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...
All Vaccinations in One Day
Staggering vaccinations, or stretching the time between the vaccine injections, means the cat would, for example, get distemper/calicivirus/herpes on one day and then feline...
Cornell University Bird Flu Resource Center
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as “bird flu,” is circulating in the United States and much of the world. This strain...
Gel vs. Electric Feline Pheromone Delivery Systems
Feline pheromones may help reduce stress in cats, and a recent study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science compared the gel diffuser Zenifel with...
CKD and High Protein
A new study looked at how various metabolites are altered with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in cats. The study involved 94 cats with CKD...
Suffering in Silence
Many cats develop oral issues as early as young adulthood. Oral problems, including dental disease, can be painful. But, of course, cats have a...
Hypertension: A Silent Killer
Over 80% of the hypertension (high blood pressure) cases in cats are secondary, meaning there is a primary problem causing the high blood pressure.
Among...
Asthma Is an Allergic Disease
Feline asthma is an allergic disease that usually starts when cats are young to middle-aged. Exposure to offending allergens sets off an inflammatory cascade...