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No Holding Back: Top Nine Things that Cat Owners May Not Want to Hear from their Cat Veterinarian

No Holding Back: Top Nine Things that Cat Owners May Not Want to Hear from their Cat Veterinarian | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it

As a cat veterinarian for over 20 years, I’ve noticed a few common themes to some of the questions and comments I get in the examination room.  Cat owners are amazing people.  They love their babies.  They want to protect their babies.  They want to know what the heck is up with their babies?!  It is an ongoing struggle trying to understand and communicate with feline creatures.  I decided to collect some common questions/comments and address them all in a blog post that I think my veterinary colleagues might relate to as much as my readers can.  I hope you can appreciate my tongue-in-cheek tone to some of these issues.

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Cat Man Do | Dr. Arnold Plotnick: Top 8 Signs that you Need to take your Cat to the Veterinarian Immediately

Cat Man Do | Dr. Arnold Plotnick: Top 8 Signs that you Need to take your Cat to the Veterinarian Immediately | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it

Would you know a cat emergency if you saw one?  I discussed feline first aid for cats and kittens (what to do in a cat emergency), but now I want to point out signs that should cause the pet owner to say, "This is a cat emergency! I need to get my cat to the veterinarian immediately."

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There are scenarios, however, when a cat should be seen RIGHT AWAY.  Here are the top 8 signs that you need to take your cat to the veterinarian immediately.

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Cat Detained At Russian Prison After Illegal Smuggling Mission

Cat Detained At Russian Prison After Illegal Smuggling Mission | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
It was transporting cell phones.
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Artist creates colourful collection of hats for cats that you just can’t help but smile at

Artist creates colourful collection of hats for cats that you just can’t help but smile at | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
Feline fussy dressers now have more than 200 hat designs to suit their every whim, including this lion's mane, thanks to American artist Meredith Yarborough.
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I'm not sure what cat would allow a wool cat hat on their head without ripping it to shreds. 

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The power of cuteness - why online cat videos can make you more productive

The power of cuteness - why online cat videos can make you more productive | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
They are the most watched videos on Youtube. Now Sharon Crowe reports on research which found that looking at images of cute things, such as fluffy cats, can make you more productive at work
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Shelter dogs and cats now Colorado's official state pet | koaa.com | Colorado Springs | Pueblo |

Shelter dogs and cats now Colorado's official state pet | koaa.com | Colorado Springs | Pueblo | | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
DENVER (AP) - Shelter dogs and cats are now Colorado's official state pet.Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill making the designation on Monday morning at Denver's animal shelter.
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Cat Man Do | Dr. Arnold Plotnick: Letting Your Cat Outdoors Can Be Dangerous

Cat Man Do | Dr. Arnold Plotnick: Letting Your Cat Outdoors Can Be Dangerous | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
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Cat and Duck Best Friends, Become Celebrities at University

Cat and Duck Best Friends, Become Celebrities at University | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
A cat and a duck have become celebrities for the students at Tecnologico De Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. They are completely inseparable.

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When nothing is too fancy for Fido

When nothing is too fancy for Fido | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
Pet owners are pampering their animals like never before, with bakery visits, massages and pet psychics.
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Chicago Hospital Allows Pets to Visit Patients

Chicago Hospital Allows Pets to Visit Patients | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
Recognizing the depth of the human-pet bond, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago opens its doors to allow pets to visit patients.
Rachele L's curator insight, April 4, 2:31 PM

Great idea! I wish more hospitals would allow this.

