Tag Archives: peritonitis

Ratchet: The Garbage Hound

‘Garbage hound’ is not a new breed of dog: these dogs have been around for a long time, raiding the trash can for tasty but indigestible morsels. Ratchet, today’s protagonist, is not a hound at all, but a one-and-a-half-year-old rescued pit bull. He’s been at The Animal Medical Center before for digestive problems. Last December,

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Getting Another Cat After a Diagnosis of FIP

A calico cat

June is Adopt-A-Cat Month® and to celebrate felines, I will devote one blog a week to them during the month of June. Recently, I had a series of conversations with a pair of cat-owning clients about the diagnosis of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) in their beloved cat. I use the term “diagnosis” a bit cautiously

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