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CDC issues warning about spread of cat-transmitted sporotrichosis

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The zoonotic disease cat-transmitted sporotrichosis, first identified in Brazil, has since spread to neighboring countries and, more recently, the United Kingdom. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned it has the potential of spreading to the United States.

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FDA approves anemia drug for cats with chronic kidney disease

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Varenzin-CA1 from Elanco is the first drug for the control of nonregenerative anemia associated with chronic kidney disease in cats to receive conditional approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Specialists issue consensus statement on abdominal ultrasound in dogs, cats

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The American College of Veterinary Radiology and European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging have released a consensus statement for the standardization of the abdominal ultrasound examination in dogs and cats.

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FDA approves generic drugs for use in cats, dogs, horses, ferrets

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The Food and Drug Administration announced in January that the agency had approved new generic drugs for cats, dogs, and horses and granted a supplemental approval for a generic drug for use in ferrets.

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What do I do with my cats

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So I live in a granny flat and already have one cat. He’s the sweetest and most gentle cat, the only thing he does is meow loads when he wants attention. My dad thought it would be a good idea to bring in another one of mates cat so that he can mate, since my cat has no companion.

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Cats, dogs and a financially exhausted family.

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Since then, my family keeps rescuing cats or dogs if they are in need and so far I've adopted 15 cats and 2 more dogs and this has burnt us financially. She stayed with us for a while with me thinking of putting her back where I found her inhope that she discovers her mom but it remained a thought alone and we adopted her.

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HELP MY CAT IS GETTING KICKED OUT

Reddit Animals

We tried many kinds of ways to prevent him from going to p**s around and our mother cannot take it anymore, any ideas like repellents for cats to prevent them from marking their territory have been discarded as we do not know where the next place he'll p**s at will be.

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