Feline Medicine

By definition, an idiopathic disorder defies clear identification of an etiology.

The 2 major differentials for elevated body temperature (> 102.5 F) are fever (pyrexia) and hyperthermia.

Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) are retroviruses that represent two of the most important infectious diseases of cats worldwide.

Lower respiratory tract disease produces typical clinical signs in cats, including chronic cough and wheeze as well as dyspnea that may have a sudden onset.

Chronic kidney disease and failure is invariably progressive; however, stable disease and a reasonable quality of life can be obtained for some time in most cats.

Demodicosis is a common dermatosis in dogs and is now a more recognized problem in cats.

Capitalize on three things to increase visits by cat owners.

Feline healthcare is in crisis stage, says CATalyst's director.

In 1981, calcium oxalate was detected in only 2 percent of feline uroliths submitted to the Minnesota Urolith Center, whereas struvite was detected in 78 percent. However, beginning in the mid-1980s, a dramatic increase in the frequency of calcium oxalate uroliths occurred in association with a decrease in the frequency of struvite uroliths (Figure 1) .

Fight that trend and attract cat owners to your practice.

New Orleans -- A new council was formed to address feline health issues.

The lower jaw of the cat on your exam table is displaced to the left (Photo 1). Is the mandible or maxilla fractured? Or is the mandible luxated? If so, right or left? What is the best way to diagnose and treat this problem? Can you as a general practitioner handle it, or must the case be referred to a boarded orthopedic or dental specialist?

Help cat owners provide a pain-free existence for their feline friends.

Dogs' and cats' teeth are perpetually at risk of being chipped, worn, or fractured.

Review the steps to evaluating a hypercalcemic cat.

I'll never know for sure which cat first brought the disease to my clinic. But I know where I saw it first.

A study examines whether a risk of hemolysis exists in cats receiving intravenous vs. subcutaneous famotidine.

Feline chronic gingivo-stomatitis is a painful oral condition in cats that therapeutically has only responded predictably to surgical extraction of all premolars and molars.

Infection with the pathogenic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum can result in systemic disease in several species of animals, including dogs and cats.

Use this form to answer clients' most common questions about the disease.

Which ones? How often?

With a program like this in place, I believe you can help these cats achieve a longer, higher quality of life.

Failure to read all of the radiograph can result in serious oversights.

Feline systemic hypertension

Risk factors, signalment, diagnosis, treatment objectives, and prognosis for cats with pancreatitis.

Antithyroid medications, organic iodine compounds, surgery, 1311, percutaneous ethanol, and adjunct therapies.

Interesting feline cases

What works best for cats

Friend or foe?

The goal of orphan puppy and kitten care is to maximize the health, well being, and socialization of the puppy or kitten until they can be adopted.