For the most part, feeding dogs and cats is fairly simple. Unless your pet has food allergies, or you prefer a home-prepared diet, feeding Spot or Whiskers is as simple as choosing a good quality food and making sure you … Continue reading
After a few years in Oregon, my wife and I have just moved to Davis, CA. What’s in Davis, you ask? Well, apart from the University, fleas. Lots and lots of fleas. While we were living in Oregon, we’d become … Continue reading
Well, it’s dental month once again, and again, the work we’ve been doing on the BARK team has given me a little “lightbulb” moment. We’ve been looking into dental disease in cats, specifically resorptive lesions. These lesions occur when the … Continue reading
This past week, we’ve been looking after a friend’s cat at our house. She’s a lovely cat, a diabetic but the disease is well controlled. Her diabetes means that she’s a little thinner than ideal and her coat’s not as … Continue reading
Over the last couple of months I’ve been preparing a review on all sorts of scientific literature about senior and geriatric care as part of my role on the Banfield Applied Research & Knowledge (BARK) team. The first thing I … Continue reading
My dogs and cats are pretty well-traveled. Apart from going with us on vacation all the time, they’ve travelled across Australia–all the way from Perth to Portland, OR. The trip across Australia was done by air for the cats, but … Continue reading
So, I have an update since the last time I wrote. Things are better! Much, much better in fact. I got a timed feeder and it’s worked out very well. If he’s had enough cuddles the day before I can … Continue reading
I have a cat called Jake. He’s your usual black and white moggie, a bit bigger than your average cat (a little chunky, too, if I’m honest), loves his cuddles and has plenty of attitude. Attitude’s fine during daylight hours, … Continue reading