
Should You Sedate A Cat For Travel?
If you have to travel with your cat, it's not always easy. Whether it's a short trip to the veterinary clinic or cattery, or a longer trip for a vacation, you don't want your cat...
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If you have to travel with your cat, it's not always easy. Whether it's a short trip to the veterinary clinic or cattery, or a longer trip for a vacation, you don't want your cat...
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I can almost taste the delicious roast turkey, pumpkin pie, and mashed potatoes. Our feast will contain numerous savory dishes along with scrumptious desserts to tickle everyone’s fancy. With...
Curling up with a cuddly cat sounds like a picturesque way to spend the night. Encouraging your cat to sleep in your bed every night, however, might not be a simple decision. There's a lot...
Glandex is an over-the-counter nutritional supplement that supports healthy anal gland function in cats. It contains fiber that bulks and firms your cat’s stools, allowing natural emptying of the anal glands every time they defecate....
Fleas are infamous for passing diseases to their animal hosts. They can even pass dangerous bacteria, such as Bartonella, onto unsuspecting cats. Bartonella is the name for several similar bacteria that can infect cats and...
Throughout your cat’s life, they may need surgery, hospitalization, specialized procedures, or costly medications. And that’s on top of their regular checkups. Veterinary medicine has made incredible advancements in recent decades. Thankfully, this means you...
Famciclovir is a human antiviral medication, which is also used in cats for the treatment of feline herpesvirus type-1 (FHV-1). It’s used off-label in cats and comes in tablet form. It can cause some side...
Pododermatitis in cats is known medically as feline plasma cell pododermatitis and colloquially as pillow foot. It is a painful condition that causes inflammation of the pads, making them puffy and uncomfortable to walk on....
Terramycin is the brand name for an eye ointment medication containing two antibiotics: oxytetracycline and polymyxin B. It's generally used in cats to treat a variety of bacterial eye problems, including conjunctivitis and corneal ulcers....
“Cherry eye” is the colloquial term that is used to describe a rare eye problem in cats that is correctly called “third eyelid gland prolapse“ or “prolapsed gland of the nictitating membrane“. This article will...