Living in a city as large as Houston, Texas we have many organizations and shelters with resources to help pet owners and lovers. Our family has used these resources when we adopted our cats and when we found stray cats that needed a home. We have even gotten phone assistance from their personnel when we ...
Each year, millions of abandoned or lost cats die in the streets or are put to sleep in shelters. Cat overpopulation is a particular problem in the United States. If more were neutered or spayed, there would not be so many more cats than there are potential homes for them. Shelters are overwhelmed, and have ...
Feline sinusitis is when the cat’s sinus linings are inflamed. Symptoms include sneezing or making snuffling sounds, breathing with the mouth open, having blood and/or mucus drip from one or both nostrils, pawing at the face and sometimes holding the head in a strange position because of the pain. The sense of smell is of ...
Feline distemper or feline panleukopenia is a viral infection that affects cats. This potentially serious disease is caused by feline parvovirus. This virus is capable of surviving in the environment. It remains highly transmittable for more than a year. Although feline parvovirus is comparative to canine parvovirus, it is not associated with canine distemper. Recognize ...
