Recent Content by firstimefoster

I apologize if this question needs posted in the Behavior forum, but, I do want to make sure its not a health concern either. I have an 8 month old female, who was spayed at the beginning of January. Today she hopped up on me and I was petting her, and she sprayed a dark orange/brown liquid on...

My cat was pouncing and playing with a toy outside my bedroom when all the sudden I heard her hiss loudly (I've never heard her hiss except the first day I got her). I walked out and she was laying there talking (no vocalizations out of the norm - she is very vocal) so I talked to her for a...

I did the water test last night...definitely turned red. I went on and put some flea dropper on her. Huge mistake. I used Seargent Silvers that I had purchased as backup since I normally receive samples of Frontline from the vet. I had no idea the information that was out there on that poison. I...

Hello all!! When I adopted my kitty, she showed no signs of fleas but I started her on Frontline and noticed that some dead fleas fell off her a day or two later. No big deal, I thought hey at least it wasnt an infestation, and whatever was there is gone now. Fast forward 3 weeks...and I'm...

Just wanted to give an update - less than 4 days after purchasing a new litter, and the bloody sneezes have gone!! I purchased Tidy Cat scoopable, and I've been topping off her box with it. So even though there's still some of the Fresh Step Extreme in there, its been enough to subside her...

Little bit of an update - I called the vet, and as expected they suggested I finish out the antibiotics, so I did 3 days ago. Still a few sneezes here and there, one had a little bit of watery blood in it but nothing near as dense as it was last week. I myself am not prone to allergies, so its...

Thank you stephanietx, that makes me feel a bit better! I started to worry she had a foreign object, polyp, etc etc - sometimes I swear I should stay off the Internet lol I think it may be a vessel, it seems like she'll have one big bloody sneeze, then the blood tapers off - then she'll sneeze...

Thank you for your reply! I dont believe this was something that was going on prior to me bringing her home, however the shelter I had adopted her from had literally just gotten her in - so they didnt have much of a background story on her other than she was semi-feral and didnt like to be...

I'm not entirely sure. I've had her 3 weeks - but it took almost 2 for her to let me touch her/get near her so I didnt see much evidence of it prior to then. I did however notice the blood days prior to taking her to the vet, I made mention of it while I was there. They attributed to either an...

My 4th month old is sneezing blood. I've had her for about 3 weeks, and a week ago yesterday she was taken to the vet and was put on antibiotics for a URI. She also tested positive for worms, so I've had her on daily dewormers as well. All other symptoms of the URI have cleared, she's 10x as...

Need some advice for some scratch-pad training. I have a 4 month old that has zero interest in the scratch pads we've bought. Currently, she likes to stretch and scratch on the stairs and other carpeted areas. I've caught her a few times on the back of the couch. We keep her claws trimmed, and...

Definitley gross!! I've been keeping a close eye. Nothing abnormal in the litterbox, no rice-like casings anywhere - I've gotten to the point I'm grabbing at white bits of fuzz on the couch and cat thinking I found something lol...just lint.

Thank you for your responses! She came to the shelter clean (of fleas) and was given frontline as a preventative. I did find 2 dead fleas on her - granted I'm sure it only takes 1 to infect with tapeworm, but she didn't/doesn't have a flea problem by any means. I've closely inspected her since...

I took my newly adopted kitten (approx 3-4 months old) to the vet this past week. She was positive for hookworms, roundworms, and coccidia. While I was there, they mentioned that it was probably "why she had a bloated belly" - which honestly I hadnt even noticed, nor did I even think it was...

I've got myself a lap cat without a doubt! Major progress in the past 48 hours. Not only was I able to pet her, but she went crazy with wanting and giving affection. I think we're now trying to make up for lost time over the past 2 weeks. Two days ago you wouldnt have even known I had a cat...