Paws Whiskers & Claws, The Feline Hospital

Georgia's premier cat hospital - servicing Marietta, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Vinings, Cumming, Alpharetta, Morningside, Smyrna

(770) 579-6001

4719 Lower Roswell Road, Suite 220
Marietta, Georgia, 30068

Meet J.J.!

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Do you know what is under the hood?

Does J.J. look healthy to you? Isn't he GORGEOUS!?!?

Oftentimes, medical problems go undetected in our feline companions for far too long before they get the help that they need, which is why preventative care vet visits, annual examinations, routine lab work, regular intestinal deworming and sometimes even additional diagnostics like radiographs and ultrasounds are needed to ensure our feline friends are feeling their best. The goal is to catch disease early, before they hurt and feel badly.

Well, J. J. actually IS perfectly a perfectly healthy 1.5 year old gentleman! He is one of Ryleigh’s cats, our new vet assistant. He is from the shelter where she volunteered prior to coming on board here.

Just goes to show, if you are following along on this series, one never knows if they are the picture of health or not, preventative care vet visits are key to knowing #whatliesbeneath

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Meet Toothless!

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Do you know what is under the hood? Meet Toothless!

Does Toothless look healthy to you? Toothless is one of Dr. Luoma’s cats!

Toothless is a 3 year old neutered male (domestic longhair cat) and came into the family when her husband and she were on a walk one night. This little 2lb, two month old ball of fluff came running out from under the neighbor's bushes at us! He is perfectly healthy and happy to be living his best life, and loves his cat shelves from Fundamentally Feline and hanging spots! In fact, Dr. Luoma has virtually every piece of vertical space and all of the scratching products Ingrid and Jake make, she truly practices what she preaches!

Oftentimes, medical problems go undetected in our feline companions for far too long before they get the help that they need, which is why preventative care vet visits, annual examinations, routine lab work, regular intestinal deworming and sometimes even additional diagnostics like radiographs and ultrasounds are needed to ensure our feline friends are feeling their best. The goal is to catch disease early, before they hurt and feel badly.

The point is that we do not always know "what lies beneath" or what is brewing in the early stages of disease that we can get ahead of if we knew it was happening!

The next time you brush off your cat’s annual visit and think to yourself, "Oh, they're fine." Just remember it is easier, less stressful and often less expensive to catch things early. Cats are the "Masters of Disguise" after all and without diagnostics we would often never know #whatliesbeneath

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Enjoying his vertical space from Fundamentally Feline
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Meet Tonka!

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Do you know what is under the hood?

Does Tonka look healthy to you?

Oftentimes, medical problems go undetected in our feline companions for far too long before they get the help that they need, which is why preventative care vet visits, annual examinations, routine lab work, regular intestinal deworming and sometimes even additional diagnostics like radiographs and ultrasounds are needed to ensure our feline friends are feeling their best. The goal is to catch disease early, before they hurt and feel badly.

Meet Tonka, a.k.a. Tonka Beans, or just Beans!!

Isn't he a handsome specimen!?!? Tonka is Ingrid’s cat (but most of you already knew that!)!

Tonka is a 9 year old Bengal (a questionable purebred 😉 but he is our little lemon!) Tonka had two homes by the time he was 9 months old, so when he came to be Ingrid and Jake’s cat, they were committing no matter what. He has been a behavioral challenge and does not get along with two cats in the home but gets along great with three others so he does have friends!

Tonka came in this spring for his routine annual visit. Ingrid had noticed two unhealthy teeth and wanted to do lab work prior to surgery. He also had a history of coughing that waxed and waned seasonally (but Ingrid has not missed a dose of heartworm prevention since 1999 on any animal in the home so the coughing was not from heartworm disease). Additionally, Tonka has a previous cruciate tear that she likes to keep an eye on.

Well, looks can be deceiving! Tonka had a heart murmur upon physical exam for the first time in his life. Between the heart murmur and the coughing, Ingrid decided she definitely wanted to do chest x-rays. Low and behold, he has asthma, which was not surprising. His lab work was gorgeous but with a heart murmur and asthma he needed further diagnostics (cardiac ultrasound) to see if he would be a good surgical candidate for a dental with extractions.

