Feline Medicine

When working up inflammatory diseases in the cat, it is important to know that at various stages of the disease process, they can display pathogenic behavior that is similar when compared to one another.

Sterile, inflammatory cystitis in cats may be caused by multiple factors, including viral or other inflammatory triggers, urothelial defects, neurohormonal aberrations, and environmental stresses.

Aggressive cats can be a danger to other pets in the household or to the humans themselves.

It's no surprise to anyone that the number of geriatric feline patients is on the rise.

The goals and process of starting a feline wellness program.

Upper tract uroliths have been relatively rare in cats until the last ten years.

Few diseases are as frustrating for a veterinarian as diabetes mellitus. Realistically, control of hyperglycemia is rarely accomplished, and clinical signs of diabetes often persist.

Cats are true carnivores and as such have a metabolism specifically adapted to high protein meals.

FLUTD refers to a spectrum of diseases that result in pollakiuria, hematuria, stranguria, dysuria and/or periuria in the cat.

When hyperthyroidism was first reported in cats as a disease entity approximately 25 years ago, the majority of cases were advanced.

Over the last several years, there has been a shift in the mineral content of uroliths in cats from predominantly magnesium-ammonium phosphate to calcium oxalate.

Bartonellosis is an important emerging disease in humans and has been recognized to cause clinical disease in several other species, including dogs and cats.

Q: What is the standard of care for cats diagnosed with bronchitis or asthma?

The deepening recession is taking a swipe at veterinary visits, and cats are at the greatest risk.

National Report -- Ten U.S. cities clawed their way to the top of the rankings when it comes to feline care.

Urbana, Ill. -- Veterinarians see instances of pet poisonings every day that are entirely preventable.

Tallahassee -- A bill that would have required sterilization of all cats and dogs by the age of 4 months was substantially changed by the Florida House Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Committee.

A way to keep cats with toxoplasmosis from shedding infective oocysts into their environment would be of great benefit since these same oocysts can infect people, especially children, pregnant women, and immunocompromised people.

Columbia, Mo. -- A veterinary ophthalmologist at the University of Missouri identified a genetic link between cats and humans for two forms of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a discovery that could lead to gene-based therapies benefiting cats and humans.

Q. Why should I test for heartworm infection in cats?

Cats are the top pet, but dogs are the top patient.

See which species visited the veterinarian in 2006.

Denver - A Colorado bill that would have required microchips or identification tags for cats in large cities died in the state house.

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