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Bitches with trust issues love enemies to lovers because they love the idea of seeing someones worst traits first and still be able to fall in love them without the everpresent underlying fear of weather their worst is something genuinely evil. It's me. I'm bitches.
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milkywaysandnebulas · 2 years
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So- on our pets birthdays (even though they had no idea what a birthday was), we would give them special treats
like our cat would get a whole boiled egg to herself, or one time we gave our hamster a half of a strawberry
is it ok to do things like that? it wasn’t a part of their normal diet, but just a little thing we did for us. I’m not sure it was the best idea though
vet-and-wild here.
As long as it's a safe, non-toxic treat that is not given too often, I have no problem with doing something like that. I definitely do it with my animals. Spoiling our animals is fine, as long as it's not something that will make them sick. So like, don't let your dog eat an onion, but getting them a pup cup from Starbucks once in a blue moon is probably not going to cause a problem unless you start doing it every day.
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milkywaysandnebulas · 2 years
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How do the flea and tick medicines that you draw down the neck and back of cats work? Does it absorb into the skin, making biting the animal toxic to fleas and ticks?
They dissolve into the oils of the skin. Some enter the blood stream, some stay on the skin layer. This means some kill fleas when the animal is bitten and some dissolve into the flea with just contact.
It’s also why you should wait 24 hours after washing the animal before you apply them.
- Dr Ferox
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milkywaysandnebulas · 3 years
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Hi, love your blog! Thank you for all the great work you do helping to educate people 💕 I've been seeing posts recommending turmeric powder baths for cats going around my socials. Would this be harmful for cats or is it just another harmless trend?
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Sueanoi here.
Anecdote, I have seen many people use turmeric on their pets (dogs and cats) to treat their skin problems. Local belief stated that it can help relief itch, So I do occasionally see Pikachu colored animals from time to time.
Thing is, if it had worked, they wouldn’t have end up in my hands now would they?
I hear cats may vomit if they lick their fur. but i can't seem to find a paper talking about it's potential toxicity. most of these papers are promoting it so it would be counterintuitive to report its downside. It could very well be because it’s fairly safe, so it’s not often enough to have report of any adverse effect.
This study claims that it can help with feline head and neck dermatitis. It claims it can help reduce itch, and help promote healing. I don’t have much confidence with this study, because it looks like a not very good designed experiment. The number of subject is very low (n=10). And there is no control group. Cat with fleas are excluded from this study, so it's not about fleas. it could very well be because they're all undergoing food trail. so it's just the food trail.
This one is interesting. it explores many "alternative" anti parasites for dog. It says turmeric does NOT kill fleas, but MAY have a repellent effect. Again, not sure how believable that is. number of subject is very low (n=10) and there is no control group.
Lastly, I’m a fan of legit products. I wouldn’t stop people from trying these herbs in addition to modern medicine, however, I would still recommend that they be under their veterinarian’s supervising. Some herbs, not only turmeric, DO have active ingredients that may interact with on-going medicine, or they may be toxic to pets despite being safe for humans. The nature of these “natural” remedies is that the active chemical is not purified. and it is impossible to dose correctly. A gram of powder may have inconsistent amount of the active chemical that you’re looking for. (That’s what some modern medicine is, purified herbs.)
Make sure you know what you’re doing. And it should be okay.
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milkywaysandnebulas · 3 years
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Hi! My aunt has a cat (Professor). He's a very stinky cat and he unfortunately has fleas. He however HATES water with a passion, and has a habit of biting and clawing. He was never carried by his scruff as a kitten (he was an orphan) so there's not really a way to keep him still. How can we give him a bath or treat his fleas without getting maimed?
Prynhawn,
Dr. Ferox recommends some kind of Spot On flea treatments or flea tablets to get rid of the pests. You shouldn’t need to bathe the cat. Call your vet to see what’s available and if they recommend any specific brands or treatments.
-mod @whalefromwales
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milkywaysandnebulas · 3 years
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Indoor cat vaccines
Anonymous said to @ask-drferox: Are there vaccines that indoor-only cats don’t need? I know they should be vaccinated for stuff that would be easily carried inside some way or another, but I’m guessing rabies shots aren’t needed for a cat who has no way of encountering a rabid animal unless it somehow breaks into the house.
Always vaccinate for rabies.
Even if they’re indoor only.
Even if they’re old.
You do not play games with rabies.
It is a frequent occurrence for bats, who may carry rabies with no symptoms, to get into a house, often enough that I see US vets on Facebook discuss it happening several times a year, and the indoor, unvaccinated at risk cat that they are now obliged to quarantine at the owner’s expense, or euthanize, decapitate, and send the head for testing.
