Gabapentin for Veterinary Visit Anxiety
Most of us are on the lookout for ways to make veterinary visits easier on fearful and fractious cats. A recent study, conducted in...
We Own More Cats
According to a recent survey from the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association News (JAVMA), in 2020, 26% of households owned cats, up...
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Generous Donation—When Norman Nolan passed away at age 95 in April, he left all his assets to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals, particularly...
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Beloved Professor Passes—Alexander de Lahunta, DVM ’58, Ph.D. ’63, emeritus James Law professor of anatomy and de facto founder of veterinary neurology, died August...
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Glasses-Wearing Cat—According to CNN, an optician specializing in pediatric glasses has a cat who is very happy to wear glasses. She has 20 pairs...
AVMA/EveryCat Award for Viral Research
Dr. Brian Murphy, a professor at the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, was recently awarded the American Veterinary Medical Foundation/EveryCat Health Foundation...
Delta Variant in Lions
We already know that felines can be infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Recently, though, endangered Asiatic lions in a zoo in...
Maybe Cats Could Help Geneticists
It’s time for cats to get their day in research, says veterinary medicine genomics expert Leslie Lyons in a forum published recently in Trends...
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Domestic Violence Funds—PetSmart Charities has awarded a $260,000 grant to Urban Resource Institute, an American provider of domestic violence residential services, according to Veterinary...
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Working Cats—The Treehouse Humane Society in Chicago released 1,000 cats to fight the city’s growing rat problem as part of its “Cats at Work...
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Germans Love Cats—Cats remained the most popular pets in Germany in 2020, making up 52% of the population, according to petindustryfood.com. Overall, 47% of...
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New Guidelines—The American Animal Hospital Association and the American Association of Feline Practitioners updated their 2010 feline life stages to better tailor veterinary care...