Cats keep out!.(Short Takes: a comparison of flea products; cats-only veterinary practices; reunions)(feline-only veterinary practices)(Brief article)

From: Cat Watch | Date: February 1, 2006 | Copyright information

A veterinarian's commentary in the Journal of American Veterinary Medicine (Vol. 227,No. 10) makes "The Case for Canine-Exclusive Practice" while demonstrating that feline patients have a lot going for them, too.

Already there are more than 480 feline-exclusive veterinarians practicing in the United States--either at small-animal veterinary practices that also treat dogs and other companion animals, or at the more than 200 cats-only clinics. And those numbers are growing rapidly, according to the "AVMA 2005 Membership Directory & Resource Manual," while no one has thought to ...

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