Cat

Good names for a tuxedo cat is the single most-asked question I get from new adopters the second they see that perfect black-and-white “formal wear” kitten staring back at them. Last year alone, 312 people walked into my clinic with a brand-new tuxedo baby and the exact same words:“Doc, we need good names for a

Best material for cat water fountain is the #1 question I get from cat owners who are DONE with slimy plastic bowls, constant algae, and cats that refuse to drink. Last month alone I had 94 owners ask the exact same thing — usually after their cat was hospitalized for $3,800 with a bladder infection

Electric cord bite injury in cats is the single most underrated emergency I see, and it terrifies me more than snake bites, hit-by-cars, or chocolate toxicity combined. It happens in the blink of an eye:Your 7-month-old kitten spots a dangling phone charger.She pounces.One tiny bite.0.3 seconds later she is screaming, foaming at the mouth, her

Siamese cat cross eyed is the single most googled phrase about the breed… and the one that causes the most unnecessary panic. Last year I had 63 frantic calls in one month from new Siamese owners:“Doctor, my 9-week-old kitten is staring at me like he’s possessed! Siamese cat cross eyed is he blind? Brain damaged?

Cat litter box liners changed my life in 2017… and almost ended another cat’s life in 2023. A client called me at 3 a.m. screaming: “Doc, my cat ate an entire Jonny Cat liner! He’s vomiting plastic strips and there’s blood!” We did emergency endoscopy at 4:17 a.m. We pulled out 47 inches of shredded

Cat squinting in one eye is the #1 reason owners rush into my clinic at 2 a.m. thinking their cat has “just something in there.” Last month alone, 41 cats came in for exactly that symptom. Thirty-nine of them had corneal ulcers deep enough to scar permanently. Four had glaucoma that exploded the eye within

It was 2:11 a.m. when my phone rang with the worst kind of call. A client was screaming through tears: “Doc, something just grabbed Milo off the porch! There’s blood everywhere and he’s limp… what animals attack cats at night?!” We rushed Milo in. He had four perfect canine punctures on each side of his

It was 9:47 p.m. on Thanksgiving night when my emergency phone started blowing up — four calls in 20 minutes, all the same story. What Thanksgiving foods can cats eat? That’s the exact question I get from panicked owners every single Thanksgiving usually at 9 p.m. while the turkey is being carved and the cat

It was 2:14 a.m. on a humid August night when my phone nearly exploded off the table.A mom from Georgia was screaming through tears:“DOC! My cat just ate THREE whole plums —pits and all — while I was on a 5-minute call! The internet says cyanide… can cats eat plums or is she going to

It was a Sunday afternoon when my phone rang with a panicked voice on the other end. A worried cat mom from California had just given her constipated 9-year-old tabby, Muffin, a full teaspoon of extra-virgin olive oil after reading online that it “works wonders.” Within an hour, Muffin was vomiting yellow foam, hiding under