He was not! Tonka was also diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) a very common form of heart disease in cats (and common in Bengals) and early Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in addition to his asthma, torn cruciate and bad tooth!

Tonka now takes medication for his heart disease and eats a gastrointestinal diet for his GI disease that he is not symptomatic for, so the GI diet is simply preventative and supportive care for now.

He is learning to use his asthma inhaler as some of you may know if you are following along on Fundamentally Feline and he takes joint support supplements to combat arthritis as well!

Needless to say, a bad tooth is the least of his worries right now and will likely fall out and resorb by the time he has his recheck ultrasound. No anesthesia for him, at least not unless his heart gets a rave review at internal medicine!

Tonka’s story is a glowing example that we do not always know "what lies beneath" or what is brewing in the early stages of disease that we can get ahead of if we knew it was happening!

The next time you brush off your cat’s annual visit and think to yourself, "Oh, they're fine." Just remember it is easier, less stressful and often less expensive to catch things early. Cats are the "Masters of disguise" after all and without diagnostics we would often never know #whatliesbeneath

Meet Sheldon!

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Does Sheldon look healthy to you?

He is!!!

Sheldon is one of Dr. Globerman’s cats! Aren’t these photos for this series amazing? We’ve got some good lookin’ cats in our PWC family I must say!

Sheldon is a 9 year old domestic shorthair. He is a neutered male and had his full senior lab work, including a bi-cavity ultrasound in January of 2026 and all was perfectly normal!

See? Looks can be deceiving?! You cannot tell how healthy your cat is or is not by looking at them. Sheldon is the oldest cat we have featured so far and he is so far the least “broken” as well! No supplements or medications yet.

The point is that we do not always know "what lies beneath" or what is brewing in the early stages of disease that we can get ahead of if we knew it was happening!

The next time you brush off your cat’s annual visit and think to yourself, "Oh, they're fine." Just remember it is easier, less stressful and often less expensive to catch things early. Cats are the "Masters of Disguise" after all and without diagnostics we would often never know #whatliesbeneath

Meet Ollie!

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Meet Ollie!

Isn't he a handsome man? Ollie is our vet assistant, Madison's cat!

Ollie is a 7 year old DSH (domestic short hair). Despite not being very old, Ollie had ongoing weight loss issues that could not be explained with lab work and x-rays alone. He was vomiting and having intermittent diarrhea as well. Thankfully, with the help of diagnostics that also included an abdominal ultrasound, his symptoms are now controlled and he is gaining weight back.

Ollie has Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and takes Zofran (Ondansetron) daily to manage his nausea symptoms as well as Vitamin B12 and Cerenia on an as needed basis when he has a flare up. Thanks to starting off on the right foot early, BEFORE medications were needed daily, Ollie is the best boy for medicating and takes his meds using either the textured surface trick or with a pill popper!

The point is that we do not always know "what lies beneath" or what is brewing in the early stages of disease that we can get ahead of if we knew it was happening!

The next time you brush off your cat’s annual visit and think to yourself, "Oh, they're fine." Just remember it is easier, less stressful and often less expensive to catch things early. Cats are the "Masters of disguise" after all and without diagnostics we would often never know #whatliesbeneath

Meet Neville!

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Meet Neville!

Isn't he PRECIOUS!?!? Neville is Dr. Polur's cat!

Neville is a 5 year old DSH (domestic short hair) who chose us when he walked out of our front bushes. He’s always kind of walked funny and we never thought anything of it. She brought him in for an annual visit and diagnosed him with luxating patella’s! That's a fancy way of saying his knees dislocate! Having a second set of hands to assist with a proper orthopedic exam, taking x-rays, watching him walk etc. all allowed us to come to this diagnosis that even a doctor was unable to do at home alone. Admittedly, all of our cats are also less cooperative when mommy is doing the exam at home in their safe place! Ya know!

Neville does not need surgery but now benefits from daily Cosequin for cats, a glucosamine and chondroitin joint supplement to better support his overall joint health. But she would not have known or had a reason to start this degree of support had she not brought him into the office!

