Medical emergencies involving pets commonly involve trauma (hit by a car, sustained in a fall), poisoning, heat stroke, choking and seizures. When it comes to kittens, especially orphaned neonates, common emergencies are hypothermia (low body temperature), hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), dehydration and anemia.
Hypothermia is a major cause of neonatal kitten death. Adult cats shiver […]
Understanding and Defeating Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) Part 1 of 5
NOTE: FIP treatment is rapidly changing. Please visit Cornell Feline Health Center, EveryCat Health Foundation, FIP Warriors 5.0 and University of California Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program for the most up-to-date information.
Feline […]
NOTE: FIP treatment is rapidly changing. Please visit Cornell Feline Health Center, EveryCat Health Foundation, FIP Warriors 5.0 and University of California Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program for the most up-to-date information.
This is part 2 of a 5-part series on FIP. Please […]
NOTE: FIP treatment is rapidly changing. Please visit Cornell Feline Health Center, EveryCat Health Foundation, FIP Warriors 5.0 and University of California Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program for the most up-to-date information.
This is part 3 of a 5-part series on FIP. Please […]
NOTE: FIP treatment is rapidly changing. Please visit Cornell Feline Health Center, EveryCat Health Foundation, FIP Warriors 5.0 and University of California Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program for the most up-to-date information.
Treatment update: As of June 1, 2024, Stokes Pharmacy will offer […]
NOTE: FIP treatment is rapidly changing. Please visit Cornell Feline Health Center, EveryCat Health Foundation, FIP Warriors and University of California Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program for the most up-to-date information.
This is part 5 of a 5-part series on FIP. Please read […]
Everyone, including kittens and cats, wants to be treated with respect. The dictionary defines respect as feeling admiration for someone and acknowledging their desires and viewpoints by putting yourself in their shoes or paws. Respect involves observing, listening and recognizing another’s needs and boundaries.
Although we think of cats as predators, it’s important to remember […]
Kittens have their best chance of survival with a healthy mom cat. So, if the family is doing well and is living in a safe area, wait until kittens are about 6 weeks old to trap them. It’s safer for everyone to use a humane trap and, at that age, kittens also weigh enough […]
Pectus excavatum, also known as funnel chest, is present at birth and affects the sternum, a long flat bone located in the center of the chest, and the rib cage.
Pectus excavatum causes a malformation of the sternum and costal cartilages (connecting tissues attaching the ribs to the sternum), which results in a narrowing, irregularly […]
Valentine’s Day typically celebrates love between humans. Images commonly associated with Valentine’s Day include: Cupid, the Roman god of love; hearts, traditionally the seat of emotion; and birds, because it was thought that mid-February was the beginning of the avian mating season.
In many parts of the world, February is also […]
