Articles: 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…

The 1st Annual NY Cat Film Festival™ is a medley of short films – documentary and narrative – that honor the mysterious felines, who have fascinated mankind for centuries and continue to enchant us. The film fest travels around America, and may be coming to near where you live. Cats have their own unique and…

Cats are the second most popular subject of online videos, and cats video that dispel cat myths, represent how cats can be inspirational in our lives are those featured at the the NY Cat Film Festival.  The next stop is in Chicago, April 28 at the Patio Theater, 6008 W. Irving Park Rd., at noon. Proceeds benefit the Winn Feline…

  The NY Cat Film Festival™, a celebration of our love for cats, illustrated through film, has named Winn Feline Foundation (Winn) the festival’s national beneficiary, helping the foundation support lifesaving cat health research. The NY Cat Film Festival™ debuted in New York City in late 2017 to great acclaim and a sold out theater.…

I’m thinking about mosquitoes that carry heartworm, so I talk with “Dr. Flea,” veterinary parasitologist Dr. Michael Dryden, HERE on my WGN Radio Show, Steve Dale’s Pet World. As the weather warms, fleas are hopping into our lives, and mosquitoes begin to buzz about. The Centers for Disease Control has been all about directly dealing with…

Debra Roberts is no ordinary cat owner, and Luna is no ordinary cat. On my national Steve Dale’s Pet World radio show we talk HERE about her cat, who has been diagnosed with feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). Roberts noted that her 14- to 15-week-old Savannah cat didn’t seem to be doing well and was really…

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is an immune-mediated disease that all too often kills cats, especially kittens. For many years, the nonprofit funder of cat health studies, Winn Feline Foundation, has funded research on the fatal disease, and in recent years, Winn dedicated the Bria Fund to specifically raise money for it. Legions around the world have…

The Lincoln State Cat Show is one of most celebrated cat shows in America, but what is a cat show all about? Do people strut around the ring with a cat at the end of the leash? We describe what happens at a cat show and how the Best in Show—and all the cats—are judged. Of…

Everyone’s talking about what we feed our cats. Instead, I am writing about how we feed out cats. Most cat caretakers feed their cats from bowls. And, most of those free-feed, leaving food out 24/7. In nature, however, cats don’t scarf down meals all at once. They catch what they can when they can. When…

I begin my WGN radio show, Steve Dale’s Pet World, with a message (listen to HERE) to the Board of Directors of the Animal Welfare League (AWL) of Chicago and Chicago Ridge. There is no doubt that at least some of the serious allegations against AWL must be true. After all, various individuals have provided documentation.…