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Acne in cats

Acromegaly in cats

Adder bites in cats

Aggression - tips for interpreting signs

Aggressive cats

Allergies and how to help your pet avoid allergens

Amputation - post-operative care

Anemia

Anesthesia in cats

Anorexia - what to do when your cat won't eat

Antibiotic resistant bacterial infections

Antibiotic treatment

Antifreeze (ethylene glycol) poisoning in your cat

Aortic thromboembolism

Arthritis

Aspergillosis (fungal disease)

Asthma in cats

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Bandages - how to care for them

Behavior in cats - what's the norm?

Biopsy

Birth control in the queen

Bladder and kidney stones

Blindness - living with a blind cat

Blood groups and incompatibilites

Blood tests

Blood transfusion - is it right for my pet?

Boarding catteries - choosing the right one

Bordetella

Brachycephalic upper airway obstruction syndrome

Brain tumor or cancer

Breast cancer in cats

Breeding from your cat

Cancer in your cat - possible options

Cannabidiol (CBD) oil and pets

Cannabis in pets – what are the risks?

Cardiomyopathy in your cat

Cat bite abscesses

Cat communication

Cat flaps

Cat flu

Cat pox

Cat scratch disease

Cataract

Chemotherapy - safe handling

Chemotherapy cancer treatment

Chemotherapy for lymphoma

Chemotherapy: metronomic

Children and pets

Chlamydia

Cholangitis/cholangiohepatitis in cats

Coccidiosis

Cognitive dysfunction syndrome

Complementary therapies

Congenital portosystemic shunt

Conjunctivitis in cats

Constipation in your cat

Corneal ulcers - a sore eye

Coughing

Cushing's disease (hyperadrenocorticism)

Cystitis (bladder inflammation)

Cytauxzoonosis

Deafness - living with a deaf cat

Dental disease in your cat

Dental surgery - what to expect

Destructive cats

Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes monitoring

Diabetic complications in cats

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

Diabetic stabilization in cats

Diaphragmatic hernias

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

Ear cleaning

Ear problems in your cat

Elimination diets for adverse food reactions

Emergencies

Emotional support animals – the benefits

Endoscopy - the inside story

Enucleation

Eosinophilic granuloma complex

Epilepsy treatment

Epileptic seizures and epilepsy

Euthanasia - information and guidance

Excessive vocalization in cats

Exercise - how to get your cat to do more

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)

Eye drops - how to administer them

Eye examination

Fading kitten syndrome

Fainting (syncope)

Fatty liver (hepatic lipidosis) in cats

Feeding your cat

Feeding your kitten

Feline hyperesthesia syndrome

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)

Feline Infectious Anemia (FIA)

Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)

Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)

Festive hazards for pets

Fever - is it serious?

Fireworks - fear behavior

Fitting - an emergency?

Flat chested kitten syndrome (FCKS) and pectus excavatum (PE)

Flea control

Fleas - an itchy business

Food allergy

Fractures

Furballs in cats

Garden hazards – how to keep your cat safe

Gastrointestinal foreign bodies in cats

Genetic testing for cats

Giardiasis

Grief in cats

Hair loss (alopecia)

Haw's syndrome

Health insurance for your cat

Healthcare - routine measures

Heart disease

Heart disease - drug treatment

Heart disease in your cat

Heart disease investigation

Heart murmurs

Heart rhythm disturbance (atrial fibrillation)

Heartworm disease

Heat stroke

Herpes virus (FHV-1)

Horner syndrome

Hospitalization and nursing care

Human medicines and pets

Hypertension

Hyperthyroidism - disease and treatment

Ibuprofen and naproxen toxicosis

Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia

Inappropriate elimination

Incoordination - ataxia

Increased water intake in cats

Indoor cats

Inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory CNS disease

Injection site sarcoma

Injection techniques

Insect stings

Intervertebral disk herniation or slipped disk

Introducing your new baby to your cat

Ischemic myelopathy

Kidney disease in your cat

Kitten development

Kitten socialization

Kittening/queening in cats - potential problems

Kittens - what's involved

Lameness in cats

Laparoscopic ovariectomy (keyhole spay)

Leaving your cat behind

Leukemia

Litterbox training

Liver problems in your cat

Lumps and bumps

Lungworms in cats

Lymphoma

Malassezia

Mastitis (inflammation of the mammary glands)

