Articles: Ricky Fund
HCM is Devastating to Cats and People Who Love Them
cats, Ricky Fund, Steve Dale, veterinary health, Winn Feline Foundation
In this webinar with Dr. Chris Menges, chief science officer at Basepaws, we talk about what is by far the most common heart disease in cats and one of the most common causes of death, feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). I begin by talking about a cat name Ricky and how it came to be that…
Latest on Pets and COVID-19; Raising Money to Learn About Heart Disease in Cats on WGN Radio
cats, COVID-19, dogs, feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, One Health, pets, Ricky Fund, veterinary health, veterinary technician, Winn Feline Foundation
Dr. Dana Varble, chief veterinary officer of North American Veterinary Community, has been updating her colleagues regarding COVID-19 and pets, on Steve Dale’s Pet World HERE on WGN radio she updates all of you. She answers the big questions: Do pets get COVID-19? Can they give COVID-19 to one another? Can they give COVID-19 to us?…
Why Cat Lovers Should LOVE the Winn Feline Foundation
cats, Ricky Fund, Steve Dale, veterinary health, Winn Feline Foundation
If you have a cat – give the Winn Feline Foundation a thank you card. Or better yet, take advantage of the fact that today, May 7, is Giving Tuesday. If you love cats, truly consider that nearly all we know about cat health, physical and even mental well-being, was once funded by the Winn…
Giving Tuesday: Winn Feline Foundation Ricky Fund
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If you have a cat – thank the Winn Feline Foundation. Nearly all we know about cat health, physical and even mental well-being, was once funded by the Winn Feline Foundation. Back in 2002 our then famous piano playing cat, named Ricky, died of feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). This heart disease, which is often (though…
National Cat Day: Celebrate with a Regular Veterinary Exam
cats, feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, human animal bond, kitten, Ricky Fund, Steve Dale, veterinary health, Winn Feline Foundation
Felines first! Today (October 29) is National Cat Day! Of course, according to our 16-year old cat, Roxy – everyday is National Cat Day. Roxy no longer bounds across the house at full speed or herds our dogs; instead she’s settled nicely in retirement. If she so desires, she snuggles with us at night. If…
Dr. Philip Fox Earns AVMA/Winn Feline Foundation Excellence in Feline Research Award
cats, feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Ricky Fund, veterinary health, Winn Feline Foundation
Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Philip Fox, head of cardiology and director of the Caspary Research Institute and Education Outreach at the Animal Medical Center in New York City is this year’s recipient of the AMVA/Winn Feline Foundation Excellence in Feline Research Award. Dr. Fox received the award at the NIH Young Scholars Symposium held at Texas A&M in…
America's Got Cat Talent
cat behavior, cat training, cats, human animal bond, Ricky Fund, Steve Dale
America’s Got Cat Talent ought to be the re-named show. It’s a program I want to host because for years I’ve said you can teach cats pretty much anything you can teach a dog to do, but the cats may do it better. I thought it was way cool back when I trained my cat…
Cats with Heart Disease Can Have a Stroke-Like Event, Study Funded by Winn Feline
cats, Featured, Ricky Fund, Steve Dale, veterinary health, Winn Feline Foundation
This is from the Winn Feline Foundation, funding a study on one of the affects of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in cats. HCM may be the most common cause of death in adult indoor cats, from about two years to 10-years (when cancers and kidney disease begin to take over). We do know that HCM is…
Help Support the Ricky Fund to Fund a Treatment for Heart Disease in Cats
cats, Featured, Ricky Fund, Steve Dale, veterinary health, Winn Feline Foundation
I don’t know the number of cat health studies that the Winn Feline Foundation Ricky Fund has supported over the years, but certainly since 2002 there have been many. Below is a review of a recent prevalence study led by Dr. Philip Fox, veterinary cardiologist at Animal Medical Center in NY to assess risk of…
Winn Feline Foundation: Affecting Every Cat Every Day
Bria Fund, cat behavior, cats, Featured, feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, FIP, human animal bond, kitten, Ricky Fund, Steve Dale, veterinary health, Winn Feline Foundation
Nearly all that’s known about cat health has been discovered thanks to research funded by a nonprofit called the Winn Feline Foundation, which is now celebrating 50 years of funding cat health studies. As one example, if your cat eats, thank the Winn Feline Foundation. Back in the late 1970’s, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), a kind of…
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