Category: Cats
A Story of a Cat, A Rooster, and the San Damiano Cross
by Worldsvet
In the early years of thirteenth-century Italy, Francis Bernardone, then still a young penitent, was walking alone in the valley below his former hilltop home of Assisi when he happened upon the ruins of an old country church. As this future Saint Francis of Assisi stood in front of the collapsed building, an internal voice told him to go inside and pray. Obediently, he … Read More A Story of a Cat, A Rooster, and the San Damiano Cross
TICKS!!! FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR PET’S HEALTH, AND OUR HUMAN HEALTH: IT’S IMPORTANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THESE CRITTERS AND NOT FREAK OUT!!!
by Worldsvet
Dear readers, even though we’ve talked about ticks many times before, I feel it is necessary once again to go over this stuff for three reasons. First (and most important), at least in our little area of the world here in central New York State, the business of ticks has now officially become life or death serious for both our pets and ourselves. Secondly, … Read More TICKS!!! FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR PET’S HEALTH, AND OUR HUMAN HEALTH: IT’S IMPORTANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THESE CRITTERS AND NOT FREAK OUT!!!
+ Cats, Dogs, internal parasites in cats, internal parasites in dogs, pancreatitis, Parvo virus, Pet Care, Pet health, Uncategorized, vomiting in dogs
Vomiting in Dogs and Cats
by Worldsvet
Of all the illnesses I have to deal with in my humble little practice, the one that gives me the most challenge is that of cats and dogs vomiting. Just for fun this morning, I typed in to the Google search engine the words “vomiting in dogs” and got 276,000 replies. I got 767,000 hits for “vomiting in cats! My point is, that with … Read More Vomiting in Dogs and Cats
+ Cats, Dogs, Edinburg, Pet Care, Pet health, Pet Loss, Uncategorized
SOME THOUGHTS ON PET LOSS AND GRIEF
by Worldsvet
On the extreme southeast corner of the island of Aruba, there is a wind-swept patch of grass and vine covered sand dunes, about an acre in size, known simply as The Animal Cemetery. It is here on this beautiful little plot of oceanside beach that loving pet owners who live on this happy island come to lay to eternal rest their cherished pets. Inscribed … Read More SOME THOUGHTS ON PET LOSS AND GRIEF
+ Anal Glands in dogs, Cats, Cats in heat, constipation in dogs, dog behavior, Dogs, Labradors, Pet Care, Pet health, spaying cats, spaying pets, Veterinary Medicine, vomiting in dogs
FOR WHATEVER THEY’RE WORTH: THE SAYINGS OF DR. ORZECK.
by Worldsvet
One of the constant fears that we who work with the public have is the sudden realization that people (sometimes) are actually listening to what we have to say. I’ve even recently had a client tell me that he finds my humble quotations and witty sayings so profound, that he actually writes them down for future reference! With all this in mind, and with … Read More FOR WHATEVER THEY’RE WORTH: THE SAYINGS OF DR. ORZECK.
THEY HAVE MUCH IN COMMON: CATS IN HEAT AND YOUNG SAILORS
by Worldsvet
It was just past eleven o’clock when the phone rang. I’d been asleep for about an hour. Before I could even speak a word, the client on the other end screamed, “Dr. Oz, you gotta help me! My poor little Fluffy (her seven-month-old kitten) is having seizures. She’s thrashing around the kitchen floor and shrieking at the top of her lungs in agony. Doctor, … Read More THEY HAVE MUCH IN COMMON: CATS IN HEAT AND YOUNG SAILORS
+ Cats, Dogs, fleas, internal parasites in cats, internal parasites in dogs, Pet Care, Pet health, tapeworms in cats, tapeworms in dogs, Veterinary Medicine
TAPEWORMS IN OUR CATS AND DOGS: A SLIMY SUBJECT
by Worldsvet
At the busiest moment of my Friday-afternoon’s office hours, an emergency phone call came in from a dear client who I’ll call Miss Jones. Normally soft-spoken and always very reserved, the elderly Miss Jones was now on the other end of the line screaming uncontrollably in what seemed to me a state of mortal terror. When finally I could ask her what was wrong, … Read More TAPEWORMS IN OUR CATS AND DOGS: A SLIMY SUBJECT
+ Bladder infection, BlockedTomcats, Cats, Pet Care, Pet health, Uncategorized, Urinary Obstruction, Urinary Tract Disease, Veterinary Medicine
Being Blocked: Urethral Obstruction in Tomcats.
by Worldsvet
***My wish is that everyone in the world who owns a male cat reads this article. You can help by showing it to your cat-owner friends who in turn can send it to their cat-owner friends, who can then send it on to their cat-owner friends.*** Treasured readers, urethral obstruction is such an important topic that—HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS—I’m gonna get right to … Read More Being Blocked: Urethral Obstruction in Tomcats.
+ Anal Glands in dogs, Cats, constipation, constipation in dogs, Dogs, enlarged prostate, Enlarged prostates, Pet Care, Pet health
CONSTIPATION IN OUR PETS: A REALLY HARD [Sorry!] SUBJECT TO DISCUSS.
by Worldsvet
I was talking with my friend Stanley the other day about a small problem I was having. *For new readers to this humble column, Stanley, is my garbage man/philosopher friend who is a profound observer of the human condition and one of the greatest thinkers I’ve ever met. My problem was about how to tastefully (perhaps that’s not the right word to use) discuss … Read More CONSTIPATION IN OUR PETS: A REALLY HARD [Sorry!] SUBJECT TO DISCUSS.
+ Cats, Dogs, Pet Care, Pet health, raisin poisoning in dogs, tylenol poisoning in dogs, Veterinary Medicine, vomiting in dogs, xylitol poisoning in dogs
THEY’RE NOT FURRY FOUR LEGGED PEOPLE: THREE THINGS THAT CAN KILL YOUR DOGS AND CATS
by Worldsvet
In my first bestseller, Sometimes It Breaks Your Heart, I tell a story from my student days of three sisters who brought their dying 140+ pound Labrador to Cornell Vet College. They were there because their local vet in Brooklyn couldn’t do anymore to save the poor creature. I was the senior year student assigned to the case, and it was a genuine heartbreak. … Read More THEY’RE NOT FURRY FOUR LEGGED PEOPLE: THREE THINGS THAT CAN KILL YOUR DOGS AND CATS
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PYOMETRIA, OVARIAN AND BREAST CANCER: DISEASES OF UN-SPAYED DOGS AND CATS
by Worldsvet
There are three potentially life threatening diseases that are commonly seen in un-spayed (pets that still have their reproductive parts) female dogs, and I had to deal with each of them last week. They are pyometria, ovarian cancer, and breast cancer. The original full-length version of this story can be found on my website: http://www.doctoroz.com Until they’ve had to deal with one in their … Read More PYOMETRIA, OVARIAN AND BREAST CANCER: DISEASES OF UN-SPAYED DOGS AND CATS
THE QUESTION ON EVERYONE’S LIPS: THOUGHTS ABOUT GIVING CATS MILK
by Worldsvet
Sometimes, in spite of having had a wondrous and personally-challenging veterinary education, I discover that every once in a while that I just don’t seem to have all of the answers to all of the questions my treasured clients ask me. And when it happens, I find it quite frustrating. “Doc, why did my cat urinate on my boyfriend’s brand new cowboy boots?” I … Read More THE QUESTION ON EVERYONE’S LIPS: THOUGHTS ABOUT GIVING CATS MILK
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