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Cat Bite Fever

Cat Bite Fever

Zoo officials put a stop to fertile felines In March 1987 Alan called me to place a birth control implant in Sasha, the female Bengal tiger. The implant dispensed a birth control drug to prevent the cat from entering her usual estral cycling, stopping her from going into heat for two years. Zoos all over the world already had too many tigers. Many different subspecies were interbreeding, resulting in a dilution of the original genetics. New cubs became a maintenance liability

Bladder Stone

Bladder Stone

Chloe came into the office peeing blood and licking her vulva. X-rays show a bladder stone. A rock-hard bladder stone forms from minerals in the urine when a bladder infection happens. Chloe, a fluffy Poodle-terrier mix has been leaving dribbles of bloody urine here and there on the floors. Plus, she's constantly licking her vulva. She was bright, alert, and happy, but did stop and lick a lot. I was able to feel the hard bladder stone simply by squeezing my fingers together o

Restless Tail Syndrome

Restless Tail Syndrome

Dr. Rory Evans was petting a large gray cat, a spayed female standing nervously on the table top in front of him. "It says here you need an exam for Yoyo to start a script for gabapentin, Mrs. Smith," Rory began, reading from Honey's intake notes. "I'm surprised because I use gabapentin as a pain killer for dogs. What makes you feel Yoyo needs this?" "To calm her restless tail problem, Doctor Evans." "What do you mean restless tail? Cats swish their tails a lot," Rory explain

Doctor Heal Thyself

Doctor Heal Thyself

Mary arrived in a half hour. I was agitated, pacing the room back and forth. A nurse gave me an injection to slow me down and stay on the bed. The surgeon came in. He was called from home and was still wearing a brown leather jacket. He appeared to be a world war two airplane pilot. He introduced himself to Mary and me as a hand specialist. Once he left the room, Mary remarked the staff probably makes up these specialties just to help the patients feel better, opining yesterd

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