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My Cat has Dilated Pupils (always)

PoC avatarPosted on November 3, 2021 by Michael BroadNovember 3, 2021

I have a beautiful long haired tabby/ tortoiseshell cross 1 year old but her right eye pupil is wide open and does not dilate, the left eye is similar but not as bad, the vet finds this ‘strange’ but is …

Posted in eye disease | Tagged cat health problems, dilated pupils | 6 Replies
GERD in cats in fairly common

Acid reflux (GERD) in cats is fairly common but we don’t know the cause

PoC avatarPosted on October 24, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 24, 2021

Acid reflux (gastroesophageal reflux disease) affects about 20 percent of people in the US and is ‘fairly common in cats’ (wagwalking.com). Today for the first time I considered it as a possible illness in cats. The reason? I have the …

Posted in GERD | Tagged acid reflux, cat food, cat health problems, GERD in cats | Leave a reply
H5N1

Can domestic cats get avian flu?

PoC avatarPosted on October 9, 2021 by Michael BroadOctober 9, 2021

Yes, domestic cats can get avian flu. However, very few cats contract the disease and the cats in a study who contracted the disease showed no clinical signs of influenza. Also, in this study there was no evidence of transmission …

Posted in avian flu H5N1 | Tagged cat health problems, cat study, H5N1, science, zoonotic diseases | Leave a reply
Ixodes holocyclus, the Australian paralysis tick

Tick paralysis in cats

PoC avatarPosted on September 29, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 29, 2021

There is a story in the Australian news media about the rise in tick paralysis in Gold Coast dogs and cats. I immediately discovered that it is an incredibly serious disease. Certain species of tick cause paralysis in their hosts. …

Posted in paralysis | Tagged cat health, cat health care, cat health problems, Cat Parasite, Cat Parasites, feline paralysis, home diagnosis, Lyme disease, skin, ticks | Leave a reply

Difference between FIV and FIP

PoC avatarPosted on September 28, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 28, 2021

FIV as an acronym for feline immunodeficiency virus. FIP is an acronym for feline infectious peritonitis. FIV is a retrovirus belonging to the lentivirus family. FIP is a member of the coronavirus group. What is the difference between a retrovirus …

Posted in FIV | Tagged cat health problems, FIP, FIV | Leave a reply
Notoedres cati mite

How do indoor domestic cats get mange?

PoC avatarPosted on August 9, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 9, 2021

Full-time indoor domestic cats should not get mange but they might. Mange is caused by an external parasite called a mite which lives on and in the skin of the host animal. There are a variety of species of mite. …

Posted in mange | Tagged cat health problems, cat itchy skin, Cat Parasite, Cat Parasites, Cat Skin Problems, full time indoor cats, mange, parasites | Leave a reply
The eyes of a 21-year-old cat with iris melanosis - iris freckles

Picture of brown spots in a cat’s eye (iris melanosis)

PoC avatarPosted on July 29, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 29, 2021

This is an excellent example – I would say an extreme example – of iris melanosis in the eyes of an elderly cat. The picture caught my eye (excuse the pun). It comes from the Reddit.com website on which a …

Posted in cat eyes | Tagged cat anatomy, cat eyes, cat health, cat health care, cat health diagnosis, cat health problems, melanin, pigmentation | Leave a reply
Alex Padovano with her pointed cat Penelope who she thinks was killed by AVA cat food bought at Pets at Home

Fears that Pets at Home’s AVA cat food killed this cat

PoC avatarPosted on June 17, 2021 by Michael BroadJune 17, 2021

NEWS AND VIEWS: Alex Padovano thinks that her pointed cat Penelope might have been killed by Pets at Home cat food (AVA). She thought she was buying the best for her cat when she started to feed Penelope with AVA …

Posted in recall | Tagged cat death, cat food recall, cat health diagnosis, cat health problems, Cat News, dry cat food, pancytopenia | 1 Reply
Homeopathic mange cure for foxes but will it work for cats?

Homeopathic treatments for mange in feral and stray cats

PoC avatarPosted on May 26, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 26, 2021

As it is not known widely known, I would like to pass on information that I have gathered through personal experience about the treatment of mange, which can affect feral cats. Sarcoptic mange is the most common infection in foxes …

Posted in mange | Tagged alternative treatments, cat health problems, home treatment for cat illness, mange | Leave a reply
Siamese cat wheezing. Siamese are predisposed to this condition.

Why is my cat wheezing?

PoC avatarPosted on May 14, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 14, 2021

Here are some reasons why your cat is wheezing. I would not normally write about medical issues because the veterinarian’s websites are tailored exactly for that sort of article but I have good reference books and therefore, despite not being …

Posted in wheezing | Tagged allergens, Allergy, breathing, cat health diagnosis, cat health problems, Feline Asthma, passive smoking affects pets, passive smoking cats | Leave a reply
Taking mouth and nose swabs from tigers at Miami Zoo to test for Covid-19

What is the difference between feline coronavirus (FCoV) and Covid-19?

PoC avatarPosted on May 4, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 4, 2021

People also ask: ‘is feline coronavirus the same as covid-19?’ And in a strict sense, the answer is no. It may surprise cat owners that before all this talk about the ‘coronavirus pandemic’ and how Covid-19 can infect cats via …

Posted in feline coronavirus FCoV | Tagged cat health, cat health problems, coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Covid-19, FCoV, feline coronavirus
Cat with an asthma inhaler

Can cats have asthma? Yes, almost 1 million do in the US.

PoC avatarPosted on April 29, 2021 by Michael BroadApril 29, 2021

Cats can have asthma, and it is caused by a hypersensitivity to environmental allergens (a substance that causes an allergic reaction). The disease in cats resembles bronchial asthma in people. It affects about 1% of all domestic cats (just under …

Posted in asthma | Tagged cat health problems, Feline Asthma, siamese cat

Picture of a cat with feline hyperesthesia

PoC avatarPosted on March 19, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 19, 2021

This is a picture from the Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic published here with their permission. Although the title to this article is about a picture of a cat suffering from feline hyperesthesia it is a picture, in fact, of self-mutilation …

Posted in hyperesthesia | Tagged cat health diagnosis, cat health problems, feline hyperesthesia syndrome, self-mutilation, veterinarians

7 causes of cat tear stains

PoC avatarPosted on March 4, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 4, 2021

There are 7 specific causes of cat tear stains and one underlying reason. Here they are. The list might not be complete. To be clear, tear staining refers to tears running down the face at the corner of the eye …

Posted in Cat Health, tearing mechanism | Tagged breeding, cat health problems, Clogged Tear Duct of a Cat, exotic shorthair cat, flat-faced persian, himalayan cat, tear duct overflow, tearing mechanism, upper respiratory infections, veterinarians | Leave a reply

Main cause of domestic cat death at Brazilian animal Hospital was digestive system diseases

PoC avatarPosted on December 12, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 12, 2020

This post is over 2 pages…An interesting study published in 2018, which has come to my noticed today, states that the main cause of death of domestic cats taken to a veterinary hospital in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, …

Posted in feline hepatic lipidosis | Tagged anorexia, appetite, Brazil, cat caretaking, cat health problems, feline hepatic lipidosis, liver disease, starving cats, study, underweight cats

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