Feline Medicine

Westbrook, Maine - IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. launched a campaign to promote feline wellness, including interactive feline disease prevalence maps for FeLV, FIV and feline heartworm.

Help clients understand how to deal with feline marking.

From this report, histologic analysis of tissues in cats with osteosarcoma will aid clinicians in providing a prognosis for owners, especially if incomplete surgical resection (unclean margins) occurs.

Clients become frustrated when their cat starts spraying in the house. Here's how to teach on the topic and help clients get to the root of the issue.

Globe removal is indicated in patients with blind, painful eyes or patients with nonresectable intraocular tumors.

Edgar the cat bounced back immediately from the surgery, which involved reattaching skin that was hanging loose.

Dogs and cats are often observed eating grass and other plants of no apparent value.

Our understanding and treatment of pain in cats has lagged behind that in dogs.

Franklin, Tenn. - Mars Petcare US voluntarily recalled a limited number of bags of a gourmet dry cat food.

Dr. Benjamin Hart discusses the surprising gender-specific behavior differences between these two species.

In this video, Dr. Sheilah Robertson discusses whether cats become dysphoric when given opioids.

Dr. David S. Bruyette describes how to handle cats in this situation.

Denver -- The Morris Animal Foundation (MAF), in an effort to increase veterinary research into feline health issues, has launched the Happy Healthy Cat Campaign.

CATalyst's Dr. Jane Brunt offers tips on how to treat cats well-and draw more of their owners in the door.

Osteoarthritis may be categorized as primary or secondary.

As in dogs, obesity may contribute to osteoarthritis or the clinical manifestations of osteoarthritis in cats.

Osteoarthritis treatment falls into three categories: lifestyle changes, pharmacological intervention, and nonpharmacological intervention.

Although the terms degenerative joint disease and osteoarthritis are commonly used interchangeably in the veterinary arena, a distinction has been made between the two.

Compared with the radiographic features of feline osteoarthritis, the clinical signs of feline osteoarthritis are not well-documented.

It appears to be more common than previously thought and could be a major cause of discomfort in senior cats.

Dr. Sheilah Robertson explains how to use this drug in cats with osteoarthritis.

Dr. Sheilah Robertson discusses what cat owners can do to help their cats with chronic pain.

Franklin, Tenn. -- Mars Petcare US voluntarily recalled a limited number of bags of SPECIAL KiTTY® Gourmet Blend dry cat food sold at Wal-Mart stores in 15 states, following a positive test result indicating potential Salmonella contamination.

What is a cat? What characteristics are different for this species than we are or dogs are?

Dramatic changes have occurred in the past 10 years regarding the way veterinarians view vaccines and vaccination practices.

Feline calicivirus (FCV) is best known for its role in causing acute upper respiratory disease and oral ulceration in kittens and cats.

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

The chronic feline snuffler is a frustrating patient to treat.

Renal insufficiency/failure is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in older cats.

Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) represents the worst outcome of infection with a common group of viruses: the feline coronaviruses (FCoVs).