For How Long Can a Cat Food be “New” and “Improved”? Morsels 3 Easy-to-Miss Signs of Feline Fear Veterinary Chaplaincy Edges Towards the Mainstream How Concerned Should You Be about Lumps and Bumps on Your Cat’s Coat? What It Means When a Cat Throws a Clot Dear Doctor: Vaccine Confusion To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe Subscribe to Tufts Catnip Get the next year of TUFTS CATNIP for just $20. And access all of our online content - over 1,000 articles - free of charge. Subscribe today and save 44%. It's like getting 5 months FREE! Alre ..read more

One minute your cat seems fine, and the next, she’s paralyzed in her hind legs and is crying out in great pain, dragging herself around by her front limbs. What’s going on? To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe Subscribe to Tufts Catnip Get the next year of TUFTS CATNIP for just $20. And access all of our online content - over 1,000 articles - free of charge. Subscribe today and save 44%. It's like getting 5 months FREE! Already Subscribed? Click Here to Sign In | Forgot your password? | Activate Web Access The post What It Means When a Ca ..read more

Q: There is a difference in vaccine recommendations for people and those for cats that I find confusing. With people, the interval between vaccinations varies depending on the shot. For instance, people get a shot against tetanus every 10 years and a shingles shot just once. But cats are supposed to get all their core vaccines once a year. Why is that? Does the immunity from the diseases the shots protect against always wane so quickly? To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe Subscribe to Tufts Catnip Get the next year of TUFTS CATNIP for jus ..read more

Cardboard? Jute? Hemp? What’s the best material for your cat’s scratching post? Cats will vary in their preferences, but research suggests it’s hard to go wrong with either sisal rope for a cat who’s young or middle aged or carpet for a cat who’s older than 10. To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe Subscribe to Tufts Catnip Get the next year of TUFTS CATNIP for just $20. And access all of our online content - over 1,000 articles - free of charge. Subscribe today and save 44%. It's like getting 5 months FREE! Already Subscribed? Click Here t ..read more

Grief shared is grief abated. To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe Subscribe to Tufts Catnip Get the next year of TUFTS CATNIP for just $20. And access all of our online content - over 1,000 articles - free of charge. Subscribe today and save 44%. It's like getting 5 months FREE! Already Subscribed? Click Here to Sign In | Forgot your password? | Activate Web Access The post Veterinary Chaplaincy Edges Towards the Mainstream appeared first on Tufts Catnip ..read more

The COVID pandemic led to more Zooming and FaceTiming, including for veterinary care. And it may be easy to assume that most people have come to prefer such virtual vet visits because it’s more convenient and less stressful than taking your cat to the doctor. But they don’t. To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe Subscribe to Tufts Catnip Get the next year of TUFTS CATNIP for just $20. And access all of our online content - over 1,000 articles - free of charge. Subscribe today and save 44%. It's like getting 5 months FREE! Already Subscribed ..read more

Feline skin is second only to the feline lymphatic system as the site of lumps and bumps—various tumors, cysts, and other abnormal growths, known medically as neoplasms. Sometimes these growths grow alarmingly large. But even when they’re small, they concern people with cats—for good reason. No one wants to see or feel swellings on their pet’s coat that shouldn’t be there. “I am asked to evaluate them daily,” says Tufts veterinary internist Michael Stone, DVM. To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe Subscribe to Tufts Catnip Get the next year ..read more

Is your cat white, or mostly white? And does he like to lounge by the window for hours in warm weather, soaking up the sun’s rays? Then apply sunscreen that has been formulated for cats, focusing on his nose, the tips of his ears, his belly and groin areas, and anywhere else on his body with thin to no fur to protect his skin. Even through a closed window, the sun’s harmful rays can cause painful sunburn and set the stage for squamous cell carcinoma, a common skin cancer in cats. To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe Subscribe to Tufts Catn ..read more

When your cat goes for his physical, the vet should check his eyes for injury, infections, and disease. But cats don’t much like people poking around their faces, especially their doctors. That’s why you might want to adjust your cat to the idea of hands near his eyes at home. To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe Subscribe to Tufts Catnip Get the next year of TUFTS CATNIP for just $20. And access all of our online content - over 1,000 articles - free of charge. Subscribe today and save 44%. It's like getting 5 months FREE! Already Subscrib ..read more

Have you ever seen the word “new” or “improved” on a cat food label? If so, it shouldn’t be there for more than the first six months of production. “It’s not new forever,” says the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), whose guidelines are generally written into law by each state legislature. To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe Subscribe to Tufts Catnip Get the next year of TUFTS CATNIP for just $20. And access all of our online content - over 1,000 articles - free of charge. Subscribe today and save 44%. It's like getti ..read more