by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Nov 28, 2011 | Articles
This is part two in a two-part series on understanding the cat’s eye. The eyes can be a window to internal problems a cat is experiencing. An example of this would be an examination of the scleral portion of the eye. If an animal is jaundiced, this normally...
by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Nov 14, 2011 | Articles
Eyes are very important sensory organs to a cat. Being sure that your cat’s eyes are healthy should be a part of an annual comprehensive physical examination by your veterinarian. I have diagnosed different diseases of the eyes and even blindness when cats have...
by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Oct 3, 2011 | Articles
Rudy is a typical young neutered male Abyssinian cat. He is very active, curious, and social. His owner became concerned one evening because Rudy was repeatedly vomiting and having projectile vomiting. My clinic was closed, so Rudy went to one of the local emergency...
by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Aug 20, 2011 | Articles
Kidney disease may be the most common ailment of cats over the age of nine years. Kidneys are the organs in the body that are responsible for filtering out metabolic waste products from the blood, conserving water in the body, and producing urine. A cat’s body is a...
by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Jul 8, 2011 | Articles
Eyes are very important sensory organs to a cat. Being sure that your cat’s eyes are healthy should be a part of an annual comprehensive physical examination by your veterinarian. I have diagnosed different diseases of the eyes and even blindness when cats have...
by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Jul 7, 2011 | Articles
Do you think that your cat sees you the way in which you see yourself? Why is a cat able to find and hunt insects and spiders in dim light? Do cats see colors? These are all questions that pertain to vision and the eyes of the cat. The sense of eyesight is very...
