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FLEAS!!! A lot of people think you can stop flea treatment when it gets colder, but actually the opposite is true, we see more fleas at this time of year than any other. For more info check out our blog on the topic and speak with your vet to discuss proper treatment (some work much better than others!) if you suspect your cat may have fleas... https://thecatdoctor.co.uk/blog/feline-diseases/fleas-my-cat-does-not-have-fleas/ #Londonvets #surreycats #vets #cats #catoftheday #Cat #Meow
Fireworks are fun for us humans, but some cats find them extremely distressing. Here are some easy things you can do to help keep the calm this fireworks season. If your cat is still struggling, please speak with your vet as we can prescribe medication that may help! ❤🐈
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Happy Black Cat Day! 🐈⬛❤️
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Thank you so much to everybody who donated food and blankets to @hereforcats, you guys are absolutely brilliant! 🥰🙏😻
As our 10th birthday celebrations continue, we are delighted to share with you our recent chat with animal behaviourist Bonnie Brincat of @Pets Explained. Many thanks to those of you who submitted questions, we now present to you Bonnie's explanations for why our crazy cats act the way they do... Enjoy! 😻❤ #cats #catsofinstagram #catstagram #vets
Traditionally gifts of TIN mark a 10 year anniversary... This gave us an idea and we'd be thrilled for your support! We'll be collecting cat food tins (and dry food and blankets) for Here for Cats throughout September, so if you'd like to donate, please get in touch, thanks! 🐈
I can hardly believe it but it's true, The Cat Doctor is ten years old! It has been such an honour and a pleasure to look after your fabulous felines for the past 10 years, we absolutely have the best job in the world 🥰 We'll be celebrating this month with some fun posts like the ones mentioned below so be sure to check them out. And of course a huge thank you to all of you for your support over the past decade, here's to the next 10 years! ❤🐈
We had a lovely success story this week that I wanted to share - Ming is a 2 year old Siamese who was rescued from someone who never socialised her. After 9 months in her new home, she is playful and settling in slowly but still never allows her owner to stroke her. They tried taking her into a clinic for her health check and vaccination a few weeks ago but it was a disaster and she never made it in to the basket, so they called us for a home visit. We were also concerned that she might not respond well to us handling her, but our resident cat whisperer sat with her in the shower for 15 minutes, gradually winning her trust, to the point that we were able to hold her, examine her, vaccinate and microchip her without any issue at all. You can tell from the video that Ming was not particularly enjoying the exchange, but this is a cat that was previously unhandleable yet today she was able to receive the care she needed in a very calm and respectful manner. She is a very sweet cat and I am confident that with with the patience and kindness her lovely owner is already showing her, she will learn to be more comfortable in her world. ❤️❤️
Stuck at home with the kids (or hey, even not with kids...)? Homemade cat toys are fun to make and even more fun to use 😻 Here is one Shreen's son made for Doris (note all pieces are big enough that they can't be swallowed and play time is supervised for safety!). Any other crafty cat lovers out there? 😉
A recent study showed that kittens preferred curvy cardboard scratchers over other scratching posts/mats (some scientific research projects are clearly more fun than others...). Prince here agreed to show us how it's done, on his shiny new 6th birthday present 😻
Slow-motion cat videos! 😻 Thanks to Darcy for showing off her hunting skills - anybody else want to give it a go?
Go Susie, Go!
This is Susie, one of our 18 year-old superstar patients - showing us all how to stay young and fit!
The making of the Catmobile - it all started with an empty Vauxhall Movano van which over the course of 18 months was converted into a 2 room operating theatre on wheels. A huge thank you to our brilliant designer/engineer Chris Odd for turning our dream into reality!
Cyril in the Herb Garden
This week we treated our foster kitty Cyril to a home visit by Siobhan at Calmer Creatures for a taste of zoopharmacognosy - allowing an animal to help heal themselves by selecting various herbs and other natural extracts (in a supervised and safe manner!). He had a lovely time in his 'herb garden' and then self-selected a few remedies that have the potential to ease pain, not surprising as he suffers from significant arthritis. A very interesting concept for those willing to try something a bit different (especially for cats with behavioural issues) - visit www.calmercreatures.co.uk for more info, Cyril recommends you give it a try! :)