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Why Cats Have Slit Pupils and Green Eyes: A Look at Feline Eye Evolution

a kitten with blue eyes
June is Adopt A Cat Month, and here at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, we’re celebrating our feline friends with an entire month of blogposts devoted just to cats. I’m hoping many kittens and cats will get “fur”ever homes this month. Earlier this month, I wrote about red eyes in cats, a common condition affecting our feline companions. For my final blogpost of the month, I’m returning to eyes—but this time exploring the evolution of feline eye color and what it tells us about our feline companions.

When Senior Cats Change: Understanding Feline Cognitive Dysfunction

An orange cat with its eyes closed
June is Adopt A Cat Month, and here at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, we’re celebrating our feline friends with an entire month of blogposts devoted just to cats. I’m hoping many kittens and adult cats will find their “fur”ever homes this month. While many new pet parents will welcome playful kittens, some will choose to adopt older cats—and today’s blogpost is for them. I’ll be discussing a set of behavior changes occurring in senior cats: feline cognitive dysfunction, a disorder similar to dementia in humans.

Why Are My Cat’s Eyes Red?

A cat with eye problems
June is Adopt A Cat Month, and here at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, we’re celebrating our feline friends with an entire month of blogposts devoted just to cats. Last week, we explored Pandora Syndrome. This week, we’re turning our attention to a common and concerning issue in cats: red eyes. Red eyes can result from any number of medical issues, which I will detail below.

Pandora Syndrome in Cats: What It Is and How to Help Your Cat

Two kittens cuddling
June is Adopt A Cat Month, and here at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, we’re celebrating our feline friends with an entire month of blogposts devoted just to cats. June is a good month to celebrate cats because kitten season is in full swing and the photo in this blogpost shows Spunky and Rascal, brother kittens who are being fostered by friends of mine. Today’s blogpost focuses on the Pandora syndrome in cats.

Coping with Cat Claws

As many of my readers know, I raise foster kittens. Having them is a delight, but also a responsibility. I enjoy every minute I can spend watching them cavort about in my spare room, but I know my job is to raise them to be good pets in their forever homes. I take having the kittens — right down to their toenails — very seriously. This blogpost details my approach to kitten toenail management.