A surprising number of cats have problems with constipation (abnormal accumulation of feces and difficulty defecating), and similar but more serious conditions such as obstipation (complete obstruction of the colon by feces) and megacolon (damaged nerves and muscles in the colon causing an inability to defecate).
A surprising number of cats love to drink from a faucet (tap).
Surprising numbers of cats and dogs are simply being left to wander.
Not exact matches
It isn't
surprising that Urinary Tract problems are the
number one cause
of cats being taken to the veterinarian.
In 1991, three years after Pennsylvania issued a mandatory rabies vaccination requirement for
cats, Dr. Mattie Hendrick's lab at the University
of Pennsylvania noted a connection between the
surprising increase in the
number of sarcomas, or cancerous tumors, and vaccination in
cats.
At home she takes care
of a
number of surprising critters, including a dog,
cats, a rabbit, a duck, fish and even an opossum!
A
surprising number of landlords in Milpitas allow pets including
cats, dogs, fish, and wooly mammoths, but some don't.
And, given the
number of different mosquito species that can carry the worm (as well as differences in their lifestyle, preferred body temperatures, and micro-climates in and around our homes), it's not
surprising to think that while you may not have seen the mosquito, your
cat might have.
«I'm proud, but not
surprised, that so many organizations and community members have come together to help decrease the
numbers of stray dogs and
cats euthanized or put into shelters,» says Mayor Stanton.
A
surprising number of plants can be harmful to your
cat, sometimes producing mild symptoms like an upset stomach, and sometimes resulting in death.
In fact, the past several weeks brought a
surprising number of adult fosters into our home, most
of them abandoned, and I've realized that cruelty to animals takes many forms, including abandonment, and it happens to
cat and dogs alike.
«Van» is a common term in the region that has been given to a
number of towns, villages and even a lake - Lake Van - so it is no
surprise that the uniquely patterned
cat native to the region was named the «Vancat» by the residents.
A
surprising number of people (and their doctors) jump to this conclusion, rehoming the
cat only to find that they are allergic to something else entirely.
Well, for me it is, but there are a
surprising number of folks out there who give their
cats baths.