International Cat Care has announced the winners of it's 2018 awards which recognise those products and people that have demonstrated commitment to cats.

The Easy to Give Awards are given to pharmaceutical companies that have made it easier to give medication to cats:

• Dechra for Felimazole coated tablets for cats

• Zoetis for Stronghold Plus spot-on solution for cats

• Zoetis for VibraVet Paste

• Bayer for Seresto flea and tick collar for cats

The Cat Friendly Awards recognise products which have made a difference to cat wellbeing:

• ProtectaPet for cat fencing solutions

• Coastline Global for Kit4Cat Cat Urine Sample Collection Sand

• Sure Petcare for its SureFlap Microchip Pet Door Connect with Hub

The Distance Education Awards recognise the best students on the International Society of Feline Medicine’s Vet Nursing courses

• Sarah Hayward and Rachael Hodgeson for best results achieved in the Certificate in Feline Nursing

• Margaret Hodgeson for the best result received in the Diploma in Feline Nursing

In addition, International Cat Care made a special award in 2018 for products and ideas which have made major contributions to the ability to help cats in the field of Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR). The Innovation in Humane Cat Population Management Award was given to MDC Exports for its traps, restrainers and transfer baskets.

Lastly, the winner of the 2018 iCatCare Photography Competition winner, awarded to the overall winner of the charity’s ‘Kittenhood’ photo competition, was Lindsey Chadwick.

Photo: Sarah Hayward receiving her award from Erin Biss of Royal Canin (right) and iCatCare Chairman Stuart Carmichael (left)

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