Sheilah A. Robertson, BVMS (Hons), PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA, DACAW, DECAWBM (AWSEL), CVA, MRCVS

Learn more about the relatively new concept of frailty and key interventions for decreasing morbidity and mortality that are often overlooked

Veterinary medicine has come a long way in caring for its purring patients recently, including new drugs and a different approach to fluid therapy

Stress: Are you focusing on this one of the five basic freedoms for cats in your care?

Can you spot the subtle signs of postoperative pain in cats?

In people, pain is what the patient says it is. But in animals, it's what we say it is. To better recognize acute pain in cats, observe patients for the behavioral changes described here.

Our understanding and treatment of pain in cats has lagged behind that in dogs.

In this video, Dr. Sheilah Robertson discusses whether cats become dysphoric when given opioids.

Osteoarthritis may be categorized as primary or secondary.

As in dogs, obesity may contribute to osteoarthritis or the clinical manifestations of osteoarthritis in cats.

Osteoarthritis treatment falls into three categories: lifestyle changes, pharmacological intervention, and nonpharmacological intervention.

Although the terms degenerative joint disease and osteoarthritis are commonly used interchangeably in the veterinary arena, a distinction has been made between the two.

References for "Osteoarthritis in cats: What we now know about recognition and treatment."

Compared with the radiographic features of feline osteoarthritis, the clinical signs of feline osteoarthritis are not well-documented.

It appears to be more common than previously thought and could be a major cause of discomfort in senior cats.

Dr. Sheilah Robertson explains how to use this drug in cats with osteoarthritis.

Dr. Sheilah Robertson discusses what cat owners can do to help their cats with chronic pain.

There is no universally accepted definition of old age and as we are all aware, some people and animals age better than others. Because of advances in veterinary medicine, the average lifespan of cats and dogs has increased and according to recent AVMA statistics, about 30 percent of the owned pet population in the United States is considered geriatric (Wise et al, 2002). As senior care becomes a significant component of companion animal practice, we must be aware of the special anesthetic requirements of this population.