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The Well Cat Book: The Cat Lover's Illustrated Medical Companion
Sm Quarto, 1975, PP.279,
279 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1975
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February 18, 2023
Still have the original from 1975 (book not cat)
I have ordered a new copy to make sure that the cat design has not changed. People's stuff has. We went from putting butter on burns to putting ice on burns. I want to know if I can still put my cat in ice water for heatstroke. So far the occasion has not come up. However, I am starting to suspect that cats can read. Every time I pick up the book, the cats run under the bead. My copy does not say much about thyroid disorders. However, I find that this is right up there with urinary disorders except more deadly. The best cure is irradiation. However, many cats are too old or fragile so they get daily doses of methimazole. I had one that lasted five years on it. The book did tell me how to choose the vet that detected the problem just in time. Now I have a new batch of cats and the latest designer problem is polyps. There is not very much information on them.
Bottom line is that if you are going to just get one book or are just starting then this is the book for you,
I have ordered a new copy to make sure that the cat design has not changed. People's stuff has. We went from putting butter on burns to putting ice on burns. I want to know if I can still put my cat in ice water for heatstroke. So far the occasion has not come up. However, I am starting to suspect that cats can read. Every time I pick up the book, the cats run under the bead. My copy does not say much about thyroid disorders. However, I find that this is right up there with urinary disorders except more deadly. The best cure is irradiation. However, many cats are too old or fragile so they get daily doses of methimazole. I had one that lasted five years on it. The book did tell me how to choose the vet that detected the problem just in time. Now I have a new batch of cats and the latest designer problem is polyps. There is not very much information on them.
Bottom line is that if you are going to just get one book or are just starting then this is the book for you,
May 8, 2020
Very interesting book.
June 11, 2020
Always very helpful reference, as is her Well Dog Book.
April 20, 2016
Read every chapter except the reproduction one, which I will hope no cat of mine will necessitate me knowing. Great general veterinary guide for the cat owner, and some of the hand drawn illustrations are inadvertently amusing.
September 23, 2012
Excellent reference book for anyone with a new kitty in the house. Gave great advise for nursing a sick cat back to health with hairball/GI issues.
October 2, 2012
A must-have for any cat owner, this is a very informative, well-written book that explains things in layman's terms.
August 1, 2014
Invaluable book!!!
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