Adoption C2004-10, C2004-41, C2005-21, C2006-31, C2006-37, C2008-22

Anal sacs C2006-11

Animal advocacy

• Antifreeze safety legislation C2006-25
• Dolphin-safe tuna cat food C2003-02
• Legislation updates C2006-05

Arthritis C2003-27, C2005-11, C2007-09, C2009-19, C2009-26, C2009-39

Behavior

• Affection C2003-10
• Aggression C2003-23, C2004-07, C2004-30, C2005-07, C2006-02, C2006-46, C2007-18, C2007-42, C2008-08
• Aggression, redirected C2009-21
• Biting C2006-10, C2008-51, C2010-21
• Body language C2008-03
• Car anxiety C2008-53
• Chewing C2005-36, C2006-21, C2006-27
• Chewing cardboard C2009-50
• Coat color C2003-22
• Destructive indoor behavior C2008-40
• Drinking behavior C2008-01
• Fabric, hair or paper sucking/eating C2003-53, C2006-22
• Friendly tom effect (tomcat's effect on kitten's personality) C2009-20
• Inappropriate defecation C2008-21, C2009-40
• Inappropriate urination: see Urinary tract disease
• Introducing new cat/dog/human C2003-09, C2005-40, C2005-45, C2005-47
• Jumping on tables C2006-30
• Kneading paws C2009-41
• Memory C2004-44
• Nocturnal activity C2004-38
• Petting C2003-39
• Pica/eating non-food items C2007-39, C2009-44
• Play C2007-25, C2007-48, C2007-49, C2008-08
• Reintroduction after fighting C2008-43
• Resources for behavior problems C2008-20
• Senile cognitive dysfunction C2003-35, C2003-42, C2005-41, C2007-17
• SSSCat C2007-35
• Training C2007-20
• Unsocial feral cat C2009-09
• Vocalization C2003-50

Bird flu C2006-12

Blood pressure C2005-38, C2010-10

Boarding and pet sitting C2008-27

Calico gender C2005-30

Cancer

• Fibrosarcoma C2003-34, C2003-47, C2005-25
• Lymphosarcoma C2002-06
• Mammary C2009-24
• Resources C2005-14
• Skin cancer C2008-32
• Please see the Index to the “Dear Daisy Dog” columns for more information on cancer.

Careers

• DVM versus VMD C2003-24
• Veterinarian C2003-21
• Veterinary assistant C2009-18
• Veterinary career games C2009-36
• Veterinary technician C2003-24
• Volunteering C2002-10
• Please see the Index to the “Dear Daisy Dog” columns for more information on careers.

Carriers C2007-02

CatDVD C2007-49

Catnip C2006-24

Claws

• Caps C2004-40
• Indoor cats C2003-41
• Scratching posts C2004-49
• Surgery C2006-01
• Trimming C2003-01, C2007-30

Collars & harnesses C2004-11

Constipation C2003-45

Cost of health care C2004-50, C2005-50, C2007-50

Death

• Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement C2005-37
• Children and pet's death C2007-37
• Effect of pet's death on other pets C2005-39
• Euthanasia C2010-03
• Grief C2002-04
• Quality of life assessment/euthanasia timing C2005-37, C2008-41

Diabetes

• Clinical signs C2006-42
• Diarrhea C2007-14
• Glucose monitoring C2003-26, C2004-13
• Insulin types C2005-35
• Loss of diabetic control C2003-04
• Urinating large volume of smelly urine C2010-30

Diarrhea

• Causes & treatment C2006-26
• Food quality C2006-33
• Probiotics C2007-22

Domestic violence C2004-12

Drooling C2009-33, C2010-19

DSH/DLH "breed" C2009-10

Ears

• Deafness in blue-eyed white cats C2009-08
• Ear/face rubbing C2003-33
• Mites C2005-32, C2008-29
• Noise and hearing damage C2008-47
• Polyps C2010-25

Emergencies & disasters

• Disaster planning C2003-08
• First aid C2007-15, C2010-12
• Full moon C2007-38
• Pets in disaster shelters C2005-42
• Please see the Index to the “Dear Daisy Dog” columns for more information on emergencies and disaster preparedness.

