Five Nutrish® Wet Cat Food Varieties Recalled

Ainsworth Pet Nutrition of Meadville, PA is voluntarily recalling five varieties of Rachael Ray™ Nutrish® wet cat food, including Ocean Fish-a-licious, Lip Smackin’ Sardine & Mackerel, Ocean Fish & Chicken Catch-iatore, Tuna Purrfection, and certain lot codes of Paw Lickin’ Chicken & Liver due to potentially elevated levels of vitamin D.

via Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts > Ainsworth Pet Nutrition Voluntarily Recalls Five Nutrish® Wet Cat Food Varieties For Potentially Elevated Vitamin D Levels.

Cats Hair Loss: Learn the Causes

However, it can indicate that your kitty is quite miserable. It also can, in some cases, be a sign of a more serious underlying disease that, if diagnosed promptly, may be very treatable, but without early treatment can indeed be life-threatening.

via Cats Hair Loss: Learn the Causes.

UC Davis FIP Study Seeks DNA Samples

The study is seeking DNA samples from cats that have been positively diagnosed with FIP, closely related individuals, as well as cats from lines that definitely have not been affected by FIP.

via The Creative Cat – UC Davis FIP Study Seeks DNA Samples.

AVMA AMENDS DECLAW POLICY ‹ The Catnip Times

“… the procedure is a major surgery that should only be performed after alternatives have been sought to prevent destructive clawing.”

via AVMA AMENDS DECLAW POLICY ‹ The Catnip Times.

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus: Deciding When to Euthanize

Calling this feline virus by the names of Feline HIV, Feline Aids, and Cat Aids leads people to believe there is a connection between HIV and FIV.

via Feline Immunodeficiency Virus: Deciding When to Euthanize.

New rabies vaccine for cats

The new formulation, used in their line of PUREVAX® vaccines, purports to provide protection from the rabies virus for three years without the help of adjuvants that were used in earlier formulations of the vaccine.

via New rabies vaccine.

Common Household Items That Are Hazardous for Your Cat | petMD

Cats do tend to be curious creatures, choosing to play with or chew on things that perhaps they shouldn’t.

via Common Household Items That Are Hazardous for Your Cat | petMD.

FIV and probiotics | Cat Health News from the Winn Feline Foundation

Uninfected and FIV-infected cats were given Lactobacillus acidophilus orally and various parameters of intestinal structure and function were assessed.

via FIV and probiotics | Cat Health News from the Winn Feline Foundation.

A Different Animal: Cancer in Pets and People

In this article, we take a brief look at how cancers that are important in people usually manifest differently in our pets.

via A Different Animal: Cancer in Pets and People.

Feline Stroke: It DOES Exist and Can Have a Good Prognosis

The good news is that they most often are not as serious as human strokes and the prognosis in many cases can be quite good.

via Feline Stroke: It DOES Exist and Can Have a Good Prognosis.