Manhattan Cat Specialists Feline Articles

Dr. Arnold Plotnick is a board-certified veterinary internist, feline specialist, and the owner of Manhattan Cat Specialists. In addition to his medical work, he is an award-winning veterinary medicine writer.

He is a featured article writer in Cat Fancy magazine, an advice expert on CatChannel.com, and authors the blog "Cat Man Do."

Anesthesia and Analgesia (Pain Control)	Infectious Diseases
"Pain Management using Metacam"	"Cryptosporidiosis"
"Advances in Pain Control"	"Feline Infectious Peritonitis"
	"Feline Leukemia Virus" / “Update on Feline Leukemia”
Behavior	"FIV: the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus"
"Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome"	"FIV – Vaccination Concerns and Questions"
"Urine Spraying/Marking"	"Giardia"
"Separation Anxiety in Cats"	"Heartworm Disease in Cats"
"Therapy for Urine Spraying"	"The Difficulties in Diagnosing FIP"
"Pica - When Cats Eat Weird Things "	"Toxoplasmosis"
"Catnip - the Mysterious Herb "
"The Truth About Bartonella "
"Do Cats Grieve for Other Cats?"	Miscellaneous
"Toilet Training your Cat"	"Ten Tips for Nine Lives"
	"Cat Hoarders- Beware of ‘crazy cat ladies’"
Cardiology	"Helping Your Veterinarian Make the_Diagnosis"
"The Heart of the Matter"	"High Blood Pressure"
"Arterial Thromboembolism"	"Hot Weather Tips"
"Heartworm Disease in Cats"	"Pet Ownership for Immunocompromised People"
"High Blood Pressure"	"Laser Surgery"
"Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy"	"Transdermal Medications"
	"Trimming Your Cat’s Nails"
Dentistry and Oral Disorders	"Foul-Smelling Felines"
"Dental Disease"	"How To Pill a Cat" (Video)
"Tooth or Consequences"	"Catnip - the Mysterious Herb"
"Severe Gingivitis/Stomatitis"	"Potpourri, Glow Sticks, & Slug Bait, Oh My!" (Toxins)
"When Cats Drool"
	Neurology
Dermatology	"Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome"
"Pemphigus Foliaceus"	"Seizures"
"Cat Bite Abscesses"
"Skin Disorders in Cats"
"Hair Loss in Cats"	Nutrition
"Mammary Hyperplasia"	"Diabetes, Obesity, and Diet"
"Ringworm"	"Critical Nutritional Support"
"Foul-Smelling Felines"
	Oncology
Emergency and Critical Care	"Cancer"
	"Gastrointestinal Lymphoma in Cats"
"Blood Substitutes"	"Mammary Tumors in Cats"
"Critical Nutritional Support"	"Multiple Myeloma"
"First Aid"
"First Aid for Kittens"	Ophthalmology
	"Your Cat’s Eyes"
	"Corneal Ulcers"

Endocrinology	Parasitology
"Diabetes, Obesity, and Diet"	"Fleas and Ticks"
"Diabetes"	"Summer Parasite Control"
"Transient Diabetes"
"Transdermal Medication for the Treatment of Hyperthyrodism"	Pediatrics "Keeping your Kitten Healthy"
	"First Aid for Kittens"
Gastroenterology	"Top Ten Kitten Health Concerns"
"Gastrointestinal Lymphoma in Cats"	"Care of Orphan Kittens"
"Megacolon"
"Pancreatitis in the Cat"
"Inflammatory Bowel Disease"
"Linear Foreign Bodies in Cats"
	Pharmacology
Genetics	"Transdermal Medications"
"Cloning – Should We or Shouldn’t We?"
"Genetic Disorders in Cats"	Renal (Kidney) Disorders
"Gene Therapy"	"Long Term Management of Chronic Renal Failure in Cats"
"Polycystic Kidney Disease"	"New Test for Renal Disease"
"Polydactylism (extra toes)"	"High Blood Pressure"
	"Polycystic Kidney Disease"
Geriatrics
"Geriatric Health Care for Cats"
	Reproduction
	"Mammary Hyperplasia"
Hematologic (Blood) Disorders	"Pregnancy Prevention"
"Anemia: treatment with erythropoietin"	"Spaying and Neutering"
"Blood Substitutes"
"Blood Transfusions"	Respiratory Disorders
	"Asthma"
Hepatic (Liver) Disorders	"Viral Upper Respiratory Infections"
“Jaundice – When Your Cat Turns Yellow”
"Portosystemic Shunts"	Toxicology
"Urine Bile Acids – a New Test for Liver Function"	"Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Toxicity" "Toxicity of Over-the-Counter Drugs"
"Hepatic Lipidosis"

Immunology	Urology
"Vaccinating Your Cat"	"Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD)"



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