Environmental chemicals C2008-33

Eyes & vision

• Anterior uveitis C2003-31
• Baytril C2005-08
• Color vision C2010-29
• Conjunctivitis/infection C2004-09, C2007-03
• Dry eye C2004-15
• Nictatans prolapse C2006-32
• Nocturnal vision C2004-14
• Siamese nystagmus C2004-22
• Squinting eye C2005-20
• Visual acuity C2004-32

Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)

• Human transmission C2009-15
• Prevalence C2006-18
• Testing & test interpretation C2003-13, C2006-44, C2009-15
• Transmission C2006-18
• Treatment C2010-02
• Vaccination C2004-18

Feline leukemia virus (FeLV)

• Prevalence C2006-18
• Testing & test interpretation C2003-13, C2003-19, C2006-44
• Transmission C2006-18, C2004-48
• Treatment C2006-17, C2010-02

Feliway pheromone C2006-51

Fence for cats C2008-40

Feral & outdoor cats

• Birds C2004-36
• Feeding C2005-28
• Licensing C2005-51
• Motion detector deterrent C2008-15
• Sterilization C2003-30, C2006-39
• Survival C2005-48
• Trees (cat in tree) C2004-34

Flatulence C2004-39

Fleas

• Flea control (and flea life cycle) C2010-14
• Flea dirt C2009-22
• Indoor cat C2004-42, C2010-14
• Skin spasms C2007-47

Fluid therapy (SQ) C2010-28

Food & feeding

• a/d C2006-29
• Caloric requirements C2008-50
• Calorie content of low-calorie diets C2010-23
• Canned vs. dry C2004-28, C2006-48
• Cat grass C2004-05
• Chicken necks C2010-26
• Contaminants C2005-17, C2005-26, C2008-25
• Dental diets C2008-24
• Dog food for cat C2009-35
• Dolphin-safe tuna C2003-02
• Feral cats C2005-28
• Frequency of feeding C2003-38, C2004-05
• Hairballs C2005-15
• Homemade C2006-28, C2007-19, C2007-28
• Nutrient calculations on labels C2002-14
• Overeating & vomiting C2008-07
• Prebiotics & probiotics C2010-05
• Quality of food C2006-33
• Raw food C2004-06, C2008-16
• Recalled food C2007-12, C2008-13
• Water intake C2008-05

Gifts C2003-11, C2007-49

Grooming C2010-04

Heart disease C2002-07, C2003-40, C2009-23

Heartworms

• Heartworm-associated respiratory disease (HARD) C2009-14
• Indoor cats C2008-12
• Prevention C2003-28, C2005-22

Heat C2004-31, C2005-33

Hoarding C2009-11

Human health

• Allergy C2002-11, C2002-13, C2008-37
• Benefits of living with pet C2006-20
• Cat scratch disease C2002-17, C2008-39
• Conjunctivitis C2007-03
• Ear mites C2008-29
• Flu virus C2009-45
• HIV & other immunosuppressive diseases C2005-24
• Intestinal parasites C2002-03, C2005-12
• Leukemia C2004-48
• Pregnancy/toxoplasmosis C2003-03, C2004-35, C2008-14, C2008-20
• Rodents C2006-16
• Please see the Index to the “Dear Daisy Dog” columns for more information on human health.

Hyperthyroidism

• Causes C2004-28, C2008-25
• Clinical signs C2006-26, C2007-43, C2008-52
• Treatment C2004-19, C2007-24, C2008-23

Identification tags & microchips C2005-03, C2006-04, C2008-38

Indoor cats C2003-41, C2004-38, C2004-49, C2007-49, C2008-40,
C2008-45

Intestinal disease

• Megacolon C2007-16

Intestinal parasites

• Deworming schedule C2010-09
• Fecal testing C2005-49
• Giardia C2010-07
• Hookworms C2005-12
• Treatment C2005-22, C2007-46
• Please see the Index to the “Dear Daisy Dog” columns for more information on intestinal parasites.

Kidney disease

• Normal function C2003-46
• Subcutaneous (SQ) fluid therapy C2010-28
• Treatment C2008-28

Laboratory tests C2003-07

Litter boxes

• Dog eats cat feces C2008-44
• Litter options & preferences C2004-26, C2007-04
• Self-cleaning litter box C2006-41
• Toilet training C2009-46
• Wood fuel pellets as litter C2009-32

Liver disease C2005-29, C2007-40

Lyme disease/vaccination C2010-22

Medications

• Drug disposal C2005-44
• Freezing leftover meds C2005-06
• Non-pill pain medications C2009-39
• Pilling C2002-12, C2006-38
• Prescribing medications C2010-13
• Subcutaneous fluid C2003-51
• Transdermal medications C2003-36, C2004-19, C2006-38, C2009-39
• Please see the Index to the “Dear Daisy Dog” columns for more information on medications.

Neurologic disease

• Cerebellar hypoplasia C2004-17, C2004-27
• Seizures C2007-36

New cat (advice for) C2009-02

Online community

• Animal online chat rooms C2006-40
• Dating cat lover C2008-17

Pain

• Surgery C2002-01, C2009-39
• See Arthritis

Panleukopenia C2004-46

Pharmacies, Internet C2009-34

Pot belly C2006-45

Prebiotics and probiotics C2010-05

Quality of life assessment C2008-41

Rabies

• Disease C2003-37
• Feral cats C2009-48
• Prevalence C2007-34, C2009-48
• Vaccination C2002-16 (See also: Vaccination, Rabies)
• Wounded cat C2006-36

