Feline Panleukopenia, sometimes called FLP or Feline Distemper is a severe viral infection invading rapidly growing cells – the gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow, lymph tissue, the nervous system. It affects both domestic and wild cats as well as raccoons and mink. Leukopenia refers to a low white blood cell count. Panleukopenia can be spread by […]
Dana died at 9.00am on Sunday 31st May. As we still had her shelter sister Scully, we were worried about her pining, so we got another rescue dog on June 10th, Ivy. Two weeks later, I was lying in bed on a Sunday morning, half asleep and I got a blinding yellow flash across my […]
Just when you think you’ve heard it all, scientists come up with something new. It may be difficult to believe, but pets can be left or right-handed just as humans are. Studies conducted at Queen’s University in Belfast, Ireland have shown that female dogs and cats are right-handed while their male counterparts are left-handed. However […]
