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Understanding a Cat’s Taste Buds

We all know our cats have definite preferences for their food choices, which may or may not include flavors. An article from Petfood Industry,...

The Availability of Compounded Medications

FDA Drug Approval If the FDA approves a drug, that means the medication has been proven to the FDA’s satisfaction to be safe and effective...

Mammary Cancer in Cats

Feline mammary cancer is a serious disease. It may not initially look bad to you because it starts as a tiny pea-sized lump near...

Diabetic Remission In Cats

Temporary Diabetes Cats on high levels of steroids or battling pancreatitis may develop temporary secondary diabetes. Weaning off the steroids and healing the pancreatitis may...

Conditional Approval for Important New Drug

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conditionally approved Varenzin-CA1 (molidustat oral suspension) for the control of nonregenerative anemia associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD)...

Heads Up on Ringworm

The fungal infection called ringworm is spread via direct contact with fungal spores. Contact could be from an animal with an infection, combs or...

Yes, Anesthesia Involves Risk

Bringing your cat to the veterinary hospital for a procedure under general anesthesia is never fun. It’s scary, and you leave hoping all goes...

A Worrisome Hernia Injury

A hernia of the diaphragm can be life-threatening. A hernia is a gap in the tissues in the body, usually caused by blunt trauma,...

Technology Comes to Cat Treat Manufacturing

Pet owners tend to be conservation oriented and want to do what is best for their pets. One company is relying on the new...

Avian Flu in Cats

Avian influenza is still a factor in our lives, hence the high prices for eggs due to the outbreaks last year. Dogs and cats...

Heat Exhaustion in Cats

While cats love napping in the sun, hot weather brings a risk of heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Cats can get overheated the same ways...

Excellent Advice for Lameness Detection

During a recent Vet and Tech webinar, Dr. Clare Goh of Colorado State University gave some helpful reminders for veterinarians trying to do an...