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Cats / Health
Cats hide pain remarkably well, an instinct from their wild ancestry, which means many pet parents underestimate how much discomfort their cat is actually in. Learning the subtle signals is one of the
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Cats / Health
Feline calicivirus is one of the two viruses responsible for the great majority of upper respiratory infections in cats, and it has a few distinctive features that set it apart from a typical cat cold
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Cats / Health
Once you know your cat is expecting, a few practical adjustments over the following weeks help her carry a healthy litter and prepare her body for delivery.
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Cats / Health
Cyproheptadine is one of those medications with an unusual dual identity in feline medicine. Originally developed as a human antihistamine for allergies, its most common veterinary use in cats has not
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Cats / Health
Conjunctivitis, inflammation of the pink tissue lining the eyelids and covering part of the eye, is the single most common eye problem vets see in cats. It looks uncomfortable, and it is, but the good
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Cats / Health
Mastitis is not something most cat owners think about until they are hand-raising a litter and notice the mother cat wincing when her kittens latch on. It is an infection of the mammary glands, seen a
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