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CT Scans: An Inside View

Computed tomography has become a valuable diagnostic tool for veterinarians. Heres how it may one day help your cat.

A Diet to Help FLUTD

Feline lower urinary tract disease is a serious condition. Your cats veterinarian can recommend food to manage it best.

Feline Hypertension

High blood pressure usually results from kidney disease or a hyperactive thyroid gland.

Lethal Threat to Kittens

Panleukopenia - also known as feline distemper - can be fatal within a few days. Here are the signs to look for.

Compounding Drugs

Administering your cats medication can be difficult. Adding a pleasant flavor is one of the ways that compounding can help.

How to Take Your Cats Temperature Safely

There are ways to make it easier for both you and your pet. Here are some practical tips.

MRI: The New Frontier

Use of this modern diagnostic tool is burgeoning these days in veterinary medicine. Heres how it can help your cat.

The Feline Pancreas

Its a tiny organ with the potential for serious health problems. Pancreatitis tops the list of life-threatening conditions.

Your Cat and CSD

Bartonellosis - sometimes called cat-scratch disease - is a threat mostly to children under the age of 17. Heres why.

The Great Cat Watch for Wellness Sake!

Learn to recognize the subtle signs of sickness.

Arthritis: A Challenge

This painful condition is incurable, but it can be relieved medically or surgically. Heres help for your ailing cat.

Diet for Diabetes

A change from dry food to canned can help some cats that are insulin-dependent.