Mewsical Maine Coons

05/26/2026

That IS a good question

05/22/2026

Q litter Quade, Queenie, Quigley, Quinn at 4 weeks

05/22/2026

Is it a good or bad thing that Mars Candy Company owns so much of veterinary medicine & pet food?

Abstract: Most veterinary students know Mars, Inc. as the company behind M&M’s and Snickers. Fewer realize that the same privately held corporation is

04/16/2026

-feeling silly

04/16/2026

Worth reading, there is hope for FIP

The European Advisory Board on Cat Diseases has just updated their FIP treatment guidelines, three years after the last revision.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

• Antiviral response is rapid, with clinical improvement often seen within days—and 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀.

• 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗦-𝟰𝟰𝟭𝟱𝟮𝟰 is the preferred first-line treatment.

• Standard dosing is 𝟭𝟱 𝗺𝗴/𝗸𝗴 once daily, effective in most cats—not only in effusive cases but across all manifestations of FIP. Some use higher dosages for cats with ocular and/or neurological signs.

• 𝟰𝟮-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝘀 can be as effective as 84 days in many cases.

• Adverse effects are usually mild (ALT elevation, GI signs), but rare complications such as large cell lymphoma and urolithiasis have been reported.

• Concurrent conditions (e.g., 𝐈𝐌𝐇𝐀, 𝐦𝐲𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬) are increasingly recognized and may require additional therapy.

• Prognostic indicators are becoming more defined—high bilirubin and hypoglycemia are negative indicators, while 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟰𝟴 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.

• Monitoring remains essential—weight, clinical response, and laboratory trends guide treatment, and early fluctuations do not always indicate failure. A drop in body weight, a transient increase in globulins, and a decrease in PCV can occur as effusions resolve around two weeks into treatment.

𝗙𝗜𝗣 𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗻. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲.

Study link in comments:

04/11/2026

But we love it, don’t we? 🐾

04/10/2026

The illusion of choice in pet food

40 brands on the shelf.

6 corporations own them all.

Mars. Nestlé. Colgate-Palmolive. General Mills. J.M. Smucker. Diamond Pet Foods.

The same companies that sell you Snickers, Frosted Flakes, and Crest toothpaste now control what counts as “nutrition” for your obligate carnivore.

Different labels. Same factories. Same ingredients. Same shareholders.

And when your cat gets sick from eating ultra-processed carb-heavy food for years?

They own the vet clinic too.

Mars owns Banfield, VCA, BluePearl, and nearly 3,000 vet hospitals worldwide.

One pipeline: Create the problem. Diagnose it. Sell the solution. Repeat.

Full breakdown (with ownership chart, vet school funding receipts, and list of truly independent brands) 👉 https://open.substack.com/pub/holisticaf4cats/p/who-really-owns-the-cat-food-aisle

04/06/2026

Protect your pets from exposure to cancer causing products

Cancer doesn’t just “happen” overnight. It’s often the result of years of small, repeated exposures that slowly shift the body out of balance, and one of the most overlooked pieces of this puzzle is your pet’s everyday environment. The air they breathe, the water they drink, the grass they walk on, and even the dust in your home all play a role in shaping long-term health.
Cancer in dogs and cats can be a warning sign of what’s happening in our own homes. From lawn chemicals and microplastics to indoor air toxins and a lifetime of highly processed diets, these exposures matter more than most people realize. The empowering part is this: when you begin reducing your pet’s daily toxic load and supporting their natural detox pathways, you’re not just lowering cancer risk, you’re creating a healthier environment for your entire family. Link to my latest article on this topic is the comments ⬇️.