Some Cats With Diabetes Can Stop Taking Insulin
Diabetes is an expensive disease, with insulin injections for some cats easily reaching $100 a month. It’s also a terribly inconvenient one. Shots of...
To Get Your Cat to Take a Pill, Ready, Aim, Fire!
If your cat won’t willingly take a pill that she needs to treat a medical condition, one option is to train her with a...
Murmurs of the Heart
A cat’s heart is hardly bigger than a golf ball, compared to our fist-sized blood-pumping organ. But the heart of a cat and the...
Shared Decision Making
In human medicine there is a term called “shared decision making.” It means that the patient is provided with the best available evidence about...
How To Tell When Difficulty Urinating Means Taking Your Cat to the Vet “Tomorrow”...
Male cats tend to be the ones who develop obstructions that make it hard to urinate. That’s never a good thing — the cat...
Do You Take the Cat In Or Let It Keep Living Outdoors?
What do you do when a cat keeps coming around but won’t let you near her even if you’ve been putting out food and...
At the Vet’s Office, Shhhhhh!
Cats are significantly calmer at quiet doctors’ offices than at those with lots of doctor’s office noises: dogs barking, doors clanging shut, people talking....
The Top 5 Genetic Diseases of Cats
If a cat has hyperthyroidism and is experiencing weight loss, increased thirst, and perhaps an unkempt coat, it’s probably something about the environment that...
If My Cat Lives Indoors, Why Does She Need a Rabies Shot?
Although it might seem like dogs are more prone than cats to contract rabies since they go outside, four times as many pet cats...
When the Sniffles Turn Serious
If your cat comes down with the sniffles for a few days, it’s nothing to worry about. A short bout of a runny nose...
When Cats Lick Themselves Too Much
The typical cat grooms herself at least 30 percent of the day, and sometimes up to 50 percent. It’s normal. But with so much...
Signs of Liver Disease In Your Cat
Your cat is overweight but hasn’t been at all interested in food for a few days. Since she could stand to shed a few...
