tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45500593878726553932024-03-05T21:05:36.156+11:00Hall Cat VetWhat makes your cat tick? Keep your cat healthy and happy and share cat fun with Dr KateDr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-12275911026604131402013-06-30T11:37:00.001+10:002013-06-30T11:38:07.848+10:00Time to cross to Canberra Cat VetAfter 7 years as Hall Cat Vet it is time to cross to Canberra Cat Vet.
As the builders transform a derelict office space into a dedicated cat hospital so Hall Cat Vet transforms to Canberra Cat Vet.
Follow us to our new blog and join us in the anticipation of this exciting new veterinary hospital - just for cats!
Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-41827842199425095062013-06-29T17:34:00.002+10:002013-06-29T17:34:53.804+10:00Week one - Ground Zero The builders have knocked down a few walls and ceiling tiles, and left the odd wire hanging. Now the transformation to cat hospital begins...
Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-87059414519730453592013-06-29T17:30:00.003+10:002013-06-29T17:30:44.043+10:00Go Mr Puddy!Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-14581444738821261712013-06-28T20:54:00.001+10:002013-06-28T20:54:39.169+10:00Pointers for laser pointers Does your cat love to chase a laser pointer? It's great exercise, keeps cats trim and is lots of fun - but don't forget to let your cat catch some solid prey before you turn it off!
Pointers for laser pointers - Veterinary Community Video - Find it all here.Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-24170997217305108262013-06-28T20:42:00.002+10:002013-06-28T20:42:15.824+10:00Cat hospital for Canberra
Work begins!
The builders have started fitting out Canberra Cat Vet, an offshoot of Hall Vet Surgery!
After 3 years of planning we hope to open the doors of Canberra's first cat only hospital at the beginning of August.
Watch this space!Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-56512743336718054902013-06-14T11:45:00.001+10:002013-06-14T11:45:23.669+10:00Do you have more than one cat???Then check out The Ten Commandments of Cat Management for lots of hints on keeping a calm and contented household!Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-62995361061739898902013-05-31T13:02:00.001+10:002013-05-31T13:02:39.737+10:00Cats get arthritis too!
Cleo curled up with daughter Cinta
Sixteen year old Burmese Cleo was slow to jump down off the kitchen bench when caught out last week. She poured herself down the side, landed with a thud and looked stunned for a moment before moving off.
When we X-rayed her elbows we were horrified to find that she had severe osteoarthritis. She had been covering it up - as cats do - for a long time Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-67600433897848764662013-04-12T13:16:00.000+10:002013-04-12T13:16:00.618+10:00Cat fight abscess
Poor old Kingston has had a run-in with a local bully. Here he is showing off the swelling on the side of his face and waiting for the vet to anaesthetise him and lance it.
We have already given him a long-lasting antibiotic.
Fortunately he has had an FIV vaccination against cat AIDS. The virus is spread by cat bites.
A latex drain, called a penrose, will keep the wound open for a few days to Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-43279885724332130702013-04-03T11:05:00.001+11:002013-04-03T11:05:06.822+11:00Cats only!
Thank you for listening Hall Vet Surgery!
From Wednesday 24th April we are trialling a cat-only consultation time from 6 - 8 pm every Wednesday evening. This will be a quiet, dog-free period so that cats are stressed as little as possible before seeing their vet.
Most cats find the vet surgery waiting room a stressful place. They can smell and see dogs and strange humans. Doors Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-46578792883883806912013-04-03T10:57:00.002+11:002013-04-03T10:57:21.022+11:00All in the family
Cleo grooms her daughter Cinta
Are the cats in your household stressed by each other?
In their natural state cats live with their relatives - their mothers, siblings and offspring. We expect them to live in close quarters with total strangers and then wonder why they mark indoors, have bladder problems and overgroom - all signs of stress.
You know your cats consider Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-61605463556257151192013-03-01T16:02:00.000+11:002013-03-01T16:02:01.490+11:00Home wanted!
Harry
Harry and Cino's people
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are moving to Texas USA sometime after June
and are looking for a fantastic home for their Burmese boys. They want to rehome them together as they have been together since they were kittens.
They have always been inside cats but go outside into a secure
courtyard.
As they are getting on in years, they would prefer Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-26207779383062832112013-03-01T14:39:00.000+11:002013-03-01T14:39:18.057+11:00Litter tray worries?Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-80948949276150495732013-02-08T14:48:00.001+11:002013-02-08T17:36:01.104+11:00Food allergy
Kingston as a kitten
Kingston now
Poor old Kingston had a rough start to life! Almost from the moment his family brought him home for Christmas he had diarrhoea and vomiting. At first we thought it was the change of diet.
When it continued we tested him for infectious diseases like Tritrichomonas, Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Clostridia and Salmonellosis. All tests were negative.
In Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-4555938143293880362013-01-24T09:05:00.003+11:002013-01-24T09:05:51.874+11:00Update on yesterday's visit
Gustav and Klaus in their usual handsome pose - purrrrrrrrrrr!
Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-62407549525503133522013-01-23T15:17:00.002+11:002013-01-23T15:18:04.509+11:00Pancakes on my mind
Gus looking a bit cross with his family for telling his secret
Gustav (Gus to his friends) and his brother Klaus came for their annual checkup this morning - and nearly broke the scales! Between them they have put on 1.5 kg in a year.
Their diet hadn't changed much since last year.... or so I thought until their family divulged a deep dark secret.
The family used to make pancakesDr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-34082780279653671432013-01-23T11:54:00.001+11:002013-01-23T11:54:12.880+11:00Flea allergy
Although I couldn't find a flea on poor old Stripey the pattern of hair loss over his rump is typical of flea allergy dermatitis. The broken hair shafts and sparse hair coat are evidence that Stripey has been overgrooming trying to get rid of the pesky little insects.
The fleas are out in full force with the recent hot and occasionally humid weather.
Flea allergic cats like Stripey shouldDr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-11828385140799411562013-01-10T17:04:00.003+11:002013-01-10T17:04:39.177+11:00Older head of the house
Eighteen year old Andy Mitchell is a frequent visitor to Hall Vet Surgery. He has a few little troubles that need attention so that he can get on with his home duties as head of the house.
A few years ago his owners noticed that he was getting stiff and having trouble jumping up on the window sill to check the yard. Because he is not a fan of pills he has a medication rubbed on his ears to easeDr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-39955386767241740152013-01-10T16:39:00.003+11:002013-01-10T17:06:00.109+11:00Cancer detector extraordinaire
Kiora found her carer's cancer before anyone else knew about it. For 3 months she licked one particular spot on her carer's body.
Her carer thought this was odd because Kiora is not usually a licker. However Kiora's carer started to feel ill and tests revealed that the particular lymph node Kiora had been licking was affected by lymphoma.
During treatment Kiora stopped her attentions but the Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-91956016174064922592013-01-06T12:57:00.000+11:002013-01-06T12:58:49.204+11:00The outdoor cat
This gorgeous torti lives on the roofs and streets of Battambang, Cambodia - a precarious existence with the danger of motodops, bicycles, trucks, cars, starvation, street dogs and other cats.
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) is spread in cat saliva. If this torti is involved in a fight with another cat she risks infection with FIV and the later, sometimes much later, development of Feline Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-27372965066113249572013-01-04T08:48:00.001+11:002013-01-04T08:48:25.338+11:00The most patient cat ever...Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-22990344638853290512012-12-13T08:41:00.000+11:002012-12-13T08:41:52.214+11:00Jazz up your indoor cat’s life
It’s NOT normal for a cat to
eat, sleep, and hide most of the day – and get FAT. Enriching cats’ environments
helps them burn calories, alleviate boredom, prevent behaviour problems and bladder troubles, and
slow down the aging process.
Here are five tips to make your home cat friendly:
1. Cats need
elevated spots to hang out in. Buy
cat shelves to hang at different heights or Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-80742026344753178452012-12-12T13:07:00.000+11:002012-12-12T13:10:27.227+11:00Weight loss worry
Minette has lost weight - despite a raging appetite. She has also been a lot more talkative than usual. Her owners are (and Dr Kate) are suspicious that she might have hyperthyroidism. Minette very kindly let us take a sample of blood - you can see the hair under her collar was clipped so we could see her vein.
Minette is about 20 years old and very fit for her age. She is on medication Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-58542531687893487392012-12-12T11:57:00.003+11:002012-12-12T11:57:58.822+11:00Cool cat!
Rainbow Ginger was in for her annual check up this morning. She passed with flying colours and chilled out on top of the Chiller while we examined her brother, Burchil.
Burchil had his ears cropped last year because he had developed skin cancers on them. Rainbow's pale nose could develop sun cancers too if she doesn't keep out of the sun.
Their owner is keeping them inside for most of the day, Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-78786672227778518582012-12-08T17:29:00.001+11:002012-12-08T17:38:46.403+11:00Tabby all patched up
Remember Tabitha? She was diagnosed with kidney disease earlier this year. After a bit of persuasion she took to her special diet for failing kidneys with relish, although she misses her weekly fresh rabbit.
This week she had her progress tests. Her potassium levels were fine - diseased kidneys lose potassium - and her phosphorus levels were normal too. If phosphorous gets too high or Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550059387872655393.post-25442237280610534892012-11-28T15:45:00.002+11:002012-11-28T15:45:36.574+11:00Disaster readiness
Are your pets disaster ready?
The 10th anniversary of the fires that devastated many parts of the ACT in January, 2003, reminds us that we should always be prepared for the unpredictable. Storms, fires and floods can come at any time and affect pets as well as people. Many pets were lost in the fires of 2003. Some were injured or died, others never found their owners and were re-homed or Dr Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403909987035145133noreply@blogger.com0