Associated Terms: OA, Degenerative joint disease, Osteoarthrosis Overview Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis in dogs affecting a quarter of the population. It is a chronic disease characterized by loss of articular cartilage that is covering and protecting the ends of … [Read more...]
Dog Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease (CCL) | Dog ACL Tear
Associated Terms: Cruciate Disease, Ruptured Cranial Cruciate Ligament, ACL Injury, Torn Cranial Cruciate Ligament, Partial ACL Injury, Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy, Tibial Tuberosity Advancement, Lateral Suture Stabilization, Meniscal Tear Overview: The cranial cruciate ligament … [Read more...]
Cat tongues are designed for cleaning and more
If you’ve ever taken a close look at a feline patient’s tongue, you may have noticed the tiny, sharp “spines” on its surface. There’s a good reason for that design, new findings suggests. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology concluded that a cat’s tongue is not only good at … [Read more...]
New treatment shows promise in stopping feline peritonitis
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), a viral infection of cats, is nearly 100 percent fatal. Now, thanks to early results on a new clinical trial, there is hope. The Morris Animal Foundation recently reported that researchers at Kansas State University, Wichita State University, and the … [Read more...]
Cat nutrition is top concern of feline owners
Nutrition is the number one topic that cat owners want to talk about with their veterinarian, according to a Royal Canin survey of 1,001 cat owners. However, the survey showed that three in five cat owners do not regularly take their cats to veterinarians. Compared to dogs, cats are three times as … [Read more...]