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  1. scottkeen

    Ear blisters and scabs?

    Rambo, a 9-year old DSH, started having crusty scabs all around the outside and rim of both ears -- but nowhere else. This just started about 2 weeks ago. I took Rambo to the vet last week. The vet said she was 95% sure that Rambo's ears got sunburned. Rambo was normally an indoor cat when he...
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    Fostering cat lost. Chipped but not registered. Where to register?

    I'm fostering a cat, "Rambo". Rambo was microchipped but the owner did not register the chip with any chip registration company. Rambo is 8 years old and has been missing for 2 days since I took him in. He was in my house for about 1.5 weeks and was doing great and very friendly. He was going...
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    Wood Shavings for Kitty Litter?

    I do some woodworking at home. Anyone use wood shavings (not sawdust) for kitty litter? Any issues with doing this? I took apart a wood pallet and ran it through my thickness planer. I ended up with 2 garbage bags full of wood shavings (like you’d find for guinea pig cages). The pallet was...
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    One FURminator to rule them all

    I have a 95 lb German Shepherd Dog and a chubby 14 lb medium hair cat I'd like to get a FURminator that I could use on both. Is this going to be possible? For the dog, he would need the "Long Hair" version probably, Large size. Would I be able to use that on the cat too? Or should I get a Long...
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    New home, cat lost

    My dog and cat moved with me back to my condo in Virginia. I purposely kept my cat Kilia indoors (she's an indoor/outdoor cat) for 2.5 weeks so she would know this is home. After 2.5 weeks, I got her a collar and a tag with name and my contact info. She is also micro-chipped and registered on...
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    Cat has something on eyeball. Vet prescribing herpes meds?

    My cat Oreo is 12 years old, and he's an indoor/outdoor kitty. I took him to the vet because he has some lumpy growth looking thing on his left eyeball, under the upper eyelid. The vet said she thinks he may have keratitis  and she said she would would also prescribe for herpes. Herpes? Does...
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    Oreo won't eat wet food for 2 days. Eats snacks, drinks water

    Oreo is 8 years old. The last time he ate his wet food was 2 nights ago. He ate a little of his dry food yesterday. Today, he ate the dry cat treats I gave him, and he's been drinking water normally. He's shown a few behavior changes: 1. He sleeps on my bed, which he normally doesn't do. 2. He...
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