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FLEAS and my landlord

Dragonking — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:46:47 GMT

Hello I need some help and advice, i live with my girlfriend,her 2 daughters, and our 3 month old baby inside a converted garage into a guesthouse. Her mother owns and lives inside the house itself as well as has my girlfriend's kids sleep in her bedroom which she allows the dogs to sleep in the bed with her. We pay her $200 a month to live there and she refuses to give us any rent receipts cuz she is on financial aid and doesn't wanna show any proof that she is getting extra $$ that could keep her from getting that aid. She has a total of 1 cat, and 11 dogs which live inside and out of the house. She keeps a lot of them inside the house and i know they are infested with fleas as well as keeping a few outside at times, the problem is the kids,my girlfriend and even our baby are showing flea bites. I have even found fleas in all 3 girls hair and tried removing what i could. She refuses to admit her dogs have fleas, saying" my dogs don't have fleas cuz they don't itch and i never feel them biting me so there aren't any fleas on them". What can we have done to get her to fix her animals flea problems, because we can't afford to move out on our own with myself currently unemployed. We don't blame the pets we love them to death but the flea problem has spread to our guesthouse from her house and is infesting our kids what should we do?

Cat getting over pancreatitis and peeing on carpet

kurtney17 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:27:56 GMT

Hey Everyone. I have a 6 yr old female tabby cat that has just gotten over pancreatitis. She is feeling much better and just need to get her weight back up. I don't know if anyone else has experienced this, but she has started peeing on bathroom carpets and the carpet in front of the bathroom. Any advice?

My cat has a bad spot on his back.

kitty323 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:53:00 GMT

So here's the deal:about 2 weeks ago I decided to try to bathe my kitty by myself since I'm on a budget and couldn't really afford to take him to a groomer. He has long hair, so I bathed him and he was fine with it. He didn't really let me dry him or brush him though. He left.

So I think he tried to brush himself and only got to one side because just yesterday I touched his other side which he always lays on and it was matted up pretty badly. So I started working. I really didn't get very far because it's pretty bad. And then he got mad at me because I believe I pulled too hard and tore some hair off! There's a little bald spot about a quarter big and I can see the hair which used to go there it's next to it attached to some other hair. These are my questions:

1. will it grow back? does it bother him?

2. HOW do u brush badly matted hair?

3. is there any other possibility that I did not do this? because i really dont remember pulling that hard.

People Food...

Raven — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:32:29 GMT

What people foods are dangerous to cats? We give our cats a bit of chicken, beef, bacon, or cheese now and then. Only occasionally and only a small piece or two.

But my boyfriend has also discovered that our male cat likes popcorn and doritos as well. Obviously this is not cat food, so I was just wondering if there was anything dangerous in this junk food.

When I am in the room he won't feed them, but I still see the male cat begging for snacks so obviously my bf is feeding the male cat junk food on the sly when I'm not around.

Are there any articles or websites I could print out to show my bf the dangers of people food for cats?

Thanks,

Raven

caring for older cat with arthritis

robow48 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:52:37 GMT

Hi everyone,
I am a new member to this forum. We have a 14 year old cat who is generally in good health although a few things have cropped up this past year as he ages. We know he has started moving a bit slower as we all do as we get older. He seems lately to have a bit more trouble getting up on the sofa etc. and going up and down stairs etc. I'm sure he has arthritis and his joints are becoming stiff.
Have any of you used any sort of dietary supplement etc. for this and if so would you give me some ideas on which ones are the best and safest to use? There is so much stuff out there that I really don't know which one to go with.
Thank you so very much.

Rosie

Kittens

mmichaell_Jenn — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:34:54 GMT

I found a kitten, not sure about the age, able to stand up and jump, vision, not completely formed,(eyes are still blue, blue-gray) able to lick from bowl for a while but still prefers from the medicine dropper. Apparently, the mother left it, ( we've tried to find the Queen but after a day, it didn't return, figured leaving if we left the kitten that way, we would just leave it starving to death) so what kind of milk should i give it? Normal warm Cow's milk? Or should i look for powdered baby's milk? (been giving it normal warm cow's milk for now, diluted with some water)
Please reply ASAP, might be giving it milk bad for it's health.