Renting with pets C2004-03

Respiratory disease

• Asthma inhaler C2005-09, C2008-46
• Heartworm-associated respiratory disease (HARD) C2009-14
• Human flu virus in cats C2009-45
• Lysine for herpes upper respiratory infection C2009-13
• Severe acute respiratory syndrome C2004-01
• Upper respiratory infection C2004-09, C2005-16, C2009-43

Skin & hair coat

• Bathing cat C2005-13
• Coat color patterns C2003-22, C2007-23
• Cuterebra C2007-32
• Dry, flaky, matted skin/hair C2003-43, C2004-37, C2007-08
• Hair loss C2002-02, C2004-25, C2007-07, C2007-52, C2008-11
• Itchiness C2006-14, C2007-07, C2007-47
• Lice C2008-34
• Lump after vaccination C2005-25
• Mats and tufts C2008-42
• Mites C2005-01
• Pulling out hair C2010-20
• Ringworm C2003-20, C2004-24, C2007-41
• Rodent ulcer C2002-18
• Shedding excessively C2009-42
• Siamese coat color C2010-11
• Sunbathing by window C2008-32
• Yellow skin/jaundice/icterus C2008-48

Sterilization & breeding

• Breeding cycles C2004-20
• Heat signs in female cat C2010-16
• Low-cost sterilization C2005-10, C2006-23, C2009-25
• Ovarian remnant syndrome C2003-18
• Overpopulation C2005-10
• Penile spines C2007-21, C2008-04
• Spay-neuter stamps C2003-32
• Trap-neuter-return C2003-30
• Tubal ligation and vasectomy C2007-45

Stomach & intestinal disease

• Blood in stool, vomiting and weight loss C2008-52
• Foreign bodies C2009-04
• Hairballs C2005-15, C2007-05
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) C2008-36
• Megacolon C2007-16
• Yarn, ribbon and string ingestion C2009-16

Teeth & gums

• Anesthesia for dentistry C2007-06
• Dental diets C2008-24
• Dental radiographs (X-rays) C2009-03
• Drooling and halitosis C2004-43
• Geriatric cat dental C2003-29
• Neck lesions C2004-02
• Stomatitis C2007-51

Thromboembolism C2005-23

Ticks C2010-22

Toxicity/safety

• Antifreeze C2004-29, C2006-25
• Celery leaves C2009-27
• Centipede bite C2007-13
• Chocolate C2006-13
• Christmas decorations & plants C2003-48, C2004-47
• Cigarette butts C2009-37
• Cleaning products C2010-17
• Clothes dryer C2003-14
• Dog flea/tick products C2006-15, C2008-10
• Earthworms & snails C2005-18
• Glow jewelry C2003-06
• Lead C2009-30
• Lilies C2003-12
• Lily of the valley C2010-06
• Mouse/rat poison C2004-04
• "Natural" products C2010-24
• Potpourri (liquid) C2003-15, C2007-10
• Rogaine (minoxidil) C2009-29
• Safe home decorating C2008-19
• Sago palm (cycasin) C2006-47
• Smoking C2002-06
• Spider plants C2003-25
• Swiffer Wet Jet C2004-23
• Tylenol (acetaminophen) C2003-16, C2007-09
• Winter outdoor safety C2006-49

Travel

• Automobile safety C2002-08
• Health certificate C2004-21
• Moving (long drive) C2007-11
• Pet sitting C2004-08
• Please see the Index to the “Dear Daisy Dog” columns for more information on traveling with pets.

Urinary tract disease

• Eliminating in potted plants C2009-40
• Feline lower urinary tract disease/Feline urologic syndrome C2002-05, C2002-15, C2009-05
• Hormones (Ovaban) for inappropriate urination C2009-07
• Identifying cat urinating outside box C2008-31
• Inappropriate urination C2003-49, C2005-19, C2006-06, C2006-46, C2006-50, C2008-49, C2009-38,
• Leakage of urine C2006-08
• Kidney failure C2006-07, C2007-43
• Perineal urethrostomy (PU) surgery C2010-18
• Spraying/territorial marking C2009-28
• Urinary blockage C2007-26
• Urine odor & stains C2005-34
• See Litter boxes

Vaccination

• Boarding C2007-01
• Duration of immunity C2004-16
• Fibrosarcoma C2003-34, C2003-47, C2005-25
• Frequency C2006-34
• Rabies C2002-16, C2003-37, C2003-52, C2006-04, C2006-36,
  C2007-34, C2009-48
• Recommendations C2005-31

Vestibular syndrome C2008-30

Veterinarian, how to choose C2005-27, C2006-16, C2006-45

Weight

• Hyperthyroidism C2007-43
• Matted hair coat C2004-37
• Overweight C2003-17, C2003-44, C2007-27, C2009-31
• Stentrol C2007-31
• Weight loss C2002-09, C2004-45

Wellness care C2009-49, C2010-08

Wounds C2006-36