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Top 10 Quirkiest Questions to Ask the Vet

2009 September 27

1.  “What is your opinion on fruit?”
Err, regarding what?  Eating it?  I like blueberries and Philly Cream Cheese on German Rye Bread…

2.  “Don’t dogs go into menopause?”
Nope.  That would explain your pregnant 11-year-old American Pit Bull Terrier…

3.  “Can you trim her toes?” read more…

Cat Survives Feline Distemper

2009 September 21

Bring a Sick Cat to Your Veterinarian Right Away

I met the nicest couple. But they were in big trouble. 12 “outside cats” had passed away in their back yard within the past week. Little skinny cat bodies lying lifeless all over the back yard. They brought me a tiny short-haired domestic black cat named “Negrita.”

Many People Assume a Neighbor Poisoned Their Cat

They spoke very little English, and I spoke even less Spanish. I managed to figure out that they believed the other cats were poisoned by the neighbor and Negrita was the remaining cat. She had started to twitch , vomit, and act lethargic just like the other cats had acted before they died. Negrita was extra special to this couple because she was the only cat who had walked into their house, curled up on a La-Z-Boy chair and moved in with them. They loved her very much.

I barely had the heart to tell them that I thought their cat had feline panleukopenia virus, otherwise known as read more…