Feline Medicine

Study results implicate bacteria as a causative factor in some cases; further investigation needed.

Can you discover the cause?

Examining the effects of water content on food intake, energy intake, and body weight and composition in cats.

Dr. John Ciribassi helps with a case of territory-specific intercat aggression.

Dr. Carl Osborne tracks the trends of mineral composition in cats with urolithiasis.

A new treatment regimen shows promise in managing cats with this serious, often fatal infection.

Have you considered this spay alternative? Includes a step-by-step how-to.

Make sure you know the signs and veterinary treatment alternatives to corticosteroids.

Dr. Dawn Boothe discusses whether meloxicam can be used safely in cats long-term and whether gabapentin has a role.

Dr. Susan Little advocates creating a photo history of your patients to track their weight.

Readers react to a suggestion to let cats with extreme behavior problems become outdoor cats.

A recent study evaluated naturally occurring feline eosinophilic plaques and lip ulcers for secondary infections and to determine the response to antibiotic therapy.

A 13-year-old 10.3-lb spayed female domestic shorthaired cat was presented to VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital for progressive and unresolving lethargy over the course of two to three days and one episode of vomiting.

Dr. Joseph Bisignano explains when you should add this disorder to your differential diagnosis list.

Now that you've diagnosed this disorder, it's time to decide whether to treat it medically or surgically.

Help uncover the cause of Max's lethargy, weight loss, and rapid breathing.

National Report -The CATalyst Council plan to expand it Cat Friendly Practice Makeover in 2012.

While the number of cats being kept as companions in North American homes is increasing, the number of feline visits to clinics has been declining since 2001.

Obesity is a growing problem in cats worldwide, but, in Western societies, the incidence of excess weight and obesity in cats is reaching truly worrisome numbers.

Predation, play, and perches are key to helping cats expend more energy, says Dr. Jacqueline Neilson.

Proper handling of feline patients makes the clinic a better place.

A reader questions the advice of making cats outdoor pets to solve elimination problems.

The role of this hormone in diagnosing hyperthyroidism is an area of active research in veterinary medicine.

Evaluation and treatment of these all-too-common oral defects.

When a cat experiences seizures that do not impact the entire body, this may indicate changes in the hippocampus of the cat's brain.