Though many cats tolerate pill administration, it is not unusual for a cat to resist quite aggressively. There are a few strategies you can adopt for effective pill administration. Your veterinary health care team can demonstrate cat pilling for you at the clinic with a resident clinic cat or your own cat, watch you do an administration, and provide tips that will work for your cat.Tablets can be hidden in soft food if the medication
Cats are generally very proficient at cleaning themselves, ears included. However in some cases, a cat may need a helping hand at maintaining clean ears. Outside cats, older cats, cats living in moist humid environments, and cats that suffer from allergies may all benefit from an occasional ear cleaning. Unfortunately many cats do not appreciate our helpful hands, and they may react by biting, scratching, and running away as fast as they can. In order
Hair loss in cats can have many causes. Tests that veterinarians perform to help identify a potential cause include skin scrapings, scotch tape impressions, fungal culture, skin biopsy, and general health tests to check for chronic diseases (such as Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV)), complete blood count, and organ and hormone function tests. Your veterinarian may also inquire about your cat’s home environment. Sometimes a stressed cat will over-groom areas of
Cats are very stoic and will commonly hide or downplay symptoms of illness until signs have progressed. This trait is present to some extent in all of the animal species, and is probably an evolutionary trick that developed in the wild to help them avoid detection by predators. As a pet owner, it is important to learn what is normal for your cat, and on a daily basis to perform a quick check to keep