The term "heart disease" is a general way to describe a number of different disorders that cause abnormal cardiac function and affect the heart. Cats can experience one or more types of heart disease ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. As a cat owner you've probably seen your fur baby isolating or suddenly ...

Cats are very good at hiding their health problems, a survival instinct from their wild ancestors, when showing weakness made them easier prey. One health problem they hide is heart disease, meaning ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Most pets are notorious for refusing to take their medication, but one ...

As evidenced by the countless adoring posts, cute videos and laugh-out-loud memes on social media, people love their furry feline friends. But keeping cats happy and healthy isn't always easy. Indeed, ...

Veterinarians at the University of California, Davis, have found that a cat's DNA alters how it responds to a life-saving medication used to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, a heart disease ...

UC Davis veterinarians identified Lizard, the cat pictured above, as having hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart disease that affects 1 in 7 cats. He was part of the study examining how a cat’s DNA ...