Vaping and Cat Health
My housemate has been smoking the vaping devices the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently raised concerns about. Recently, my 8-year-old...
Runny Eyes Are Not Normal
Cats can get runny eyes for a variety of reasons—and the cause may not necessarily be in the eye itself.
Your cat may just have...
Cats and COVID-19
As we are all aware, the COVID-19 situation changes daily, making it difficult to present the most recent information in a printed monthly newsletter....
Not Eating Means Big Problems
Hepatic lipidosis, or fatty liver disease, is a potentially fatal illness that must be caught early and treated aggressively. The most common liver disease...
Preanesthetic Testing
While anesthetic protocols are much safer now than even just 20 years ago, it makes sense to do some preanesthetic testing if your cat...
Streptococcus Infection
A May article in The Washington Post recounted the story of a Wisconsin family with recurrent Streptococcus A throat infections. Antibiotics would restore everyone...
Epilepsy: The Road to a Diagnosis
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that causes recurring seizures in cats. The Feline Health Center sees an average of four to five cats each...
Ascites Is a Serious Symptom
At first glance, your cat may appear to be getting fat, but then you realize her belly looks bloated and feels squishy. She has...
Living Life on a Tilt-a-Whirl
You took in a pregnant stray cat and have been fostering her and her kittens. The kittens are a few weeks old now and...
Understanding Antibiotics
An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms. Within the category of antimicrobials are antibiotics, antibacterials, and antifungals. All three medications can be life...
Tackling Mast Cell Cancer
Mast cell tumors are the most common feline cancer of the spleen, the second most common skin tumor (accounting for 8 to 21% of...
Epidurals for Urethral Obstruction Pain
A study published in the February 2020 Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (San Antonio) evaluated the use of a caudal epidural to...