The Cat Doctors

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The Cat Doctors Veterinary Hospital was established to offer high quality feline medicine and surgery, always mindful of the unique medical and emotional needs of cats with an emphasis on pain control.
We encourage clients to be very involved in the treatment of their cats and we strive to fully explain all procedures, tests and treatment options that we recommend.
To make an appointment, or if you have any questions, please call us at 585-641-CATS.
For problems outside of these hours, contact Rochester's Animal Emergency Service at 585-424-1277.
For more information about the emergency service, refer to their website

NEWS [01/20/2010] Top Ten lists: Useful reminders of dangerous chemicals.
The ASPCA website has a list of things to keep in mind as we organize our medicines and other chemicals. Top ten pet poisons of 2009.
Similarly, DVM360 has a list of human medications that can be harmful to your pets. Here are the Top 10 Human medications that poison pets.
1. NSAIDs (e.g., ibuprofen, naproxen)
2. Acetaminophen (i.e. Tylenol)
3. Antidepressants (e.g., Effexor, Cymbalta, Prozac, Lexapro)
4. ADD and ADHD medications (e.g., Concerta, Adderall, Ritalin)
5. Benzodiazepines and sleep aids (e.g., Xanax, Klonopin, Ambien, Lunesta)
6. Birth control (e.g., estrogen, estradiol, progesterone)
7. ACE Inhibitors (e.g., Zestril, Altace)
8. Beta-blockers (e.g., Tenormin, Toprol, Coreg)
9. Thyroid hormones (e.g., Armour desiccated thyroid, Synthroid)
10. Cholesterol lowering agents (e.g., Lipitor, Zocor, Crestor)

NEWS [11/05/2009] Autumn Weather
The leaves are now past peak color and starting to fall to the ground en masse. Regardless of your views on the merits of Fall cleanup, be mindful that traffic in and out of the house creates opportunities for indoor cats to escape into the outdoors, sheds and garages. Once there, leaf cover makes them harder than normal to locate and cooling temperatures create a whole new set of risks

NEWS [11/04/2009] First case of H1N1 in cats.
The first documented case of "Swine Flu" in cats.

NEWS [03/21/2009] ASPCA's web site
If you aren't already aware, the ASPCA's website is a great source for information on a wide variety of topics. In particular we thought the following recent articles would be helpful to our clients:

Watch the Video: 17 Plants that Poison Pets
Ask the Animal Poison Control Center: Live Chat Today

NEWS [02/10/2009] Good Life Magazine
The Cat Doctors were featured in a recent issue of The Good Life Magazine .
You can see a copy of the article here.

Community Interest: Veterinarians are community helpers...
Our own Dr. Adamo was featured as a Community Helper in a class project by a favorite client of ours, Hannah.
You can see what a fine job Hannah did here.
Hannah clearly put a lot of effort into her project and we appreciate it!

NEWS [01/01/2009] The Cat Doctors are the Penfield Business Association Business of the Month