Feline Medicine

Sacramento, Calif. -- A bill with a history going back to February 2007 that was scrapped by lawmakers in September and would have required mandatory sterlization of dogs and cats older than 6 months has reappeared on the California Senate floor.

A tax on veterinary services is officially off the table in California.

Whiskers' benefits extend beyond keeping you company while you watch TV at night.

A new study demonstrates a correlation between feline oral health problems and retroviral infection. The IDEXX National Oral Disease and Retrovirus Prevalence study clearly illustrates that cats with oral disease have an increased risk of being retrovirus-positive.

Denver - Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would require cat owners in the state' largest cities to microchip or tag.

Please review management of difficult-to-regulate diabetic cats.

Now that cats have overtaken dogs as the most popular pet in American homes, we are seeing more with dermatological problems.

Researchers have yet to pin down the cause or causes of this frustrating and often painful disease, so a definitive treatment protocol remains elusive. Current recommendations include lifestyle changes such as stress relief and increased water intake.

One of the strengths of ultrasound imaging is its ability to resolve very small soft-tissue structures.

Denver -- Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would force cat owners to microchip or tag their pets.

There's more to cat school than just sleeping, stretching, and snacking.

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.