Cat Clinic of the Quad Cities

05/19/2026

Outdoor cats are estimated to kill 2.4 BILLION birds and 12.3 BILLION small mammals in the U.S. annually! This site is a wonderful resource for evidence-based information about the risks and alternatives to allowing your cat outdoors.

Outdoor cats kill up an estimated 2.4 billion birds in the U.S. each year. Discover how American Bird Conservancy is reducing the threat of roaming and stray cats through our Cats Indoors program.

05/08/2026

Yet another reason to keep your kitties indoors...PLEASE!

Sask. vets were sent a memo asking for vigilance after a domestic cat died from contracting the "highly pathogenic avian influenza."

10/11/2025

California has officially banned cat declawing, a cruel amputation that causes lifelong pain and trauma. Today, Gov. Newsom signed AB 867 to end non-therapeutic declawing statewide, protecting cats and supporting guardians with humane alternatives like trimming, scratchers, and behavior support. We pushed hard alongside veterinarians and advocates, and you showed up by signing, sharing, and speaking out. Thank you.

This victory proves our movement works, and we’re not done. Celebrate with us, spread the word, and help us keep winning for cats and all animal companions. If you can’t give today, your voice still matters — sharing our alerts and taking action is incredibly impactful. Together we save lives — and we just did!

09/26/2025

The Cat Clinic pollinator garden is popping with asters!💜

09/09/2025

More bird flu-contaminated raw cat food!

FDA issues warning after raw cat food tests positive for bird flu By News Desk on September 3, 2025 Following up on a case of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a cat, testing performed by the Food and Drug Administration has shown a link between the strain of H5N1 virus detected in the cat a...

08/25/2025

A groundbreaking study using whole-body CT scans has provided compelling evidence that excess body fat is a significant risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA) in cats, with larger body size compounding the problem. The research, which also investigated key metabolic hormones, offers a new understanding

04/03/2025

The latest H5N1 confirmations in pet cats come from Kansas, Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Illinois.

02/07/2025

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The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.

01/03/2025

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/5-house-cats-sick-after-bird-flu-found/story?id=117240072

Another brand of raw pet food has been found to contain bird flu and has made at least five house cats presumably sick with the virus, health officials say.

12/15/2023

Please keep your cats indoors -- for their sake and for the protection of wildlife they encounter!

Free-ranging cats hunt or scavenge more than 2,000 species, some of them imperiled, according to a new study.