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link to Indoor cats CAN catch colds. Here’s how.

Indoor cats CAN catch colds. Here’s how.

One day your cat is totally normal, and the next day you start to hear tiny little sneezes. Soon there is yellow mucus coming from your cat’s nose and runny watery eyes.  These are symptoms of...

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link to Gabapentin: a wonder drug for cats with many uses

Gabapentin: a wonder drug for cats with many uses

Gabapentin goes by the trade name Neurontin and is originally an anti-seizure medication.  Veterinarians are used to adapting human drugs for the pets they treat. Gabapentin has many other...

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Why is my cat coughing?

The 3 most common causes of cough in cats are: asthma, chronic bronchitis and heartworm associated respiratory disease. Other possible causes of cough in a cat include infectious causes such as...

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Is it a cat eye infection? Causes and treatments

Cat eye infections can be caused by both viruses and bacteria. Two pathogens (one virus and one bacteria) cause the majority of all pink in cats: herpes virus and chlamydophila. With appropriate...

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link to Balding and hair loss in cats: identifying the cause

Balding and hair loss in cats: identifying the cause

Hair Loss in cats can happen for a variety of reasons. The major reasons for hair loss in cats are grouped into 3 categories: hair loss due to over grooming/self trauma, hair loss due to systemic...

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link to Why is my cat peeing blood (and how dangerous is this?)

Why is my cat peeing blood (and how dangerous is this?)

So you just saw your cat peeing outside of the litter box and the urine that they deposited on your floor was not normal:  it was pink.  What is the cause of pink or blood tinged urine in...

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