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May 19, 2013

Sniffles, sneezes and snot

Hi there I have a 5 year old female cat. Over the last week and a half she has been sneezing with a runny/blocked nose (clear mucous) and for the last

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May 18, 2013

holding to give shot in neck-two people

We have a cat that needs fluid shots into the back of her neck and I'm the one holding her still. She keeps moving her head which makes it more difficult

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May 16, 2013

Why did my cat walk on his wrists when he was a kitten?

When my cat was a kitten, his two front paws were turned in (one turned left, the other right, inward) at the wrists. I took him to the vet, and they said

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May 11, 2013

Vet House Calls...housebound owners and scared cats need help at home

Vet House Calls can be a blessing if you can afford it and your timid cat needs reassurance...or you are housebound

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May 11, 2013

Feline Computed Tomography -CT scans for cats

Feline Computed Tomography...feline CT scans for a more definitive diagnosis

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Apr 29, 2013

My cat has a bad limp. Please help

Hi I too have a problem with my 6 year old male cat limping. It started a couple of months ago, now it seems to be getting worse. Shadow is an indoor fixed

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Apr 16, 2013

How long can FIP last on cat toys?

Hello, My family's kitten passed away of FIP three and a half months ago. We cleaned the entire house before bringing in a new kitten, West. However,

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Apr 05, 2013

my cat hair limp and less in the underbelly

should I bath her? have never done that before. she tends to sleep right next to her litter box. RESPONSE: You didn’t tell me the age or weight of your

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Apr 01, 2013

Licking bloody wound

My outdoor kitten((8 mo.) came home with bloody wound on forearm. .He keeps licking the blood and now has thrown up 3 times .I am assuming it is from the

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Mar 26, 2013

pain medication overdose?

On Saturday night my daughters cat received an injection of antibiotics that lasts 2 weeks and an injection for pain that lasts 3 days for a tooth abcess.

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Mar 20, 2013

My cat has cat flu

Jasmine my cat is 15 years old and started sneezing 4 months ago. She has been under the vet and had antibiotics and when this did not work she had an

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Mar 18, 2013

How is a cat surgery performed?

How is a cat surgery performed for the intestine by the vet? I am doing a cat surgery for my high school anatomy class. What is the preparations vets do

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Mar 15, 2013

complications from anesthesia -walking

My cat had a teeth cleaning on Wednesday-it is Friday now, and she still doesn't seem back to normal. She is 12 years old, with no health problems to

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Mar 14, 2013

What to feed my sick cat?

I've just been told by the vet that my cat aged about 16 ish probably has a tumor in her mouth, under her tongue. She has started drooling, and obviously

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Mar 08, 2013

Neighbors cat neglected

I live in ny and it is very cold and snowy. My neighbors cat has been out in the storm and is always left outside. He climbs on their screen and cries

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Mar 06, 2013

cat who has lost both co owner & other cat in household both with in a month

My 14 yr. old female calico cat has gone through the death of my older cat who was 19 yrs. old & then just over a month later the loss of her co owner

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Mar 02, 2013

Cat-astrophe - pet cat emergency needing first aid or a vet

Cat-astrophe ...unexpected feline injuries from cat fighting, being hit by a car...requiring house cat care

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Feb 04, 2013

My cat is very sick and I am worried...

My cat got neutered last week.. We also got a new kitten that same day. Because of this, it's hard to know what is causing his problems. He has been

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Jan 15, 2013

Green Pepper and Soy

I have a kitten named Marlon, almost 16 weeks old now, and he likes the oddest things. Once in a while when I'm not looking, he'll snatch a bit of green

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Jan 03, 2013

Can FIP be spread this way?

My kitten passed away of FIP three days ago. I have kept the blanket she loved, often laid on, and suckled— so it likely has some of her dried saliva on

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Jan 02, 2013

Blood blister in cats ear

Hello, My cat Boo has a blood blister in his ear and it is very swollen. About 6 months ago one of my other cats had one in his ear and it did go away

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Dec 28, 2012

vomiting

What does it mean when my 15 year old cat is vomiting black liquid? RESPONSE: Cats typically vomit because of fur balls, grass that irritates their stomach

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Dec 24, 2012

cats tail bleeding

my cats tail is bleeding and he won't let me touch it to clean it, what can i do at home, i can't afford to take him to a vet at this time RESPONSE:

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Dec 21, 2012

Cat Pain Control - cat health care info & cat pain medicine

Cat Pain Control, health and information tips about cat medicines, pain medicine for cats and cat care critical medicine

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Dec 11, 2012

feline plus

Can a cat cause fever blisters on a humans mouth? RESPONSE: You don’t get cold sores (also known as fever blisters) from cats. They are caused by a

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