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Cat Friendly Practices Elevate Standard of Care
Cat Friendly Practices are sensitive to cats’ distinct characteristics and equipped to address their physical and behavioral needs. CFP’s educate cat caregivers on the importance of routine preventive care and how to reduce the stress of transporting their cat, thereby increasing veterinary visits and ultimately improving the health care of cats. Practices that achieve Cat […]
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Wound Healing Part I
Out pets’ skin in composed of layers similar to ours: the epidermis on the outside, the dermis below; the subcutis below that; and fat and muscle below that. Wounds can be sterile, unclean (relatively clean but not sterile), or even heavily contaminated. The body is designed to address all of these situations but sometimes they […]
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CATegory5: The Hospital Visit; We Have Arrived!
Once you have scheduled an appointment give yourself plenty of time to arrive at the hospital a bit early. Sometimes people and cats have to wait for a little while but we do try to minimize this as much as possible. We recognize that waiting can be stressful for you and your cat.
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CATegory 4: The Journey to the Hospital
Cats are creatures of habit, ritual and “normalcy”. They don’t care for excess motion and they don’t like rapid changes in their environment. They don’t like to be over stimulated visually and don’t appreciate loud noises. These things can all lead to increased FAS, (Fear, Anxiety, and Stress).
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How to Decrease FAS in Cats for a Pleasant Trip to the Vet Hospital
Does a trip to the veterinary hospital scare your cat? Does it scare you?
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