All About Anesthesia for Cats
Virtually all feline surgical procedures - whether brief and relatively simple or lengthy and complicated - require that the patients pain perception be dulled, if not totally blocked, by an anesthetic drug of some sort. These days, sleep-inducing chemical substances are commonly used by veterinarians to reduce or eliminate pain in procedures ranging from such complex interventions as the excision of a brain tumor or the removal of a mass in the chest to such comparatively.
Anti-Anxiety Medications for a Nervous Cat
Regardless of age, breed or gender, any cat - at any point during his or her lifetime - can develop a serious and potentially disabling anxiety disorder. This an affliction in which a cat is seriously and persistently disturbed by phenomena or situations which a normal cat would ignore or soon learn to disregard. …
The Most Common Anti-Anxiety Drugs for Cats
Three drugs are most frequently used to treat feline anxiety, according to Dr. Dodman. They are: acepromazine, buspirone hydrochloride and alprazolam. Each drug works in a specific way, he notes. Acepromazine, for example, is primarily a tranquilizer, while buspirone hydrochloride is a serotonin antagonist and alprazolam is an anxiolitic. Most of these drugs can be used either to treat an acute situation - like a trip to the veterinarian - or on an ongoing basis…
When Your Cat Wont Eat
I have to say that when Kuching got his belly and his left side shaved in preparation for the surgery to insert the feeding tube, I really flipped out, says Dr. Deborah Hirschmann of Rhode Island. Oh my God, I dont want him to die naked, I told the tech who shaved him. I have three cats, but hes very special to me. …
Other Routes of Food Administration for Your Cat
If a cat who cannot eat by mouth is sent home, it may be with either an E-tube or a G-tube. But sometimes cats...
What Is Feline Idiopathic Cystitis?
Has your cat suddenly started urinating outside the litter box? Before you scold him for making a mistake, promptly make an appointment with his veterinarian to make sure he doesnt have a condition called feline idiopathic cystitis.
Dear Doctor – Can I feed dog food to cats?
Q My husband and I live in an elderly community, with plenty of pet lovers. Our neighbor recently lost her toy breed dog,...
Diagnosis: Feline Hyperthyroidism
A cat — especially an older cat — that displays a voracious appetite but continues to lose weight should be examined without delay by...
Feline Pre-Hyperthyroidism
Over the next few months, tabby Silver developed several classic signs of hyperthyroidism: increased appetite combined with weight loss, anxiety, hyperactivity and increased vocalization. Wizards signs were less dramatic, but still pronounced: the large tuxedo cat lost weight, and, because of his overcharged metabolism, persistently sought out the coldest.
Dear Doctor – Confused about Anal Sacs
Letters to Tufts Veterinarians - Anal Sacs, Socialization
