What affects us affects cats
by Michael Oriental Shorthair Cat – this photo by .m for matthijs was added by Michael to show the breed. There is no connection between this cat and the article. I was informed of Hepatic Amyloidosis in Siamese & Oriental Cats by a visitor (Lisa Lyons) to this website who lives with beautiful Oriental …
How Do You Calm Your Cat? by Michael (London, UK) This page presents some ideas on calming our cat. There are a lot of people searching for information on aggressive cats but far fewer searching for the opposite, namely calm cats. ‘Aggressive cat’ is the flip side of ‘calm cat’. A lot, perhaps most, …
Harp Therapy for Cats by Michael (London, UK) Harp therapy for cats is not as cat crazy as it might sound. Music is relaxing and harp therapy has been used as a “healing instrument” in relation to people for thousands of year. Cats have a similar physiology to humans. If your cat is fearful …
Moe a famous fat cat – photo by danperry.com Generally, a healthy cat weight is between 9 and 12 pounds for a male cat and between 7 and 10 pounds for a female cat (book No 5– See: Methods and References (new window) for the philosophy behind presenting medical information and references used). Another …
Feline Miliary Dermatitis by Michael (London, UK) The skin disease feline miliary dermatitis is most commonly caused by flea bit allergy. It is a skin disease that is caused by an allergic reaction to allergens that also include mites, lice and other skin parasites, bacteria, fungus skin infections and “nutritional disturbances and drug reactions”1. …
by Michael (London, UK) Barn Kitten with conjunctivitis – photo Lee (Flickr). I have used this sad picture before. Spot of conjunctivitis – photo Jennifer Lamb (Flickr) Another cat with conjunctivitis – calico cat – photo sg4w (Flickr) Feline conjunctivitis is inflammation of the conjunctiva. The conjunctiva is a clear mucous membrane consisting of …
Feline Hypertension by Anonymous Charlie – he has/had high blood pressure which he gets/got daily tablets for. He is/was partly blind – photo Mandy (Flickr) My vet never warned me about hypertension in older cats. Most Vet computers are not programed to recommend routine blood pressure checks for senior cats. My cat went blind …
by Michael (London, UK) Feline hypothyroidism is thyroid deficiency. It is rare in cats. It most commonly occurs after operations on the thyroid gland or treatment for hyperthyroidism. It is a dysfunction of the thyroid gland, which is in the cat’s neck. An inadequate amount of thyroid is produced by the gland. The prefix …
