Author: Dr. Karyn Kanowski BVSc MRCVS (Veterinarian)
The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinary research. Learn more » Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five funny cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. Whether it’s a worming tablet, flea treatment, or a course of antibiotics, trying to treat your cat isn’t always easy, and when I created this guide, I thought I’d have the perfect model in my cozy cat, Clutch . Boy, was I wrong! On the plus side, however, he gave us some great examples of how to deal with an…
The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinary research. Learn more » Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five funny cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. Fortunately for us, cats are pretty good at keeping themselves clean, rarely requiring any major intervention from their humans, aside from some brushing and the occasional nail clip. However, some cats suffer from waxy ears, or they may need to have their ears cleaned as part of treating an infection. I’m lucky that only one of my cats, Clutch, needs…
The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinary research. Learn more » Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five funny cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. Cats are known to love grooming, often devoting several hours of their day to grooming, so we don’t need to bathe them very often. However, sometimes this unfortunate task is unavoidable, and while some cats really enjoy getting wet, most prefer to stay clean in the bathtub or shower. Dirt or grease comes off of Clutch’s snow-white fur more easily,…
The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinary research. Learn more » Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five funny cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. There is a good chance that your cat is going to need his claws cut at some point, if not on a regular basis. If they spend a lot of time outdoors, it’s not wise to trim them too often, as they are important tools for hunting, climbing, and defense. If you have an indoor kitten, keeping their nails shorter…
The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinary research. Learn more » Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five funny cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. As you know, I am originally from Australia, but have lived in the UK for just over a decade. Growing up in Australia, I always had cats, and when I was young, those cats always lived outside. By the mid-1990s, it became increasingly apparent just how badly cats were affecting Australia’s wildlife. Cats were first introduced in the early 1800’s,…
The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinary research. Learn more » Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five funny cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. You may already know that my friend, Clutch, enriches my life with his unique personality and quirks. There are also several ways in which he contributes to my massive amount of gray hair, and not long ago, one of those was having a series of neurological episodes. One morning, as I chased the last dregs of cornflakes around my cereal…
The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinary research. Learn more » Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five funny cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. When I came to the UK in 2012, it must have been a year or two. I will take locum work and travel, and eventually return to Australia when the travel bug stops biting. Well, as I write to you here from Cornwall, UK, you can probably tell that life has other ideas. The problem with traveling is that the…
The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinary research. Learn more » Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five funny cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. Ask me what makes me jump out of bed like a kid on Christmas morning: It wasn’t a fire alarm, or a barking dog, and it sure wasn’t an alarm on my phone. No, the one thing that will get me – and any cat owner – up on my feet and wide awake is the guttural urge of a…
The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinary research. Learn more » Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five funny cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. I recently spoke with you about the importance of insurance when it comes to being able to provide for your beloved pet, and touched on a troubling topic: the corporation of veterinary practices. Like all vets (probably), I love animals, and I chose this career so I could make a difference in their lives. It’s not always an easy or…
The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinary research. Learn more » Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five funny cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. I want to let you in on a secret. The part of a veterinarian’s job they hate the most is not euthanasia. It does not deal with aggressive or extremely noisy, out-of-control dogs. It’s not trying to check a sharp-toothed, razor-nailed man who does nothing but scratch your eyes out and eat your entrails for dinner. It doesn’t even try…