Short Takes

Are We Shortchanging Cats in Pain? Even at one of the top university-based clinics in the country, cats dont always get the pain medication they need. And when veterinarians do prescribe medications, the cats dont always end up receiving the right amounts. That is the finding of Tufts University researchers, who said they werent picking on the School of Veterinary Medicines clinic at Tufts. The same problem - insufficient pain medication for cats - probably exists at…

Are We Attached Yet?Twenty five years after a landmark study established stereotypes regarding the personalities of pet owners, those curious sociologists are at it...

Katrina Relief for AnimalsIn light of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, many cats, dogs and other companion animals are in desperate need of rescue, shelter and the opportunity to be reunited with their caregivers or find new homes. One of the few organizations in a strong position to provide direct rescue and shelter to displaced animals is the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine in Baton Rouge. Please consider making a donation to…

Puzzling Increase in Lymphoma Time was, before routine testing and vaccination of most cats against feline leukemia virus (FeLV), about 80 percent of lymphoma...

FIV Secret Shoppers One problem with some tests for feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) - including the ELISA, western blot and immunofluorescent antibody tests -...

Neutering to assist endangered cats; osseointegration; confidence and color

Misbehaving SeniorsJust as human Baby Boomers are about to swell the senior-citizen ranks, a Kitty Boom has more families sharing their homes with lots of geriatric - but generally healthy - cats of retirement age. In the cat-happy times between 1983 and 1996, the percentage of cats six years of age and older nearly doubled to 47 percent of the feline-American population. All those cats that were only six in 96 are 15 today. And they…

New hope for endangered cats; shelter cats and ways to help them cope

Oh, My Achin Back!Dogs have a reputation for back problems - maybe because they whine so much. But the more stoic cats could be...

Averting Kidney DiseaseWhile dishing out those prescription kidney diets for middle-aged and older cats with chronic renal failure (CRF), the question is a logical...

Research on anemia; pain relief for our cats; testing for respiratory disease

Feral cats and likelihood of disease; cats, dogs and falls from skyscrapers