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    Hairballs!

    Hello! New cat owner here, and I hope somebody can put my mind at ease! My DSH cat has (I think) been trying to hack up hairballs lately... He has short fits of high-pitched coughing and deeper hacking sounds, during which his stomach muscles contract. My partner says it's hairballs, and that...
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    Did I Mess Up Revolution Application?

    I applied my cat's Revolution as I'm supposed to, on his skin at the back of his neck. Then, without thinking, I immediately gave him a "foam bath:" no water involved, just one of those where you massage a foam into his fur briefly and let it dry. I didn't touch the application site, but...
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    What to do about Natura recall??

    My eight-month-old kitten has been having stomach upset problems with his Purina ONE dry food/IAMS wet food combination. So yesterday, we started him on California Natural wet and dry food... And found out that the bag we've been feeding him has been recalled for salmonella!!! Since we were...
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    Is my cat having trouble swallowing?

    Our 7-month-old kitten started doing something odd two days ago. After lapping up water, he'll extend his neck and make repeated swallowing motions–often comes with a "clicking" sound. No gagging, regurgitating, or other symptoms as far as I can tell. He seems to swallow food (wet and dry) just...
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    How do I know my kitten's tapeworm medicine worked?

    I found evidence of tapeworms in my five-month-old kitten yesterday and immediately took her to the vet, where she was tested (positive for tapeworms and nothing else) and given a one-dose treatment (it was a pill, I think Drontal?) to get rid of them. I was told she'd likely pass the worms in...
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