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Dr. Evan Ware, Medical Director of University Animal Hospital, says a cat in heat deserves the royal treatment. He recommends extra brushing and cuddling (if your cat is into it).
Help your feline friend stay safe this summer with these tips to keep your cat cool. A veterinarian weighs in on the best ways to keep them from overheating. 3 Vet-Approved Tips to Keep Cats Cool ...
Maropitant (INN; [3] brand name: Cerenia, used as maropitant citrate , is a neurokinin-1 (NK 1) receptor antagonist developed by Zoetis specifically for the treatment of motion sickness and vomiting in dogs. It was approved by the FDA in 2007, for use in dogs [4] [5] and in 2012, for cats. [6]
EQ-5D is a standardised measure of health-related quality of life developed by the EuroQol Group to provide a simple, generic questionnaire for use in clinical and economic appraisal and population health surveys. EQ-5D assesses health status in terms of five dimensions of health and is considered a ‘generic’ questionnaire because these ...
One approach, called the engaged theory, outlined in the journal of Applied Research in the Quality of Life, posits four domains in assessing quality of life: ecology, economics, politics and culture. [6] In the domain of culture, for example, it includes the following subdomains of quality of life: Beliefs and ideas; Creativity and recreation
The self-perceived quality-of-life scale [1] [2] is a psychological assessment instrument which is based on a comprehensive theory of the self-perceived quality of life (SPQL) [3] and provides a multi-faceted measurement of health-related and non-health-related aspects of well-being. [4]
Quality of life measuring tools can fail to account for effective therapeutic strategies that can alleviate health burdens, and thus can promote a self-fulfilling prophecy for patients. On a societal level, the concept of low quality of life can also perpetuate negative prejudices experienced by people with disabilities or chronic illnesses. [51]
Although cats are obligate carnivores, vegetarian and vegan cat food are preferred by owners uncomfortable with feeding animal products to their pets. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine has come out against vegetarian cat and dog food for health reasons. Cats require high levels of taurine in their diet.