Dr. Jim's animal clinic for cats : what people want to know /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Humphries, Jim
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Howell Book House, [1994]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I: Common questions. Choosing a cat and choosing a veterinarian
  • Traveling with cats
  • Humane societies, abused cats and strays
  • Declawing
  • Senior cats
  • Euthanasia and pet loss
  • Spaying and neutering
  • pt. II: General care and grooming. Bathing, grooming and shedding
  • Nails, ears, eyes and dental health
  • Itching, allergies and skin diseases
  • pt. III: Behavior and training. Introducing a new pet
  • Litter box training and retraining
  • Behavior problems and aggression
  • pt. IV: Fleas, ticks and worms. "Miracle" cures and the four steps of real flea control
  • Ticks, mange, mites and worms
  • pt. V: Nutrition and exercise. Cat foods, obesity and exercise
  • Types of food and specialty diets
  • pt. VI: Medicine and disease. The alphabet soup of cat diseases
  • Cancer
  • Heart and respiratory disease
  • Diseases contagious to people
  • Stomach, intestinal and kidney problems
  • Injuries, environmental stress and poisonings
  • pt. VII: Strange, funny, weird. Full-moon Saturdays!