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We're a bit concerned about our little black cat's growling and hissing. She's 16 months old, spayed as a kitten. A couple of months ago she started yowling and growling when picked up. She doesn't struggle though and the noise stops when she's put back down. Since then she's started hissing...

I brought a new foster home today. There's still a possibility that her owner may be found so at this point she's an unofficial foster and hasn't yet been seen by a vet. She can't seem to get comfortable but she's not huge. I'd guess her to be around 6 or 7 weeks along. She is a purebred...

We have a 12 week old German shepherd pup who is very interested in the cats. We can usually keep her out of reach of them but today she cornered my boy and tried to roll him over with her paws. He has a couple of long scratches on his belly and another on top of his head. They're not deep but...

A friend has just found that his 4 year old chinchilla has sores on both back feet - he initially thought the cat had been chewing at his feet but the vet thought they looked more like pressure sores. The vet suspected diabetes but the in-office blood tests were fine. The cat has been sent home...

Can a cat's sudden dislike of having her sides touched indicate pregnancy? I'm a bit suspicious about our current foster mama cat. For about the past week she has been lashing out at hands that go near her body. She's still very affectionate otherwise and happy to be touched around the head and...

One of my 6 week old foster kittens has a heart murmur that the shelter vet thinks is likely a congenital problem rather than an innocent murmur that she will grow out of. She's started having fainting/collapse episodes and shortness of breath. She'll be going for an ultrasound in a couple of...

In the midst of feline health dramas I think we may have one happy event - a foster fail! This little boy is only 4 weeks old but he's already showing signs of being extra special and all the humans in the family want to keep him. His sisters are standard cute kittens but there's something...

Our 6 month old kitten has been grabbed and shaken by a dog. The vet didn't find any broken bones or obvious signs of internal injury, but the kitten has very weak back legs and faecal incontinence. She does have deep sensation. I've brought her home with painkillers as I can't afford to leave...

I had a new family of fosters delivered to me today. 6 kittens, 3 days old, and their mum. She is thin but seems otherwise well except for swollen and sore eyes. The kittens look okay. I will weigh them a bit later after she's had some time to settle in. I've wiped her eyes with colloidal...

My pregnant foster is due for her monthly spot-on. I think she's in her last week or so of pregnancy judging by her behaviour and some physical signs. Is it safe to give her Advocate (Advantage Multi) at this stage?

We have a young foster (9 to 12 months old) who has been with us for 3 weeks. Se has had a small belly showing for a week and a half. We can't feel any actual movement yet, just bubbles popping in her abdomen. Her nipples are still small and only slightly pink, but we can feel a disc of swollen...

Hello everyone. We have had a new foster for a couple of weeks, who came to us obviously pregnant. She was a stray so we have no idea when she is due. When we met her two weeks ago she had large mammary glands (elongated and clear of hair) and a knobbly bulge on her right side. I know the breast...