The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) recently issued practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of feline hyperthyroidism. For my last blog post of June, which is the ASPCA’s Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, I thought a brief review of these new guidelines would be of interest to cat families. Hyperthyroidism is the most common
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June is the ASPCA’s Adopt a Shelter Cat Month and I am hoping many families will be welcoming a new furry feline into their home this month. To help new cat owners learn about the needs of cats, this month’s blogs are dedicated to feline topics – this week to nutrition. Use a Reliable Source
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June is the ASPCA’s Adopt a Shelter Cat Month and I am hoping many cats will get a forever home during this month. In a prior blog, I made a case for making your cat an indoor animal for safety reasons. But to help all the new cat owners get ready for their new furry friend
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June is the ASPCA’s Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, and June 4 was International Hug Your Cat Day. I need no better reasons to write a blog on cat “language” than those two cat celebrations. Cat Talk Some cat words are universally used by cats and understood by humans. For example, consider the wail emitted
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At least every day, if not more often, I am asked by a worried cat family, “Is my cat in pain?” This is probably a more difficult question for me to answer than the other one I hear every day, “Why did my cat get cancer?” Signs of Pain Many of the current recommendations to
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