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Maintaining nutritional intake in sick cats is vitally important. Unlike healthy cats that are able to reduce their metabolic rate when not being fed, cats that are unwell are unable to turn their rate down and will therefore 'starve' much more quickly.
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A urine analysis (or urinalysis) is a collection of relatively simple tests that can be undertaken in practice. The tests assess the physical and chemical composition of the urine.
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When we speak of training our pets, what we usually mean is that we want them to learn a specific task or behaviour.
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Recently the Vaccination Guidelines Group (VGG) of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) and the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) have produced vaccination suggestions for our pets.
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One of our greatest frustrations occurs when a dog develops a disease against which it has been vaccinated. There are five possible reasons for this.
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Recent advances in medical science have resulted in an increase in the number and type of vaccines that are available for use in cats. Currently cats can be vaccinated against seven different diseases.
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Most puppies have some temporary immunity from their mothers. This disappears when the puppy is about two months of age.
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Acupuncture is one of the oldest treatment methods in the world. It is also probably the most widely recognised form of so-called complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) which also includes homeopathy and herbal medicine.
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The term acupuncture is from the Latin, acus meaning 'needle' and punctura meaning 'to puncture'. Acupuncture, in its simplest sense, is the treatment of conditions or symptoms by the insertion of very fine needles into specific points on the body in order to produce a response.
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The term chiropractic comes from the Greek words cheir which means 'hand' and praxis which means 'practice' or 'done by', and refers to the practice of manipulating the spine to treat disease.
