Veterinarians Who Visit You
Cathy Bryan, an accountant in Marina Del Rey, Calif., first discovered mobile, or house-call, veterinarians when she was planning a family trip. She almost had to cancel her vacation because she couldn’t show a boarding…
There’s more to owning a cat than having a cute, soft, purring companion. Here are the latest cat tips relating to health, grooming, and behavior.
Cathy Bryan, an accountant in Marina Del Rey, Calif., first discovered mobile, or house-call, veterinarians when she was planning a family trip. She almost had to cancel her vacation because she couldn’t show a boarding…
We’ve all seen the horror of what can happen to pets when disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina, strike. Aside from hurricanes, these events may include fires, floods, snowstorms, and earthquakes, as well as terrorist attacks,…
The idea of something happening to your treasured feline is unfathomable. But accidents do occur and, like most things, there’s no better time to be prepared than now when your cat is playing or snoozing…
Lisa Medwid, a film producer in Los Angeles, Calif., spends a lot of her time on the studio reading scripts and taking meetings. But not everything Medwid does on the lot is film project-related. She…
Hairballs are the butt of many a cat joke, even though the telltale hack-hack-hacking may seem commonplace to most feline owners. Cats are fastidious self-groomers, so it’s this habit that causes hairballs — swallowed loose…
When cat owner Bethany Hart, 35, of Farmington, Mich., moved to a new home last year, she decided to let her curious tabby cat Cleo explore the landscape. “I thought he would circle the house…
Lily, a mature black-and-white feline, meowed constantly and ate voraciously yet never seemed to gain weight. After several tests, results showed that Lily was suffering from hyperthyroidism, a thyroid gland disorder. The treatment options seemed…
Erin Carter, a 43-year-old homemaker, never ran into problems when she used flea control and prevention products. It was when she forgot to apply them that the trouble began. “My tabby, Sparkle, had fleas on…
Halloween might be fun for us humans, but it can be a haunting experience for our cats. While we’re dishing out candy, carving pumpkins and donning scary costumes, it’s easy to overlook the risks our…