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I have heard it recommended by vets. I think it is good as a complement to standard medical treatment or in cases where conventional medicine does not offer a solution. But talk to your vet about dosing, because colloidal silver is silver and too much can cause heavy metal poisoning.

Are your other cats spayed and neutered? Unneutered males can sometimes harm tiny kittens. Otherwise, the risk is minimal but it's still wise to confine and expectant mother when she gets close to delivery.

It's not impossible that a cat could run away, obviously, but it's very unlikely - they won't leave their home and the all-you-can eat cat food buffet if they have a choice! But letting a cat outdoors does carry risks, and you have to decide for yourself if the risks are acceptable to you. I...

Hissy, you've just illustrated why I always deliver my foster cats to their adoptive home personally (after checking vet references, etc). This way, if I don't like what I see, I walk straight out the door and the cat comes with me. I actually learned this after I placed a kitten who was still...

Right now. Her first heat will come along any time now. Call the vet to make an appointment. She will benefit greatly if she is spayed before her first heat cycle, as her risk of mammary cancer will be reduced to nearly zero. Additionally, it is slightly more difficult to spay a cat who is in...

Most of my cats respond to their names, but I know they also respond to the voice I use with them. My cat Roger, for instance, comes almost every time he's called (he's even been known to get up from a sound sleep!), but he only responds to other people when they mimic my "Roger voice" when they...

In that situation, I would give the dose as soon as I remembered it, delay the next dose by a couple of hours if at all possible, then go back to the normal schedule.

They will not get FIV even if they are not vaccinated. The virus only spreads from saliva to blood, through deep bites that puncture the skin. This kind of fighting happens pretty much exclusively between unneutered male cats fighting for territory and females. It's not at all comparable to the...

Cats don't actually "cough up hairballs". They vomit them. I'm actually not sure where the phrase "cough up hairballs" originated, but it is not accurate. Cats do cough sometimes, just like people. If it's just an occasional thing and the cat is fine otherwise, there is no need to worry. If she...

They don't begin using the litterbox until about 4 weeks, but at that time I like to use World's Best (corn based) or Swheat (wheat based). They clump and are totally safe if (okay, when) the kittens try to eat them. They are a little pricey, though. If cost is an issue, you can also use plain...

I agree. Give it time and see what happens. I agree that this adoption doesn't sound like the best match (shy cat + small children + father who doesn't really want a cat = not the best possibility for success), but stranger things have happened and it's very possible that Dad could fall in love...

This cat is in need of medical attention, but it sounds like his problems are routine and related to years of fighting and probably not of a life-threatening nature, at least not in the short term. Call the area rescues and find out what vets they use for low-cost neutering. Usually, these...

This is pretty normal. I suppose you could use something like udder cream on them, but be sure to rub it in well so it's not slippery for him.

I would reschedule the spay appointment for sometime next week, just to give her a chance to bounce back from the vaccines. Give the vet a call in the morning.

Not quite. I have saved literally thousands of lives by focusing on spay/neuter first and foremost. Thousands of births have been prevented. Hundreds of friendly cats and young kittens have been placed in homes. All this because I looked at the problem and saw what the solution really was. In...