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Veterinary Medicine Essentials: Feline inappropriate elimination
Each Veterinary Medicine Essentials package covers diagnostic steps, treatment plan guidance and the latest updates, plus resources to share with your entire veterinary team and your clients.
You know cats can dig their own grave ... in the carpet. Inappropriate elimination is a huge reason for cats being reliquished to shelters-you know that as well as we do. How can you help those cats and their owners? Here's how.
Factors in feline inappropriate elimination behavior
All bunged up: Unclogging the constipated cat
Uncomfortable for all involved, constipation in cats is solvable once you determine the cause-be it medical or behavioral. All the tools you need to unclog kitties are right here. ...
How to identify inappropriate feline elimination
The most common concern expression by clients about their cats' behavior involves inappropriate elimination. ...
General feline behavior questionnaire
Use this questionnaire at any and all visits to help clients review subjects about which they might have questions. ...
The latest scoop on litter
Dr. Jacqueline Neilson highlights research on cats' litter and litter box preferences. ...
Practical Matters: Make sure to differentiate incontinence from behavioral elimination problems
If a cat is housesoiling and the owner is finding large pools of urine in a discreet area or small amounts on vertical surfaces, the animal is not incontinent. ...
Identifying and managing behavioral changes in older dogs and cats
Dr. Karen Overall helps pinpoint the cognitive changes dogs and cats experience as they grow older and offer insight in the challenges of diagnosing and managing such cases. ...
Treating feline inappropriate elimination
Treating feline elimination disorders
For problems with an underlying behavioral cause, try these options. ...
Managing idiopathic cystitis in cats for successful outcomes--parts 1 and 2 (Proceedings)
Results of studies over the past 20 years indicate that idiopathic/interstitial cystitis in cats is the result of complex interactions between the bladder, nervous system, adrenal glands, husbandry practices, and the environment in which the cat lives. ...
Video: Does allowing cats outdoors help treat inappropriate elimination?
Drs. Susan Little and Pete Van Vranken discuss options for managing cats with this inconvenient disorder. ...
Top 10 cat behavior tips
Cat owners can have a lot of questions: "Should I get a second cat as a playmate?" "How can I stop my cat from scratching the furniture?" "Why doesn't he use the litter box?" So in the spirit of David Letterman, I compiled this top 10 list of cat behavior tips. ...
Client education
What a cat wants, what a cat needs
A brief guide to environmental enrichment from feline expert Dr. Ilona Rodan. ...
Client handout: How to identify inappropriate elimination in cats
Client handout: How to identify inappropriate elimination in cats ...
Helping veterinary clients understand and treat cats with elimination disorders
Use these steps to help cat owners resolve this common behavior issue. ...
Client handout: Feline behavior Q&A
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. ...
Idea Exchange: Help clients get to the source of housesoiling problems
Feline urinary problems can frustrate both owners and veterinarians. ...
Arming your team
Feisty felines: Bringing up the behaviorally challenging kitten
Here's a quick look at why you should talk to cat owners about kitten behavior. ...
Posts and tweets about inappropriate elimination
Send out these social media posts to help clients and save pets from relinquishment. ...
BizQuiz: Marking cats vs. eliminating cats
Use this quiz to help determine whether a cat is marking or eliminating. ...
Think outside the litter box
Educate veterinary clients when cats boldly go where they've never gone before. ...
Communicate purr-fectly about feline behavior
Help clients understand how to deal with feline marking. ...
Talking to clients about feline elimination problems
Cats that begin urinating outside of the litter box can be a challenge. Here's how to help pet owners deal. ...