I have The Antser - but to what question?

cats_dolls — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:07:56 GMT

Several weeks ago there was a thread on here about keeping ants out of cat food. I mentioned something I'd seen advertised called "The Antser" and someone else had seen one and said it worked. So I bought one to try.

You put water in the bottom part, mixed with a little dish soap, and the food dishes sit on the top. Food can't get into the water, and supposedly the ants can't get to the top because it's made in such a way that they have to go through the soapy water to get on the top.

At first, it appeared to work quite well. I even posted here that it does seem to work - I sure hope no one noticed my post and went out and bought one! This morning, I was horrified to see that the top was covered with ants on their way to the food dish, which was crawling with ants. I don't know what happened. I have it sitting on my carpeted dining room floor (no room in the kitchen for it), at least six inches away from a wall and nothing else near it. There's still plenty of soapy water inside - but no ants. Evidently the ants are much smarter than I and they figured out The Antser!

Like the saying goes, "A fool and his (her) money are soon parted." Just wanted anyone who might be thinking about purchasing one of these contraptions to know - keep your $$!

Feline Leukemia -Losing the battle

afhopie44 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:25:49 GMT

I wanted to start a new thread so people who are knowledgable about this or who have been through it already could share some helpful advice, comments, opinions, etc.

Update:
She is type B blood and they don't have that available in the hospital so they have to get it shipped overnight from out of state. It will be there tomorrow. Her temp is 105 and they have her on ice. She is getting antibiotics. And she just vomitted what they had been feeding her.

Here is the thread:
http://board.catchannel.com/Topic36564-17-1.aspx

my baby

catsaremylife — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:00:05 GMT

ok i came home one day and my cat had a sudden change like he does not reconize all the house objects like he is new here his best friend id a dog (pitbull tyson ) they all ways play but i guess the dog was playing a lil too hard ... so i am worried that there had been som dameged to him cause soon after that he was acting wierd .. does any one know anything i need some advise

Cats and Peanuts

Nicalyn — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:33:43 GMT

I first want to thank anyone stopping by to read this. I dropped in on my mom and dad the other day and they are total animal lovers but I had noticed that they "treat" their 1 year old kitten/cat with unsalted peanuts.

I am wondering if this is harmful to the cat other than getting a tummy?

Any advice would be appericated and thank you all.

Should I take my cat to the vet?

afhopie44 — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:22:13 GMT

I'm debating whether or not I should take my cat to the vet. I'm leaning more towards yes but I wanted to get some opinions first.

Here's her background:

I received her from an elderly woman who passed away. She is an indoor cat, and the only cat in the household. She is about 5 years old. I took her to the vet last Sept to get her yearly shots and the vet said she tested positive for Feline Leukemia. But the vet also said my cat was really healthy and he was suprised she tested positive. He said to get her tested again in 6 months to check and see if she was still positive because it could have been a false positive, some kind of error in the test, etc. But I did not take her to get tested again because really I just didn't want to know. She is very healthy and I had no reason to get her tested since tehre is no treatment for the disease anyway.

She is due for her yearly shots again in Sept and I planned on taking her to get them and seeing if she was still testing positive for Feline Leukemia.

However, for the past few days she has been acting weird. She has not been eating very much. When normally she will wake me up in teh morning to feed her, and then when i get home from work she will be right at the door to greet me and then meows to be fed. But the past few days I've only filled up her bowl about 2 times. She has just been kind of laying around. She hasn't been meowing at all. She normally meows at you if you talk to her alot. I tried rubbing her belly which normalyl makes her kick my hand away with her back claws or she tries to bite me but she didn't do anything. When I came home from work last night she was in the kitchen with her food but then she just went on the floor and laid down. She didn't wake me up to feed her this morning and her bowl was still pretty full from last night. I brought a handful of food over to my bed to try and get her to eat and she did eat some. Then she just kind of laid on my bed for a while then jumped off and went under my bed to hide.

