FIP, or Feline Infectious Peritonitis, is a viral disease that affects cats. It is a progressive disease that is almost always fatal. Until now. According to a paper published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers from Kansas State University describe their success with an antiviral treatment for FIP that inhibits the virus from replicating and actually stops the the disease […]
What is HCM? The most common form of heart disease in the cat world is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy or otherwise known as HCM. When the term Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is broken down into its Latin roots it simply means an increase in the size and development of the heart muscle. This unusual thickening of the heart muscle
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Diabetes Mellitus (diabetes) is a disorder in which the body is unable to regulate blood sugar levels due to a lack of insulin or insulin action. Insulin is a hormone required to move sugar into body cells where it is used for energy. Without this energy, the cells of the body starve, shut down and
In my practice, I diagnose upper respiratory infections in cats from my shelter, from my clients, and even from my own cats after they have come home from a cat show. It is a very common problem in cats and also a very contagious one. The infection can also contain more than one