The point is that we do not always know "what lies beneath" or what is brewing in the early stages of disease that we can get ahead of if we knew it was happening!

The next time you brush off your cat’s annual visit and think to yourself, "Oh, they're fine." Just remember it is easier, less stressful and often less expensive to catch things early. Cats are the "Masters of disguise" after all and without diagnostics we would often never know #whatliesbeneath

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Meet Lala!

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Meet Lala!

She is Chrissy’s cat, our part-time client care coordinator.

Lala is a 3 year old DSH (domestic short hair) that Chrissy found as a stray in her neighborhood around 6 months of age. She came in last months for her routine annual physical exam and we found significant dental disease and the need for a cleaning with extractions quite likely. We preformed pre-surgical lab work to be sure she was healthy and a good candidate for anesthesia and we found that she had some struvite crystals in her urine. So, mom was BUSTED, and will no longer be giving junky cat teats!

Lala did great and recovered from her dental procedure without a hitch! She is now eating prescription urinary foods too and this will dissolve her urinary crystals which can lead to painful urination and elimination outside the box. So often if cats are not symptomatic this is not addressed, but at our office, any amount of crystals are too many crystals because one must consider that ever animal’s threshold for pain is different and we should not assume she does not feel discomfort just because she was still using her litter box! And, the goal is to keep her using her litter box! An incidental finding that still requires addressing in our opinion!

The point is that we do not always know "what lies beneath" or what is brewing in the early stages of disease that we can get ahead of if we knew it was happening!

The next time you brush off your cat’s annual visit and think to yourself, "Oh, they're fine." Just remember it is easier, less stressful and often less expensive to catch things early. Cats are the "Masters of disguise" after all and without diagnostics we would often never know #whatliesbeneath

Meet Kronk!

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Do you know what is under the hood? Meet Kronk!

Does Kronk look healthy to you? Kronk is one of Dr. Luoma’s cats!

Kronk is a 5 year old neutered male (domestic shorthair cat) He was trapped I her parents backyard as a three month old kitten and he's lived with her ever since. He's overall healthy, but he does have anxiety. He lives on a baby dose of prozac to help him be more comfortable and less stressed at home, which means he's also much more comfortable enjoying his mini catio! As Ingrid always says, better living through chemistry!

Oftentimes, medical problems go undetected in our feline companions for far too long before they get the help that they need, which is why preventative care vet visits, annual examinations, routine lab work, regular intestinal deworming and sometimes even additional diagnostics like radiographs and ultrasounds are needed to ensure our feline friends are feeling their best. The goal is to catch disease early, before they hurt and feel badly.

The point is that we do not always know "what lies beneath" or what is brewing in the early stages of disease that we can get ahead of if we knew it was happening!

The next time you brush off your cat’s annual visit and think to yourself, "Oh, they're fine." Just remember it is easier, less stressful and often less expensive to catch things early. Cats are the "Masters of Disguise" after all and without diagnostics we would often never know #whatliesbeneath

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Meet Clover!

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Does Clover look healthy to you? How adorbs are these pics by the way!?!? Clover is our new Vet Assistant, Ryleigh’s cat!

Clover is only ONE YEAR OLD! Adopted from a local shelter but already has classic Inflammatory Bowel Symptoms. Sadly, at this young age, we are already having to take a myriad of medication to keep things in check, keep stools firm and keep appetite up and minimize vomiting.

Clover takes Metronidazole to lessen GI Inflammation and address small intestinal bacteria overgrowth, Vitamin B12, Zofran and Cerenia, and sometimes Cyproheptadine to help keep him eating well.

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Cat Years Hydration Supplement

Cat Years is a clinically proven hydration supplement for your cat, not "just a treat" it is actually therapeutic! As palatable as Churu and nutritionally beneficial! Cats are inefficient drinkers, designed to EAT their hydration, not drink it. Most healthy adult cats benefit from two packets daily in addition to their regular meals. Have a cat that does not like to eat wet food? Try Cat Years! Know that even cats who eat exclusively wet food live in a state of chronic dehydration and a hydrated cat is a healthier cat!

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