Section
Feline health, written for a species that hides everything.
22 articles
The Review
Tight clumps, low dust and a ten-day odour guarantee — but a fragranced clay litter is one of the few household products a cat can genuinely object to. Our neutral assessment of the multi-cat pail.
By Dr Elise Murphy, BVSc (Hons) · 9 min read
The 2026 List
By Dr Elise Murphy, BVSc (Hons) · 14 min read
Urology
By Dr Callum Wright, BVSc, MANZCVS · 4 min read
Nephrology
By Dr Aisha Bello, BVetMed · 4 min read
Endocrinology
By Dr Thomas Nakamura, DVM · 4 min read
Respiratory
Feline asthma is a chronic allergic airway disease in which the small bronchi narrow suddenly and unpredictably, producing the unmistakable crouched, open-mouthed coughing fit owners often mistake for a hairball attempt.
By Dr Aisha Bello, BVetMed · 4 min read
Infectious Disease
FIV and FeLV are two entirely different retroviruses that share only a test kit and a reputation for being misunderstood.
By Dr Priya Raghunathan, BVMS · 4 min read
Infectious Disease
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) was, until recently, an almost universally fatal disease caused by a mutated coronavirus.
By Dr Ingrid Sorensen, BVSc, DipACVB · 4 min read
Pain Management
Cats are evolutionarily wired to conceal pain, a survival strategy inherited from solitary wild ancestors for whom visible weakness invited predation.
By Dr Thomas Nakamura, DVM · 4 min read
Endocrinology
Feline diabetes mellitus, overwhelmingly the Type 2 form linked to obesity and insulin resistance, is unusual among chronic endocrine diseases in that genuine remission is a realistic goal rather than a rare fluke.
By Dr Noor Haddad, DVM, DACVD · 4 min read
Cardiology
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common heart disease in cats and one of the quietest, often producing no outward signs until a sudden crisis of breathing difficulty or hindlimb paralysis.
By Dr Ingrid Sorensen, BVSc, DipACVB · 4 min read
Dentistry
Feline tooth resorption affects an estimated half of cats over the age of five, eroding tooth structure from within in a process unrelated to the decay seen in human cavities.
By Dr Mariana Oliveira, DVM, DACVN · 4 min read
Infectious Disease
Feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1) infects the vast majority of cats at some point, usually in kittenhood, and then establishes a lifelong latent infection in nerve tissue that can reactivate during stress.
By Dr Priya Raghunathan, BVMS · 4 min read
Gastroenterology
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in cats is a chronic condition in which the intestinal lining becomes infiltrated with inflammatory cells, most commonly lymphocytes and plasma cells, disrupting normal digestion and absorption.
By Dr Thomas Nakamura, DVM · 4 min read
Gastroenterology
Cats swallow loose fur during routine grooming, and an occasional hairball is a normal, if unglamorous, consequence of that habit.
By Dr Ingrid Sorensen, BVSc, DipACVB · 4 min read
Neurology
Feline hyperesthesia syndrome produces sudden episodes of skin rippling along the back, frantic tail chasing and dramatic vocalisation that can look alarming or even comical, but the underlying distress is genuine.
By Dr Mariana Oliveira, DVM, DACVN · 4 min read
Dermatology
Ringworm is not a worm at all but a fungal infection of the skin, hair and claws, most commonly caused by Microsporum canis, and it is genuinely zoonotic, spreading readily to people and other pets.
By Dr Thomas Nakamura, DVM · 4 min read
Emergency
A cat bite delivers bacteria deep into muscle through a small, deceptively neat puncture wound that seals over within hours, trapping infection beneath the skin.
By Dr Aisha Bello, BVetMed · 4 min read
Nutrition
In a species where the average healthy cat weighs around four kilograms, an extra two kilograms is not a cosmetic issue but a near-doubling of joint load and a significant metabolic burden.
By Dr Mariana Oliveira, DVM, DACVN · 4 min read
Behaviour
A cat urinating or defaecating outside the litter tray is frequently labelled a behavioural problem, but in a large proportion of cases the underlying cause is medical pain associated with elimination itself.
By Dr Callum Wright, BVSc, MANZCVS · 4 min read
Orthopaedics
Feline osteoarthritis affects the majority of cats over the age of ten, yet it remains dramatically under-diagnosed because cats rarely limp the way dogs do.
By Dr Priya Raghunathan, BVMS · 4 min read
Parasites
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that many cat owners fear will endanger a pregnancy, yet the real transmission risk from a healthy, well-managed pet cat is far lower than commonly believed.
By Dr Priya Raghunathan, BVMS · 4 min read