by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Oct 15, 2012 | Articles
When they were younger, my cats would eat anything and everything, and I actually had a problem regulating their weight. I had to use timed feeders to control portions and keep them from bugging me when they were hungry. They would eat canned or dry food and loved to...
by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Sep 17, 2012 | Articles
It seems like most of the products on the veterinary market are geared for dogs, but a couple of great products have recently been approved for use in cats. One is a flea-control product called Comfortis. The other is a pain reliever called Onsior. Numerous...
by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Aug 27, 2012 | Articles
My kitty, Keiki, is sick. She is almost 17 years old. She was losing weight and had normal blood tests and X-rays, but was vomiting. An abdominal ultrasound showed a small mass in the right upper quadrant of her abdomen. I performed exploratory surgery and took...
by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Jul 16, 2012 | Articles
Simon is an active and nosey 3-year-old domestic short-haired cat. His owners left him at home for a couple of days, and when they returned, he was lethargic and had vomited several times. They looked around the house to see if he had gotten into anything and found...
by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Jun 25, 2012 | Articles
Most people think cats cannot be trained, but that is not the case. Cats are very smart, and training requires focusing on the desired behavior and reinforcing it and redirecting from an undesirable behavior. The keys to training are starting (if possible) at a young...
by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | May 28, 2012 | Articles
Treating pain in cats is challenging for several reasons. Most cats are not very demonstrative of their pain, and it often takes knowing about postures, behaviors, and expressions to determine that a cat is uncomfortable. Cats are also very sensitive to a variety of...
