Your Cat March 2023

Veterinary surgeries and animal hospitals are usually quite neutral in their decoration. There may be helpful resources and informative posters in reception, while the outside will display their logo and welcome you with a friendly sense of professionalism. The Cat Clinic in New Town, Tasmania, in Australia, does things with a little more flair though! The veterinary hospital just for cats has this incredible feline artwork on the side of the building and as you will see from the inset picture, a stunning cat action shot painted on the front of the building. It’s interesting how for many of us, we become comfortable with the familiarity of the surroundings of medical environments, whether for us or our pets. It’s unusual to see this style of decoration but it looks brilliant…

 I am always really proud of the Your Cat community. Anyone can own a cat but by being a reader of the magazine you’re identifying yourself as someone who is truly devoted to cats. You’re also directly helping owners and felines in need. Every membership Your Cat sells, we give a proportion of that money to Your Cat Good Causes, our charitable arm, which supports independent cat organisations. Remember too that by buying Your Cat you’re also funding the basics such as our website which provides an incredible amount of advice that people can access for free. Over 400,000 people each year benefit from the expert advice we share —that means better lives for cats! In this issue, we look back on what Your Cat Good Causes has achieved last…

HEALTH Cat food linked to feline pancytopenia outbreak Contaminated cat food has been identified as the likely cause of a rare disease outbreak that killed hundreds of cats in 2021, scientists have found. The research conducted by scientists at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is hoped to ensure future cases of pancytopenia — which is a rare condition where red and white blood cells rapidly decrease —are less likely. More than 350 cats are known to have died in the outbreak, which peaked in May and June of 2021, although the analysis found cases had been presented to veterinary practices between February and December of that year. The first paper described 580 cases — which had a mortality rate of more than 63% — recorded and the link with mycotoxin…

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Clare Hemington DipCAPBT is an accredited feline behaviourist. She has a cat behaviour referrals practice and runs her Honeysuckle Cat Toys business with the help of her Siamese, Billy. You can find out more from her website: www.honeysucklecattoys.co.uk I’m very excited to be back with you for a brand new series in which I’ll be delving into some of the fundamental aspects of your cat’s life over which you, as their caregiver, have enormous influence. The decisions you make on your cat’s behalf are incredibly important for his well-being. This series is about making the right decisions for him, at the right time, to help ensure that the life he has with you is as happy and fulfilled as possible, and as we all know, a happy cat equals a…

In November, we launched Your Cat Good Causes to help cats that really need support. How it works is that we pledge to give a percentage of proceeds from Your Cat memberships (magazine subscribers and members of our new digital platform) to causes that truly help cats. Often, we donate to unsung heroes, people and organisations that are doing incredible work but don’t receive as much support or recognition. We provide them with resources and give them coverage they deserve. So, just by buying Your Cat you are doing something special to help cats. It’s only with your support of the brand and our content that we are able to help more cats. That’s truly special and we want to say a huge thank you! Here, we look back at…