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When Is The Right Time to Spay Your Kitten?

Do you think your cat is too young to spay? The recent trend has been to spay at 16 weeks, or even as early...

Adopting a Cat (Or Know Someone Who Is)?

This handy guide can provide hints on making your home as cat-welcoming as possible.

Tail Injuries

In some cases of severe trauma to the tail, amputation is the only treatment option.

Dear Diary: Keep Records of Your Cat

We explain why its important to keep track of certain details to help your cats health and behavior.

Does Your Cat Feel Down in the Mouth?

Dental disease is likely to strike most cats at some point during their lives.

Weather Extremes and Your Cats Health

Whether its icy cold or unsually hot, you need to protect your cats health. Heres how.

Upper Respiratory Disease: A Feline Peril

A viral attack on the airways can lead to potentially fatal secondary infections.

What Bloodwork Can Reveal About Your Cat

A timely blood count and chemistry panel may save your animals life. Heres why.

When a Cats Eating Behavior Gets Weird

Does your cat nervously scratch the floor around its food bowl before or after dinner? Does it like to lick the legs of your kitchen table? Does she occasionally rip up a ball of yarn...or cart a dead mouse into your living room... or suddenly turn up her nose at the food youve been putting in front of her for years? …

Caring for the Cat With Chronic Illness

Would you be able to provide at-home care for your cat? Here’s what to consider.

Anal Gland Health

These tiny and useless structures can be a big pain for your cat.

Protect Against Calicivirus

Its more important than ever to vaccinate against this virus.