Sentences with phrase «on elderly cat»

The author conducted a large - scale survey in 1995 (unpublished) on elderly cat behavior and health; in total, more than 1200 owners participated in the research.

Many people, who would take on elderly cats or those with health problems, may be deterred from doing so because of the likelihood of high veterinary expenses from the outset.

I've done hundreds of dentistries on elderly cats without a single anesthetic death.

Not exact matches

My elderly cats appreciate me being home too, and would really suffer without their treats dealer being on hand at all times.

The results of the new study suggest that excess phosphate has a deleterious effect on indicators of kidney function in cats, and could contribute to the high incidence of chronic kidney diseases in elderly cats.

On paper, the story of a young student's cat and mouse games with an elderly ex-Nazi in a quiet American suburb may have seemed like the stuff of awards, particularly with a towering Ian McKellen in the lead.

Some instances when declawing may be necessary might include cats scratching elderly owners or those owners on debilitating medications or situations where the cat may lose his or her home unless the procedure is performed.

The original shelter was located on Griffith Farm, and early cases involved cruelty and abuse of women, children, the elderly, horses, cattle, dogs, and cats.

If you have an elderly cat, make sure to pay careful attention to what the entrance on potentially new litter boxes are like.

At your next appointment, one of our veterinarians would be happy to give you some insight and guidance on how to ensure your cat enjoys a smooth transition into its elderly years.

Reflecting Maddie's Fund's focus on pets who are traditionally harder to find homes for, 297 of the adopted pets were elderly dogs and cats, 2,829 had treatable medical conditions and 796 were elderly pets with treatable medical conditions.

If a cat likes to sleep on window sills or other narrow platforms, it is advisable to place a soft padded object on the ground underneath to prevent injury, as many older cats have impaired balance and could easily fall; ideally, elderly cats should be encouraged to use secure or wider surfaces for sleep.

Nutrition: many elderly cats have metabolic diseases such as kidney disease or diabetes and do best on a prescription diet targeted toward controlling these diseases.

This is a great shame because elderly people can derive huge comfort from just having the contact of a cat on their lap

Whenever possible, I attend the ISFM European congresses and am committed to ongoing in - house training to keep our practice as cat friendly as possible, with particular emphasis on the care of elderly patients.

«we travel into the community to pick up cats from people who have no transportation, are elderly, or otherwise have no means with which to bring cats to our shelter... We focus... on cases where cats are suffering due to neglect from improper care, lack of necessary medical assistance, situations where no action has been taken to spay or neuter resulting in uncontrolled breeding and hoarding cases where large numbers of cats are kept inhumanely in unsanitary and crowded conditions.»

An internet presence before many people were on the Internet, Tara teamed up with the rescue effort to bring her compassion and skill to K9Kastle, where she has saved dozens of elderly or challenged dogs, and taught us about the neurologically challenged cats on whose behalf the city shelter knows to contact us directly.

An elderly or overweight cat that can not groom on his own will especially benefit from your help.

As your cat ages, elderly cat health problems become more of a concern, so if you've got a senior kitty at home, you might want to pounce on that page after you devour this one.

Long term fostering or Retirement fostering is taking in an elderly cat or cat with an illness for the remainder of his or her life, which could be months or a few years — cats thrive on the love and attention of a good home, and even very elderly cats have surprised us by living considerably longer than expected.

With the wide variety of cat food available today that is designed to meet the nutritional needs of this elderly feline population, it can be rather confusing to decide on which brands to feed.

Often an elderly person is moving into an assisted living facility and no family member or neighbor will continue to feed the feral cats on their back porch.

Whether it's a group of neighbors who band together to get a neighborhood feral spayed and keep a collective eye on her well - being, or whether it's the elderly woman who barely has enough money to feed herself, but always manages to scrape together enough for her «outside cats,» feral cats who have these advocates in their corner are the fortunate ones.

We developed the CoatHook specifically for our elderly short - haired cat who had stopped grooming himself, but we discovered that it works phenomenally well on long - haired cats as well as dogs with a double coat; an outer «guard coat» with a downy undercoat.

The Open - Air adds great features, such as a full indicator light that will display when the waste drawer is full, an automatic blue night light that turns on when dark, helping cats to orientate at night, especially elderly cats.

I'm also considering putting my elderly, picky cat, Tig Tig, on Ziwi Peak... I expect she will blossom

Inequity in how cats vs. dogs included in medical research for human cancer treatments; 5th annual Saving Pets Challenge; positive effects of fostering cats on emotional / mental state of elderly

You will notice that an elderly cat tends to become thinner and its spine and shoulders become more prominent as it loses the insulating layer of fat on its body.

She had a lot more energy as well for being an elderly cat then she did when she was on Purina.

An elderly gentelman started feeding them on a daily bases so over the years the cats had more cats and etc.....

A Quebec City lawyer's video of his aggressive citizen's arrest of an elderly woman he caught stealing cat food on the porch of his home in early February 2013 went viral.