Serious Illness in Pets

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Personal View Of Serious Illness in Pets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Foreword; PLEASE READ THIS FIRST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've been busy with work for the last month or so and offline/ away from the Dooyoo community most of the time, so I wrote this article on my laptop over quite a few sittings -hence it's by a long way the most comprehensive and largest review/guide that I'm every going to write on Dooyoo... I didn't realise how big this article had become; it's much longer than even I envisioned so I quite understand if you don't have time to read it all (a suggested quick reading ...  Read the complete review

The serious illness in pets that I want to discuss is strokes in cats. If you research online many sites claim strokes are not common in cats, however according to my vets they are getting an increasing amount of feline stroke patients which may be for some environmental reason or may be because lots of people keep their cats in nowadays to avoid traffic etc. I personally keep both my lads (cats) in for safety reasons which is how I spotted all of my cat's strokes. Yes, I did say all and he's still here and full of beans. This leads me to my next point, if your cat has a stroke don't assume that's it, he'll never recover and there's no hope. Although they ...  Read the complete review

Anyone who has a close bond with their dog will understand that they are more than 'just a pet'.. they are companions, best friends and family members who have provided years (hopefully) of love, laughter and companionship whilst asking for very little in return, and if they become ill with a serious illness, it is utterly devastating as unforunatly all too many pet owners will understand. My eldest dog is Ruby, she is a 12 year old Cavailer King Charles Spaniel which I adopted from an animal shelter just over seven years ago. She was extremely badly neglected for the first five years of her life by her previous owner- he kept Ruby chained up outside all year ...  Read the complete review

Having an animal in the home is a huge responsibility and not one to be taken lightly, though finding out that your pet is chronically ill and is not going to get any better is something any pet owner may have to face up to. The History. I have had my rabbit for around five years, and early on in its life, it developed problems breathing, and was prone to an illness known as 'Snuffles'. Sounds a cute name doesn't it, but believe me the illness is a sad one which means that the mucus membrane is producing too much fluid, the rabbit sniffs all the time, and has a discharge from its nose, much like a human being would have when they have a cold. Having ...  Read the complete review