Feline Medicine

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You cant guarantee that every patient or pet staying in your veterinary hospitals boarding wont get scared, but you can make some small tweaks to make their stay less stressful and more comforting.

Shed fat, not tears. Here are three products we scoped out that will help felines achieve and maintain a healthy physique.

Sharing of information leads to success stories.

With the right training and guidance-and just a little bit of encouragement-you can help clients understand that this common disease is actually quite manageable.

Feline customers in your veterinary clinic need special focus.

When your client comes in with a cute new fuzzball, provide some education about the importance of play.

Hamster wheels, but for cats. We asked three experts for their thoughts on One Fast Cat exercise wheels.

Veterinarians should take inspiration from mice to identify the ideal meal for cats.

This shelter vet shares seven steps for annihilating ringworm infestations.

Study notes that highest period of shedding is after first infection, but cats arent totally immune from subsequent infection.

Whether you're a veterinarian, a veterinary technician or a practice manager (and, receptionists and other team members, I bet you can find inspiration and goal here too), we've got you covered with these inspirational goals and ideas for an even better year in practice.

Two tips learned at Fetch dvm360 conference in San Diego can help fill in the gaps when veterinary clients words dont paint the full picture.

Tell your veterinary clients to put the spray bottle down, and let's talk.

I was skeptical at first, but these over-the-counter remedies can be complementary to the traditional pharmaceutical options.

Most feline lower urinary tract disease is idiopathic, and while there may not be a cure, there are plenty of nutritional tweaks we can make to help manage the condition.

From "young animals don't feel pain the same as adults" to "my Lab peters out after a short walk," Dr. Robin Downing sets the record straight.

It doesn't take a massive effortor investmentto look at your hospital from cats' perspective.

Help your veterinary clients teach their fanged friends to tolerateand maybe even likehaving their teeth brushed.

We looked at the evidence in our own practice and took a whole-team (and client-education) approach to making the big change to stop performing declaws.

Association aims to address the behavioral needs of cats and reduce stress-related eating problems in cats.

Puppies and kittens are gifts that keep on giving (and taking your things and ripping them to shreds). Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Julia Albright provides some points for potential pet-gifters to ponder before placing a new companion under the Christmas tree.

It's easy to be convinced of a diagnosis by a single two-dimensional image. Get the whole picture by obtaining additional angles.

Usually found in shelter situations, dermatophytosis can be hard to diagnose before cats are released to their new homes. Is there a better way than fungal culture?

Occasional hairballs and vomit are a part of every cat owners life at one time or another. But maybe your hospital can help cats with proper diet, lifestyle changes and diagnosis and treatment. And you can tell clients about it right now with these social media posts.