Animal Talk – July 2019

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health

VETTA LK

B

unnies love fresh vegetables
and these can safely make up
30% of their diet. There are numerous
websites such as The House Rabbit
Society that provide lists of suitable
fresh foods to offer your companion.
Avoid foods high in carbohydrates
and sugars as these will imbalance
the natural bacterial flora of the gut.
Dr Dorianne Elliott, veterinarian

Veggies for

my bunny

How much vegetables

should I feed my rabbit?

T

he American Association of Feline

Practitioners (AAFP) and American

Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) have made

recommendations that all cats should get an annual

wellness examination, and these examinations

should become more frequent in senior and geriatric

cats. A cat is classified as senior when she reaches

the age of about 10 years and geriatric at about 15

years of age. Cats are very good at hiding pain and

disease, so owners may not be aware of changes

in the cat’s health until it is too late to do anything.

So the reason for these frequent visits are so that

the vet can identify changes or abnormalities in the

cat’s health status early on, and interventions can

be implemented in the course of a disease to ensure

the cat lives a long and happy life.

Dr Vanessa Mcclure, veterinarian

Old cat vet visits

Should my cat see the vet

more than once a year for a

check-up as she gets older?

DID YOU KNOW?

A 10 to 15 minute walk

every day can help to keep

your pet in shape.