A cat in England met with a terrible accident when his legs were severed by a combine harvester while he was dozing in the sun. Oscar’s local vet in Jersey referred him to Dr. Noel Fitzpatrick in Surrey after the accident last October. Dr. Fitzpatrick, a veterinary surgeon, implanted two prosthetic limbs in an operation […]
Vomiting – it’s a yucky subject, but one that needs to be addressed. There are quite a few reasons why pets vomit. Diseases such as pancreatitus, kidney or liver failure, Addison’s Disease, inner ear problems, hyperthyroidism in cats, ulcers, canine distemper or parvovirus, feline panleukopenia are some. Toxins and foreign objects can be the culprits […]
Thyroid cancer in humans and hyperthyroidism in cats are on the rise. Hyperthyroidism in cats is usually caused by a benign tumor. The link between the diseases appears to be PBDEs (poloybrominated diphenyl ethers) used as flame retardants in many types of consumer products such as furniture, pajamas, other clothing and so on. Samples of […]
