I've got a new unhomed cat that showed up on my deck about 2 weeks ago. Usually it was for her daily nighttime "fast food" - she'd eat and disappear. But now tonight she finally let me pet her and she also let me lift her into my arms. I wanted to bring her inside, because she really _wants_ to...

I was wondering if human antibiotics can be cut down to equal, say, Clavamox 125 mg. I have been feeding a feral cat for 4 years now, and he's finally moved onto my deck, thanks to a wonderful shelter my BIL built for him this year. But he gets respiratory infections at least once during the...

My boy, who blocked for urine once a year ago, presented the same symptoms. So we went off to the vet immediately; she stated he was blocked with feces, not urine. He has stopped horking hairballs, which he used to do on a weekly basis. And he's also trying to gobble my kitten's chow instead of...

I have a new kitten, who's 13 weeks old, and he's long-haired, although his long hair is still growing in. WHen I first saw him, I thought his whiskers were cut off - they were only about an inch long when I got him - but now that his whiskers are starting to grow longer, the ends of the whiskers...

Well, Thanksgiving was not thankful this year. Husband was feeding our resident feral at 2:30 AM on Thanksgiving morning (he's a second-shifter) and of course, not watching for our sneaky Tucker-boi. He escaped and somehow managed to get hit by a car... so, $2,800+more to come later, I am...

My girlfriend and I are getting married. We plan to live in her house. I have a small (7 lb) 13 year old female, indoor/outdoor. She's very timid. When she was young she hated to come in the house, but now she's inside 80% of the time. Girlfriend has 2 cats and 2 dogs, 7 years old. The dogs...

Greetings ~ I have my mom's cat (sh was originally my cat) for about a month while mom is recovering from a nasty bout with pneumonia. Fatass is an indoor cat, about 15 years old, living in my mom's (a smoker) one-bedroom apartment. She does not clean herself and sheds a great deal. She also...

If enyone recalls, I am the guy who's disabled mom smokes in her apartment - cat wouldn't clean herself and was genrally lethargic. Anyway, I bought cat wipes, some catnip, ear mite medicine and a new brush at Petco, and I go to town on the cat every week or two. 14 year old Fatass is cool with...

I am the OP from the cat in the small smoking apartment with mom thread. Someone mentioned baby wipes, I want to know if these are safe for a cat's coat...I am contimplating giving the cat a bath, but from all I have heard of it, it is not a fun experience for anyone, and I don't want to give 14...

Greetings, So my mom is partially disabled and has had my cat for the past 8 years for company. I still clip the cat and brush her every week or so, and she is healty for being 14 years old, but the problem I think is the smoke. Mom smokes a pack a day, all in a small 1 bedroom apartment. The...

So Fatass is now my cat after my mom passed away...she is adjusting well and is an indoor only blob that sleeps A LOT. She is active to climb stairs and waive at string, but she is alone most of the day. I was thinking of getting her a companion - perhaps another older cat from a shelter that...

Ok, you have convinced me that 15 year old Fatass is in need of some vet services. So she is needing: General checkup Teeth cleaning (she had this done before - I assume it is needed again) Ear mite or whatever it is medicine Dandruff issue

I'm pretty new to this group and I've only been lurking. Today's story I'd like to share....................... After saving a little brown tabby lately that we wanted to adopt, we found out he was FelV+. We have 2 other healthy kitties and didn't want to mix them in together. So, we decided...

Hi all, I have a 6 mo. old brown tabby with a URI. He's on antibiotics and interferon. The thing is he won't eat. I'm almost positive it's because he can't smell the food. We have given him the slinkiest nastiest canned food we can find. He hasn't eaten in a couple of days. The vet gave him...

Inside/Outside cat. Vet told my wife to keep her inside for a week, while we administer oral meds 2/day. Keeping her in one room w/litter and food/water, so she doesn't pee everywhere else. Any suggestions on how we can make her more comfortable there? Thanks

"Lilly" has adopted our rear deck as a home, and us as a family. She is an outside cat, but we let her in to eat, and sometimes to sleep. She is small for an adult and we think she might have been a neglected runt as a kitten. She doesn't demand much attention, but seems to always wants to be...

All you vet techs, and other kmart vet staff out there aren't fooling anyone by pretending to be only private pet owners. Maybe if enough people follow your advice you can get $11 an hour instead of $10. Or maybe if they don't, you'll be forced to find a job more commensurate with your true...

I have an outdoor semi-feral cat 3yrs old. She has gashes/wounds around her tail, one on each hind hip, about a quarter in size. Happened about a week ago, and I'm concerned that she has an infection. She eats, but seems a little lethargic compared to normal. Ideas what might've happened? Is...

I have a semi feral female, 3 yrs old (spayed, vaccinated). 2 wks ago she got 2 nickel sized bites on her hind hip area and took her to the vet. He said they were infected and abscessed and he gave her a shot of antibiotic, shot of anti-inflammatory and a wk's worth of antibiotic pills (which...

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