Winn Feline Foundation: Five Feline Health Studies, and Resources for Cat...
Namir and Lucy, “Let’s play!” Above, kitten Lucy adored her fur brother Namir and invites him to play, and play they did. Namir had HCM, and Lucy had FIP, both benefited from studies Winn had funded as...
View ArticleBeat the Heat With Water for Pets, Wildlife—and People
Moses drinks from the water bowl on the deck. Hot weather is miserable, no matter the temperature where your own personal heat tolerance ends. Many people think that since some animals live in the wild...
View ArticleWinn Feline Foundation: Three New Feline Health Studies, and Resources for...
I feel like crap. Can’t you do something about it? “I feel like crap. Can’t you do something about it?” was all Peaches could tell us as her chronic kidney failure progressed. New studies of biomarkers...
View ArticleUC Davis FIP Study Seeks DNA Samples
Lucy, Pink and Gray (on her favorite rag rug). When I’ve mentioned the black kitten Lucy, half-sister to the Four and one of Mimi’s earlier daughters, I also mention a study of feline infectious...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Awareness for Cats—Spay Early
Kitty in Pink, brush markers, 4″ x 7″ © B.E. Kazmarski Go pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Above is Mr. Sunshine, and though he’s a boy he’ll gladly speak for his mom and sister and any other...
View ArticleRescue and Remembrance: Not a Bad Deal on a Pre-owned Cat
Namir’s “bedroom eyes”. Namir trots in anticipation down the length of my desk because a car has pulled up in front of my home and studio. He leans far off the edge and looks out the door at our guest,...
View ArticleWater for Pets, Wildlife—and People—in Extreme Heat
Moses drinks from the water bowl on the deck. Hot weather is miserable, no matter the temperature where your own personal heat tolerance ends. Many people think that since some animals live in the...
View ArticleHeat Stroke in Cats
Kelly on the bed in a nice cool, dark room on a hot day. How easily can a cat go into heat stroke? More easily than you might think even if they stay indoors and windows are open with fans on during a...
View ArticleCulture Ringworm Infections Faster, Save Lives
Little Johnny This must be the year for ringworm to show up among rescued kittens. In all the years I’ve been fostering, since the mid 1980s, I never once had a cat or kitten with ringworm, and between...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Awareness for Cats—Spay Early
Gracen Rescued kitty Gracen lived nearly all her 10+ years owned but unspayed, living outdoors bearing kittens no one wanted. Finally rescued and spayed, in a couple of new homes then back to her...
View ArticleSummer Heat: Water for Pets, Wildlife—and People
Moses drinks from the water bowl on the deck. Summer heat is miserable, no matter the temperature where your own personal heat tolerance ends. Many people think that since some animals live in the wild...
View ArticlePress Release: Early detection is key, screening test could improve lives of...
News provided by Morris Animal Foundation Sep 13, 2019, 04:00 ET DENVER, Sept. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — A new, two-minute screening technique could help save cats from dying prematurely of heart...
View ArticlePress Release: Help Anivive and Basepaws study feline genetics and diabetes
News provided by Anivive Lifesciences Nov 05, 2019, 09:00 ET LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Anivive Lifesciences, a pet pharmaceutical company, and Basepaws, a pet DNA sequencing...
View ArticlePress Release: Help AVMA and AVMF Help Veterinarians in Australia
Bushfires have spread across Australia, killing over 1 billion animals. World Animal Protection is launching an international appeal to support the long-term recovery of animals impacted. Pictured:...
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