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 goal of the posts that follow is to share the story and photos of some perfectly healthy cats, and some not so healthy cats, and illustrate that you cannot judge a book by the cover and know their health status just by looking at them!
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 what is "under the hood!"!
Meet J.J.!
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 […]
Meet Toothless!
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 […]
Meet Tonka!
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 […]
Meet Sheldon!
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, […]
Meet Ollie!
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. […]
Meet Neville!
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 […]
Meet Lala!
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 […]
Meet Kronk!
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 […]
Meet Clover!
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 […]
