Ronald Hines

Cardiomyopathy In Your Cat – When Your Pet’s Heart Fails Ron Hines DVM PhD    If Your Pet Is A Dog    Better Treatment Options On The Horizon?   The most common causes of life threatening illness in cat in North America, the UK and Europe are kidney disease (sometimes due to underlying hyperthyroidism  and/or … Read more

Rhinotracheitis In Your Cat = Feline Herpes-1 Virus, Cat Flu Ron Hines DVM PhD Additional Info on Feline Herpes/Cat Flu Herpes Virus Eye Problems Cat Coughing?  Cat Sneezing? Rhinotracheitis is a disease caused by the feline herpes-1 virus. In the UK, it is the most common cause of what is commonly called Cat Flu. Rhinotracheitis … Read more

Bartonella-Related Eye Disease In Cats – Bartonellosis Ron Hines DVM PhD Other Forms Of Bartonella Disease Other Reasons For Cloudy Pupils In Older Cats Over the last fifteen years veterinarians have begun to recognize that a group of gram negative bacteria called Bartonella might be involved in a wide variety of diseases of cats. Bartonella … Read more

Panleukopenia In Your Cat – Feline Distemper What You Should Know About It (aka FPLV, FPV, FP, Feline Parvovirus) Ron Hines DVM PhD Update: Which Vaccines For My Cat & When? Feline Distemper (panleukopenia) is a disease American cat owners often hear or read about, but rarely encounter. That was not always the case. Years … Read more

Toxoplasmosis In Your Cat – And You Ron Hines DVM PhD Toxoplasmosis is is a very common organism – but thankfully, one that rarely causes symptoms or threatens the health of cats or humans. But when the organism that causes toxoplasmosis does produce disease, the effect can be quite devastating. All type of animals, birds … Read more

What About Pexion Imepitoin For My Epileptic Cat? – Cat Owner Feedback Ron Hines DVM PhD Pexion for Dogs In the countries where Pexion is currently sold, it is not approved for use in cats. However, one limited study I know of, found the medication to be safe to use in cats. (read here) If … Read more

Inflammatory Bowel Disease In Your Cat Feline Chronic Diarrhea And Vomiting Ron Hines DVM PhD Read About Triad Disease Too Also This One On Lymphoma Check Cats With Persistent Loose Stool For Tritrichomonas Nothing  Helping? Consider A Home-prepared Diet Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not one disease, it is many. IBD is a catch-phrase veterinarians … Read more

Cat Scratch Fever Bartonella Infection In Your Cat And You aka Bartonella henselae, Bartonellosis Ron Hines DVM PhD Bartonella can affect your cat’s eyes     Cat scratch fever is a bacterial infection of felines and people caused by a small, fragile bacteria, Bartonella henselae. There are other related bartonella that occasionally cause this disease in … Read more

 Why Is My Cat Coughing? Asthma And Chronic Bronchitis In Your Cat Ron Hines DVM PhD Although both asthma and chronic bronchitis are lower airway diseases (obstruction occurring deep within your cat’s lungs), some believe that asthma and chronic bronchitis are different diseases that just happen to have similar signs and have similar treatments. I … Read more