I think my cat has fleas. What should I do?
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I think my cat has fleas. What should I do?
Monday, February 15th, 2010Cat seems to be using the litter box a lot more
Sunday, February 7th, 2010My cat seems to be using the litter box a lot (like 5 times in less than one hour).
I have two cats, so I do not know what he is doing in the litter box.
He doesn’t appear to be in pain. He did just eat some food. His ears are much warmer than the other cat also.
Katherine
Barn cats with upper respiratory infection
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009I live on a farm in Eastern Nebraska, we keep a group of cats to keep the mice down. They have contacted an upper respiratory infection.
I have been giving them Amoxicilian, it has helped some of them but they continue to have sneezing and runny noses.
I have lost some of them when I suspect their lungs fill up.
Is there a vaccine I can give them to cure this problem?
Thank you,
Norma
My 14 y/o cat won’t eat her special diet…help!
Saturday, October 31st, 2009My 14 year old kitty has been diagnosed with early stage renal failure.
The vet has prescribed several foods, none of which she will eat. She did eat a couple for a few days, but after that said “no way”. I got tiredof starving my cat.
She has always preferred fish based foods. I have checked the ingredients on several and compared them to the ones suggested by the vet. It seems that the most important thing is to stay away from dry foods, which all have a high concentration of Crude Protein. I have found several Friskies Buffet Indoor Cat foods that she really likes. They are similar to the prescription foods in the percentage of crude protein, but are all lower on fat content.
Are the Friskies OK for her? Isn’t the moisture content and percentage of crude protein the most important ingredients?
Can my 9-year-old cat’s lower canine be saved
Monday, October 19th, 2009After being out for less than 2 hours today, I came home to find that
my older cat’s (Carlton’s) lower canine had been nearly knocked out
during an obvious tussle with my other, younger cat.
The tooth is sitting sideways (facing outward), but still attached
within the gum. It is obviously very loose and Carlton keeps shaking
his head and flicking his tongue against it because of the tooth’s
awkward position. He’s hungry and wants to eat, but can’t manage it
and sadly walks away. There has been no external bleeding, but the gum
line around the tooth is purple and slightly swollen.
I plan on contacting a veterinarian who specializes in dentistry in
the a.m. (of course this happened on a Sunday!) and am hoping the the
tooth can be saved via a root canal. BUT, will it be too late if I
wait until tomorrow.
Will the tooth have to be pulled out (if I wait too long)? I am hesitant to bring him to an emergency hospital tonight, since I would rather deal with a doctor who specializes in
dentistry.
Kathy
Feral cat with a sore that looks like a burn wound. Pictures
Saturday, October 17th, 2009One of my feral cats has what looks like a burn wound on its right rear leg. Is there anything I can do for it being its a feral cat and will RARELY let me touch her.
Is there anything I can put in the food to help? Would spraying Neosporin on it harm her if she licks it. I am just worried it will get infected and the possibility of her dying.
I have attached a couple of pics, I apologize if they are huge.
Ebbi
Besides myself with fleas! Help!!!
Saturday, October 17th, 2009I absolutely don’t know what to do right now.
I have this terrible flea problem, and I have done everything. I vacuumed, shampooed the carpets, put down that carpet sprinkle stuff, used the in house spray, bombed every room of the house, sprayed outside, and frontlined my animals…
Then my friend brought her dog over, and now he is covered in fleas.
One of my cats and my dog seem fine now. But my other poor cat is having some sort of reaction or something. At first I put a flea collar on him and then noticed that all the hair was missing on the bottom part of his neck. So, I took it off and did the frontline. He has no fleas, but now he is missing all the hair on his chest and one of his legs.
I feel like a terrible person. I feel so bad for him, but I don’t know what to do.
Nichole
Cortisone for Cats?
Thursday, October 15th, 2009Help! My cat has been vomiting at least 2-3 times a week, several times a day for almost a year now…She makes this awful “screaming” noise just before she vomits, and while she’s throwing up, it looks like it’s very violent & painful. She’s a very loving, playful kitty, and acts normal when she’s not throwing up. Recently, she’s started throwing up more often (her record is 7 times in one day) and now has what looks like gravel in her vomit. She’s not eating her kitty litter, and I haven’t seen her eat anything foreign.
My vet has done many tests, but has no clue what could be wrong with her, and has just given her a shot of cortisone to help “correct” the problem. He says if the shot stops the vomiting, he’ll prescribe pills for her. Is this good for my cat? Is this solving the problem, or just covering it up?
Thanks!
Tara
Cat with small white and red bump on her skin. Concern?
Saturday, October 10th, 2009Hello,
My cat has a small white and red bump on her skin. Should I be worried?
Dawne
13 y/o neutered male cat with IBS who’s stopped eating
Saturday, September 26th, 2009Hello,
I have a 13 year old neutered male DSH who has IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) for the past two years.
He stopped eating about three days ago (grain free single-protien diet), and has lost a noticable amount of weight. I switched him to a grain free (poultry) soft food this afternoon and although he is still drinking water, Max has thrown up the moist food twice in the past ten minutes. He kept his meal down for about 2 hours, but what I am seeing doesn’t as though he had begun to digest any of the moist food (still wet, still looks like it did in his dish). My vet’s office isn’t open until Monday, and I don’t have anything to give him medicine-wise. Is there ANYTHING I can safely give him to help soothe his digestive tract so he can eat even a little bit? He says it hurts and he’s afraid to eat.
Any help appreciated–I love him very much and am terrified of losing him.
Deaun
