Jack and Lilly's Story..

     

Hello, my name is Jack, and this is my sister Lilly. 

When we were only four weeks old, we were taken away from our mum with our brothers and sisters. The person who owned our mother didn't want us, and so we were thrown out of their car onto a big, busy road! Sadly, Lilly and I were the only kittens from our litter to survive. 

Then, we were scooped up by a nice lady and brought to the Elizabeth Drive Animal Hospital! When we arrived we were very scared and very skinny. Itchy fleas hopped all over us, and we might have even had tummy worms! But the nice people at the vet gave us medicine, a nice warm bath, food for our little bellies and lots of cuddles. Soon we were feeling much better!

Now we are learning to be brave and we run and play with the clinic cat Edward, who teaches us lots about being kittens! We both love cuddles and have competitions to see which of us has a bigger purr! I think I do, but Lilly says that it's her! We use our litter trays, and we eat from our food bowls! 

We like it here, everyone is very nice, but one day soon we would like to go to our forever homes to live with a family all our own! We have both been desexed, vaccinated and microchipped, and of course we are kept up to date with our flea and tummy worm prevention. 

As you can see from our photos we are mostly white, and I have a very cute little pink nose. Because of this, it is best if Lilly and I can be indoor kitties in our new home to protect us from the sun, and also from big scary cars!

If you think you have room in your home and your heart for a sweet little kitty like me or my sister, please contact the staff at Elizabeth Drive and arrange a time to come in and say hello!

Love and purrs,  From Jack and Lilly

Kitten Season!

  

With kitten season fast approaching, now is the perfect time to start planning to desex your kitten. Kittens can go on to heat from as early as 16 weeks of age. At only 24 weeks of age they could be the mother of up to 8 kittens. Having babies when your pet is still a kitten them-self, can cause a number of physical and medical problems which can cost you a lot of your time and money as well as permanently affecting the well-being of your pet.

Every year thousands of unwanted cats and kittens are taken to the pound in NSW. In 2009 of the 50,462 taken in at the pound only 36% were released either through adoption or being returned to their owners. That means 64% were unfortunately humanely euthanised; this can be due to the cat being injured or sick, unsuitable for adoption, or more commonly, due to overcrowding in the pound. This data does not include cats and kittens euthanised in vet clinics or small animal shelters, or those cats who die living on the street.

To help save all these unwanted cats and kittens please call us today to discuss desexing your pet, and do your part to reduce the number of animals destroyed in pounds every year.

The below table is just to give you an idea of how many kittens one undesexed cat can bring into the world, and how quickly the stray population can grow. 

  

To take it further, if none of the kittens born are desexed, this is what can happen over the course of 9 years... 1 Year: 12 Kittens  2 Years: 67 Kittens  3 Years: 376 Kittens  4 Years: 2,107 Kttens  5 Years: 11,801 Kittens  6 Years: 66,088 Kittens  7 Years: 370,092 Kittens  8 Years: 2,072,514 Kittens  9 Years: 11,606,077 Kittens!

Heat Stroke!

   

Spring is here! And with it comes the warm weather and longer sun-filled days. This is the perfect time to get out and be active with your pet; going for walks, or for a day out at the park or the beach.

However, it is important to remember to keep your pet cool and hydrated as the weather warms. Heatstroke in animals can be sudden and often fatal. Signs to watch out for are excessive panting, lethargy, collapse, and high temperature.

Short faced (brachycephalic) animals, such as staffies, pugs, and bulldogs are at increased risk of heatstroke and should only be exercised during the cooler hours of the day. Dogs that are long-haired, obese or have diseases affecting their airways are also at increased risk. 

If you think your pet may have heat stroke, it is important to contact the vet hospital as soon as possible. 

How does your pet keep cool?

Tell us how your pet likes to cool down in the warm weather! Or better yet, show us! Post a picture on our Facebook page of your furry friend keeping cool in this lovely spring weather! 

  

Blackie (below) loves to play with his toys in the water!

  

Pugsley's Weight-Loss Journey!

For those of you who have not met him; Pugsley is the Casula Veterinary Hospital's resident blood donor cat! Due to some overindulgent nurses, poor Pugsley became a whopping 6.08kg, which for his body type was considered obese. As Pugsley is an older cat, maintaining a healthy weight range is important as it reduces his risk of developing serious conditions such as diabetes and arthritis.  Over the course of 12 weeks on the Royal Canin Feline Obesity Diet, Pugsley lost a total of 1.42kg! He is now a healthy 4.66kg! Pugsely is now happy and healthy with much more energy, and loving his new lease on life!