The Cat Doctor's Blog

Mar 7, 2010, My Buddy, Charlie abt 1997 - March 6, 2010

Charlie was part Maine Coon and part tabby. He was the size of a bobcat, but much friendlier. Charlie liked to grab my finger and wrap his paw around

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Feb 24, 2010, Feline Illnesses Symptoms

Feline Illnesses Symptoms can be similar for some diseases. Drinking more, urinating more, eating more, and losing weight are the signs of at least 5 conditions. This can make diagnosis difficult.

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Feb 24, 2010, feline disease symptoms

feline disease symptoms

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Feb 10, 2010, Chester

I have just lost my beautiful very special cat Chester and my friend. I miss you so much. He was a very loving loyal friend, so comical. I am honored

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Feb 10, 2010, My Poopsie Kitty is now a Poopie on the Rug Kitty

My cat Sushi is now 7 years old. She had always used the litter box with no problem. Around 2 years ago she started to poop outside the litter box. She

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Feb 10, 2010, My Poopsie Kitty is now a Poopie on the Rug Kitty

My cat Sushi is now 7 years old. She had always used the litter box with no problem. Around 2 years ago she started to poop outside the litter box. She

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Feb 10, 2010, Cody 10/1/07 - 2/6/10

Cody was a lost cat who followed us home from school on October 25, 2007. I called him kitty and he quickly trotted after us. I swear he was was made

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Feb 7, 2010, Feline Anal Glands

Feline Anal Glands are often an unknown anatomical part of the cat's body to their human caretakers. Potential problems include impaction which can lead to infection and even abscess and rupture.

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Feb 7, 2010, DECLAWING CATS

DECLAWING CATS explains exactly what goes on during a declaw surgery, age to declaw a cat, and discusses why you should not declaw your kitty. Written by cat expert, Dr. Shelby Neely.

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Feb 6, 2010, THE CAT HOSPITAL OF BRYN MAWR

The Cat Hospital Of Bryn Mawr is a complete veterinary hospital exclusively for cats. Services include examination, internal medicine, surgery, boarding, grooming, lab, ultrasound, radiology, BP.....

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Jan 28, 2010, Cat Urinary Tract Health

Cat Urinary Tract Health

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Jan 28, 2010, Cat Urinary Tract Infection and The Role of Diet

Cat Urinary Tract Infection

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Jan 27, 2010, Feline Eye Problems

Feline Eye Problems

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Jan 27, 2010, Cat Health Eyes

Cat Health Eyes is a section of the AskTheCatDoctor website that answers questions specifically about cats' eyes. Trauma, genetic disorders, infection, inflammation, cancer, and much more.

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Jan 27, 2010, Is Cat Vomiting Worrying You?

Cat Vomiting is a discussion by cat expert Dr. Neely about the causes, symptoms, diagnostic tools, and treatment of vomiting in cats. Includes questions and answers.

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Jan 26, 2010, How Much To Feed Cat

How Much To Feed Cat breaks through the myths and misconceptions about determining how much to feed a cat. Written by Dr. Shelby Neely, cat vet with 18 years experience.

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Jan 26, 2010, Feline Kidney Disease

The earliest sign of feline kidney disease is a decrease in the specific gravity (concentration) of the urine. That will occur before creatinine and/or BUN becomes elevated.

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Jan 26, 2010, Feline Gum Disease

Dental care is as important for cats as it is for people. Feline Gum Disease can lead to serious disease in many organs in the body including the kidneys, liver and heart.

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Jan 26, 2010, Elderly Cat Health Problems

Elderly Cat Health Problems include some differences from those of younger cats and can present in many different ways.

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Dec 16, 2009, CAT LOVER GIFTS

CAT LOVER GIFTS, the most delightful cat gift shop on the web, specializes in gifts created from cat artists, including Laurel Burch bags, jewelry, tees, scarves ...Jim Shore, Nesting Dolls, more...

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Dec 16, 2009, The Cat

THE CAT introduces the ASK THE CAT DOCTOR website with information by cat expert Dr. Shelby Neely about cats behavior, cat diseases, cat symptoms, and more. Includes cat pictures and cat lovers gifts.

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Dec 15, 2009, About Dr. Neely

About Dr. Neely reveals her professional passion for cats for 18 years and personal interest in cats her entire life. Ask The Cat Doctor, her website, includes a Q and A column.

