Bladder Stones: Remove or Not?
Q. My 10-year-old female cat was recently diagnosed with several small calcium oxalate stones in her bladder, but she is otherwise acting normal. My...
Smart Ways to Promote Weight Loss
Excess weight is unhealthy and uncomfortable. It also makes your cat more susceptible to bladder/urinary tract disease, kidney disease, breathing difficulties, arthritis, heart failure,...
Sensitive Stomach Is Not a Blanket Diagnosis
So, your cat has a sensitive stomach. What exactly does that mean? Frequent vomiting? Disinterest in food? Diarrhea? All of the above? The most...
Cats Living a Quiet Life
Deafness in cats has long been associated with all-white cats, and there is a known genetic link between a white coat with blue eyes...
Surgery for Megacolon
Feline megacolon and advanced constipation can be life-threatening. Caught early on, constipation and megacolon may respond favorably to medical treatment and dietary management, but,...
Feline Heartworm Prognosis
Q. I adopted a precious cat, Figaro, from a rescue in July. Two months later, I came home to find him lethargic and having...
Pancreatitis Is a Real Threat
Suddenly your cat doesn’t seem quite right. He’s lost his typically robust appetite, he seems lethargic, and worse, he’s vomiting. You also recall that,...
Monitoring Your Cat’s Skin
You’ve probably seen the slogan “Cat hair, don’t care!” on t-shirts and coffee mugs. And while it sounds cute, sometimes cat hair is, well,...
Pandemic Pounds
Nearly 75% of veterinarians believe the pandemic affected pets when it came to weight, according to Hill’s Pet Nutrition. You might think pet parents...
Adopting an FIV Positive Cat
Q. Recently, I trapped a feral cat who had appeared at my front door. He tested positive for FIV, so releasing him was no...
Crusty, Itchy Skin Lesions
Autoimmune diseases are frustrating. In an autoimmune illness, the protective immune cells in your cat’s body turn hostile and attack the body. Diagnosing and...
Choline Supplementation to Help Overweight Cats
A doctoral candidate at the University of Guelph is exploring choline in the diets of overweight cats, according to the Pet Food Industry newsletter....