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 | Today's offerings mostly concern health, both of cats, and the people who care for them. A bright spotlight features beautiful Puffin, our first Cat Picture of the Week for May. If you enjoy this newsletter, please pass it on to a friend. If you don't, please don't email me to "stop sending this." Scroll down to the bottom of the newsletter and click on the "unsubscribe link." We aim to please. Please give your cats hugs, pets, and kisses this week. We never know how long we'll have them, and they need that love as much as we do. Connect With Franny Facebook | Twitter | Free Newsletter | |
Cat Care For the Physically Challenged
 In many cases, being physically challenged should not prevent one from having a cat as a companion, nor from being able to provide at least some of the care for the cat(s).
For example, Mario, pictured here, is completely blind, and has been for many years, but he is the sole caregiver for his cats. Included also are those with mobility issues, such as being confined to a wheelchair, cat care while pregnant, and cat care by those with autism and other related neuropsychological disabilities. The tradeoff is the gift of cat therapy they receive in turn. Learn more about cat care for the physically challenged, and feel free to share your own experiences in the comments.
| Road to Feline Diabetes - Part 2
Wednesday we took Billy to the specialty vet in a neighboring town for an ultrasound / echocardiogram. Since it was time for a retest of his blood glucose for feline diabetes, we had that done also, to save an extra traumatic trip to our local vet. The blood test confirmed the diagnosis of diabetes, and I was able to talk on the phone to my regular vet, Dr. LaDonna. She wanted me to start with twice daily insulin injections...learn more.
| Are We Over-Vaccinating Our Cats?
The vaccination of cats and dogs has always been controversial. In 1996 a task force of veterinary experts and government personnel was formed to study Vaccine-Associated Feline Sarcoma. That task force resulted in a new set of protocols which continue today. However, even today, there is still controversy, especially about the rabies vaccine. Many states have laws requiring rabies vaccines for both cats and dogs. Dr. Lisa A. Pierson, cautions about over-vaccinating cats, in this article. She questions those "reminder cards" veterinarians send out for annual vaccinations. Right here, today, Alissa Wolf, About.com Pet Shops Guide, has a very sick kitty, Omar. Omar, a beautiful black boy, has...read more.
| Cat Picture of the Week: Puffin
Image © About.com Member suzishank
In May we celebrate tuxedo cats, and my first selection for Cat Picture of the Week is Puffin, a smart and comical eighteen month old tuxedo girl who is delightful to behold. Puffin first appeared in susishank's life when she "dropped in" on the shoulder of a colleague who had found her outside at the studio where suzishank is a photographer. He had known that she had been hoping to find a tuxedo cat to keep her other cat from being lonely while Suzishank was working. Puffin was only about two months old at the time, and she immediately took to Suzishank's lap and to her home where she went that night and has lived ever since. Read more of Puffin's story and find out how to submit your tuxedo cat's story and two photos. Who knows? You may have the next cat of the week in your own home.
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