Cat health guides reviewed by a vet

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• Joint health · Dogs & cats

  Arthritis & mobility

  Recognise arthritis in dogs and cats, understand veterinary assessment, and explore practical ways to support comfort and movement.

  10 min read ↗

• Breathing · Cats

  Cat asthma and bronchitis

  Vet-reviewed answers about feline asthma and chronic bronchitis, covering coughing, breathing signs, investigations, inhalers and ongoing care.

  10 min read ↗

• Breathing · Cats

  Cat flu

  Vet-reviewed answers about feline upper respiratory disease, commonly called cat flu, including eye and breathing signs, treatment and recovery.

  8 min read ↗

• Weight & nutrition · Cats

  Cat weight & body condition

  Understand your cat's body condition, veterinary weight-loss plans, feeding routines and monitoring.

  5 min read ↗

• Kidney health · Dogs & cats

  Chronic kidney disease

  Understand kidney disease in dogs and cats, blood and urine tests, staging, nutrition and quality of life.

  10 min read ↗

• Digestive health · Cats

  Constipation & megacolon in cats

  Feline constipation and megacolon: litter-tray signs, urgent assessment, tests, diet, veterinary treatment, surgery and monitoring.

  7 min read ↗

• Hormonal health · Dogs & cats

  Diabetes

  Understand diabetes signs, low blood sugar, ketoacidosis, feeding routines and veterinary monitoring in dogs and cats.

  10 min read ↗

• Ear health · Dogs & cats

  Ear health & otitis

  Understand sore, itchy or smelly ears, warning signs, veterinary tests and why ear problems return.

  9 min read ↗

• Eye health · Dogs & cats

  Eye problems

  Understand red, painful or cloudy eyes in dogs and cats, veterinary tests, conjunctivitis, ulcers and dry eye.

  10 min read ↗

• Skin health · Dogs & cats

  Fleas & flea allergy

  Understand flea allergy, itching, household flea control, product safety and when a dog or cat needs veterinary help.

  10 min read ↗

• Dental health · Dogs & cats

  Gum disease & dental care

  Understand painful gum disease, dental checks, anaesthesia, professional treatment and daily dental care in dogs and cats.

  5 min read ↗

• Heart health · Cats

  Heart muscle disease in cats

  Understand feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, possible signs, heart scans, blood-test limitations and individual veterinary care.

  2 min read ↗

• Hormonal health · Cats

  Hyperthyroidism in cats

  Understand an overactive thyroid in cats, changes in weight and behaviour, veterinary tests, treatment options and follow-up.

  9 min read ↗

• Parasites · Dogs & cats

  Intestinal worms & parasites

  Vet-reviewed answers about intestinal worms, Giardia and coccidia in dogs and cats, including signs, testing, treatment and risk-based prevention.

  9 min read ↗

• Skin health · Dogs & cats

  Itchy skin & allergies

  Learn about atopic dermatitis in dogs and allergic skin disease in cats, veterinary investigations and ongoing care.

  8 min read ↗

• Lumps & swellings · Dogs & cats

  Lymphoma

  Lymphoma in dogs and cats: signs, sampling, staging, treatment, quality of life and outlook, with separate sections for each species.

  12 min read ↗

• Digestive health · Dogs & cats

  Pancreatitis

  Vet-reviewed answers about pancreatitis in dogs and cats, with separate guidance on signs, investigations, feeding, treatment and follow-up.

  12 min read ↗

• Joint health · Dogs & cats

  Patellar luxation

  Vet-reviewed answers about slipping kneecaps in dogs and cats, including signs, grading, diagnosis, surgery and recovery.

  8 min read ↗

• Reproductive health · Dogs & cats

  Pyometra

  Pyometra in dogs and cats: signs after a season, emergency diagnosis and treatment, and prevention through spaying.

  9 min read ↗

• Skin health · Dogs & cats

  Ringworm

  Ringworm in dogs and cats: signs, testing, treatment, home cleaning and reducing spread to people and pets.

  9 min read ↗

• Brain & nerves · Dogs & cats

  Seizures & epilepsy

  Learn how seizures can appear in dogs and cats, what to record, how vets investigate them and what ongoing epilepsy care involves.

  11 min read ↗

• Parasites · Dogs & cats

  Ticks & tick-borne disease

  Ticks on dogs and cats: safe removal, urgent signs, UK tick-borne diseases and prevention.

  11 min read ↗

• Dental health · Cats

  Tooth resorption and gingivostomatitis

  Vet-reviewed answers about two painful dental conditions in cats, with separate explanations of tooth resorption and chronic gingivostomatitis.

  8 min read ↗

• Urinary health · Dogs & cats

  Urinary & bladder problems

  Understand urinary signs in cats and dogs, blocked bladders, cystitis, urine tests and everyday care.

  11 min read ↗

• Digestive health · Dogs & cats

  Vomiting & diarrhoea

  Understand sudden vomiting and diarrhoea in dogs and cats, urgent warning signs, veterinary investigations and antibiotic decisions.

  11 min read ↗