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hi everyone! one of my kitties has an eye infection. i already took him to the vet last saturday, and she gave him a cream and a lysine supplement. i have been putting the cream in three times a day, but i haven't seen really any improvement in his eye. if anything, it seems to have gotten a...

i hope i didn't come across sounding as if i haven't done my research... i have already read the basic information available on this site and on a few others, but was hoping for the input, opinions, and thoughts of others who have had experiences with varied pets in the same household. but...

hey everyone! i have the opportunity to foster a year old, male, very timid chihuahua. i have two cats, both a year and a half old, at home, a male siamese mix and a female domestic long hair. could i have anyone's thoughts on adding a chihuahua to a cat-only household? my cats have never...

ahh! i'm trying to do more research and find more answers online, and most seem to say that the conjunctivitis is like a chronic thing and he'll have eye problems all his life? i HAVE to be understanding this wrong, right? my vet didn't say ANYTHING about it lasting any longer than the...

hey everyone, i'm here with ANOTHER question! don't all you cat experts ever get tired of answering questions for all of us confused cat owners? kay, so my 1 year old siamese mix was diagnosed with a u.r.i. and conjunctivitis in both eyes about two weeks ago. it seemed to be a pretty nasty...

okee, a quick question: after much research and reading quite a few threads on sites like this one, i have decided to switch my cats from their current food (iams original dry) to a hopefully (?) healthier food (chicken soup for the cat lover's soul). any advice on how to do this? i know the...

hey! i haven't posted in a while, i introduced myself a couple weeks back! but i'm so excited, i have to share! so yesterday i built up the courage to just deal with my social anxiety (i get really nervous around people) and FORCE myself to go to the volunteer orientation at the animal...

okee, update time! so he doesn't have pneumonia (phew), the vet said that it sounded very viral, and it would just have to run its course. the vet kept him on the antibiotics to prevent secondary infections, and said to keep using the eye cream in his eyes. i've taken ALL of your advice! ha...

thanks for the tips everyone! so i'm going to take him back to the vet later today. i sat with him in the bathroom while the steam was running for a bit, and it definitely made him able to breathe easier. i'll mention things like the baby eye drops and other suggestions to the vet! <3, kali

yes, he's been to the vet. he's on antibiotics, and i'm also rubbing a cream in his eyes, since he also has eye infections. how would i tell if something had progressed into pneumonia? do i need to be worried? he sounds REALLY bad! <3, kali

so thing 1 is NOT doing very well. his nose has been getting stuffier over the past couple days, and he has been closing his eyes and third eyelid quite a bit! he can't breathe through his nose and has to breathe through his mouth, and he sometimes makes quite a snoring noise while breathing...

thanks everyone! and i'd LOVE to have some cute pics of my kitties, they are just SO camera shy! it makes it hard! thanks again for the warm welcome! <3

hi! i've posted some questions in the health and behavior forums, so i thought i'd just stop by to introduce myself to the community! i am a 22 year old, living in the bay area, with two cats about a year old. a siamese mix named thing 1, and a mix (she's half persian, half i'm not sure)...

okee, i asked this in my other thread but thought this topic deserved its own thread! does anyone have any advice on how they give their cats medicine out of a dropper, or any techniques they use that work for them? the medicine the vet gave me today smells very strong, i don't think i could...

okee, UPDATE! i decided to take him to the vet, and i'm VERY glad i did! he has an upper respiratory infection and an eye infection... the poor guy! they gave me cream for his eye and medicine to feed him through a dropper. i just gave him his first dose of the medicine! he did NOT enjoy...

thanks so much for your help everyone! so last nite i just made him comfortable and left him alone, he just seemed to want to curl up and sleep. today, he is sneezing MUCH less, moving around MUCH more, and his eyes are looking better (his third eyelid is no longer showing)... what i'm...

alright... so the 24 hour vet said it wasn't necessary to bring him in, but they could definitely make him more comfortable. the frustrating thing is i'm quite sick myself right now, and not in any position to drive to the emergency vet quite a ways away tonite. i explained my situation to...

oops, looks like i posted at the exact same time as you, yosemite... thanks for the advice! i agree that this might warrant an emergency vet, but i thought i was just overreacting... now that someone else agrees with me, i'm TOTALLY gonna give an emergency vet a call.... <3

ookay, so i've been doing a lot of reading/research online... could the white thing that i'm seeing on the lower part of his eye be his third eyelid, just half closed? it almost looked like an eyelid! could that be right? thanks for all your help! <3

argh, yah, i DEFINITELY made the wrong decision not calling the vet today! i'm going to be sooo worried all weekend... it really couldn't have hurt, right? so he's sneezing still and his eyes keep going funny... its almost like they lose focus or something? there's a wierd underpart of his...