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Question: What is the purpose and name of the pocket fold of skin at the base of the outside edge of a cats ear?Answer:...
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Question: Ive always heard that one dog year equals seven human years, so a ten-year-old dog is like a 70 year-old person. Is this...
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Question: I live in North Carolina and my veterinarian suggests I start my cats on heartworm preventative medication. I have a dog, too, and...
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Question: Ive been following the recent mad cow disease situation in Washington State and I feel pretty confident that the government has safeguards in...
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Question: About two weeks ago our 17-year-old cat, Goldie, went blind (at least thats when we first noticed her bumping into things). Our veterinarian...
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Question: I bought a sweet, purebred kitten from a breeder. The kitten seemed healthy at first, but he soon became ill. He had feline...
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Question: My 14-year-old cat was diagnosed with disease caused by Bartonella following a month long illness (high fever, vomiting, loss of appetite and lethargy)....
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Question: I have a fluffy cat named George, and in the winter his coat is dry and he is very prone to static electricity....
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Question: I would like to suggest that CatWatch mention the recently recognized role of the protozoal parasite, Tritrichomonas foetus, as a cause of chronic...
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Question: Ive lived with cats all my life and Ive always been healthy. Recently, Ive become more concerned about diseases cats can transmit to...
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Question: Ive been reading CatWatch for several years now, and I really enjoy the information it provides. I think youve helped me take better...
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Question: I have a five-year-old female cat with extremely bad urine crystals. She chooses to urinate in an empty cat box (no litter) and...