Medication: Acetylcysteine

Medication: Alendronate

Medication: Allopurinol

Medication: Amantadine

Medication: Amlodipine

Medication: Amoxicillin-clavulanate

Medication: Aspirin

Medication: Atenolol

Medication: Atropine

Medication: Budesonide

Medication: Buprenorphine

Medication: Cefadroxil

Medication: Cefovecin

Medication: Chlorambucil

Medication: Ciprofloxacin

Medication: Cisapride

Medication: Clindamycin

Medication: Clomipramine

Medication: Clopidogrel

Medication: Clotrimazole

Medication: Cyclophosphamide

Medication: Dantrolene

Medication: Darbepoetin

Medication: Diazepam

Medication: Digoxin

Medication: Diltiazem

Medication: Dorzolamide

Medication: Doxycycline

Medication: Enalapril

Medication: Enrofloxacin

Medication: Erythropoietin

Medication: Famotidine

Medication: Fentanyl transdermal patch

Medication: Fluconazole

Medication: Fluoxetine

Medication: Fluralaner

Medication: Furosemide

Medication: Gabapentin

Medication: Glucosamine - Chondroitin

Medication: Hydroxycarbamide

Medication: Itraconazole

Medication: Ivermectin

Medication: Kaolin

Medication: Lactulose

Medication: Leflunomide

Medication: Levetiracetam

Medication: Lomustine

Medication: Lotilaner

Medication: Marbofloxacin

Medication: Maropitant

Medication: Meloxicam

Medication: Melphalan

Medication: Methotrexate

Medication: Metronidazole

Medication: Milbemycin

Medication: Mirtazapine

Medication: Misoprostol

Medication: Moxidectin

Medication: Mycophenolate

Medication: Ofloxacin

Medication: Pentoxifylline

Medication: Phenobarbital

Medication: Pimobendan

Medication: Pradofloxacin

Medication: Praziquantel

Medication: Prednisone/Prednisolone

Medication: Pregabalin

Medication: Propranolol

Medication: S-adenosylmethionine

Medication: Sarolaner

Medication: Selamectin

Medication: Selegiline hydrochloride

Medication: Sotalol

Medication: Spinosad

Medication: Spironolactone

Medication: Sulfadimethoxine

Medication: Toceranib

Medication: Tramadol

Medication: Trazodone

Medication: Trimethoprim-sulfa (sulfonamide)

Medication: Tylosin

Megaesophagus

Microchipping - permanent identification of your cat

Monkeypox and pets

Moving house with your cat

Multi-cat households

Muscular dystrophies

Myasthenia gravis

Mycobacterial infections in cats

Myositis

Nasal discharge in cats

Nasopharyngeal polyps

Neuro-diagnostic tests

Neurological examination

Neuromuscular disorders

Noise sensitivities in cats

Obesity

Old age - caring for your elderly cat

Oral medications - how to administer them

Oral squamous cell carcinoma

Orphan kittens - rearing

Osteomyelitis

Otitis - an ear infection

Over grooming (feline psychogenic alopecia)

Pain management

Palliative care and animal hospice

Pancreatitis

Pancytopenia in cats

Panleukopenia (feline infectious enteritis)

Paroxystic events

Passports - rules and regulations

Pemphigus

Perineal hernias

Periodontal disease and how to prevent it

Peritonitis

Pet allergy - can I still have a cat?

Pet loss - explaining it to children

Pet loss - how to cope

Pet medicines - a danger to pet caregivers?

Physical therapy and rehabilitation

Pica - abnormal eating and chewing habits

Poisoning

Polycythemia

Pyometra ('pyo' or womb infection)

Pyruvate kinase deficiency

Rabies

Radioiodine treatment for thyroid cancer

Radiotherapy

Raw food - is it the healthiest choice for dogs and cats?

Recumbent or paralyzed cats - how to care for them

Ringworm

Salt (sodium chloride) poisoning in cats

Samples - how they help your veterinarian

SARS-CoV2 / COVID-19 in cats

Scanning - the inside picture

Scratching in the house

Shock - how to recognize the signs

Skin problems

Sleeping respiratory rates

Snoring in cats

Solar dermatitis

Spaying/Neutering your cat

Spraying - urine marking in the house

Stomatitis

Storage diseases in your cat

Stress - managing stressful situations

Stress in cats

Stroke (cerebrovascular accident)

Surgery - pre- and post-operative care

Taurine deficiency in your cat

Tetanus in cats

Thrombocytopenia (decreased platelet count)

Tick control

Tick removal

Topical medicines - how to administer them

Total ear canal ablation

Toxoplasmosis and risks to pregnant women

Training your cat

Traveling abroad with your cat

Traveling with your cat

Triaditis - pancreas, liver and small intestine inflammation

Tritrichomonas foetus – a cause of diarrhea in cats

Umbilical and inguinal hernias

Urinary problems - the 'blocked' cat

Urine sample collection

Vaccinating your cat

Vaccination protocols and safety

Vector-borne diseases in cats

Venomous snake bite in cats

Ventricular septal defect (VSD)

Vestibular disease

Veterinary visits - minimizing stress

Vomiting and diarrhea

'Walking dandruff' (Cheyletiellosis)

Worm control

Worming your cat

Wounds and pets - what to do and when to call the veterinarian

X-rays and Ultrasound

Zoonotic disease - tips for reducing risks