Are We Missing Feline Osteoarthritis in 98% of Our Patients? New Study Reveals a Massive Detection Gap

How many cats with osteoarthritis walked through your clinic doors today without being diagnosed? If you're like most practices relying on traditional history-taking and physical examination alone, the answer is probably "most of them." A sobering new study published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery by Margaret Gober demonstrates just how badly we're failing to identify feline osteoarthritis—and offers a straightforward solution.