Help, My Cat’s Going Bald!
All cat owners know that cats shed … everywhere. If you own a cat, you’re resigned to finding hair in your clean laundry, on...
Hot Spots on Cats
Feline hot spots are also known as acute moist dermatitis. This is a painful condition which requires veterinary treatment. If your cat is excessively...
Getting to Know Your Neighborhood Ticks
By Robert Reed DVM, MSES, MPA
VCA Rancho Mirage Animal Hospital
I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for most of us,...
Periodontal Disease in Cats
One of the most common diseases to affect cats is gum disease, otherwise known as periodontal disease. It is estimated that over 80 percent...
Orange is the New Black: Genetics and Coat Color in Cats
A curious feature of cat genetics involves the determination of orange and black colors. Geneticists describe black and its various shades (black, brown, blue)...
Key Points in Understanding Cannabis Use in Pets*
See article Marijuana: If It’s Legal, Should You Give It to Your Pet?
• Our scientific and medical understanding of the pharmacology and physiology of marijuana...
Agencies Regulating Veterinary Use of Cannabis
See article Marijuana: If It’s Legal, Should You Give It to Your Pet?
The Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): The DEA regulates use of all...
Grief in Cats
By Rebecca Diaz, DVM
The Cat Clinic
Grief is not an emotion that is often ascribed to cats. However, after the loss of a companion cat...
Understanding Anxiety in Pets
by Lillian Roberts, DVM
Country Club Animal Clinic
According to Wikipedia, Anxiety is defined as follows: “… an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner...
Marijuana: If It’s Legal, Should You Give It to Your Pet?
by Robert Reed, DVM, MSES, MPA
The passage of Prop 64 made it legal for Californians to possess marijuana for personal use and rekindled interest...