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Targeting the Source of Orange Colors in Cats

Researchers have been digging into why some cats have orange coats for decades, according to a story in Science. They’re questioning why most orange...

Why Use Dental Anesthesia?

Q: The veterinarian that I’ve been using for my cats over the last 20 years retired early last year. He was a cats-only veterinarian....

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  • How to Handle Aggression
  • New “Scale” for Feline Aging
  • Go, Cats, Go! Cat Ownership Is on the Rise
  • Cataracts in Cats
  • Feline Heart Disease
  • Calming Treats for Cats
  • Stinky Cat Breath Causes
  • Mammary Gland Growth 8

How to Handle Aggression

Some cats are feistier than others, and specific situations can make even a sweet marshmallow of a cat act aggressively. As cat lovers, our...

Go, Cats, Go! Cat Ownership Is on the Rise

Traditionally, dogs have outnumbered cats as pets. That is changing in some areas, though, says the European Federation For Pet Food Associations. Their recently...

Cataracts in Cats

As a cat lover, don’t you hate it when people describe a great cat as being like a dog? As if dogs are somehow...

Feline Heart Disease

Most feline heart problems are acquired (meaning that they develop later in life than congenital defects, which are present at birth), but regardless of...

Calming Treats for Cats

Your cat’s worked up, and you want a quick and easy solution. Calming treats are readily available, easy to give, and while they probably...

Stinky Cat Breath Causes

Unless you are feeding your cat really stinky food or he has an unsavory tendency to eat poop out of the litterbox, persistent bad...

Infectious Respiratory/Ocular Disease

Infectious upper respiratory diseases (IURD), caused by a variety of viral and bacterial pathogens, are a major problem in kittens, especially those housed in...

Mammary Gland Growth

Q:At my 13-year-old cat’s recent yearly checkup, a new mammary growth was found. The veterinarian said it is producing milk and will continue to...
While aging is not an illness, it does bring with it a number of physical difficulties. Be alert to your cat and make a veterinary appointment if something seems amiss rather than thinking, “She’s just getting old.”

New “Scale” for Feline Aging

Christine Charvet, PhD, a comparative neuroscientist at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is studying aging changes in brains, using comparative models of a...