any benefit of treatment. (antibiotics go into their food)
Recently the opportunity presented itself for one of the cats to get all but her top canines removed while undergoing a spay. She'd already lost most of the teeth (by age 3) and the last few were removed with little effort. A month later, I can report that although her gums are still irritated, the irritation is at least 75% reduced. SO in her case, it was an excellent solution.
One vet, has a very invasive procedure that certainly if finances permit and suffering sufficient I think should be discussed, however I think the expense would be high and would require a dental challenge for the average vet and I would personally recommend a veterinary dental specialist.
The procedure is discussed Here
While none of us want our pets to suffer in any way, this condition is challenging on many levels and there are no easy answers to it.
One treatment suggstion has been the usage of zyrtec. I am currently pursuing this treatment and have no firm results yet to report, except that pilling a cat with the painful mouth condition is difficult and stressful and I think that somewhat will counter any benefit of treatment. (antibiotics go into their food)
Recently the opportunity presented itself for one of the cats to get all but her top canines removed while undergoing a spay. She'd already lost most of the teeth (by age 3) and the last few were removed with little effort. A month later, I can report that although her gums are still irritated, the irritation is at least 75% reduced. SO in her case, it was an excellent solution.
One vet, has a very invasive procedure that certainly if finances permit and suffering sufficient I think should be discussed, however I think the expense would be high and would require a dental challenge for the average vet and I would personally recommend a veterinary dental specialist.
The procedure is discussed Here
While none of us want our pets to suffer in any way, this condition is challenging on many levels and there are no easy answers to it.
Monday, October 25, 2010
a talk show idea
It's rare that I have a post that I want to share on two of blogs...but I think this guy has some excellent points that deserve reading by both those who follow my "current events" blog as well as my cat friends.
Friday, October 1, 2010
YouTube - Woman throws cat into wheelie bin
YouTube - Woman throws cat into wheelie bin
this is just a horrible event. This woman was arrested by police, but talk about cruel
this is just a horrible event. This woman was arrested by police, but talk about cruel
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
now and then
Today on another blog I found the comparison between "now and then" somewhat alarming. I failed to achieve what I had hoped for and I find that I can bring some of that retrospective to today's blog here..
a week doesn't go by when I don't receive some request from one of the many cat groups I belong to for a donation towards FIP research...
so I have to ask myself...what have those researchers (and we all know who they are) really accomplished in the last 5 years?....
an accurate test for fip?....no....necropsy is pretty much still it..and well the cat has to be dead for that to work
a vaccine...well...sort of, but not one that has any real practical use since it doesn't work if a cat's already been exposed to a corona virus as say about 90% of all cats have...
a treatment....ANY treatment that actually works?....nope, nothing here really either....
so, aside from some revised papers....nothing really has been achieved....not really encouraging prospects from a whole lot of fund raising....
just something to think about....
a week doesn't go by when I don't receive some request from one of the many cat groups I belong to for a donation towards FIP research...
so I have to ask myself...what have those researchers (and we all know who they are) really accomplished in the last 5 years?....
an accurate test for fip?....no....necropsy is pretty much still it..and well the cat has to be dead for that to work
a vaccine...well...sort of, but not one that has any real practical use since it doesn't work if a cat's already been exposed to a corona virus as say about 90% of all cats have...
a treatment....ANY treatment that actually works?....nope, nothing here really either....
so, aside from some revised papers....nothing really has been achieved....not really encouraging prospects from a whole lot of fund raising....
just something to think about....
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
fleas...revisited....
well since my dogs brought fleas in from outside, it's been a constant battle....first frontline, then revolution and we have yet to eliminate the problem. I really hate constantly using chemicals on my pets, but alas, I have no choice. I'd prefer to find something that worked however....but I have found less and less the flea products working very well. Last year we tried vectra and I wasn't impressed with it or the price....
recently did find this pamphlet that while it certainly doesn't have the solution (darn dogs), it does provide a little inside as to the products and their toxicity.
we might try program next month....and it's getting cold here at night and I am hoping that helps the outdoor issue. Last year we really didn't have any fleas, we just usually dose everyone once at the beginning of summer, but this year it must be bad all over, as I notice even the hartz (shutter) products are gone off the shelves.
recently did find this pamphlet that while it certainly doesn't have the solution (darn dogs), it does provide a little inside as to the products and their toxicity.
we might try program next month....and it's getting cold here at night and I am hoping that helps the outdoor issue. Last year we really didn't have any fleas, we just usually dose everyone once at the beginning of summer, but this year it must be bad all over, as I notice even the hartz (shutter) products are gone off the shelves.
Monday, September 13, 2010
new hope and false promises
Recently a friend sent me a link to some new "miracles" for treating FIP....these products just like the Feline interferon are being promoted by many of the FIP support groups.
I feel the need to caution those hoping against hope that THIS will be the cure....FIP is a corona virus and they mutate easily and regularly...chances are that cures are not feasable for some time to come, and the very best some of these items may bring is a little more quality time.
Through my use of herbals, I was able to achieve in some of my cats a little more quality time. Not in all of them, and in a few of them I observed the act of stimulating the immune system cause the cat to decline quickly. Now who can really say what is going to work and what is not, I just want to caution pining hopes on another thing offered up the pipeline.
I advise doing your research and do diligence, and at the very least read the current literature on pubmed.
I feel the need to caution those hoping against hope that THIS will be the cure....FIP is a corona virus and they mutate easily and regularly...chances are that cures are not feasable for some time to come, and the very best some of these items may bring is a little more quality time.
Through my use of herbals, I was able to achieve in some of my cats a little more quality time. Not in all of them, and in a few of them I observed the act of stimulating the immune system cause the cat to decline quickly. Now who can really say what is going to work and what is not, I just want to caution pining hopes on another thing offered up the pipeline.
I advise doing your research and do diligence, and at the very least read the current literature on pubmed.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
FLEAS...
I have never had a problem with fleas...at least not in the last decade since frontline and top spot and all the others hit the market.
This year, I have a flea problem, and all the favorite go to products are not working very well...
it's concerning from many aspects. First off, frontline is a pesticide not a drug and comes under a different class of products then vectra or something like revolution...second off the bugs are getting immune to these products at an alarming rate, while other good insects are getting killed by them...
so tell me, what are you using for fleas this year?
This year, I have a flea problem, and all the favorite go to products are not working very well...
it's concerning from many aspects. First off, frontline is a pesticide not a drug and comes under a different class of products then vectra or something like revolution...second off the bugs are getting immune to these products at an alarming rate, while other good insects are getting killed by them...
so tell me, what are you using for fleas this year?
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