How To Tell If Your Cat Is Sick Cats are clever, particularly at masking disease. There’s an ethological explanation for this skill. In the wild, the...

Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) is one of the most feared causes of disease in cats, being responsible for almost one-third of...

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is responsible for a fatal disease syndrome in cats that is similar to HIV infections in...

Feline Acne: Cats Get Zits Too Cats have small sebaceous glands associated with hair follicles and larger sebaceous glands on the head and tail. These glands...

Cat Constipation: Symptom, Causes, & Prevention Healthy cats should defecate at least once a day, and the stool should be deep brown in color and well-formed...

APCC’s Five Commandments of Pet Poison Prevention Accidents happen-and despite your best efforts, your animal companion can come into contact with a...

10 Questions Cat Vets Wish You Would Ask After a decade as a veterinarian, I’ve got a bit of a routine when it comes to walking into an exam room. By the...

Does My Cat Have Allergies? When you decide to own a cat in the family, you might worry that someone in the family will be allergic to it. But your new pal...

Conjunctivitis in Cats: Introduction Conjunctivitis is a gooey infection of the eye that you yourself might have had at some point in your life. But what...

Why is My Cat Throwing Up?

Why Do Cats Get Diarrhea? Cats master the picture of good health so it’s hard to tell when an illness is serious. Cat diarrhea is one of those conditions...

When is a Puppy or Kitten Old Enough to Neuter? Spaying and castration in pets have enough documented medical and behavioral benefits that veterinarians...