C. Diff Can Be an Enigma
Q: My cat recently started having diarrhea, so I took her to my veterinarian, who then referred her to a veterinary internist. After an...
Understanding Steroid Use
The goal when treating any disease is to provide maximum benefit with minimum risk of side effects. Corticosteroids can provide amazing relief for our...
Is That a Tapeworm?
You go to clean the litterbox and notice small, white wiggly things on your cat’s fresh stool. Or you are grooming your cat and...
Smart Ways to Help Your Hefty Cat Slim Down
Excess weight is unhealthy and uncomfortable. It also makes your cat more susceptible to bladder/urinary tract disease, kidney disease, breathing difficulties, arthritis, heart failure,...
Cats Hiding Acid Reflux
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may be brewing in your cat even if you don’t see symptoms.
“My impression is that gastroesophageal reflux is less common...
Hepatic Lipidosis in Cats
If you’re thinking your cat needs to lose weight, great! Excess weight is not good for anyone. But, with your cat, it’s wise to...
Embryonic Stem Cells
Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University have succeeded in generating high-quality feline embryonic stem cells using sperm and eggs from testes and ovaries discarded during...
Rapamycin to Treat Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Joshua Stern, DVM, PhD, of North Carolina State University, has been studying a formulation of the medication rapamycin (sirolimus) that has been shown to...
Did You Know? The Discovery of FeLV
Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is one of the most common and important infectious diseases in cats, affecting between 2% to 3% of all cats...
Weight and Muscle Loss
Q: I am looking for guidance on how to support muscle/weight loss in an almost 16-year-old cat with stage II chronic kidney disease (CKD)....
Ureteral Obstructions
If you or anyone you know has ever passed a kidney stone, you know how painful it is. If your cat starts passing a...
Non-Surgical Sterilization
Developing a one-time, easy-to-administer, low-cost pill or injection has become the holy grail of feline sterilization. While we’re not quite there yet, we do...