I almost called off work today because I was worried something was going to happen to her while I'm at work. I live alone so I have noone who can check on her. I'm working 12 hours and won't be home until 730. I'm wondering if I should find a local animal hospital to take her too if she's not better? If I should wait till tomorrow morning (i'm off the next 2 days) Or if I should just wait a few days and see if theres any change.

Any thoughts/opinionss would be greatly appreciated!

Wellness Brand Cat Food...

Raven — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:09:42 GMT

Has anyone been feeding their cats Wellness brand cat food? I was in Petco today and saw this brand of cat food that they just started carrying in stock. I read the ingredients label and it sounds like a really good food. I bought a small bag of the Healthy Weight formula to see how my two like it.

So I was just wondering how other owners thought their cats did on this brand of cat food.

Thanks,

Raven

cat sneezing and weird sort of gag/cough

gallen2002 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:37:59 GMT

We got our kitten saturday before last and took her to the vet due to sneezing. He said it was an URI. She has gotten better with clavamox but she is still doing a weird thing where it sounds like a cough/gag. Her stomach goes in and she forcefully expels air out. It doesn't really sound like a cough but he does it for awhile and then stops. He seems scared when he does it. Anybody have any clue what this could be? He is a shelter cat and may have caught something there. Please help

Gena

how to control dander

micsctn8 — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:25:25 GMT

i have a black cat and you can see that she has alot of dander. i do spa day every week which is brushing nail clip then washing. but she still has dander. any thing that may work to help her have less.

Weird Injury...

Serabee — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:31:03 GMT

Okay, so I'll tell the whole story...

I have an extremely active female american shorthair kitten (a little over one year). When my mom took the dog out, she ran to the door as usual. I went over to pet her. I noticed she had her jaws open. I figured she was taking in the scents of the flowers. I took her outside, she did the same thing. I brought her in, she did the same thing. Even when she meowed (she likes to meow) she never fully closed her jaw. So finally I decided to check. I figured she had a bad tooth or something. First off, she fought when I touched her lip. I noticed her lip looked different. Finally she let me look. I pulled back her right lip and checked the teeth. They looked fine. I tried to pull back the left. I couldn't, and Raven (the kitten) struggled. I managed to open her mouth wide enough to see everything. I realized I could not see one of her canine teeth. Her lip was pulled over it. Then I saw the tooth, or at least the tip of it. She had bitten THROUGH her lip. We managed to get it unstuck after awhile.

I've had cats all my life and so have my parents. We've seen almost everything, but never this. I've never even heard of this. We're still wondering how she did this, as she had bit through the middle of the lip (it covered most of her mouth). My question is, has anyone seen this in their cats? Or does anyone have a guess what could've happened? One thing I should note is that my kitten LOVES to bite. She prefers biting over clawing.

please help me i dont know what wrong with kittens!!!

fabiola — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:59:07 GMT

i have 5 kitten they were just fines playing around and everytihng now this mornin they just cant walk there is something wrong with their fronts legs its hurt so bad to see them like that and i dont know what to do!!!!!!!!!!!! im broke at this moment ! cant take them to the vet and i wanted to keep one but i cant just abandon them like that!!!!! i odnt know whats gonig on with themmmmm.......now they are just lying and crying if we move then .... happen one by onee......godd.....this never happen to me b4!!!!

HAIRBALLS!!!

Rinny — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:57:03 GMT

i've grown up with short haired cats and my baby, muffin, who just turned a year old is long haired and has started getting hairballs. i'd never seen one before until about a month ago!

i know they have cat treats and stuff that are supposed to help with that, but i was wondering if anybody knew of some good products or prevention methods? does grooming them alot more help? thanks!

Huge wet area around anus

kittyair8 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:44:27 GMT

My 3yr old spade female cat recently developed a huge wet area around her anus and up the base of her tail. We tried cleaning it and she didnt seem to be in pain at all. The smell is 'different' from poop. Whats wrong with her?!

New cat diarrhea

beezer — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:59:01 GMT

Hi everyone!

