What affects us affects cats
by Tracey (England) Hi, I have a 12yr old male cat who has just spent 2 nights at the vets on a drip. He has been home a couple of days but will not eat or drink anything so he is becoming weaker. I have him on antibiotics but am frightened of losing him…help? …
Megacolon in cats is not listed in the index of probably the best book on cat health care, Cat Owner’s Home Veterinary Handbook by Drs Carlson and Giffin. That indicates that it is not a condition that is common (or the people who indexed the book missed it!). However, searching the book manually, on …
by Denise Casey (LATROBE, PA) After spending $600 (USD) to treat my 20 year old cat’s major constipation, I finally gave her small doses of mineral oil mixed up with her wet food. After one day, the problem was solved. You must be careful with the dosage. Don’t think too much is great. Just …
Large Cat Gains Weight Then Loses It Slowly by Kathleen W. (Western NY) Paw in healthier times Our cat, Paw, was a big, gregarious, ridiculously happy cat, but not very bright. In November, about two months before his ninth birthday, I added canned cat food to our cats’ diet. Our female was almost fourteen …
Kitten eats non clumping crystal litter and has discharge from urethra by Maggie (pittsburgh pa) One of a litter of Ragdoll kittens “tasted” a mouthful of that new crystal, non clumping litter that several companies now make. It was a one time occurrence. Soon after the kitten developed a rather constant opaque, colored thickish …
Hi,I just today had to put my 5 month old kitten to sleep. He had been tested early on for HIV and leukemia and came back negative; also negative for parasites. The past five days he had been progressively become more lethargic and stopped eating. I brought him to the vet today and there …
Indoor or Outdoor Life for a Cat? by Dino (USA) Cat indoors on a man made cat tree – photo by dacotahsgirl (Flickr) In a perfect world, living in safe, comfortable homes while going outside to experience the wonders of the wild would be the best life for our treasured cat companions. They could …
Is my cat missing my husband from whom I am separated? by Christine Elliot (Canford Heath, Poole, Dorset, England) My cat who is about 10 to 11 years old has gone off her food for almost a week now. She has done this before, but not for so long. Since I separated from my …
