Articles — Cat
The Importance of Taurine for your Cat
Taurine is an essential amino acid for cats which is essential for normal heart muscle function, healthy vision, healthy digestion and structural development for kittens.
Manuka Magic for Pets
All honeys are at least slightly antimicrobial because they contain peroxidase. This peroxidase mediates the creation of peroxide and the peroxide does its work against the bacteria. Unfortunately, because most of these honeys work by dehydrating the bacteria, they struggle to maintain their antibacterial activity in a moist environment like a fresh wound. Medical grade honeys, however, maintain their antibacterial qualities even in low concentrations, allowing them to function even in an inhospitable environment full of diluting factors, like the bodily fluids present in a wound. Manuka honey is different because it doesn’t produce very much peroxide. In fact, manuka honey...
Oral Health Relates to Overall Health
Keeping the bacteria in your pet’s mouth under control can protect their other organs from painful, dangerous, and expensive-to-treat pathology (disease).
Is your pet running a fever?
As pet owners, we often find ourselves in a situation where our pets refuse to eat or show a sudden decrease in energy and mood. Are they sick? How can we tell? Should we go to a vet now? Well, I am neither a vet nor a vet tech. But a useful skill to have on hand during such situation is learning how to detect a fever. If your pet is running a fever, then I would suggest sending him straight to the vet as soon as possible. People usually wonder if their pet is running a fever by feeling...
Dealing with FIP