I just adopted a two year old female tuxedo cat from the animal shelter. I work there, so I know she has received good vet care and quality food. Anyway, since we've brought her home, she's had very runny poop (sometimes almost liquid). I haven't seen any blood or worms.

She has been eating a TON, and I gave her wet food her first day home (Friday night). We feed our cats Iams Sensitive Stomach because my other cat has some poop issues with cheaper brands.

Is this just her adjusting to the new food cold turkey?

Thanks!

Kitty with upset stomach, food allergy?

FergusonTO35 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:22:28 GMT

Hello friends, my 10 month old Birman, Dallas, has been throwing up about once a day for the past week. His puke usually has undigested cat food in it. His stools are often loose also. I'm thinking he may be allergic to something in the current food, Brandon Farms adult formula. I just switched him from the kitten formula, but it seems to have made his stomach problems worse. He doesn't get any people food, just cat food and treats. Both he and his mother have a vet appointment later this month. Is it common for cats to have reactions to certain cat foods? Any other recommendations out there? Thanks!!

I feel like I'm being taken advantage of

Jhondy — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:26:49 GMT

My cat is having a tooth pulled as we speak. The etimated cost is 560.00. It's one of her front teeth. I feel like that seems high. I know I'll be paying it when I pick her up but I'm thinking of maybe I should get a new vet. Here's the break down of the bill.

Feline clean and polish-52.08
Gas Anesthesia Admin./15 min-36.42
Cat dental Anesthesia-63.67
Dental instrument pack-21.58
Antibiotic Injection for Dental cleaning-15.10
Buprenex buprinorphine .3mg/cc inj. 53.80
Fluoride treatment of Teeth for Dental-13.07
1st tooth extracted, per min (10)-66.00
Cat Dental Hospital stay- 15.33
Fentanyl Patch, 25 mcg 32.71
Admin. IV fluids for Anesth. Procedure-60.74
Lead 2 ecg screening test-42.31
Nail trim under anesthetic-5.27
Feline Calici Vaccination, annnual (I don't get this one I just took my cats into the vet for annual shot)-25.71
Medical waste disposal Fee-2.13
Antibotic shot that last 14 days est. 40 some dollars

Total est. 560.00

Does this seem extremely high or is it just me? I've never had to get a cats tooth pulled before

1ST AID NEEDED--My cat's eye is injured by stray cat wut should I do b4 able to reach for vet?

ChaoMin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:59:24 GMT

This afternoon, my cat was attack by a stray cat. Her white thin tissue on the inner corner of her right eye have bloody vessel. At the same eye the crystal clear area have 2 scratch mark(bump in). I believe there are no large foreign object in her eye. Are there any procedure(First Aid) that I could do to disinfect her eye before I can bring her to a veteran. What I should be aware of? What I should do/bring to a vet? I think I can't bring her to vet. untill this Thurs.

I'm so worry

mammary chain removal

kittymommy104 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:40:00 GMT

Hi all! My name is Carrie, and I have 2 female cats, Mystic and Pumpkin. Pumpkin was a stray that we rescued. She was spayed as an adult making her mammary cancer risk higher.

Back in December, we found a rather large lump in Pumpkin's mammary gland. It was completely removed, and luckily found to be non-cancerous.

Just a few weeks ago, I noticed one of Pumpkin's nipples was swollen. I took her to the vet and found out that there was another lump under that nipple. In addition, I found out that the lump that was removed has returned. I don't know for sure whether these new lumps are cancerous or not, but I don't like the odds.

My vet is recommending that both of Pumpkin's mammary chains be removed. I am leaning towards going that route, but I have not made a final decision yet. I know the surgery is intense, and I am worried about the effect it will have on Pumpkin. In addition, I am worried that the lumps will return anyway.

I was wondering if anyone else out there has a cat that has been through this procedure. How did it affect the cat and was the procedure successful in removing the tumors or did they return? I would love to hear opinions and stories from anyone. I think that they may help me finalize my decision.

Thanks!

Carrie

Ear Mites & Coughing! HELP!

