ASPFM Blog

In my time as a veterinarian in Darwin, and especially since we founded the rescue A Safe Place for Meow, I have diagnosed and treated A LOT of ringworm! This fungal skin disease has had me fascinated from the very beginning. When we were in our very early days of the rescue, we didn’t realize just how common ringworm infections in the stray population of Darwin truly was. Until we had a pretty major outbreak within our foster network! We then had a very steep and fast learni

Also known as: Stress cystitis Feline interstitial cystitis Pandora syndrome Idiopathic feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) This is my favourite disease of all time to educate clients about! Whilst it can be a very frustrating disease, with some patients experiencing recurrent bouts of FIC throughout their lifetime, there are many different options for management and treatment. Environmental modification and enrichment has been shown to reduce the frequency and severit