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AAFP

Also called American Association of Feline Practitioners, Feline Veterinary Medical Association (FelineVMA)

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What is the AAFP?

The AAFP, the American Association of Feline Practitioners, is a US professional association of veterinarians who focus on cats. It now goes by the Feline Veterinary Medical Association (FelineVMA). With the ISFM it publishes practice guidelines on cat care, including the litter box and environment guidelines our pages cite.

What does the AAFP do?

The AAFP is a membership group for veterinary professionals with a special interest in cats. It runs the Cat Friendly Practice program for clinics, holds conferences and, together with the ISFM, publishes the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery.

Its own site now uses the name FelineVMA and describes itself as formerly the AAFP. The guidelines we cite were published under the AAFP name, so that is the name our pages use.

Why do our pages cite the AAFP so often?

Two of the AAFP's joint guidelines with the ISFM cover everyday setup in detail: the 2013 environmental needs guidelines (water, food and litter box placement) and the 2014 house-soiling guidelines (litter box number, size, depth and cleaning). They are written for veterinarians and are among the most specific published advice on these topics.

Questions about AAFP

Why is it always written as AAFP and ISFM together?

The AAFP and ISFM are written together because the guidelines we cite were written jointly by the two groups and published in their shared journal. When a page says the AAFP and ISFM guidelines, it means one document from both.

Does the AAFP endorse Danny's Cats?

The AAFP does not endorse Danny's Cats. We cite its published guidelines, and it has not reviewed or approved anything on this site. Each page that quotes the AAFP lists the exact document we used in its sources, so you can check the original wording yourself.

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