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All About Pets features make interesting reading for the pet-fan. These topical features, written by Blue Cross staff, provide an in-depth look into all aspects of pet care, health, behaviour and lots more.
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All About Pets features make interesting reading for the pet-fan. These topical features, written by Blue Cross staff, provide an in-depth look into all aspects of pet care, health, behaviour and lots more.
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Behind the scenes with a Blue Cross veterinary nurse
Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at one of The Blue Cross animal hospitals? To mark national veterinary nursing week, nurse manager Tamsin Durston, lifts the lid on life at our Merton hospital.
Felix has been hit by a car and comes to the animal hospital with a suspected broken leg.
He is immediately triaged and a first aider assesses his wounds. Then a phlebotomist collects blood and places an intravenous support line through which to give him a drip to support his circulation.
The blood sample is tested by the laboratory technician. Felix is in good general health overall so he’s given a general anaesthetic, monitored by the anaesthetist, so the radiographer can take X-rays of his leg.
A clinical practitioner cleans the wounds and applies a support dressing to the broken leg, while an analgesist administers pain relief.
An intensive care specialist ensures he has a smooth recovery from anaesthetic and settles him comfortably into his kennel.
A nutritionist prepares the perfect diet to aid his recovery and promote healing, while a behaviourist ensures that the cage rest he needs will provide him with enough mental stimulation.
A counsellor talks the owner through the treatment options, while a friend is ready with a reassuring hug and support.
Ten great quotes about cats
Mark Twain, American author and humorist - "Of all God's creatures,
there is only one that cannot be made slave of the lash. That one is the cat.
If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat."
T.S. Eliot, poet - "The naming of cats is a difficult matter. It isn't just one of your holiday games. You may think at first I'm mad as a hatter. When I tell you a cat must have three different names..." This comes from the writer's book, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, which in turn inspired the hit musical Cats.
Charlotte Gray, English author and journalist who now lives in Canada - "After scolding one's cat one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it for reference."
George Mikes, Hungarian-born writer, penned a biography of his cat Tsi-tsa - "You can keep a dog; but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals."
Anonymous - "Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this."
James Gorman, journalist who writes about nature - "Cats are the ultimate narcissists. You can tell this by all the time they spend on personal grooming. Dogs aren't like this. A dog's idea of personal grooming is to roll in a dead fish."
Ernest Hemingway, Nobel Prize-winning author - "A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not."
Choosing a name for your pet dog
A poll on the website shows over half (55 per cent) of pet owners
would pick an authentic ethnic name that can be associated with their
dog's breed, whereas 28 per cent would choose a name commonly thought of as human, such as Hank or Susie.
Just 15 per cent of pet owners would call their dog a stereotypically canine name, such as Rover or Lady, the unofficial poll found.
Naming a pet dog, the online writer notes, "is similar to naming a child, in that you want a name that will promote their social wellbeing – you want them to fit in, while also being unique in their own right".
Greg Marlett on the site finds that Spanish-style names work best on small dogs, such as chihuahuas. Bruno, meaning a little black plum; Che, an Argentinean expression of greeting; Hugo (heart, mind and spirit) and Pablo, meaning small, all work well on these feisty four-legged friends, he said.
Meanwhile, members of the Dog Club online forum explore funny names for their pets. A user called Izzie believes the best name she has heard for a dog was Eddie the beagle. Wiget said they have met a rescue dog called Havoc – "because she causes it" – and Dave the doberman.
Sweetypye said: "If I meet another Rizla the Vizla I may expire" and an online member called Jaydex thinks Jarvis is the perfect name for a cocker spaniel.
Pet owners may be stuck for ideas when it comes to picking a name for their new furry friend, so many turn to specialist books for inspiration. Bookstores and online shops are likely to have a selection of name books for puppies, so having a hunt around could help you settle on the right name.
Blue Cross dog Fin goes for gold!
When Blue Cross Hammersmith animal hospital head nur se Marion Jolliffe adopted Fin from o ur Tiverton adoption centre, little did she know how much fun he would bring to her life.
Good-natured Fin was a young fun-loving staffie/Jack Russell terrier crossbreed who had been found as a stray.
In the early days, as he and Marion were getting to know each other, not only did he disappear out of the park and run into the London Underground, boarding a train and travelling along the Northern Line – thank goodness for ID tags and microchips! – but he proved himself to be highly excited by other dogs. He did not want to listen to his new mummy when there were other dogs around – especially if they were playing with balls.
Marion just could not compete with this and Fin was at risk of getting into trouble by pestering other dogs who might not appreciate his enthusiasm quite so much.
So Marion did some research and enrolled Fin into her local dog training class, Alpha Dog Club, run by Sue and Ceri Evans in north London’s Finsbury Park.
Like any responsible dog training class, Alpha Dog Club teaches basic life-skills which create calm, relaxed, balanced and adaptable dogs through positive reward-based training exercises and play-sessions.
A couple of months later, with clear and consistent instruction, Marion and Fin’s relationship was blossoming as he became more and more focused on her, realising that she was the constant source of everything he needed in life, providing good leadership for him to follow happily.
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