Posts Tagged ‘Veterinary Care for Cats’
How Sweet Is Your Cat? Feline Diabetes
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), diabetes affects more than 25.8 million people in the United States. This condition leads to heart disease, strokes and is a leading cause of death. Sadly, as our four legged companions mirror what’s happening to us, some pets, especially our cats, are at increasingly high risk for this disease.
Read MoreDoes your pet suffer from secondhand smoke?
In the past 45 years, the number of smokers in the United States has decreased to less than 20% of the population and almost 70% of those current smokers want to kick the habit. Could an understanding of how secondhand smoke affects our pets help encourage more people to quit?
Read MoreWho Cleans Your Teeth?
Brushing your pet’s teeth is something many of us never think about doing. Even owners who know the benefits of home dental care often forget or brush so infrequently that it never helps. A new fad that removes tartar from your pet’s teeth without the use of anesthetics has increased in popularity among pet owners. Can these “standing dentals” really help your animal’s oral health?
Read MoreCats Often Overlooked for Veterinary Care
Poet Jean Burden once said that a cat “is still only a whisker away from the wilds” and for many cat enthusiasts, this is the exact reason they love their self-sufficient felines. But for all of our professed affection for these animals, our cats aren’t seen by veterinarians nearly as often as our dogs. Is it because we value dogs more highly or are there other reasons for this inequity?
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