Feline Obesity – Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Feline obesity is a big problem (pun certainly intended). It’s so big that 30-45% of cats in the United States are obese, defined as 20% above ideal body weight. As a nutritional disease, obesity has...
Cat Diseases and Medical Conditions
Feline Distemper AKA Feline Panleukopenia Virus in Cats
What Is Feline Distemper or Panleukopenia? Feline Panleukopenia (or Panleucopaenia, to use its UK English spelling), also known as Feline Distemper, is a highly contagious viral disease (i.e. it spreads very easily). The causative virus...
Urinary Tract Infection in Cats: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
If your cat is urinating outside the litter box, straining to urinate, urinating frequently, yowling when urinating, or has blood in the urine, it could mean they have a urinary tract infection (UTI). Urinary tract...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Cats: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Scientific language is designed to make the world a less offensive, more sanitised place. If I told you that Eddy, the cat in the picture, had IBD, you might think “that sounds interesting - I...
Hyperthyroidism in Cats: Symptoms, Treatment & Causes
Hyperthyroidism is a very common condition in cats, especially over the age of ten years old. What and Where Are the Thyroid Glands? The thyroid glands are small structures, located halfway up the neck in...
Diabetes in Cats: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Diabetes, a hormonal condition that affects blood sugar levels, is well known in people. But did you know that cats can be diabetic too? In our feline companions, diabetes causes symptoms such as urinating and...
How Progressive Retinal Atrophy Affects Cats
Progressive Retinal Degeneration or Atrophy was first recognized in the onset of the 20th century in an exotic dog breed named the Gordon Settlers. Since then, it has been documented and exhibited by more than...