Danieru72 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:39:08 GMT

my cats have bad ear mites, or they scratch at their ears a lot! they cough a lot, but nothing comes out, and their thoarts are swollen! please if anyone can help or has addvice please e-mail me at syi_4273@yahoo.com! ASAP! please and thank you!

HELP! How do I correctly hold my kitten?!

meggiewitch — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:24:40 GMT

OK, the posted topic isn't completely true, I know how to securely hold my cat, for I've had seven others (really I kitten-sat five then had two others of my own) but, if my kitten does something wrong and I want to take her away from the place she was destroying or whatever, can I hold her by the scruff of the neck?
I know that the mother cat will carry her kitten/s around by the 'loose' skin/fur at the scruff of their necks. Once the kitten is beyond twelve weeks old.
Another thing: even if I hold her bottom while taking her away, will it her her? Once I accidentally picked her up only by her scruff and she made this rhaspy sound almost like hissing. But, it didn't REALLY sound like hissing, just like someone with athsma when they cannot breathe and need their inhaler.
(She's not even five lbs. yet) (SKinny little Oreo!)

After the twelve week cycle, (I've heard) that if you hold it like that, the kitten will always be 'premature' in a way of speaking. It'll be really attatched to it's owner (if they're nice) and if the owner does not push them away too harshly or whatever, the kitten will have a baby/mother bond with the owner. Is this good for the kitten to grow up with?
Sure it's nice to know, but, will it keep her from 'mentally growing up'?

Cat nip or not

LexGhristMcGregor08 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:17:04 GMT

thanks

paw laceration

PeaLoki&Gabe — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:22:05 GMT

Last night when I went to bed about 1 A.M. Loki was happily sleeping in my lap, safe and sound. When I woke up this morning he had a huge laceration in his backpaw. I called the vet, and said I am pretty broke right now, I don't get paid until Tuesday but Loki needs stitches now. They said bring him in, we'll work something out.

So I took him in, and since we were walk-ins we're kind of at the bottom of the list, the desk staff said we'll call, and they did. I picked him up mid afernoon, and they said the Dr. said not to worry about it.

So just in case my vet reads these boards, THANK YOU!

Should I take my cat to the Vet or the ER?????

Kokopeli — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:47:57 GMT

My cat was missing for 2 weeks and has now come home, but he came back with severe limp. He can stand on his leg, but when he sits down or walks, his left hind leg bends outward. I called my vet and they're willing to see him on Tuesday, but today is Saturday. And I called the ER and they're willing to take him now, but I have to pay them right then and there. And I'm not a Vet and I don't know what is wrong with his leg, it could be broken, it could be dislocated. They said that they want at least half of the cost of the procedure. But I don't know what they're going to do to him, they could do surgery, or say its dislocated and pop it back in, or put a splint on him, I don't know. I talked to the secretary at the ER and she said that it could cost anywhere from $500-$2,000. I have enough for at least a $1,000 procedure, but what if it cost more then that? And I know my Vet will work something out with me if it exceeds that high. So what do you suggest I do????

pre-neuter shaving question?

2cutebirmans — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:52:41 GMT

This is my first male kitten. I'm curious how much hair they take off for a neuter? He's a fat little sealpoint birman. I'm wondering how funny he's going to look, LOL!
I've always had girls & they buzzed the entire tummy for a tiny incision. Not sure how badly the boys get it. Just curious....

What do you do with weepy eyes?

4CatMommy — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:08:35 GMT

Don't know if it is allergies or not but Buddy is our outdoor kitty and I think he is getting effected by the pollens out there. When he comes in his eyes look like he is crying. They are just all wet and weepy. We have to dry his eyes and then he will sneeze and we will have to wipe his nose too.

When we first adopted Buddy he had trouble with just one eye being weary and the Vet said it was allergies. That was in October of last year. Now it is full bloom summertime and he is out with the pollens and both eyes are getting effected outside.

During the winter when he was inside it looked like he was almost cured.

What should we do? Keep him inside all the time? Is there allergy medicine for cats?

My cat keeps eating litter!

