Cats – Walkerville Vet

March 20, 2020March 31, 2020

Help! My Cat Has Diarrhoea

There’s a good reason why I’d written 500 pet health articles before broaching the subject of diarrhoea in cats. When it isn’t easy to treat it can be extremely frustrating. There’s also a lack of good quality information for cat owners.

First let’s define the problem, and then discuss a logical treatment plan.

March 20, 2020April 3, 2020

Help! My Cat Has A Bloated Stomach

Essential facts (details below):

Causes Of A Swollen Belly In Cats

There are only four likely causes for an enlarged abdomen in a young cat:

Intestinal worms, especially in untreated kittens up to three months of age
Pregnancy, in undesexed, free-roaming female cats
Abdominal fat deposition, which is usually easy to identify
Feline infectious peritonitis or FIP

However, only one of these is common in cats brought to the vet. It’s FIP.

March 17, 2020April 4, 2020

Your Dog or Cat & Coronavirus COVID-19

Find the facts below about dogs and cats and coronavirus COVID-19. Keep checking this page for updates on the situation.

Vets across Australia are open as normal. Walkerville Vet requests that clients:

Maintain 1.5m from staff and other clients (nurses will hold your pet for examinations)
Do not pay with cash
Not attend the clinic if in isolation or even mildly unwell
Wait on the front lawn if there are 6 or more people in the waiting room
Come to the clinic alone whenever possible, and without children

Now dive deeper…

March 8, 2020March 12, 2020

Using Cyclosporine In Dogs & Cats

The use of Atopica® for dermatitis is a tale of two very different species: dogs and cats. What was once a very useful drug in dogs has turned into an essential part of treating skin diseases in cats.

Now I use it far more in cats than dogs. Keep reading on to see why.

March 3, 2020March 13, 2020

Do We Really Want To Live In A Society That Traps Cats?

“Unfortunately, there are people out there who don’t like cats — hate cats — and too often we see what happens to cats when they are trapped by these sorts of people.” RSPCA South Australia chief executive Paul Stevenson

“A law like this would give the worst elements of society Carte Blanche to abuse their neighbours’ pets” Brian May (guitarist in Queen)

Why are these two so worried?

New cat curfew laws proposed by Marion Council will allow the trapping of any cat found off the property from 9pm to 7am. Not just by council staff either. By anyone at all.

March 1, 2020March 18, 2020

How To Get Urine From Dogs & Cats

Has your vet asked you to collect a urine sample from your pet? Don’t despair! I’ve been guiding people through it for 25 years and no-one has failed yet.

Before we start, it might help to know why a pee sample can be important.

February 16, 2020March 29, 2020

It’s True, Cats Get Parvo Too

A few years ago I started getting questions about a new cat viral outbreak called cat plague. Cat plague? I may have been seeing cats for 25 years, but this was news to me too.

A quick google and it all became clear: this is a new name for an old disease. It goes by all these names:

February 8, 2020February 15, 2020

What Is The Best Cat Litter?

I have no idea how most cat owners end up choosing a cat litter. If my experiences are anything to go by, it’s trial and error. I doubt they try more than a few before settling on a favourite.

This is a vet review of the common and popular types of cat litter in stores. I’ll help you understand:

the choices of cat litter
the problems with each type
and the evidence for which ones cats prefer

November 10, 2019November 10, 2019

Facial Swelling In Cats

There’s just one common cause of a lump on a cat’s face. Have a look at the picture above. I hope you can see that the left cheek isn’t chubby, it’s swollen. This is an abscess and it needs veterinary attention.

October 23, 2019October 24, 2019

Does Pet Food Contain Horse Meat?

Warning: this post contains descriptions of animal cruelty.

Images of racehorses being slaughtered at abattoirs have put the racing industry in the spotlight. And rightly so. But there’s also a connection that’s much closer to home.