Dr. Karyn Kanowski BVSc MRCVS (Veterinarian)

Dr. Karyn comes from Queensland, Australia, and has lived in the UK for the past 10 years. In 2010, she graduated from The University of Queensland School of Veterinary Science and also has a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology. She is passionate about using evidence, experience, and owner collaboration to provide the best solutions for pets, and believes in making reliable information about animal health accessible to all. Dr. Karyn shares her home with five cats, four dogs, and one husband. When she is not in the scrubs, she spends her time writing, gardening, and cleaning up pet hair!

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Cats in Crochet Thinking Caps: How Hats Are Helping Neurological Studies

Without the results of scientific research and experiments, the world would be filled with the ifs and maybes of untested hypotheses. Unfortunately, an overwhelming amount of scientific discoveries and breakthroughs have come at the expense of animals used in experiments. In a recent study of sensory processing in chronic pain at the University of Montreal, […]

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Don't trouble yourself, I've got this.

Part-Time Apex Predator: Cyril’s Remarkable, But Selective, Hearing

Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. We’ve all known someone with selective hearing; husbands who don’t hear you asking to take the garbage out but can miraculously hear when you tell them dinner is ready, or dogs

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Rushie the Special Needs Kitty

Rushie the Special Needs Kitty: Rescued From the Streets of Dubai & Now an Internet Sensation

Watched by more than one million viewers, the story of Rushie is the sort of uplifting tale we all need to hear right now. Found on the streets of Dubai with paralyzed hind legs, this scrawny ginger & white kitten was almost certainly headed for euthanasia. However, her rescuer saw something in her eyes that

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Got milk?

Someone Pour Me Up A Double Shot of Milk, Please: Alex’s Nightcaps

Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. It’s the classic stereotype: cats love milk. Followed by the harsh reality: cats shouldn’t drink milk. Unfortunately, no one told Alex that, and I’m pretty sure he’s not the only one

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Another Bird Flu Food Recall – Is Raw Feeding Putting Your Cat’s Life At Risk?

Coming hot on the heels of our report on voluntary recalls by some raw cat food companies due to possible bird flu contamination following the death of an indoor cat late last year, the FDA has issued a recall of another raw cat food product. Wild Coast Raw Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula Raw Pet

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We're here for anything that makes cancer treatment better

Cancer vs Artificial Intelligence – Finally, an AI Product I Can Get Behind

Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. Cancer – it’s something we hope never to deal with, but chances are we will, at least once in our lifetime. In cats, cancer can take many forms, but with continuing

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Weekly Mews Dark Side of Cat Cloning

The Dark Side of Cat Cloning: Cost, Process, Ethics & More

In the almost three decades since the creation of Dolly, the world’s first cloned sheep, the technology of cloning has been tweaked and perfected to a point where biotech companies are now offering to clone our pets. Imagine being able to get another 14 or 15 years with our beloved cat, starting all over again

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apple head and wedge head siamese cats

What’s the Difference Between a Siamese Cat and a Siamese Cat? It’s Complicated

Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. Just the other day I was helping a colleague decipher different Siamese cat colors, which is difficult enough, and NOT something you want to screw up in front of the wrong

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Weekly Mews March Meowness

March Meowness – Redefining Library Engagement in Massachusetts

In a world increasingly dominated by technology, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality, it would be easy to assume that libraries would be going the way of the dinosaurs. In fact, far from heading into extinction, many libraries are evolving to become just as relevant and vital to communities as they were before the internet. Far

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We are not amused

It’s Crunch Time, Cyril: A Weight Loss Journey (Part 2)

Hi, I’m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. It’s been the longest 6 weeks of Cyril’s life, but we have finally made it to our first weigh-in of his weight loss journey. While I knew that Cyril must have

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