MLA — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:46:12 GMT

My cat has been snacking on cat litter on and off for several months. I don't know what made her start doing it; it was just a sudden thing. I always squirt her with water or remove her when I catch her. She seems to mostly do it to get attention. If I'm not doing somehting she wants me to do, she starts eating littter because she knows I don't want her to do that. Therefore, I thought she probably wasn't doing it when I wasn't around. After being squirted a lot of times she stopped doing it, but recently she has started again. I caught her eating litter in the basement last night and now I'm worried that she hasn't really gotten better, but has just been sneaky about it.
I'm really worried it could ahve made her sick, because she hasn't been herself for a few days. On the Fourth of July people were setting off fireworks around the neighborhood all day, and the noise really scared her. She was so nervous that she wouldn't go downstairs the next morning until she saw I was going too. Since then she has been really lethargic. She is sleeping or just laying around most of the time. Normally, she hardly ever sleeps. I've tried to get her to play but she shows no interest. Usually she wants to do nothing but play! She is still eating and drinking an adequate amount, but not as much as usual (usually she wants to eat like a pig). It's been three days since the fireworks, so it's hard to believe she's sleeping all the time because of that. I'm worried that she's actually sick, maybe from eating litter or maybe she's just sick. I want to call the vet tomorrow, but I don't know if they will see her if her only symptom is lethargy.
Does anyone know what could cause a cat to eat litter? What can I possibly do about it besides what I'm already doing? Using shredded newspaper instead of litter is not an option - the other cat in the house would just go on the floor, and since she is so careful about covering things in the litterbox, I think she would be depressed if I stopped letting her have litter. I have tried different brands of litter and she eats them all. All I can think to do is find a brand that won't hurt her if she eats it, but how can I? None of the brands even say what they're made of!

Cats and Air Travel

Kenogirl — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:36:54 GMT

One of the young men that I work with will soon be flying from Nevada to New York to begin a new career, and his cat will be going with him. His Vet told him that the cat should be anesthesized or sedated for the trip, but he's concerned because he says he's heard that putting the cat "under" could be dangerous to her health. (She's an older cat - approximately ten years old.)

Does anyone have any experience in this area? I know that when I brought Hogni back to the U.S. from Iceland, the vet gave us some pills to give him shortly before the flight, which put him out. (He was still stoned when we got to Virginia, 10 hours after we gave him the pills.) But that was in 1991, and at that time, the standard procedure for traveling with animals was to sedate them. Have the procedures changed since then?

This young man dearly loves his cat, and wants her to come with him, but also wants to make sure that she gets there safely and in good health. In his words, "She's going wherever I go, no matter what I have to do."

Any input would be appreciated.

Drooling cat

kitty323 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:20:49 GMT

Hi, my cat Mia is acting a lil weird. I came back from work and she seems spacy, lookin off into space, but does respond to her name and does eat.

She's meowing more than usual and is very still. And she's drooling from her mouth, does anybody know what could be happening?

She does not have a fever.

Does it sound like rabies?????????? She's been vaccinated tho'.

Flea Problems

Sallamaie — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:42:58 GMT

Hi, I have 2 cats, Halo and Kia. Halo is a strictly inside (except for when she runs outside) cat and Kia is an inside/outside cat. Kia seems to have some minor to moderate flea problems and Halo has spun out of control. She's beginning to leave scabs from where she scratches her neck. Me and my mother have tried all we can to get rid of these pests but nothing seems to work! We use Frontline on the two regularly and we vacuum everywhere with a flea-killing powder often. I can't figure out what is wrong with them. My mother is seriously considering getting new carpets but we don't have the money for that. Is there something I'm missing? It bothers me that my two babies are scratching so much. It makes me feel like I'm abusing them in a way. Is there anything I can do? Thanks in advance.

cat poops and scoots

radtech — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:10:19 GMT

I have a male cat, about 2 years old and he has recently gained some weight. He should be around 11-12 lbs, but he is 14.5lbs. His stomach doesn't hang, but he is wide side to side. He seems to go between firm stool to very loose. Not quite diarrhea, but definitely loose. His butt stays dirty and now I have to wash his butt at least 4 times a week. This is not fun, but necessary because he's leaving "skid" marks on my bedspread and rugs, etc.

