Everything you need to know about keeping your Cat Healthy and what to do when your cat gets sick,
FIP or Feline Infectious Peritonitis is an uncommon fatal disease in cats caused by the Feline Coronavirus (FCoV). It is a virus that attacks the cells of intestinal walls and causes diarrhea in cats. While FIP can be found in domestic cats as well as wild cats, it mostly occurs in places where a large…
Cat owners love to spoil their pet companion with the food. Many of you have seen Tom and Jerry and wanted to feed the cats with a bowl full of cheese. Cats may seemingly enjoy this gesture, but strangely, they are not very fond of them. There are several reasons why they don’t prefer it.…
Do you find your cat in prolonged sickness? Is she suffering from sneezing, congestion, runny nose, cold? If yes, then it could be Feline Viral Rhinopneumonitis (FVR) or feline herpes. It is a highly contagious virus most cats get influenced with at least once in their lifetime. It is the major reason behind the upper…
Feline immunodeficiency virus is a critical viral infection that affects cats on a global scale. Its first discovery was during an investigation of a disease outbreak in colonies of rescue cats in the USA. The scientists noted that cats would exhibit the same signs as humans with HIV. They, however, noted that despite the baseline…
Any cat owner who takes time to understand cat distemper is making a sound investment towards the cat’s wellbeing. This condition is extremely contagious and has the potential to be fatal. Feline distemper is known as Feline Panleukopenia and affects cats on a cellular level. The baseline of understanding feline distemper includes understanding the causes,…
Cats differ from other animals in too many ways. These variations include biological systems and disorders that do not affect other animals the same way. One bizarre example is hyperesthesia. The layman term of the condition is rolling skin syndrome or twitchy cat syndrome. Another unique illness experienced by cats only is a fatty liver…
Coughing in cats is not any different than that in humans. Just like humans, cats experience irritation in their throats, airways, and lungs, which results in respiratory cough in cats. Though coughing in cats is relatively less as compared to sneezing, but still prevalent when it comes to respiratory infections. It could be fatal for…
Have you ever noticed that your feline friend is behaving unusually than normal days? Is she shaking her head frequently or scratching at her ears a lot? If yes, then your cat probably has ear mites that create irritation and itching and causes her to scratch its ears. Not only mites can give deep wounds…
For pet parents having both cats and dogs, this particular question comes across their mind more often than not. You might think that since meat or fish are the main constituents of both cat food as well as dog food, it is completely okay for your cat to have your dog’s food or vice-versa. However,…
Hills’ pet study shows that almost 35% of the cat parents have the common problem of the hairball. The least you can be happy about it for the fact that it is not a rare case scenario. You are not the only one who is fighting against the hairballs in the cat. There are two…