What affects us affects cats
Have you been in the situation when your vet doesn’t or can’t get a grip on your cat’s health problem even when they are the best vets in the area? If your veterinarian is excellent but is unable to diagnose a health problem, it is frustrating and worse. Do you feel helpless? What do …
Your cat may not be feeling well if you notice any one or more of the following changes in your cat. Obviously you will need to rule out other reasons for changes such as environmental changes. You’ll also have to know what your cat’s normal behaviors are. As usual this means being observant and …
It is very likely that veterinarians more often treat the symptoms of a feline illness when compared to doctors treating sick people. A doctor or a veterinarian’s primary objective is to cure their patient’s illness. If the illness is idiopathic, meaning without a known cause, then all the physician can do is to treat …
According to an article in the Seattle Times about Lux, the Portland, Oregon “Attack cat” (aka the 911 kitty), Cat Daddy Jackson Galaxy said; “I can say without hesitation that Lux is the most complicated character I think I’ve ever dealt with.” Following its international media release last March, Lux’s story went viral. I …
With the internet comes endless possibilities to find answers on anything. These days, a lot of people self-diagnose illnesses that they believe they might have. Some, but not all, cat caretakers like to see if they can find a quick answer to an illness that they believe their cat is suffering from. The internet …
The third eyelid of the cat, I believe, can be an initial diagnostic tool for the cat owner in respect of cat health – I am not recommending anything other than the ability to spot a health problem. This is because the third eyelid is not normally seen but it can become opaque and/or …
Wild cats are masterful in hiding their pain. This instinctual technique is one of their strongest survival tactics. And because our domestic kitties are so closely related to their wild cousins, they too have adopted exactly the same tactic to avoid being attacked. But since frequently keep pain to themselves, this amazing strategy often …
This is a page that touches on cat anatomy. I am presenting a couple of radiographic images of two cats. One shows a foreign body, a coin, in the stomach. The other is useful because it shows some of a cat’s internal anatomy. I have marked out some of the internal structures with the …
