Cat Food for Diabetic Cats
What the Cornell Feline Health Center says about diet for diabetic cats - low carbohydrate, often wet food, slow weight loss, remission with early treatment - and two prescription low-carbohydrate diets compared on what their makers publish. A reading guide, not veterinary advice.
Cat Food for Sensitive Stomachs
When a cat's diarrhea is a food problem and when it is not, according to the Cornell Feline Health Center, how to change food without causing an upset, and three digestive cat foods - two over the counter, one prescription - compared on what their makers publish.
Cat Vaccines: Core and Optional
Which vaccines cats need, indoor cats included: core and noncore vaccines, the kitten series, boosters for adult cats and the small risks, from the Cornell Feline Health Center and the Merck Veterinary Manual. A reading guide, not veterinary advice.
Why Do Cats Eat Grass?
Why cats eat grass: what two UC Davis surveys of cat owners found about how common it is, illness, vomiting, age and coat length, and which houseplants on the ASPCA list are toxic to cats. A reading guide, not veterinary advice.
Why Your Cat Keeps Sneezing
Why cats keep sneezing: the cat flu viruses behind most cases and why they flare under stress, allergies, polyps, fungal infection, nasal vaccines, and when to see a vet, from the Merck Veterinary Manual. A reading guide, not veterinary advice.
Why Cats Lick Plastic
The short answer: plastic bags appeal to a cat's senses through their crinkle, the smell of food they held and the coatings some bags carry, and for a few cats licking or chewing them is a sign of stress or pica. What is normal, what is not, and when to call the vet.
Pet First Aid Kit Essentials
A pet first aid kit checklist for 2026 - 25 items for a dog or cat household, what each is for, and where the veterinary associations' own lists agree.
Cat Toys by Play Style: Wands, Puzzles, Catnip and Safe Play
Cat toys by the kind of play they give - wands, ball tracks, food puzzles, catnip and silver vine, moving toys - what a study of 100 cats found about catnip, the laser pointer question, and which household objects are dangerous to play with.