January 31, 2009
chester sneezes
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cat sneezesJanuary 31, 2009
Funny Cats (VERY FUNNY)
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Funny cats! Music is Angels Crying.January 31, 2009
Cat box training starts at 3-4 weeks
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Takk digs his 1st hole while Kiitos watches.
They are not eating solids yet…but they are well on the way to kitty box use and we are starting the weaning process.
note: DO NOT use clumping litter - as you can see, I am picking litter from his mouth as he picks it up and he sneezes due to the dust. This is an un-scented, clay based cheep kitty litter.
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January 31, 2009
(The $9,000 Cat) Hickory Zonked on Meds
Posted by: admin : Category: Cat illness
Hickory was born in 2002. We adopted him from the PAWS in Petcetera on Rupert Street in Vancouver. He was 2 months old. Like every cat we’ve adopted from a shelter he had an upper respiratory infection. It was pretty bad, so my husband and I went to have it treated, but the doctor said that he should first try to fight it off on his own.
He got quite ill after that and had a blood test and a feline HIV test, both negative. He got past his illness and grew up. At 5 months we had him neutered. At age 1 year, he got his first UTI. Several years later, he’s had over a dozen UTI’s, 3 major ones in the last year. The vet bills and the special food have cost $9000.
This last year, he was hospitalized three times. His fluids have been replaced several times, had xrays, ultrasounds, more blood work, he’s on morphine, antibiotics, antispasmotics, and will be put in an anti-anxiety drug as soon as he can pee on his own. He can’t.
As a last ditch effort, the doctor fitted him with an open-ended catheter and sent him home again free of charge because this last round of vet bills cost $3000. He is now drinking freely and urinating all over the place. It’s wonderful. But we’ll see at the end of the week when the catheter comes out whether he can do it on his own.
We have been force feeding him water daily with a syringe for years now because he won’t drink. The doctor now suspects that he has always had pain urinating and wouldn’t completely evacuate his bladder. During the fluid replacement process, they found that at the very back of his bladder he has an accumulation of blood and crystals. All of the recent urine tests came back negative for crystals because of this.
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January 30, 2009
My cat has lost a lot of weight and is very thin - she also vomits / has runs - what’s wrong with her?
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My cat used to weigh over a stone and was very overweight.
She was a rescue cat from a Cats Protection Agency and I have rehomed problem cats in the past. She’s very skittish and nervous around people.
She’s also an indoor cat.
She gradually started to lose weight a year and a half ago.
Additionally, as she is so nervous (she was previously abused) she will not let me groom her and her coat gets very matted. I have taken her to a groomer when it has gotten very bad and it has once more - I’m booking her in tomorrow.
I hadn’t noticed how thin she’d got until some friends came to visit who haven’t seen her in a while and noticed. She’s now very bony but eats and eats.
Tinned cat food an certain biscuits make her vomit and have diarrhoea.On the vets recommendation I give her a Science Plan brand for fussy cats and her stools are now healthy and there’s minimum vomiting.
She is regularly wormed / flead and has a yearly check up and injection but I’m very worried about how thin she has got.
She’s always going to be skittish and hard to handle due to being abused and although likes affections, runs away if I gently approach her.
I’m booking her into the vets again tomorrow as I’m concerned and would love any thoughts.
Thanks for all your comments.
She's 5 / 6 years old - it wasn't very clear when I rehomed her.
Some of the vomit does have hair in it yes. I think that is part of the reason. Since changing her to the "fussy cat" food, her diarrhoea has improved. She seems lively and usual other than that.
She does always have lots of water and drinks a lot - but more than most cats as she only eats the recommended dry food anyway.
I hope it's nothing too serious and will update you when I've been to my vet tomorrow.
I have a cat who lost a lot of weight about 6 years ago, she is now 11 yrs old and has lived with diabetes for 6 years, I give her 2 shots of insulin a day and spot check her blood sugar with a human monitor/lancets. I think the Vet will check for this, I HOPE ITs nothing, but so happy you are taking her to the VET, make sure you research diabetes, cats need to eat high protein not grains and especially if they have high blood sugar!! GOOD LUCK… see like a lot of info for diabetes
January 30, 2009
Can my dog get worms from a cat who was just treated for worms?
