Short Takes

Neutering to assist endangered cats; osseointegration; confidence and color

Misbehaving SeniorsJust as human Baby Boomers are about to swell the senior-citizen ranks, a Kitty Boom has more families sharing their homes with lots of geriatric - but generally healthy - cats of retirement age. In the cat-happy times between 1983 and 1996, the percentage of cats six years of age and older nearly doubled to 47 percent of the feline-American population. All those cats that were only six in 96 are 15 today. And they…

New hope for endangered cats; shelter cats and ways to help them cope

Oh, My Achin Back!Dogs have a reputation for back problems - maybe because they whine so much. But the more stoic cats could be...

Averting Kidney DiseaseWhile dishing out those prescription kidney diets for middle-aged and older cats with chronic renal failure (CRF), the question is a logical...

Research on anemia; pain relief for our cats; testing for respiratory disease

Feral cats and likelihood of disease; cats, dogs and falls from skyscrapers

Two Good Reasons to Give BloodCat owners who responded to media requests to bring their kitties to Bostons Angell Memorial Animal Hospital Blood Bank...

Motivation Called Key to Home Monitoring of Diabetic CatsLong-term management of diabetes mellitus in cats requires regular measurement of blood glucose concentrations to determine how much insulin cats need to survive. And that has usually meant another trip to the veterinarian. Researchers at Switzerlands University of Zurich, reporting in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (Vol. 225, No. 2) gave cat owners a chance to test their diabetic cats at home, using portable…

Eight New Skin Diseases of CatsRemember when dogs had skin problems and cats just had attitudes? Get ready for Eight emerging feline dermatoses, as...

Provide kittens with plenty of patience; carbohydrates and feline meals

Facial pheromones to the rescue; living with cats makes us happier