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.
The Hardest Conversation in Veterinary Medicine: Economic Euthanasia
Economic euthanasia in dogs and pets, moral injury, spectrum of care, CareCredit, Scratchpay, RedRover, and a practice playbook to reduce financial euthanasia.
The Veterinary Profession Is Burning Out. Here's What the Data Says.
Veterinary burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral injury are reshaping clinic culture. Learn the signs, DVM mental health stats, and practice-level solutions.
The Honest Roadmap to Becoming a Veterinarian
How to become a veterinarian: DVM vs VMD, VMCAS, NAVLE, veterinary school cost, mean DVM debt, salary by track, and career paths from small animal to public health.
Does Your Cat Carry the PKDef Gene?
PKDef affects certain breeds more than others. Here's what to know before symptoms appear.
What Every Cat Owner Should Know About Feline Lymphoma
Learn the signs of lymphoma in cats, from GI and small cell to high-grade forms. Covers diagnosis, chemotherapy, prognosis, and home care for your senior cat.
Does Your Cat Have Feline Hyperesthesia Syndrome?
Learn what feline hyperesthesia syndrome (FHS) is, its symptoms, causes, and treatment options including gabapentin to help your cat feel better.
Does Your Cat Have Asthma?
Learn to recognize cat asthma symptoms like wheezing, hunched posture, and coughing. Plus: treatment options, AeroKat inhalers, and how to tell asthma from a hairball.
What Is Amyloidosis in Cats and Should You Be Worried?
Learn about feline amyloidosis in cats, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for at-risk breeds like Abyssinian and Siamese cats.
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.