CatWatch Newsletter ~ November 2006

Volume 10
Number 11
November 2006

November 2006

When Time Is Critical
Late one afternoon a while back, a virtually comatose cat was rushed by its distraught owners into the emergency unit of the Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA) in Ithaca, New York.

The Costs of Ownership
Sometimes people adopt animals without thinking about the commitment, not only in time and effort, but also in costs.

When Your Cat Won't Eat
When a cat’s food intake drops off, for whatever reason, the resulting decrease in protein intake can trigger feline hepatic lipidosis (FHL), the most common form of liver disease in cats.

The Abscess: A Sign of Potentially Serious Infection
For several days, your good old cat has been acting oddly, lolling about the house, uncharacteristically lethargic, off his food and seemingly depressed.

Elimination Disorders
For most aesthetically sensitive people, watching a cat engaged in the process of relieving itself in its litter box certainly cannot be counted among life’s great pleasures.

Your Cat's Sense of Smell
When it comes to nosing around, a cat has a major paws up on its human caregiver. The furry feline that occupies your house has a whopping 60-to-80 million olfactory cells compared to a human’s five-to-20 million cells.