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In an ever-expanding world of new antibiotics, it is helpful for the cat breeder to learn the main types and classifications of antibiotics available in feline veterinary medicine in order to understand their differences.
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Baytril is a 'big-gun' antibiotic especially useful in the treatment of difficult respiratory infections and chronic urinary infections in the cat.
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Feline Bordetella is a highly contagious bacteria that causes upper respiratory infection in felines. Young kittens are at highest risk of dying from Bordetella. Learn how to treat Bordetella and reduce the chance of it spreading through your cattery.
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Chlamydia is a common cause of conjunctivitis in cats. is most often seen in kittens and the symptoms are very "flu-like". Learn how to treat this bacterial infection.
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Clavamox, a combination of Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid, is a penicillin-like broad spectrum antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. It is one of the most useful general antibiotics for the cat breeder.
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Follow one cattery’s recommended protocol for eliminating giardia from a multi-cat situation.
Gingivitis, an inflammation of the gums caused by bacteria, plaque and tartar, is a common dental disease in cats. Unless treated promptly, gingivitis can develop into a serious problem.
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Hemobartonella is an infectious cat disease which attacks the red blood cells causing the cat to become anemic, hence its other name, Feline Infectious Anemia.
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If a nursing mother cat is sick, has mastitis or is on a medication that is harmful to her kittens, her kittens must not drink her milk. This article shows you how to stop the kits from nursing while still keeping mum and babies together.
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Jasmine Alexander of Snobelle Chinchilla Persians shares her story of treating a rodent ulcer on the lip of a cat that was still nursing a litter of kittens.
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