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My cat was diagnosed with miliary dermatitis 2 years ago her symptoms include skin lesions scab formations all over her body loss of hair diarrhea the vet has been giving her prednisone for over a year she is not getting any better and I have thousands of $$ invested in her care. do you...

My cat has a severe infection of ringworm. My family is trying to tell me I should put her down. I am horrified at the thought.  She has to be bathed every 2 days with medicated shampoo. She looks so miserable, her ears and face and neck are bloody, and it's in her feet and tail as well. what...

My 15 year old cat Buttons is deaf. My grandpa accidentally ran over her leg with his truck on Friday. I was at work when it happened, but according to my grandma the vet said her leg was fractured, not actually broken. So, she's coming home Monday morning. I've never had to deal with a pet...

There is a family of feral cats in my neighborhood. Everyone feeds them. Some of them are fixed, some of them are not. We are having a particularly difficult time catching a mother and her 3 kittens. We desperately want to catch the mother to get her fixed, but also one of the kittens seems...

My precious Meatloaf has developed some horrible itchy scabs and lesions on her face, head, throat, neck and ears. She scratches them relentlessly until she bleeds. I noticed it about a week ago but had to wait til pay day in order to make her an appointment. I have a vet appointment tomorrow...

my mom has 3 cats, all are 10 years old. She has had them since 2001. I have 3 cats, one is 14 and the other 2 I rescued, they are 2 years old. Lil Darlin is the mom, Thomas and Blackberry are the kittens. These are my mom's cats. Thomas has become extremely aggressive towards Blackberry, and...

Is it possible my cat Buttons is a Turkish van cat? 14 years ago, a stray cat had kittens in our garage. We kept one, who was solid white with a brown tail and black spots on her head. I loved her colors, but just recently thought, is it possible maybe my cat is part turkish van? What makes a...

Hi, sorry not sure exactly which forum this should go under. I have had cats all my life, as well as birds/parrots. I currently have a 14 year old cat and two 2 year old cats (one of which I adopted from a petshop {don't judge, it was stupid but I wouldn't trade her for the world}, one of...

Has anyone experienced this problem? We have our oldest living cat, Buttons. She will be 15 years old in April. I just now picked her up in the kitchen where the light is really bright, and her pupils did NOT retract. I noticed that she never ever looks directly up at someone, even though she...

*runs in frantic circles squealing and panicking* OK, this is the very first time my cat Meatloaf has had worms. Today she just out of nowhere has had explosive diarrhea, and just now she left me a nice pile underneath my computer chair. I went to clean it up..and.. DOZENS OF WORMS...

I moved in with my grandparents recently. My mom's 3 cats live there. They are pretty much outdoor cats, they don't like coming in the house, except to eat. Well, they have ruined the doorframe and the door, and my grandparents are furious and threatening to take them to the shelter. And I...

My grandma and I had to make a tough decision today. My mom is out of state, and her cat Lil Man had a broken leg, we thought. We took him to the vet this morning. Turns out he had 5 tumors in his back legs. The only alternative was to amputate both back legs. He had up to a dozen small...

Hi as some of you might know I foster cats and kittens so I have 5 total right now. I have 2 polydactyl cats, one is a kitten and one is the father. I have 3 other cats all of which are female. I have a cat tree that has lots of toys hanging on it. Well I was sitting in my room watching tv...

Hey I've posted here before about my cat Meatloaf. as you may remember, she was in the hospital for 5 days trying to figure out if she had IBS. The vet ruled out just about everything and said she has the symptoms of IBS. So I have switched her to Blue Buffalo. She has not had any diarrhea in...

October 4th, my birthday, it will be exactly 1 year since my beloved Spanelli and Houdini disappeared. I'm still grieving, especially knowing it's been that long since I last held them in my arms, petted them, kissed their feet or heard them meow. I don't remember what they sounded like...

You know when cats bring you decapitated birds and limbless mice? Well, my cat Meatloaf is a strict indoor cat (outside only when supervised) She had her spay 2 days ago if it makes a difference. She's never done this before, but now she's bringing me gifts. Not dead animals, but rather...

they didn't even tell me!!! I noticed it in the car because she had blood on her (her fur is white) when I got home I inspected it, one nipple is cut and bleeding and a second nipple is completely gone!! Why wouldn't they tell me?? Is this going to harm her in any way long term or is she ok?

have any of you experienced IBS with your cat or dog or other pet? if you don't know, my Meatloaf has been in and out of the vet the past 3 weeks because of chronic diarrhea and fever. She's on antibiotics now and her poops are normal, however she can't control when or where she poops. The vet...

My cat Meatloaf has had horrible diarrhea, weight loss and hair loss. I took her to the vet Saturday saying she had horrible diarrhea, weight loss and hair loss. The vet charged me Capstar 35.00 Maropitant 55.00 Convenia 68.00 This didn't address her diarrhea. She has had diarrhea several...

Not an emergency but I need someone's advice right quick. Is Blue Buffalo a good brand for cats and dogs? What about science diet? I have coupons for Blue Buffalo and someone donated science diet to me. If you didn't read my previous thread, my cat lost a ton of weight recently due to an...