Jean Veterinary Centre

29/10/2024

Thank you for all your help everyone❤️ Sky and Marshall have been found and joined their family safely. Truly thankful for all the care and sharing from Ipohans. You guys are great. 💕❤️🙏🏻

27/10/2024

Dear all,

Two of our very lovely friends, Marshall and Sky, went missing when they escaped in the rain today. Please help to share among friends in Ipoh and do call us or the owner's number if you see them. They need medication so please help us to find them..

14/10/2024

2 girls looking for some love. Sweet, innocent and cute. If you know anyone looking for some adoration and love please ask them to contact JEAN VETERINARY CENTRE 055458281. Thank u🩷🩷🙏🏻🙏🏻

🐶They have been dewormed.
🐶Estimated about 6weeks old +/-

17/09/2024

Happy Mid Autumn festival to all our friends who are celebrating. Selamat Hari Malaysia to all our fellow Malaysians too. Stay safe on the roads

Thank you to the mystery delivery of mooncakes to us. It is much appreciated.

xoxo JVC

21/08/2024

The risk of catching diseases like TB, tuberculosis is one among many of the reasons why raw food is not recommended for pets.

The specialist veterinary team at Edinburgh University are warning vets about an outbreak of TB in raw fed cats.

Although so far only 11 cases have been confirmed, TB is not a condition many vets will think about because it is so unusual, the symptoms are vague and can mimic other conditions and the testing needed for a diagnosis is very specific.

It is also extremely serious, sadly 8 of the infected cats have already been euthanased and it can make humans very ill as well. Which is why it is important that the word is spread.

All the cats so far diagnosed were fed the same raw diet. They were mainly indoor cats and did not drink raw milk, so had no other risk factors that might have caused the disease.

The company impacted is aware but has not yet been named and the vets are at pains to point out that they appear to have followed all the regulatory requirements and that this is simply an inherent risk (albeit thankfully a low one) of raw feeding.

As yet, as far as I am aware, a recall hasn't been issued.

Infected cats have presented with weight loss, coughing (a real concern as this could increase the ability of the disease to spread, particularly to people), abdominal abnormalities and were often very poorly by the time a diagnosis is made. Their blood tests generally only show non-specific changes like a mild anaemia.

Although TB in cats can present with skin lesions, this strain (similar to the last time this happened) appears to mainly cause respiratory signs and abnormalities may well be seen on chest x-rays.

If a lung wash is performed the bacteria might be identified but any vets doing one on a suspicious case must take care to wear PPE to protect themselves.

If you are concerned you might have a case, the team at Edinburgh, which includes Danielle Gunn-Moore and Conor O'Halloran, are very happy to help and advise you.

They have this webpage which is great; https://www.ed.ac.uk/vet/services/small-animals/vet-professional/specialist-services/feline/mycobacteria and advice on suspected cases from this outbreak will be given free of charge.

You can also contact Conor directly on [email protected]

And don't forget that TB is a notifiable disease, so the APHA must be contacted, and they are also a good source of support.

If you are a cat owner who raw feeds and you are worried, the best people to speak to for information and, hopefully, reassurance are your veterinary team and the company who produces the meals you feed.

It is also worth noting the difference between this problem, with a specific subset of infected animals, similar symptoms, a definitive diagnosis, a common diet and specialist vets at the forefront of raising the alert… and the the issues claimed with Purina pet food at the start of this year, which had none of these typical hallmarks of a genuine food related illness outbreak.

For more information about TB in cats, this article from the Edinburgh team, written in 2019, is very helpful; https://www.ed.ac.uk/vet/services/small-animals/information-about-cat-tb **But do note the company mentioned in it is in relation to the outbreak at the time, not this one**

Link to this report; https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/tuberculosis-in-young-raw-fed-cats-in-the-uk

*Letter pictured published with the permission of the Vet Record and the authors.

10/07/2024

For our friends in Selangor/ KL this is for you. Potong royong at SPCA Ampang.

02/07/2024

Amazing what we can do for each other if we work together. So much we can learn from the animals.

Have a wonderful week ahead everyone.

XoxoJVC

16/06/2024

A wonderful weekend to all.
Thank you to all the fathers for all that they do, we are blessed to have you.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to our Muslim friends too.

Xoxo
JVC

12/05/2024

Happy mother's day to all the women out there who provide love, support and care to those who need it. You mean the world to them. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Xoxo JVC

14/04/2024

Happy Tamil New Year to our Tamil friends. May you have a blessed celebration🙏🏻❤️

May everyone have safe travels aand a wonderful Sunday.

Xoxo JVC

11/04/2024

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri
Maaf Zahir dan Batin
Dengan ikhlas kami mohon ampun atas segala kesalahan yang telah kami lakukan.

May all of you have a blessed Raya and a happy holiday. We are open as usual tomorrow.

Xoxo JVC