Demodectic mange (also known as red mange, follicular mange, or puppy mange) is a skin disease that Friends For Life sees most often in young
Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD)
What is Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD)? Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) describes a collection of conditions that can affect
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
FIP is a very rare virus. In the last seven years, Friends For Life has only had around a dozen cases of cats that our veterinary team has labeled
FIV: Catching a Bad Case of Rumors
“I was on my way back to the sanctuary after a family visit in Colorado. Curled up beside me, purring contentedly, was Reggie, the cat nobody dared
Feline Leukemia (FeLV)
What is Feline Leukemia (FeLV)? FeLV is a virus that weakens the feline immune system, similar to HIV in humans. At other shelters, cats with this
Why Cats Need Claws
Claws are involved in almost everything a cat does during her waking hours. In the morning, she digs her claws into her scratching post and pulls
Declawing: What You Need to Know
What does it mean when a cat is declawed? How is it done? The cat's claw is not a toenail at the end of the toe as in other animals. It is
Allergies to Cats
This was, in part, originally written for a shelter in the Houston area that was regularly presented with unwanted cats due to "allergies." What we
Healthy Pets, Healthy Streets
Since 2013, Friends For Life and BARC have partnered with Houston low-cost clinics SNAP and Emancipet to provide free spay/neuter surgeries and