We own a 14 year old Siamese cat and he has stopped eating and is losing weight can you think of anything we can do or can you tell me what you think is wrong with him?
Thank you,
Janine
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14 y/o cat has stopped eating…
Saturday, September 12th, 2009Cat throwing up food, now blood. Help!
Monday, September 7th, 2009Help!
My cat has been throwing up her food and then she has stared throwing up blood.
Should i rush her to the emergency clinic??
Ann
Looking for a feline chiropractor
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Hi,
I am looking for a feline chiropractor near the Lehigh Valley,P.A. area.
Can you help?
Kristen
Feline upper respiratory infection
Sunday, August 30th, 2009Hi,
I don’t know if you can answer me or give me some advice, but anything would be appreciated!
I recently got a kitten from the Humane Society and he ended up having a URI. He is now on antibiotics.
My already 8 year old cat now has a very runny eye. It is just the one eye and it is squinty and with clear/yellow colored discharge.
I asked the vet about it when I was there and he said that since she is older, she will probably be able to fight off the URI. He said to just keep and eye on her.
I am however a little worried. I have been applying a warm compress to her eye for as long as she will allow me to, a few times a day.
How long should I wait before bringing her in to the vet, and are there any over the counter eye drops or creams that you could recommend to me for her? And is this a common symptom of URI to have only one watery eye?
Thank you so much,
From a worried cat mom!
Cat with a descending duodenal large cell malignant lymphoma – constipation problem
Saturday, August 29th, 2009My cat is 8 years old. She was diagnosed with a descending duodenal large cell malignant lymphoma that is creating an intestinal blockage. She has lost a lot of weight and is on 200ml daily subcutaneous fluid and baytril injections for an infection; also she was given a depo medrol shot for the lymphoma. She has been on this for 2 weeks now.
She looks interested in food but she will not eat.
She pees 2-4 times per day and her fever from the infection seems to have broken. She is pretty alert but she seems to be straining to defecate. She passed a very small dry stool but she seems to be constipated.
We think that if her bowels are emptied that she will be less nauseous and will start to eat and gain some weight and strength back. We think the dry stool was caused by the blockage when she started to not drink and no fluid was passing her blockage and her stomach was full of liquid that she kept vomiting. She was vomiting a lot of fluid for about a week after we started the subcutaneous fluid.
Should we take her into the vet to see if she can give her an enema or stool softener?
My 9 y/o cat Frisky has become abnormally ill all of a sudden!
Friday, August 7th, 2009My cat Frisky which is nine (almost ten) has become abnormally ill.
It happened all too quick. She was “begging” for food one morning and she suddenly took off meowing and running, and she couldn’t use her right hing leg. I followed her and quickly found her. She was instantly able to use her leg but I observed that she couldn’t hold it in the air. Soon after, I realized she had lost all bladder control, and quickly called the vet.
Nothing abnormal appeared in the X-ray but they did find blood in her urine.
It’s been three days and she still hasn’t improved in the slightest.
She is a beloved member of this family and I beg anyone to offer their opinions.
David
Cat with beginning stages of renal failure. Need advice on diet.
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Hi my cat has been diagnosed with early stages Renal (kidney) failure. I wanted to know do I have to feed my cat those expensive prescription cat foods or is there a more affordable
food he can eat?
Thank you very much
Christine
Treating cat for hairball problem, big problem NOW!!
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009Cat has had hairball problems 2weeks ago and again beginning Friday.
Treated with Hartz hairball meds both times.
Was OK first time, but now is lethargic and having some difficulty with consciousness. Rolls head and neck backwards. Had soft stool,caused by meds, yesterday. Sleeping a lot, could this be from weakness of not eating enough since Friday? He is 8 years, weighs abt 15 lbs, was diag. with heart murmur in 2005/06.
Has hidden some as he did when he nearly died from a cyst under his chin in 2007 until last night when he slept with me nearly all night.
Could he be dying – Do I need to take him to the vet he sees in Meridian, MS?
Vicki
2y/o Maine Coon coughs like he has a hairball but nothing comes up.
Thursday, July 30th, 2009Hi,
My 2yr. old cat Tony (Maine Coon) coughs like he is trying to get rid of a hairball but nothing ever comes up. He is shaved so he shouldn’t ingest too much hair.
Now he is sneezing like crazy! Could he have allergies? He is behaving normal, playing and eating Natural Balance Duck/Pea formula.
Thank You,
Mary
Kitten with terrible diarrhea sharing cage with another cat.
Sunday, July 26th, 2009My kitten is between 6-8 wks. She has terrible diarrhea.
She has been sharing a large cage with another cat. This cat is about a year old. Both were rescued.
The older cat has diarrhea too.
I have them both on an all protein diet now. No gluten in the hard cat food.
Is this a good idea, or should I go to prescription cat food? Is there any alternative natural cure I can try?
Thank you,
Deanna
