Feline Medicine

International Report -- Today is the third annual observance of World Rabies Day, a glocal rabies awareness campaign spearheaded by the United Kingdom charity Alliance for Rabies Control (ARC) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Lakewood, Colo. -- For the first time, a new Universal Pet Microchip Lookup Tool is available to help veterinary hospitals and shelters reunite lost pets with owners by checking participating pet-recovery services' registries.

Santa Monica has joined San Francisco in trying to limit declawing before a new state law takes effect Jan. 1.

Remind your team what goes in medical waste and what goes in the dumpster.

The number of rabies-infected cats was almost four times that of dogs in 2008.

The number of rabies-infected cats was almost four times that of dogs in 2008.

Fort Collins, Colo. -- Could your kitchen hold the cure to feline cancer? Possibly.

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In this video, Dr. Melissa Kennedy outlines how to diagnose this daunting disease.

Like the disease in humans, diabetes in cats is a multi-factorial process combining genetic factors with environmental ones.

Cushing's is a disease of middle-aged to older cats (7-12 years), and may be caused by a pituitary tumor (90% are adenomas), pituitary hyperplasia, adrenal tumors, adrenal hyperplasia, by non-endocrine tumors (usually lung) or it may be iatrogenic.

Let's look at the applicability of measuring blood pressure, methods of assessment and the interpretation of results in clinical practice.

Cats are notorious for concealing pain.

The etiology of plasma cell pododermatitis, an unusual condition in cats, is not known.

Disease of the oral cavity is a common problem, particularly in middle-aged to older cats.

Assisted reproductive technologies in small animals are not a 21st century invention; the first artificial insemination in dogs was performed in 1780 and the first description of an oocyte at the microscopic level was that of a canine oocyte, in 1827.

Awareness of the possibility of pain is the first step to its alleviation and prevention.

Permethrin, a synthetic type I pyrethroid, is found in many flea and tick shampoos, dips, foggers, spot-ons, and sprays as well as many household and yard insecticide formulations.

A cat may become fearful, anxious or highly aroused in situations that are unpredictable, those that have been previously fear evoking, or when there is a perceived threat.

Inappropriate elimination, both housesoiling and urine spraying (vertical marking) are the most common feline behavior problems seen at behavior referral practices.

Feline asthma arises from a heterogeneous and poorly characterized group of conditions of the bronchi.

Some of your clients are struggling financially. Here's what you should and shouldn't be doing to help them pay for pet healthcare.

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) remains a daunting disease-its pathogenesis is unclear, it can be difficult to diagnose, especially in the dry form, and it is uniformly fatal.

Team members don't know what to say to educate clients about feline heartworms.

We know the truth. You don't comply with your hospital's standards of care when it comes to your own pets. See the surprising data and explore why it might just be human nature.