by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Jun 21, 2011 | Articles
Cats don’t smoke, don’t consume excessive amounts of salt, and generally have stress free lives; so why do we need to worry about their blood pressure? For a long time, most veterinarians didn’t know that feline high blood pressure, or hypertension, existed because...
by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Apr 12, 2011 | Articles
Newborn kittens are totally dependent upon their mother for survival. She provides them with food, warmth, cleanliness, and helps them eliminate. Humans can also provide these necessities, but not as well as a mother cat. Newborn kittens can neither see nor hear,...
by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Apr 10, 2011 | Articles
Mrs. Taylor was feeling very sorry for her cat, Jessica, because the cat seemed to be in discomfort when she tried to urinate. As I examined Jessica and continued to speak to Mrs. Taylor, she revealed that Jessica had been urinating in a bathroom sink and the urine...
by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Mar 29, 2011 | Articles
You have a pregnant queen and it is getting close to the time when the kittens will arrive. What do you do? It is best if you can arrange a quiet, comfortable spot for her to deliver and then start acclimating her to this site a week or so before the kittens are...
by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Mar 15, 2011 | Articles
Cats are very efficient at reproducing and are able to have several litters a year with multiple kittens in each. Most cats go through puberty at an early age—somewhere between five and nine months. This is why it is so important to sterilize your cat at the time...
by Dr. Elaine Wexler-Mitchell | Feb 15, 2011 | Articles
Feline herpes virus may be involved with 90% of upper respiratory infections (URI’s) in cats. The disease is rarely life threatening but is extremely prevalent. The most common signs of feline herpes are sneezing, loss of appetite, and conjunctivitis (inflammation...
