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Feline Rhinotracheitis (Cat Flu): Symptoms and Treatment
Feline rhinotracheitis, also called infectious rhinotracheitis, is a highly contagious herpesvirus infection causing fever, sneezing, eye discharge, and sometimes death—especially in kittens. This article covers its causes, symptoms, medication-based treatment, and vaccine prevention.
How to Treat Feline Chin Folliculitis (Black Chin)
Cat chin folliculitis, or 'black chin,' comes from excess sebum production. Treatment combines a skin spray, ointment, and dietary adjustment. This article covers the symptoms, causes, and medications.
How to Help a Cat That Gets Severely Stressed When Going Out
Indoor and naturally timid cats can suffer severe stress when taken outside, with signs ranging from refusal to eat and diarrhea to, in extreme cases, FIP or even sudden death. Keep your cat in a secure carrier, comfort it with familiar items, and practice carrier training in advance to prevent travel anxiety.
Feline Hypoglycemia: Causes and Treatment
Hypoglycemia in cats shows as weakness, stumbling, seizures, and partial numbness. Kittens crash from cold, hunger, or poor absorption; adults from stress or over-exercise; seniors from insulin-producing tumors; diabetic cats from wrong insulin doses. Treatment restores sugar and addresses the underlying cause, with small frequent meals for prevention.
Cat Gastroenteritis vs. Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
Gastroenteritis and FIP can look alike at first, but FIP is far more dangerous. Gastroenteritis brings vomiting, diarrhea, and lethargy and is usually treatable; FIP (driven by coronavirus mutation) causes fluid buildup, jaundice, eye inflammation, and neurological signs, and is often fatal. Both need prompt veterinary care.
Black Chin in Cats Is No Small Matter: Understanding Feline Folliculitis
If one day you notice your cat's chin looks black while grooming it, this isn't dirt that washing can remove. Some owners know this is feline folliculitis, but it's often dismissed as minor — which it is not. Today we look at what cat folliculitis involves.
What Is Feline Heartworm Disease?
The heartworm's intermediate host is blood-sucking insects and mosquitoes, so summer's mosquito season is when cats are most infected. Infected cats show many symptoms; owners must detect and treat promptly. Let's learn about it.
Understanding Feline Phobias
Fear is an instinctive response to frightening stimuli, and even the boldest cat has things it fears. This article explains what feline phobias are, why they develop, and how they show up in your cat.
What Is Feline Enteric Coronavirus
This cat coronavirus is not human COVID; they differ. FCOV is an umbrella; feline enteric coronavirus (FECV) is common in cats and highly contagious. Here is the feline enteric coronavirus.
Feline Coronavirus and FIP: Understanding the Connection
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is caused by a mutated feline coronavirus. It is not actually contagious, but it is serious. This guide covers what FIP is, its dry and wet forms and symptoms, and what to do if a cat is infected.