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June 2008
Added stethoscope breathing sounds to
Symptoms.
May 2008
The
Feline Outreach
Paws for Education Award is
granted to FritztheBrave.com
for outstanding education of feline
caregivers.
Feline Outreach
is a charitable organization
formed to promote the routine and medical care
of companion animals, particularly cats.
Every donation to Feline Outreach supports
financial and educational assistance.
Dec 2007
Site fully updated so that all
data are current. Photographs
of the new product version of AeroKat™
with FlowVu are added to the gallery.
Just discovered! Review the
amazing videos that Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine has made available. They cover caring for your diabetic cat; giving your cat a pill, capsule and liquid medications; trimming your cat's claws; taking your cat's temperature; and brushing your cat's teeth.
Jul 2006
Steve
Dale of Pet
World Radio interviewed
Kathryn on Chicago's WGN
Radio
about Feline Asthma and this
website. Listen to the high-quality
audio
or the low-quality
(fast download) audio. This
material is © 2006
Steve Dale's Pet World Radio.
All Rights Reserved.
Do not copy without written
permission from Steve Dale!
March 2006
Added a valuable link (content since removed - Feb-2008)
to breathing sounds that the
VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
use to instruct. Added several
other links of interest under
Resources.
Feb 2006
Finished second in the "Non-fiction Publication"
category for the Preditors & Editors 2005 Reader's
Poll, sponsored by Critters, an online
workshop/critique group for dedicated writers.
Nov 2005
Kathryn and James attended the
Cat Writer's Association's
annual
conference.
For her work on this website, Kathryn was presented two awards:
The Cornell Feline Health Center Veterinary Issues Award was
presented by James R. Richards, DVM, Director of the
Cornell Feline Health Center, Cornell University.
The entries were judged by Dr. Philip Bergman, and his comments included:
""This web site is VERY well done with lots of information that is
thoroughly researched and well referenced, and most importantly it is
personalized; it looks like it is from Fritz the Brave himself. Bravo!"
The second award was the CWA
Muse Medallion
award in the category of Online Article - Health and General Care,
and presented for the
Inhaled Medication
section of this website.
May 2005
Kathryn and James, with the help of Trudell
Medical International, who produced
the professional voice-over,
present video
of Fritz in classic asthmatic
cough symptoms. We hope this short
clip will be helpful in
understanding the disease.
February 2005
Kathryn was accepted as a member
of the The Cat Writers' Association, Inc. (CWA) is an organization of professionals writing, publishing and broadcasting about cats.
Dr.
Betty Marcucci wrote two educational
articles in December issue of
Veterinary
Technician journal. The
technician handout for clients,
plus the articles, illustrates
using inhaled medications and
features Fritz the Brave.
A
new Yahoo
discussion group has been
formed in German. A volunteer
from that group has kindly offered
to translate Fritzthebrave.com
and will be available this year.
Dankeschoen Ema.
American
Animal Hospital Association
is creating a poster for veterinarian
use educating on feline asthma
and featuring some photos from
Fritz the Brave.
January 2005
Fritz the Brave and
Kathryn attended
at the AeroKat® booth with Daphne and Zoe of the FAIM
Yahoo Group during The
North American Veterinary Conference
in Orlando, Florida.
Dr. Philip Padrid, a keynote presenter, offered
two Masters Classes for veterinarians: one on Feline
Asthma and one on the use of
Inhaled Medications. Fritz and
Kathryn assisted for
demonstration purposes. It was
a wonderful trip and opportunity.
The AeroDawg® is now available.
This is a
step forward in the successful
safer treatment
of chronic bronchitis in dogs. For more
information, contact the folks
at AeroKat®.
April 3, 2004
Complete Site makeover. New content, look,
inhaled medication protocol, and testimonials.
Language translation by Babelfish, full text
search, and unified image galleries. Kathryn is
also completing a book on this topic - notice of publication
date available via this
website. Keep an eye for the announcement in
What's New.
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