April 15, 2013 BY MAF
Funded by Morris Animal Foundation, researchers from the University of Georgia are examining whether cat food ingredients play a role in disease development.Read more »
POSTED IN: Cat diseases, Cat health, Feline health, Nutrition
October 15, 2012 BY MAF
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common type of heart disease in cats. As veterinarians well know, thromboembolisms are frequent complications of HCM, and current therapies are only minimally effective.Read more »
POSTED IN: Animal health, Cat diseases, Veterinary research
October 9, 2012 BY MAF
Being as cool as they are, cats deserve their fair share when it comes to health research. Morris Animal Foundation is funding scientists from across the globe who are using cutting-edge technologies to change the way veterinarians diagnose and treat cats. These new studies are really something to “purr” about.Read more »
POSTED IN: Animal health, Cat diseases, Cat health
September 18, 2012 BY MAF
Luvey was a sweet calico that Ann Hardy adopted as a kitten. As Luvey aged she experienced chronic urinary issues. After seeing many veterinarians and a behaviorist over an eight-year period, Luvey was diagnosed with a congenital bladder deformity. She had surgery but afterward developed signs of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), a fatal disease. The veterinarian believed the virus may have been dormant and was triggered by the stress of surgeryRead more »
POSTED IN: Animal health, Cat diseases, Feline health
August 15, 2012 BY MAF
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline coronavirus (FCoV) are two serious infectious diseases that significantly affect the health of cats worldwide. Mitochondrial genomics has determined that variations in mitochondrial DNA (mitochondria are the energy-producing factories within cells) are associated with differences in disease progression in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).Read more »
POSTED IN: Animal health, Cat diseases, Cat health
July 23, 2012 BY MAF
Obesity in cats has reached epidemic proportions: An estimated 20 to 48 percent of owned cats are now overweight. Obese cats are more likely to develop health problems, such as diabetes, skin conditions, heart disease and severe lameness. Researchers at Auburn University investigated whether they could use drugs to act on two protein molecules in the brain, known as melanocortin-3 and melanocortin-4 receptors, to treat obesity in cats.Read more »
POSTED IN: Animal health, Cat health, Obesity
July 21, 2012 BY MAF
Did you know that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the number one killer of cats in the country? Though the disease can be managed if caught in the early stages, it is often not diagnosed until the late stages, leaving few treatment options.Read more »
POSTED IN: Animal health, Animal studies, Animal welfare
June 19, 2012 BY MAF
Asthma caused by an inappropriate immune response to inhaled allergens affects an estimated 1 to 5 percent of pet cats. Allergy shots show promise as a potential cure, according to previous Morris Animal Foundation–funded studies; however, they can take months to work, and most cats require concurrent treatment with steroids to control serious symptoms.Read more »
POSTED IN: Animal health, Cat health, Veterinary research
May 18, 2012 BY MAF
Have you ever watched a cat jump off a high countertop and the first thought that pops into your mind is, “Wow, that’s gotta hurt!”Read more »
POSTED IN: Animal health, Animal studies, Cat health
April 10, 2012 BY MAF
Anyone with asthma can tell you how terrifying it is to not be able to breathe and how immense the relief is when an attack finally subsides. Now imagine how cats with allergic asthma might feel.Read more »
POSTED IN: Animal health, Asthma , Cat health
March 29, 2012 BY MAF
Cats are purring about the results of Morris Animal Foundation’s Happy Healthy Cat Campaign. Launched in 2008 to significantly increase funding for feline health research and to raise awareness of feline health issues, the campaign was an outstanding success.Read more »
POSTED IN: Animal health, Cat diseases, Cat health
March 9, 2012 BY MAF
The Cat Health Info Center is here to help you learn more about the diseases that affect cats—and how to spot signs of trouble.Read more »
POSTED IN: Animal health, Cat diseases, Cat health
January 10, 2012 BY MAF
It’s not uncommon for cats to develop cold-like symptoms such as sneezing, runny eyes and a cough, especially in shelters or other environments in which many cats are housed.Read more »
POSTED IN: Animal health, Animal welfare, Cat health
December 21, 2011 BY MAF
Obesity in cats has reached epidemic proportions: An estimated 20 to 48 percent of owned cats are now overweight.Read more »
POSTED IN: Cat health, Feline health
December 16, 2011 BY MAF
To celebrate national Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat month in June of 2011, Morris Animal Foundation asked cat lovers to share their touching shelter cat stories on our Happy Healthy Cat Campaign Facebook page (now merged with our main Facebook page).Read more »
POSTED IN: Animal welfare, Cat health
December 8, 2011 BY MAF
Millions of older cats are affected by chronic kidney disease.
The disease is costly, affects quality of life and has few treatment options.Read more »
POSTED IN: Animal health, Cat diseases, Cat health
November 28, 2011 BY MAF
Research looks into treatments to help beat this painful disease.Read more »
POSTED IN: Animal health, Cat health, Feline health
November 11, 2011 BY MAF
Feline upper respiratory infection (URI) is more than just a kitty cold. It’s a painful condition that can make cats feel sick for days or weeks, causes painful ulcers on the eyes and tongue and leaves some cats with lifelong after effects.Read more »
POSTED IN: Cat diseases, Cat health
September 30, 2011 BY MAF
Have you ever wondered why your doctor insists that you finish your prescription of antibiotics? With all the fuss that we hear in the media about antibiotics becoming less effective and overused, one might assume that quitting your antibiotics when you feel better, instead of taking the whole course, would be better for our bodies. Not so—for us or for our pets. In fact, the opposite is true, and antibiotics are becoming less effective precisely because people don’t take their full prescriptions or make certain their pets complete their medications.Read more »
POSTED IN: Animal health, Animal studies, Veterinary research
September 29, 2011 BY MAF
Your cat’s dry, hacking cough could mean a hairball—but it could also be a sign of allergic asthma. The condition affects 1 to 5 percent of pet cats, and knowing the signs and treatment options could give your cat a chance to breathe more easily.Read more »
POSTED IN: Asthma , Cat health
