The nervous human’s friend

The tranquilizing drug Valium (generic name diazepam) has been around for years, and many a nervous, stressed-out person is thankful for it....

Chasing those stinging things

A cat is as fascinated by a bee or wasp in flight as by any other small, moving object and may swat at the insect and get stung in the proces...

The anorexic cat

people —teenage girls in particular—starve themselves, leading to serious health problems because they fear being overweight and looking una...

If it’s hotter than me ...

glands , but they don’t function exactly like human sweat glands; plus, a cat can’t (or won’t) do all the things humans do to cool down, suc...

Slimming down the chub

One obvious solution to slim down a fat cat: feed her less. It’s best to do this gradually instead of dramatically. A sudden “starvation die...

Forgetting you in their pain

Owners who have had to deal with an injured cat are often bewildered, because the cat seems to lash out viciously, as if she didn’t know her...

Forcing the pill

You’ve probably heard this before: a dog can be fooled into taking a pill mixed with food, but a cat cannot. It’s true, which means you have...