Cat Tips

Cats are notoriously stoic. It’s rare for them to show any obvious sign of illness. “As a general rule, any major or sudden change in a cat’s usual activities and patterns requires some investigation,” says…

One day, Jeanne Prins’ six-month old kitten Paris was playing actively; the next she was like a limp rag. “I took her to the veterinarian,” recounts Prins. “We assumed it was an abscess. He gave…

Since the 1980s, thyroid disease in cats has been on the upswing, and the cause may be found right in your living room. Common chemicals, found in many homes, appear to speed up the function…

Lots of fibs have been told about felines through the ages. For example, consider the popular notion that it’s supposedly healthy for cats to drink cow’s milk. The truth is that most cats are lactose…

Most people don’t think of a cat as a four-legged war machine. A feline that is napping on a soft blanket, playfully pouncing on its favorite toy or rubbing up against his/her human doesn’t exactly…

It might sound like a page out of a spy novel, but your cat is a master of disguise. Unfortunately, this skill isn’t always in your cat’s best interest. That’s because felines are adept at…

You’re sneezing and coughing, aching all over, and you feel just all-around rotten. It’s flu season, but you fear you’re not alone: Kitty’s sneezing, too. You wonder, Did I give my cat the flu?  Relax…

When New York City account executive Ingrid Fulmont noticed a small amount of blood in the litter box of her 3-year-old cat, Simon, she rushed him to the veterinarian. “Was he eating and playing normally?”…

You probably wouldn’t encourage a toddler to smoke, but if you subject your pet to secondhand smoke, you might as well be offering kitty a cigarette. “The correlation is similar to what is seen in…