Dear Dr. Jorden: My cat is 6 years old and has an ulcer on the edge of his upper lip. My vet gave him some medication, and it nearly went away. Since stopping the medication, it has gotten bigger.

February is dental month awareness in the veterinarian world. Feline resorptive tooth lesions, also known as tooth resorption or cavities, are a common dental problem in cats. These lesions occur when ...

Some cats eat the same food for years, then one day walk away from it like it’s suddenly inedible. This behavior can seem ...

Nov. 2—Q: We have a fuzzy cat named Jimmy. He's 12 years old and he started to hesitate before jumping onto the furniture. His veterinarian shot X-rays of his hips and showed us his arthritis. He got ...

There are times when I receive a letter from one of my readers and from their description, I become absolutely sure I know what is wrong with their companion. Of course this may be quite delusional on ...

There are times when I receive a letter from one of my readers, and from their description I become absolutely sure I know what is wrong with their companion. Of course, this may be quite delusional ...

Large bilateral preoptic lesions produced complete sleeplessness in two cats. In eight additional cats, similar but smaller lesions resulted in a significant reduction of quiet (slow-wave) sleep by 55 ...

CAT-SCRATCH fever is usually a nonbacterial regional lymphadenitis that occurs one or two weeks after a scratch by a cat. The course is variable and may last for a few weeks to months. The etiology of ...