Dr Kim and Dr Kersti Seksel were on the Today Show on Wednesday 3 April. One of two aspiring catstars, Bao Bao – a regular at the Kitty Day Spa – was very happy to prance around till the big red carpet appeared – and even that was not so bad till he saw ‘the cat eater’ – a widemouthed camera at the end of it! Read more

Allergies (to cats) are a topic of great interest to those who suffer from them. Despite being allergic 30% of cat-allergy-sufferers have a cat anyway (Dr Kim’s husband, John being one of them).  Read more

Are animals almost human? This anthrozoology (human-animal science) website has lots of useful articles, but this one caught my eye: Read more

Cats’ noses are nearly as sensitive as a dog’s nose and a cat’s perception of the world is more about ‘smell patterns’ than visual pictures. Their eyes – though fabulous in the dark – are not so much use during the day or for distance perception.  Read more

Dr Kim is on her annual (professional development) travels! She will be in Orlando at the Annual Veterinary Forensics meeting between 5-25 May. The Cat Vet premises will remain open for collecting medications, food and good advice with Alana Howard holding the fort during normal office hours.  Read more

We’ve had several people ask for an update on Dara, the three-year-old female Sumatran tigress many of you have all been supporting. Dara, you may remember, was trapped in a wire loop trap in Sumatra. Three toes on the foot that was trapped had to be amputated, as well as a couple on the other foot (she was so desperate she tried to chew them off to free herself).  Read more

And once again, cats are supposedly to blame. So here is the Proper PURRspective!
Toxoplasma gondii is a nasty little parasite if you happen to strike it during a critical stage of pregnancy or immuno-incompetence. However, several factors have to line up in order for unborn children (or adults occasionally) to be clinically affected.   Read more

Cats and humans ‘share’ many physiological and disease processes, but there are really very few cat-based zoonoses.  That means, despite all the plethora of information about transmission of Cats and humans ‘share’ many physiological and disease processes, but there are really very few cat-based zoonoses.   Read more