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The Heroic Story Of A Cat Who Lost An Ear Defending Her Kittens

The Heroic Story Of A Cat Who Lost An Ear Defending Her Kittens | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
A heroic cat who lost an ear defending her kittens has a new home. The new owner told the story of Jade, the one-eared tabby cat, on Reddit.
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The unlikely star of SXSW: Grumpy Cat

The unlikely star of SXSW: Grumpy Cat | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
Forget Elon Musk or Al Gore. The biggest star of the South by Southwest Interactive festival sleeps all day and looks like she just swallowed a hairball.
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Cats with ca-nine lives

Cats with ca-nine lives | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
Shauna Bilodeau, a 24-year-old gallery assistant, has an energetic pet that plays fetch, greets her at the door when she comes home and plays dead on command, but her beloved fur ball, Dalia, isn’t
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Sparkle, baby! Check out The Humane Society of the United States' World Spay Day 2013 Pet Pageant! Enter your pet's photo today, and spread the message that spay and neuter saves pets' lives

Sparkle, baby! Check out The Humane Society of the United States' World Spay Day 2013 Pet Pageant! Enter your pet's photo today, and spread the message that spay and neuter saves pets' lives | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
Sparkle, baby! Check out The Humane Society of the United States' World Spay Day 2013 Pet Pageant! Enter your pet's photo today, and spread the message that spay and neuter saves pets' lives.
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Kitten with two faces born in Oregon – video

After a kitten with two faces was born in Amity, Oregon, pet owner Stephanie Durkee gives her reaction
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Pay? No, I've got a puss pass: Cat rides the bus for free by hopping on and off at his local station... making 10-mile journeys on passengers laps

Pay? No, I've got a puss pass: Cat rides the bus for free by hopping on and off at his local station... making 10-mile journeys on passengers laps | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
The 15-year-old cat makes up to 10 mile round trips from Bridport to Charmouth in Dorset and some bus drivers even feed him cat food.
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Grumpy Cat Gets Garfield-Like Movie Deal

Grumpy Cat Gets Garfield-Like Movie Deal | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
EXCLUSIVE: More depressing news for humans who can't get a Hollywood movie made. Grumpy Cat, the cranky-faced kitty voted Meme of the Year at the 2013 Webb
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Navy Sailors Bonded with 3 Stowaway Kittens

Navy Sailors Bonded with 3 Stowaway Kittens | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
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Yet even more reason to love our troops....

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Three Common Cat Myths Busted

Three Common Cat Myths Busted | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
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Humans that harm animals should be held accountable

Humans that harm animals should be held accountable | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
Colleen Boggs: We are quick to punish animals that attack humans, but what about the reverse such as the Ringling Bros elephant shooting?
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FYI: Can Humans Get High On Catnip?

FYI: Can Humans Get High On Catnip? | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
While cats may feel effects from marijuana—no word on whether Sir Harry Paus actually likes the
Dr. Arnold Plotnick's insight:

 As veterinarian Arnold Plotnick of Manhattan Cat Specialists in New York wrote to me in an email, "Think about it… catnip is cheap and legal. If it had a significant effect on people, everyone would be smoking it."

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‘Zombie’ Finds, Returns Cat Missing For 2 Years To NYPD Officer - CBS New York

‘Zombie’ Finds, Returns Cat Missing For 2 Years To NYPD Officer - CBS New York | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
A cat named Disaster that had been missing for two years was found and returned to his owner by an unlikely character -- a zombie.
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6 animals with pets of their own

6 animals with pets of their own | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
From a gorilla who loves cats to an elephant with its own dog, check out these astonishing stories of interspecies affection.

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Craziest Places for Cat Lovers

Craziest Places for Cat Lovers | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
These quirky museums, theme parks, and circus acts feed our collective cat obsession.
Rachele L's curator insight, March 18, 4:45 PM

I want to visit them all!

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CatCam | PBS Online Film Festival 2013 | PBS

CatCam | PBS Online Film Festival 2013 | PBS | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
Watch and vote for the documentary short film "CatCam," about an engineer who straps a camera on a stray cat in North Carolina, inadvertently creating a media sensation.
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Make sure to VOTE for CatCam here: http://www.pbs.org/filmfestival/vote/

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Siberian Woman Accused of Killing Husband to Protect Cat

Siberian Woman Accused of Killing Husband to Protect Cat | Feline Health and News - manhattancats.com | Scoop.it
Russian investigators in East Siberia's Buryatia republic have launched a criminal investigation against a woman who allegedly killed her husband after he threatened her cat.
Dr. Arnold Plotnick's insight:

Rule number one for successful relationships with cat owners is "do not attempt to kill your partner's cat."

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