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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...

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...

The Window to Overall Health

If you do an internet search to learn more about your cat’s bad breath and/or teeth, you’ll read a lot about preventing and treating...

Surgery vs. Medication For Hyperthyroid Cats

The gold-standard treatment for hyperthyroid cats is radioactive iodine therapy (RAIT), a one-time permanent treatment. When RAIT is not an option, other treatments include...

Raw Food and the H5N1 Virus in Cats

Both domestic and wild cats, including lynx and mountain lions, are susceptible to infection by the avian influenza virus (H5N1), and infected cats can...

Cats Can Suffer from Arthritis

Studies have found that over 60% of cats 6 years of age and older have signs of osteoarthritis (OA), and 90% of cats over...

Cataracts in Cats

As a cat lover, don’t you hate it when people describe a great cat as being like a dog? As if dogs are somehow...

Feline Heart Disease

Most feline heart problems are acquired (meaning that they develop later in life than congenital defects, which are present at birth), but regardless of...

Stinky Cat Breath Causes

Unless you are feeding your cat really stinky food or he has an unsavory tendency to eat poop out of the litterbox, persistent bad...

Updated Fluid Therapy Guidelines From AAHA

The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) is well known for its excellent guidelines on various aspects of veterinary care for small animals. The latest...

Mammary Gland Infections

Mastitis is an inflammation and/or infection of the mammary glands that usually occurs due to an injury. “I have rarely seen a lactating queen develop...
rabies

Rabies Reminder

In October, the state of Kansas issued alerts that two outdoor cats were found to have rabies. And they weren’t the first cats found...