If your cat has a heart condition the dental disease can contribute to it and make it worse. If you took him to a cardiac specialist, why wouldn't you take him to a dental specialist? They use the safest type of anesthesia and are extremely experienced with senior and high risk patients. They...
Thank you for your reply to Preston's injury. I have spoken with my vet and lucky I do work in a specialty veterinary practice, so he is seeing the neurologist tomorrow. The knuckling has gotten a little worse even though I have confined him to 1 floor of the house. No stairs but he is still...
I having been using it for 20 yrs! if battling URI, I start with 1/4 of 4mg tablet every 24 hrs for 3 days, then go to every other day. On a regular basis, I put it in all my cats canned food daily. It dries out their eyes and sinus. If they sneeze and you see some blood, cut back, they are...
I noticed before I left for work this morning, 6am, that one of my cats was limping on his right rear leg. I just got home and he is not so much limping but knuckling. It is just that leg, he is not crying, he is eating, being social, and walking around. Does not seem to be in any distress at...
NO! Which is the reason I have 17 cats. Some are social idiots and live in a bedroom. They do not do well out in the house, too stressful. One was peeing everywhere, I thought she would have to live in a cage for the rest of her life because I couldn't take her to a shelter, drugs did not work...
Unfortunately, if she is not eating, she is trying to tell you something and her organs are likely starting to shut down. Check her color around her ears for yellowing of skin, jaundice. I would rather see her taken to the vet and euthanized than watch what is going on. It is very quick, they...
I have made all my kitty stairs. It is very easy. Home Depot has scrap wood and will cut it for free for you. All I had to do was nail the pieces together, paint it, and hot glue some scrap carpet to it. I made one for my foster kitten room. The steps are very short so they can easily get up and...
I had a foster kitten that had bilateral luxating patellas at 3 months. They would not go back into place. He started having curved spine and dragging himself across the floor. The specialist did both at the same time at about 4 months of age. The specialist said he had never seen them so bad in...
You need to take him to a PET ER or specialist ASAP. He could have thrown a clot, sometimes they can resolve, but they need immediate care. The lump at base of tail is curious. I have had 2 cats with lumps on tail, one at base, it was a cancerous tumor, in both cases. I would take him to a...
I would say that if the cat was vaccinated 2 weeks ago, you should be fine. I would keep an eye on him to make sure behavior does not change. If you REALLY think there is a chance that he has rabies, go to doctor and get shots. Have you had any cases of rabies in the area? The shots are not as...
My kitty, Preston, was just diagnosed with lymphoma. I had a bad feeling. I have done the chemo route in the past but not sure I am going to do that with Preston. I had 1 that did awesome on chemo and the other not so good. May just try the prednisone for the time being and see how he does. He...
I did not read all the other posts, so someone may have already suggested this. You need to separate them. Maybe leave the black one in the outside shed and put the tabby in your bathroom. They feed off of each other. If the tabby has no one else but you and you sit with her, she will eventually...
Rachel, I would get some Gerber baby food (turkey, chicken, ham, or beef flavor). Try feeding her that. If she has a fever, subcutaneous fluids might help bring it down. If you do not have fluids, you can get a cotton ball and put some alcohol on it and dab on paws. This will also help bring...
Like your petsitter said. Get her spayed asap. You could also trygetting the Comfort Zone towelettes to rub on Figgy. It may calm her. Also, the Comfort Zone spray and plug ins may help. I did have a similar problem with the same type of situation and it turned out that Raven was overwhelmed...
You can't beat yourself up. We do the best we can for these guys and, hopefully, learn from each experience. If not for your care over the last 8 yrs, he would have had no one. He knows you loved him and were trying to care for him, otherwise , he would have moved on. Feel comfort in knowing...
It is true that sometimes you can see inflammation, thickening of intestines and stomach lining, but not always. Particularly if you are catching symptoms very early. If nothing else can be found, may consider it. It can be done by scoping now, so not to invasive, although, pet will need to be...
I would try a probiotic. It sound like all the medications have wiped out the good bacteria in her intestinal tract. You can use acidolphilus or VSL-3, even plain yogurt. I would try the easiest solution first.