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Cat Bite Abscess: Rumple’s Story (Rerun)

By Scott Weese on November 21, 2023
Posted in Cats

Next in the World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) series is a recycled post about our cat Rumple from this past summer. It’s not just because I’m lazy. It’s largely because it’s a great topic and an issue for which there’s a lot of unnecessary antibiotic use (especially in cats).

Rumple’s an indoor-outdoor cat that…

Cat Bite Abscess: Rumple’s Story

By Scott Weese on July 4, 2023
Posted in Cats

My own animals provide frequent fodder for this blog, both good and bad. Rumple’s been featured a few times before, and his latest escapade is a great antimicrobial stewardship case.

Rumple’s an indoor-outdoor cat that we adopted years ago through Guelph Humane Society’s working cat program. He was deemed unsuitable for a household, so we…

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