Just vaccinate for rabies, follow the local vet clinic recommendations and laws, and do not mess around with a 100% fatal except for one solitary case disease that will infect you humans as well as your pets.
Always vaccinate for rabies.
I cannot emphasize that enough. But I’ve tried.
For the other vaccines commonly used in cats, FIV and Feline Leukemia virus (FeLV) are considered non-core, which means their use may be optional depending on local risk factors, and that includes whether the cat is strictly indoor, or lives a lifestyle such that it is extremely unlikely to meet an untested cat. FIV is only spread by bites or saliva entering a wound, and FeLV is spread by sharing saliva, so the cats must be in the same environment for transmission.
Feline Panleukopenia is a core vaccine, but there is some evidence to suggest vaccinating every 3rd year is adequate. However, it usually comes in a vaccine that also contained Feline Herpesvirus and Feline Calicivirus, which do need annual vaccination. In some regions you can get the herpesvirus and calicivirus separately from the panleukopenia, but in some you can’t. Your vet would advise whether three-yearly vaccination would be appropriate for your indoor cat.
And the chlamydia vaccine may, again, be optional, depending on the cat’s lifestyle factors.
So really the two must-have vaccines, for any cat, are rabies (if you live in a rabies country) and panleukopenia, with all the rest depending on the age and lifestyle of the cat, pending your local vet’s advice. Of those, FIV and FeLV are the two most likely to be not given to an indoor cat.
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milkywaysandnebulas · 3 years
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Why do some pets free feed no problem, and then others gorge themselves?
vet-and-wild here.
Different metabolisms, different genetics, different levels of food drive. Some people think it’s about whether or not an animal was “starved”, but this isn’t necessarily true. While early experience could certainly play a role, some animals just regulate better than others. My dog is a great example of this. He’s never ever been denied access to food but every time he eats he acts like he’s never seen a meal in his life.
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milkywaysandnebulas · 3 years
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Hey doctors! I went back in your tag for grain free but I didn’t quite get the answer to my specific question. It’s been said with dogs it can be dangerous to do a grain free diet, and with cats it didn’t seem to mention if it was dangerous too. The foods I feed my cat are grain free but I never chose them for that reason (the wet food was what she actually eats and the dry food had a lot of good things I liked but looking at the ingredients again, it looks grain free as well) but now I’m a bit worried that a grain free diet could harm her in the long run. Is it dangerous for cats as well? Or just unnnecasary?
gettingvetted here.
Yep, cats are included in the FDA report of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM, or heart failure) associated with grain-free, boutique, and exotic (BEG) diets. DCM used to be a much bigger problem in cats about 40 years ago until nutritionists figured out that they cannot synthesize their own taurine, and started putting extra taurine sources into cat food. These days it’s pretty darn rare to see cats with DCM. Probably the main reason why not nearly as many cats are included in the counts is because like most other things, cats get the short end of the stick as far as medical and behavioral research. Additionally, the amount of care and money that people are willing to put into them is lower than dogs, and many BEG diets are quite expensive, so far fewer cats are on these diets than their canine counterparts. Finally, diagnosis of dietary-influenced DCM requires a cardiologist examination (which can be $$$) and far fewer cat owners are willing to go through with that cost than dog owners.
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milkywaysandnebulas · 3 years
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I know wet food for cats provide more moisture into their diet (and it smells better so lots of cats like it), but other than that, are there any significant benefits to feeding wet food over dry? In a general sense, should I stick to wet food if I want the best/healthiest food possible?
Gettingvetted here.
There is currently no consensus as to whether feeding wet or dry food to cats is better. Feed a WSAVA compliant diet in your budget range that your cat enjoys.
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milkywaysandnebulas · 3 years
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I live somewhere outside of the US where it’s common to feed dogs kitchen scraps and so I often see dogs eating cooked bones, which made me curious: how dangerous *are* bones actually? How often do you see bone-related injuries in your practice(s)? Is it an abundance of caution thing, or is it actually really common? (I’m not going to feed cooked bones to my dogs I promise! 😅)
Hi, Sueanoi here,
Just last year alone, I got multiple cases of cat and dogs with bones stuck in their mouth. And one dog with bone stuck in the throat (esophagus).
I have not personally got one in the stomach.
A long time ago I got dog with a huge amount of  broken bone bits in the large intestine. It “passed” out of his body. But it must not have been comfortable. I’ll spare you the details.
Feeding bones to dogs is a risk. It’s a risk that may not necessarily result in anything bad every time a dog eats a bone. But every bone related incident was preventable by not giving a bone. So, that’s our recommendation.
best.
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