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Dec 15, 2009, GUY, our youngest Singapura In Memoriam

This has been a particularly rough year for us. We lost our 3rd cat within 6 months. Guy was a male Singapura who had respiratory problems all of his

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Dec 14, 2009, 4 Cats Vomiting

I have 4 cats all of them are throwing up, one of them the week before was brought into the emergency room for deyhdration, not eatting and kidney

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Dec 12, 2009, Chaos 3/16/03 12/11/09

Chaos passed away this morning. I miss him so much. I have called for him a few times today out of habit. It hurts so much. He will not be rolling on

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Dec 8, 2009, Safety First for Your Fur Baby

In today's society, I don't believe any outdoor cat is truly safe. It's an unfortunate truth that there are a lot of cruel people out there who don't

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Nov 27, 2009, miles 24 november 2009

My wife and I were married 8 years before we owned a place that would allow a cat, our first home. We had little but we had Miles and loved his little

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Nov 19, 2009, Cat vomiting--experience with IBD

I adopted my cat as a neighborhood feral almost two years ago. Someone else took her in as a tiny kitten after witnessing her being abused but she

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Nov 19, 2009, Think about Native Fauna

Firstly, I have to state that I live in Australia. We have a great deal of native wildlife species, some of which are becoming endangered. As a lover

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Nov 18, 2009, DID YOU KNOW ....

...that if a 10 pound cat ate just 1 ounce of cheddar cheese, it would be the same as if a person ate 3 1/2 hamburgers or 4 whole chocolate bars?

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Nov 16, 2009, LITTER BOX PROBLEMS

Litter box problems are the number one behavioral problem of cats. More cats are euthanized each year from this than from anything else. Dr. Neely advises what to do if your cat has this problem.

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Nov 15, 2009, HOUSE CATS

House cats focuses mainly on the day to day lives of cats that always live indoors. They have different social, psychological, and physical issues than outdoor cats. Dr. Neely discusses a real case.

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Nov 15, 2009, Ernie 7/6/08-11/12/09

Ernie was a stray cat I found on the back deck. I called to him and he just ran over to me and let me pick him up and pet him. He was maybe 7 weeks

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Nov 12, 2009, Cat Behavior

Cat Behavior is a fascinating, but sometimes frustrating topic. Cat Expert, Dr. Neely, discusses all types of cat behavior and gives interesting examples of actual cases.

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Nov 11, 2009, Chunky, a Singapura -1995 -11/8/09

Chunky now joins his deceased brothers and sisters, Scherazade, Dunyazade and Flower his litter mate. Chunky was our first Singapura who is survived

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Nov 9, 2009, FIV -- What A Positive Test Result Means For Your Cat

FIV, also known as Cat Aids, is one of several cat viruses that can be deadly for your cat. Learn how to protect your cat, how the virus is diagnosed, and what to do if your kitty has the virus.

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Nov 7, 2009, CAT SCRATCH FEVER

Cat scratch fever is a bacterial disease that people can contract from a cat scratch. There are many misconceptions about it and enormous fear of the disease and cats has been unnecessarily created.

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Oct 26, 2009, Cat Illnesses

Cat Illnesses can be as diverse and as complicated as that of people. Learn about the most common cat infection, including symptoms and cat treatment.

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Oct 25, 2009, Boots September 1991- October 19, 2009

The day we got our cat Boots (he had grey fur and white boots on his legs and arms), my twin sister didn't want him because we had just buried a cat.

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Oct 25, 2009, SAFEWAY QUEEN HARRIS JUNE 2,2002 - OCTOBER 3, 2009

SAFEWAY QUEEN HARRIS June 2,2002 - October 3,2009 You were more than a

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Oct 25, 2009, The Cry of Catsanova

My neutered male tabby, Scooter, calls insistently to his sister, Samantha (also neutered) and she will come to him from anywhere in the house when

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Oct 25, 2009, Sick Call

One of my cats (a Bengal) always 'announces' when she is about to vomit by giving a loud cry that sounds like Ma-Maaa! She repeats this several times

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Sep 29, 2009, Newborn Kitten Care

Newborn Kitten Care can be both one of the most exciting experiences you've ever had and one of the most devastating. Learn why.

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Sep 29, 2009, Kitten Development

Kitten Development is amazing to watch. Within a few short weeks, kittens go from being entirely helpless to being self-sufficient. Learn about these important milestones.

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Sep 29, 2009, Weaning Kittens

Weaning Kittens is a fairly easy process, but must be done correctly for the health of the kittens AND their Mom. Follow these simple steps and your care of kittens will aid in good health for them.

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Sep 28, 2009, Dominant Female Cat over Kitten

My daughter found a female kitten (we think it's a female) approximately 8 weeks old. She has a 9 year old nutered male & a 6 year old spayed

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Sep 28, 2009, 4 month old kitty with a suckling issue

QUESTION My mother had two female cats that gave birth. One had four kittens and one had seven. Being inundated with kitties everywhere we

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Sep 28, 2009, 12 Week Old Kitten with "Cold"

QUESTION: My 12 week kitten has been sneezing alot and it looks like she could have a cold starting in her eye. i was wondering if htere was some

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Sep 28, 2009, Kitten's Breathing

QUESTION I have noticed that my kitten seems to breathe at a faster rate than my 2 adult cats. Her breathing doesn't seems labored, just faster.

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