Archive for the ‘cat articles’ Category

Kidney disease, or chronic renal failure, is one of the most common illnesses in older cats, with up to a third of all cats over the age of 15 being affected.  That’s why it’s something that all Vets are on the look out for at annual health checks.  For those cats crossing in to their [...]

A cat suffering with a bout of cystitis is almost as distressing for an owner to watch as it is for a cat to go through.  Cats appear in real pain with this condition.  Worrying for Vets though is that in over half (or more) of the situations presented there is no specific, obvious cause.  [...]

Of course cats have very good eyesight don’t they?  When they are hunting they can spend hours watching for the slightest movement in the undergrowth and then pounce on an unsuspecting mouse.  Equally they can while away an afternoon watching the world go by looking out of a window.  But just how much detail do [...]

Of course it’s not just a feature of older cats.  But for many senior cats (those in their teenage years and beyond), they can often seem to be more picky about their food.  For those cats that still go out a lot owners may well not be aware that their cats are being sick on [...]

Firework stress affects almost 50% of dogs and many cats too.  Fireworks are no longer a 5th November only event and are heard throughout the Autumn and often used for many other celebrations such as birthdays, wedding etc,.
Stress from such noises can manifest itself in many ways - many dogs will run around and vocalise, [...]

I often regard cats as having been imported from Mars!  They have a neat habit of implanting their wishes in to the minds of their owners, getting them to rearrange an entire house just for their personal convenience.  And don’t think that Veterinary Centre’s are any different.  Clients at Riverside will be well acquainted with [...]

Most of us would rather not think about the prospect of our pets contracting any “worms” during their lives.  Sadly, it’s almost inevitable.  As there are more parasitic species in the world than there are free-living ones, then it’s not going to be our cats and dogs that are free of any attack, nor us!  [...]

With improvements in nutrition and veterinary medicine the life expectancy of pet cats is increasing: there are now more elderly cats than ever before.  In the UK it is estimated that there are currently around 2.5 million cats over 10 years of age.
 
Unfortunately, accompanying this growing geriatric population there are increasing numbers of pets with [...]

During routine annual heath checks your Vet. will spend quite some time checking for any evidence of flea irritation on your cat and dogs’ skin.  The actual presence of fleas is often much more difficult to see.  Fastidious cats (and dogs) often ingest fleas during grooming, so their presence is not as easy to see [...]

Hyperthyroidism is a common hormonal condition which tends to affect cats eight years and older.  The condition almost always arises due to benign (non cancerous) enlargement of the thyroid gland in the neck.  This enlargement results in an excessive production and release of thyroid hormone.  Thyroid hormone regulates the speed of the body’s metabolism and [...]