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My friend took his cat to the vet yesterday and the cat was treated for worms. Is it safe to take my dog over to his house? I guess I'm more concerned about my dog catching worms from the couch where his cat has laid (is that possible?) since the cat is now quarantined in its' own room.
As long as your dog doesn't go rummaging through the cats little box, your dog should be alright. Hey…you sit on the couch too, right?
January 30, 2009
what is the name of the cat medication when your cat has a cold or keeps sneezing?
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My cat has all her shots and has recently been spade but she has been sneezing allot lately. She is active and she eats well with no runny nose. Can’t afford to take her to the vet please help.
An upper respiratory infection is caused by a virus. What the vet usually prescribes is an antibiotic to guard against side effects.
She will probably shake the cold, but if you see she has diarrhea or becomes lethargic, then a vet trip is a must.
However, sometimes sneezing is not related to anything medical.
January 30, 2009
How do I stop wild cats eating my cat’s food?
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I have to leave my cat for a while and have neighbours that can come & feed him. In past experience other wild cats come & eat the food as well so I end up feeding the whole neighbourhood! I have seen there are automatic pet food products out there but I dont think it would stop the problem, I am also aware of the microchip cat flap but unfortunately I live in a rented house with metal doors and cant install a flap. Any other ideas please would be greatly appreciated…….
You can’t. Unless you put your cat inside.
January 30, 2009
Help with cat mystery illness?
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Our cat has suddenly developed what can only be described as scabbing inflamations. Originally, they appeared in the nooks of her eyes (close to her nose) and on her chin. We immediately took her to the vet. He scraped out the scabs and she began to bleed. She also had a fever. He took a culture and prescribed an antibiotic.
Now, five days later, more scabbed inflamations have appeared around her ears, rear, and several smaller ones on her body. We took her to the vet again this morning for a follow up and he basically said they are stumped. Her fever was also higher than the first visit. The culture produced no results. He prescribed prednisone and a new antibiotic.
If any one has any ideas about what this could, be please let us know. We are very worried about our much loved cat. We will also be following up with the vet after the weekend.
She is one year and three months old. She is up-to-date on all of her vaccinations and before this has been a healthy cat.
In case it helps to know, her diet/food has not been changed. Also, after the first antibiotic and ointment, the scabbing inflamtions in the nooks of her eyes cleared up.
The vet ruled out herpes and she has been tested for Feline Lukemia and HIV. Both were negative.
My bet would be that diet is the problem an that you are feeding dry foods loaded with grains
Nutrition since there are so many bad things out there is very important to your cat’s health
Contrary to what you may have heard; dry foods are not a great thing to feed a cat.
Please read the label on what you are feeding? What are the ingredients? Do you know what they mean? Is the first ingrdiant a muscle meat like chicken or meal or other things?
http://www.catinfo.org/#Learn_How_To_Read_a_Pet_Food_Ingredient_Label
Dry foods are the number 1 cause of diabetes in cats as well as being a huge contributing factor to kidney disease, obesity, crystals, u.t.i’s and a host of other problems. Food allergies are very common when feeding dry foods. Rashes, scabs behind the tail and on the chin are all symptoms
The problems associated with Dry food is that they are loaded with carbohydrates which many cats (carnivores) cannot process them. Also, Most of the moisture a cat needs is suppose to be in the food but in
Dry, 95% of it is zapped out of dry foods in the processing. Another thing, most use horrible ingredients and don't use a muscle meat as the primary ingredient and use vegetable based protein versus animal. Not good for an animal that has to eat meat to survive.
You want to pick a canned food w/o gravy (gravy=carbs) that uses a muscle meat as the first ingredient and doesn't have corn at least in the first 3 ingredients if at all. Fancy feast is a middle grade food with 9lives, friskies whiskas lower grade canned and wellness and merrick upper grade human quality foods. Also, dry food is not proven to be better for teeth. Does a hard pretzel clean your teeth or do pieces of it get stuck? http://www.felinefuture.com/nutrition/bpo_ch4a.php
Please read about cat nutrition.
http://www.newdestiny.us/nutritionbasics.html
http://www.catinfo.org/feline_obesity.htm
http://maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm#Dry_Food_vs_Canned_Food.__Which_is_reall
January 29, 2009
Stressed Worms, Brainy Sea Lions, and Heart Healthy Cats
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More learning going on