Congestive Heart Failure
Congestive heart failure (CHF) occurs when the heart doesn’t pump blood forward normally, resulting in the “backup” of blood and the accumulation of fluid...
Hope for Cats with Oral Cancer
Oral squamous cell cancer (OSCC) is one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant cancers in cats. Surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy are generally ineffective.
A study...
Cats Get Top Spot in Rabies Cases
A recent article in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association described rabies surveillance carried out in 2023. Sadly, cats led the list...
Remedies for Bad Hips in Cats
Hip dysplasia is a genetic malformation of the hip joint resulting in abnormal wear and tear on the joint surfaces, ultimately resulting in painful...
Feline Vestibular Syndrome
Cats with a vestibular problem may have a head tilt, walk in an uncoordinated fashion, lean or roll to one side, circle, and/or experience...
Avian Flu Remains a Threat
Cats continue to make the news regarding the highly pathogenic avian (bird) influenza (HPAI) type A H5N1 virus. Over 130 feline cases have been...
(Still) Common Feline Viruses
Anyone who works with a feline shelter is very aware of three potentially deadly feline viruses: feline leukemia virus (FeLV), feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV),...
Hyperkalemia Treatment
A study published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Association looked at a novel way to reduce blood potassium levels in cats.
Hyperkalemia, or...
Don’t Overlook EPI in Cats
The big three diseases that cause weight loss and general unthriftiness in aging cats are chronic kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, and diabetes. But there is...
C. Diff Can Be an Enigma
Q: My cat recently started having diarrhea, so I took her to my veterinarian, who then referred her to a veterinary internist. After an...
Rapamycin to Treat Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Joshua Stern, DVM, PhD, of North Carolina State University, has been studying a formulation of the medication rapamycin (sirolimus) that has been shown to...
Weight and Muscle Loss
Q: I am looking for guidance on how to support muscle/weight loss in an almost 16-year-old cat with stage II chronic kidney disease (CKD)....