What’s the best diet for a cat with kidney disease?

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
My cat is 18 years old. I recently found out that she has kidney disease. She was in the hospital for 3 days a month ago. The vet gave me an antibiotic and a supplement; she finished the course of treatment and now she’s eating quite well.  I’m feeding her [...]

What can I do to prevent my cat from getting diabetes?

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
My cat is about a year and a half old. I’m very concerned about diabetes — it seems extremely prevalent, if not inevitable these days in older cats, and it doesn’t just strike the obese. I don’t remember dogs and cats getting it often when I was younger.
It has to [...]

My elderly cat can’t keep any food down. Help!

Before we begin this week’s column, we’d like to give a giant Happy Birthday purr to our great-great auntie cat, Asti, who just turned 19 yesterday. That’s like 92 in human years! Many happy returns, Asti — and Mama sends lots of petties your way, too.
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
I have a 19-year-old female [...]