Los Angeles and Beverly Hills join Santa Monica and San Francisco banning declawing pets (the council vote was 5-0. This is ahead of a  new state law stopping local councils from being able to vote on issues related to veterinary medicine, due to come into effect next year. This barbaric act of claw amputation can leave animals crippled and in pain for the rest of their lives.The bans are opposed by The California Veterinary Medical Ass... Read More

A Recent Survey Reveals Shocking Statistics
The AP/Petside survey reveals that single women (66%), were likely to say that their pet is a full member of the family.  Further research needs to be done, but on the face of it, it would appear that pets are responsible for women being single. No longer do women just have themselves to concider when selecting a future spouse.  As a bonifide member of the family it seems that pets also have a say.  What pet would want to share the at... Read More

Dry Cat Food Diet Problems

Too many people feed their cats on a diet of dried food, and in particular biscuits and nibbles because they are convenient and they know that their cats generally like to eat them.

While this might be easy, convenient and a relatively economical way to feed the cat it is certainly not good for it's health.

Most dry foods are nutritionally deficient no matter what the manufacturers might say, and contrary to the list of nutrients that they list on... Read More

Expressing Feline Feelings

Cats express their emotions and communicate with other cats and people very well.
Fortunately this makes it easier for people to be able to read their cat's mind and to notice when all is not well.This ability to communicate makes it easier to discuss remedies for a sick cat with your vet as you have an understanding of the cat's needs and the cause of any problems.

If a cats weight changes suddenly, or its energy levels have dropped dramatically, act... Read More