Feb 1, 2012
By:
Debra L. Zoran, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Obesity is a growing problem in cats worldwide, but, in Western societies, the incidence of excess weight and obesity in cats is reaching truly worrisome numbers.
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Part of the 2010 Nestlé Purina Veterinary Symposium publication
Jun 4, 2010
By:
Debra L. Zoran, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
This paper reviews what is known about feline inflammatory bowel disease, with particular focus on the role of commensal and pathogenic intestinal bacteria as well as diet in the management of the disease.
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Aug 1, 2009
By:
Debra L. Zoran, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Lower urinary tract diseases of cats are a common, and sometimes frustrating, group of clinical problems that practitioners must deal with.
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Aug 1, 2009
By:
Debra L. Zoran, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
The gastrointestinal tract acquires and digests food, absorbs nutrients and water, and expels unabsorbed material in the form of feces.
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Aug 1, 2009
By:
Debra L. Zoran, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Like the disease in humans, diabetes in cats is a multi-factorial process combining genetic factors with environmental ones.
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Aug 1, 2009
By:
Debra L. Zoran, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Cats are obligate carnivores. This statement is news to no one, and yet we often don't recognize the importance of that statement or feed them accordingly.
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Aug 1, 2009
By:
Debra L. Zoran, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Feline pancreatitis is a very difficult disease to definitively diagnose antemortem, and treatment remains symptomatic and supportive.
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