Dr. Stephanie Liff
Dr. Stephanie Liff is a veterinarian based in NYC and the founder of Pure Paws Veterinary Care, with three practices across Manhattan and Brooklyn. She's been Lemonade's go-to vet expert since 2020. She studied at the University of Michigan before earning her veterinary degree from the University of Florida, then headed to New York to build something she believed in. Her professional focus spans dermatology, internal medicine, dentistry, senior pet care, and soft tissue surgery. When she's not in the clinic, you'll find her with her husband Paul and their 10-year-old labradoodle, Kyrie.
What Happens When Your Cat Has Calcium Oxalate Crystals?
Learn what causes calcium oxalate crystals in cats, symptoms to watch for, removal options like cystotomy, and how prescription diets help prevent bladder stones.
Is Your Cat's Litter Box Behavior a Sign of FLUTD?
FLUTD in cats covers feline idiopathic cystitis, bladder stones, and urethral obstruction. Learn symptoms, treatment, diet tips, and when a blocked cat is an emergency.
Your Cat Has Kidney Disease. What Happens Now?
Learn the signs, causes, IRIS stages, and treatment options for chronic kidney disease in cats, plus a vet-backed at-home monitoring guide.
What Every Cat Owner Should Know About HCM
How to spot it, treat it, and manage it.
What is Progressive Retinal Atrophy in Cats?
Learn about progressive retinal atrophy in cats, including PRA symptoms like night blindness, at-risk breeds like Abyssinian and Siamese, genetic testing, and how to help a blind cat thrive.
Cataracts in Cats: What That Cloudy Eye Actually Means
Learn the signs of cataracts in cats, how they differ from nuclear sclerosis and glaucoma, what causes cloudy eyes, and what surgery costs.
Understanding Feline Diabetes
Learn the signs of feline diabetes, how insulin and diet treat it, and how diabetic remission works. Plus, how pet insurance can help cover the costs.
Understanding Luxating Patella in Cats
Learn about luxating patella in cats: kneecap symptoms by grade (I–IV), patellar luxation causes, surgery cost, trochleoplasty recovery, and pet insurance.
Hip Dysplasia in Cats: Signs, Causes, and How to Help
Learn the signs of hip dysplasia in cats, what causes it in breeds like Maine Coons and Persians, and treatment options from glucosamine to FHO surgery.
Mast Cell Tumors in Cats: What the Diagnosis Actually Means
Learn about mast cell tumors in cats: cutaneous, splenic, and intestinal types, symptoms, diagnosis via fine needle aspirate, treatment, and life expectancy by location.