From minor infections to chronic conditions, understanding the most common cat illnesses is essential for responsible pet ...

It seemed our 15-year-old mixed breed short-haired cat developed a swelling on the bridge of her nose in about one or two months along with some sneezing. We didn’t think too much of it until one day ...

Why do cats sneeze? Like humans, there are several likely causes for releasing air explosively from the nose and mouth.

The first thing that most cat families recognize when their cat has a urinary tract infection is straining in the litter box, urinating outside the box, or not being able to urinate at all. Some will ...

A new study of 601 older adults found that those with higher serointensity -- or a higher concentration of antibiodies -- to the cat-borne parasite Toxoplasma gondii are more likely to show signs of ...

What is Bird Flu in Cats? Bird flu, also called H5N1 avian influenza, is a flu virus. It causes severe illness and death in all types of birds, particularly wild birds, ducks, geese, and chickens.

Imagine the shock of your baby being born with a swollen brain, blindness, and debilitating seizures. Now imagine learning that these devastating conditions could have been prevented if you took a ...

Doctors in Portugal describe how the cat likely transmitted a germ that usually only causes swollen lymph nodes and fever. Reading time 2 minutes A teen girl’s kitten turned out to cause much more ...

Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease is most common in cats aged about four to eight years old. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A common human cold sore cream may soon help cats with painful eye infections: researchers found that 1% penciclovir cream (Fenlips®), when applied to cats’ eyes, was safe, well-tolerated, and ...

A common, cat-borne parasite already associated with risk-taking behavior and mental illness in humans may also contribute to exhaustion, loss of muscle mass, and other signs of “frailty” in older ...