Has your cat died or her health deteriorated because you listened to health advice on Facebook?

Cat illness diagnosis at home can be useful and life-saving

This page is in two parts. The first part looks at how commonly cat owners use Facebook for cat health advice. The second half concerns the personal experiences of a long-term, knowledgeable cat caregiver, Elisa Black-Taylor. She is the person who asked the question and she regularly visits Facebook to discuss medical issues and …

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Different pupil size in a cat’s eyes – time to visit a vet

Anisocoria in cats

I had never heard of it until I read the Reddit.com posting by a 15-year-old girl. She was concerned about her six-month-old tabby kitten. The pupil of her right eye is larger than that of her left eye. She was asking users of the Reddit.com website to help and to tell her what to …

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Can cold, rainy weather cause cystitis in cats?

Cold rainy weather outside

I was drawn into doing research on cold, rainy weather conditions possibly causing cystitis in cats including indoor cats. If the cause of cystitis is cold weather but the connection is not made, veterinarians would call it idiopathic cystitis (cystitis without a known cause). Today, on Yahoo! News there is an article about the …

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Cat Temperature – taking it and conditions affecting it

Taking a domestic cat's temperature

As you might know, the only way to take your cat’s temperature is to use a rectal thermometer. You can use either a bulb or digital version. The digital thermometer is more convenient as it records temperatures quicker and is much less likely to break during the process. If you use a bulb thermometer …

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Lethargic cat with dry mouth and loss of appetite

Dry mouth in cats can cause the cat to lick their lips to try and moisten them

by Jennifer (Canada) These are some pertinent details: Cat 8 years old, not eating for 2 days now. Sleeping more than usual and not usual playful self. Dry mouth I need a reply right away? We’re terrified for our cat. Please contact with suggestions at: psychopathicdeathwish@hotmail.com (note: MikeB deleted the email address as this …

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Picture of brown spots in a cat’s eye (iris melanosis)

The eyes of a 21-year-old cat with iris melanosis - iris freckles

This is an excellent example – I would say an extreme example – of iris melanosis in the eyes of an elderly cat. The picture caught my eye (excuse the pun). It comes from the Reddit.com website on which a member of that site (u/lilbeewin) posted a picture of her cat with the title: …

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