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    Eating Her Kittens

    I have an almost 4 year old Highland Lynx. She gave birth Sunday. Not her first litter, but was to be her last. She has been blocked by herself for the last 3 weeks in a bathroom away from the other cats and dogs. She had 5 kittens Sunday morning, 4 living and 1 that we only found the head and...
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    After A C-section

    So my eldest Maine Coon had to have an emergency c-section and spay today. We saved 2 of the 4 kittens. One is larger and was born naturally and has nursed. The other had to be revived and is smaller. Mom is still woozy from the surgery and we gave her a small amount of buprenorphine as pain...
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    Fading Kitten

    I have a Maine Coon kitten born 9/4/17. She is almost 7 weeks old. Her mother stopped nursing and she and her one brother started declining, the other brother is doing great. At first just the one boy was declining, but with supplemental force feeding he is now gaining weight and eating/drinking...
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    Tragic Accident Not Sure How To Handle It

    We have several cats, my favorite being Moonshine who was only 10 months old. My 7 year old son was apparently playing with her in his room. She was jumping in and out of the food bin. I'm not sure what went through his mind, but at some point she jumped in and he closed and latched the lid...
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    8 Week Old Kitten Fading

    Just had her to the vet this morning, fecal was negative for parasites but she has horrible diarrhea. That started yesterday. She's been listless and not moving much. Weighs just .6 pounds when siblings are 1.8 pounds. She was always smaller but now she's tiny and skinny. They eat Iams kitten...
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    Gingivitis in a young cat

    I have a neutered 15 month old Maine Coon boy, Killian. I will admit that I do not brush his teeth. I had given him a bath the other day and caught sight of his gums as he was yowling at me. Bright red and inflamed around every tooth. He does not drool and he eats his hard kitty food without any...
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    How to stop a determined cat from scratching?

    My cat is about 5 yrs old, a neutered male. He was adopted from a shelter when he was 2 yrs old or so. He has a scratching sisal rope thing on the floor and a tall cat tree - both of which he loves to shred. I trim his claws about every 2 weeks. I have tried soft paws on him repeatedly and they...
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