The truth is, that I treat very many fewer cats than dogs which I think is a reflection on feline companions being healthier generally than canine ones.

Cat lovers would say "Of course they are healthier they have more sense and they know how to look after themselves better".

I think I would agree to all this although it seems to me that Cats are better at leading double lives. In our sight they are totally domesticated, but out at night for example, they are totally the opposite.

They change into natural hunters and predators and are able to supplement their commercial food diets with "God only knows what". Dogs are mostly denied this freedom.

As a Herbalist I notice a dramatic rise in 20th century illnesses like Cancers and other immune systems diseases in Dogs who now closely follow humans, in the frequency and variety of cancers they suffer from. Cats sadly are also beginning to catch up and so are Horses.

Feline Cancers:
I am treating more and more of these in Cats lately and I use exactly the same approach as I use with Dogs.