I have taken him to the vet and he has no parasites, worms, etc. I don't know what to do about this. He is spending tonight in a room by himself because I don't want to wake up to poop on my blanket.

Anyone have any experience with this. I am feeding all 6 of my cats Evo cat food. they were all on pet promise. He had this problem then too, but not as bad. Evo is an ecellent food and I would like to keep him on it, but I will change his and feed him seperately if it will help.

could he have some kind of irritable bowel syndrome or something? He seems starved all the time, but then only eats a little bit. he comes back to his food after about 10 minutes and eats it, but I then have to go around taking up everyone else's food so he doesn't eat theirs too.

Help! I can't deal with poop covered stuff and I can't get rid of my cat.

Again, the vet gave him a clean bill of health.

cat stomach issues

geminime — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:02:11 GMT

I have a female cat approx 6- 8 years old. She got sick 2 months ago and got sick again last week. Each time it's the same thing, she starts throwing up, gets diarrhea, and cries a lot. The vet puts her on an antibiotic and anti diarrhea combo and after about 2 days she's fine again. I can't afford to just take my cat to the vet every 2 months for the same issue. The vet seems to think she gets a virus each time, but I have 3 other cats and they don't get sick. All of my cats are indoor cats. Also, her stomach is always harder than the other cats. Any ideas on what I can do to help her?

male cat nipple question

peppersully — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:16:48 GMT

I feel stupid for asking this as I usually feel fairly informed about my cats health (male neutered 3 yrs old). Anyway, I was brushing cat w/ his furminator brush to his tummy and noticed what looked like a little dried scab.

I then noted that this scab was on top of his nipple, the nipple beside it looked normal. Thought it could have been some dried drainage but not sure. Came away easily

when checked nipples a couple of days later it looked ok, but almost like the nipples may have a tiny bit of white substance in them. Again it was hard to tell if this was the case or if the nipple just looked white. There is nothing draining from them tho. Also it is very hard to find his nipples d/t his thick coat but I believe he only has 2 nipples (not sure if this is normal for male cat or not)

so now I am not sure if his nipple was draining or if I could have inadvertently caused some irritation in the past while furminating his belly or not. ! believe I have caused a tiny scratch in the past while using this.

I am not one to not take my guy to the vet, but I am not sure this warrants it as it looks really minor and he is otherwise normal. Also I am not sure if it unusual for male cats to possibly have small amts of drainage from nipples or not?

He is healthy except for a small mast cell tumor on his ear that was removed at 1 yr of age and he is little overweight which I am trying to rectify

not sure if this makes sense, any ideas/thoughts would be appreciated

thanks

FIP update

blueyes132 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:04:57 GMT

this is an update...recently I posted a question on here regarding FIP because my kitty supposably had it. Unfortuneately, Alixzander passed away on July 4, 2008 from this illness. Thanks to everyone and their help! He will be missed!

Jody

Cat Bath Trauma

mordecai+ilduce — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:30:45 GMT

I took my two cats to the vet for shots and check-up three days ago. These cats are brothers and best friends. The vet gave one of my cats a bath because of his dandruff and fur texture. The vet warned me that the other cat might hiss at the bathed cat due to the different smell. But the reverse has happened. The cat who was bathed was traumatized by the event. He has been in the closet for three days, unless I carry him out to visit the litter box or eat. And he is so afraid of his brother. When he sees him he hisses and moans. He is just lying around. What should I do? I cannot possibly take him back to the vet! The cats are warring and they just three days ago they were best friends who never fought!

Breathing Problems

LexGhristMcGregor08 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:15:36 GMT

My cat Lex has trouble breathing sometimes....My boyfriend and I try to keep him from drinking from the fish bowls when were home...there is a limited about of space we live in an appartment....we love Lex and the fish but im worried that when me and Bobby are at work he is drinking from the bowls and getting sick..Lex is only 10 months old....does anyone have any idead on what to do?