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 Cats facts: kidney copes with chronic renal failure
Chronic renal failure is the most common kidney problem in dogs and cats. Though it is a condition that worsens with time, special care and treatment can help keep your pet feeling good. Chronic renal..
 Felv and fiv: compelling reasons to keep kitty indoors
While it may be tempting to let your cat roam the great outdoors when the weather gets nice, there are some compelling reasons to keep your pet indoors. FELV and FIV are diseases that systematically d..
 Why does my cat do that?!
Cats’ enigmatic behaviors often seem inexplicable to their human companions, but cats have reasons for the things that they do!
Why does my cat make that funny face?
Have you ever seen your cat sm..
 Cat hairballs: messy, harmless and preventable
Hairballs can be a mess and an annoying problem for cat owners. Although hairballs are rather unpleasant, they do not usually mean that the cat is ill, and owners can take steps to reduce or eliminate..
 Cats facts: bladder stones
Urinary tract infections are a very uncomfortable problem for humans and animals alike. In pets, especially cats, urinary tract infections can sometimes be accompanied by bladder stones, which can bot..
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 Cat owners must weigh vaccination risks with benefits
Millions of animals have benefited from the widespread availability of low-cost, highly effective vaccines, but recently the cause-and-effect relationship between vaccination and vaccine-induced disea..
 Cats that scratch: what are your options?
Many cat owners face the heartache of slashed drapes, slit sofas, and shredded carpets. Fortunately, there are options for controlling kitty’s craving to scratch.
Dr. Gary Brummet, an Urbana practi..
 Cats facts: toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis is found all over the world and infects about 30 percent of the feline population and 50 percent of the human population. In adults, it rarely causes any signs or symptoms because the im..
 Cat infectious peritonitis: a serious and untreatable disease
Of all of the diseases affecting cats, Feline Infectious Peritonitis is one of the least understood and most insidious. There is no cure for this disease, and it can often remain undetected for severa..
 Serious feline gum disease can be prevented
Despite its exotic-sounding name, lymphocytic plasmacytic stomatitis (LPS) is a fairly common problem in cats 2 years old and older, according to Dr. Robert Ulbricht, a veterinary dentistry resident a..
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