Feline Medicine

Each life stage for a cat brings different issues, points of focus, and developmental concerns.

In honor of National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day, we’ve teamed up with Dr Liz Bales to raise awareness about the importance of feline veterinary visits.

From age and weight to each patient’s needs to type of parasite, this veterinarian outlines key considerations of this crucial step for young pets.

The willingness to work for food has been observed in some captive animal species in zoos and laboratory rodents.

The partnering company and organization have teamed up with esteemed veterinarians Dr Liz Bales and Dr Margie Scherk to educate feline pet parents and encourage participation in National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day.

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The impact of this feline-specific training and education program enables all veterinary professionals to advance the standards of feline care.

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The 2021 guidelines are an update and extension to the 2009 AAFP Senior Care Guidelines and highlight topics such as veterinary visit recommendations, pain management, and beyond.

Understanding feline behavior is challenging, especially when it comes to identifying behaviors that indicate the presence of pain.

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This unique collaboration will help uncover findings that can prolong the lives of cats, plus potentially be used to inform human studies on longevity and age-related diseases.

Hone your skillset by brushing up on the latest methods for detecting, diagnosing, and treating felines presenting with heartworm disease.

Interested in broadening your knowledge of urology? Here are a few professional tips and tricks to consider when identifying and treating prevalent urology complications in dogs and cats.

This online tool offers veterinary professionals a useful guide for ensuring a smooth, calm, and compassionate experience for both cats and their owners during the end-of-life transition.

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Brush up on the latest strategies for managing and correcting nuisance behaviors in cats.

A bacterial culture, the gold standard for detecting urinary tract infections can take days to produce visible results, causing doctors to prescribe antibiotics in the interim for pet symptom relief. Antech’s new FIRSTract produces results in just hours, helping to reduce overuse of antibiotics.

Veterinary technicians play a critical role in identifying and treating blocked cats in the emergency department.

Diagnosing and treating cats with pruritus can be difficult. But it is a hurdle veterinarians can overcome. Here's how.

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All winning animal shelters received $10,000 and were selected based on essays written about their plans to launch animal-health initiatives for shelter and rescue pets.

Credelio Cat has shown to safely and effectively kill fleas on cats 8 weeks or older and offers protection against black-legged ticks in cats 6 months or older.

Before 2020, when the foundation tested this concept, grants for both canine and feline studies were approved by a Small Animal Advisory Board.

This revolutionary training tool simulates the anatomy of a live cat, allowing veterinary students to perfect their craft without the use of a live patient.

From debunking pet food myths to exploring the history of the feline diet, these articles are guaranteed to help you brush up on your pet nutrition knowledge.

The majority of veterinarians who wait to sterilize cats until age 6 months or older cited future health concerns as the driving force behind their recommendation.