From Constipation to Megacolon
An occasional bout of constipation that either self-resolves or resolves easily with simple treatment by your veterinarian is usually not cause for alarm. Frequent,...
Autoimmune Disease Control
Q: My 4-year-old cat has swelling and bacterial infections in her foot pads/nail beds, and I am using chlorohexidine. My veterinarian says it’s an...
The Most Common Cancer
Lymphoma is the most common cancer in cats. While it can occur anywhere in the body, the most common form in cats is gastrointestinal...
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- Handling Stranger Danger
- New Las Vegas Microchip Ordinance for Pets
- Cornell CatWatch Earns Multiple Writing Awards
- How to Help a Feral Cat
- Clean Mouth = Healthy Cat
- Too Many Hairballs?
- One Cat or Two? Or 10?
- Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex in Cats
Handling Stranger Danger
Cats aren’t crazy about having new people in their house to begin with. But workers—be they contractors helping with your renovation, window washers, appliance...
New Las Vegas Microchip Ordinance for Pets
Since Hawaii passed a pet microchip requirement law in 2021, additional states/municipalities added similar regulations, including California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts,...
Cornell CatWatch Earns Multiple Writing Awards
Our Cornell CatWatch staff is thrilled to have earned two of the Cat Writer’s Assocation’s major awards and three MUSE Medallions, which are awarded...
How to Help a Feral Cat
Many feral cats living in our neighborhoods are doing just fine and don’t need our help. But once in a while a sick or...
Clean Mouth = Healthy Cat
Keeping your cat’s mouth clean goes a long way toward keeping her comfortable and healthy for many years. Can you imagine not brushing your...
Too Many Hairballs?
Cats have a natural fastidious need to groom and tongues that have papillae spikes, which cause the rough feel when your cat licks you....
One Cat or Two? Or 10?
We all love photos showing a group of happy, lounging cats, each in their own patch of sunshine. We also know homes with two...
Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex in Cats
Q: I have two adult male cats from the same litter that are suffering from something called “eosinophilic granuloma.” They are both on cetirizine...