Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: United States/Canada Coat Type: short, silky, close to body Color: natural mink, blue mink, champagne mink, platinum mink, either with points or solid Temperament: active, curious, trainable, social, good with children & dogs, not trustworthy with birds or rodents February’s Cat of the Month is the Tonkinese This social cat […]
Heimlich Maneuver for Cats If your cat shows any of the following symptoms, s/he may be choking: pawing the mouth, drooling, coughing, gagging, labored breathing, fainting, becoming unconscious. Your cat might have tried to swallow a foreign object such as a small toy or a bone. Try to wrap the cat in a towel to […]
When horses eat, the food is swallowed and passes down the esophagus into the stomach. There is a strong band of muscle called the cardiac sphincter around the esophagus at the stomach entrance. While all mammals have the cardiac sphincter which is a valve, it is different in horses for these reasons. It is extremely […]
