My grandma has two female cats that are about 2 years old. The one cat has been losing hair around her front legs and back legs. Has anyone seen this kind of problem before?
If your cat is not eating or drinking, then this is an emergency, and your cat should go to the veterinarian ASAP. The excessive licking may be due to fleas, allergies, or anxiety (or a combination), and your veterinarian can examine her to tell you the best course of treatment.
All of a sudden, the cat attacked her, I came out, and the cat attacked me. We sat on the couch, cat was fine again, ate some treats, when our feet touched the floor, cat freaked out again. Fangs out, growling, hissing, everything!! I mean cat was screaming! Normally, gentle loving cat. Had here from baby. Never been outside, got all shots, been spayed. We ran out of apartment, afraid to go back in. I am scared and don't know what to do.
This may sound bizarre, but we have a female rescue cat, now 3 years of age, who has been spayed three times. She was originally spayed and had her stitches when we adopted her at 3 months. She went on heat, and we took her back to the original Vet who did the operation again. She recovered had her stitches removed and then went on heat again.
I would stop the Vetasyl if you try the Benefiber. Ask your veterinarian about possibly using DSS, a stool softener. It does not make the cat go, it merely assists in the passage of stool.
If your veterinarian has not run a general blood and urine test on your cat, I would strongly recommend that you ask for a panel. You want to be sure that there are no underlying medical issues that could be exacerbating the constipation.
When in doubt, ask your primary care veterinarian.
As a holistic veterinarian, a few weeks ago a veterinarian contacted me about a cat, that sounds very similar to yours. This cat was 18 years old, had arthritis due to multiple pelvic fractures, megacolon and was unable to defecate without daily enemas and fluids. The owner was considering euthanasia.
As a last resort, we started the cat on an all-natural vitamin supplement, patented for cats called Paaws.
My 6yr old male cat has allergic dermitis. He just had to get a shot last week b/c he had sores all over his belly from biting and scratching. Now he has a fat bottom lip. He had the same thing in February, got a shot and it went away. I read that fish based foods can cause allergies. He only eats chicken flavored food but I had just given him a salmon flavored treat a day or so before the lip flare up.
We found my long haired cat outside about 3-4 years ago and she was a healthy cat, been spayed. But lately we've noticed that shes lost some weight and more recently we noticed that shes lost quite a bit of fur on her back and the bottem of her tail. We don't have the money to take her to the vet unless we know theres somethig wrong, could anyone tell me whats wrong?
My 9 year old cat was just diagnosed with Feline Lukemia. I was wondering what natural supplements have been shown to improve quality of life for cat's with Feline Lukemia..
s GI tract and the size of the milk ring, I would be hesitant to say that this will pass easily. If you take your cat to the veterinarian soon, they might be able to catch the ring in the stomach with an endoscope.
I would call your veterinarian for advice on this...in some cases with dogs, veterinarians will recommend a heavy meal to try and coat the object and help move it out of the system. I am not sure if this is an option in cats or not.
Good luck...keep us posted!
If is, of course, impossible for us to say here. But both as a veterinarian, and as a cat owner, this is what I would do. Get a new set of eyes and a new professional opinion - and express your feelings anew to this second veterinarian and proceed with confidence.
In finding this new veterinarian I would look for a specialist in internal medicine. Most major cities have them (DACVIM is after their name), or a Board Certified Veterinary Practitioner (ABVP is after their name).
Sounds to me that there is possibly a cat in the home of the babies or at least one of them. Your cat sounds like it is marking his territory. If your cat smells other cats on the infants it can feel threatened. The cat could also be jealous of the babies. The babies are now getting all the attention and your cat no longer is getting as much attention as before. such as maybe being shooed away as to not accidentally scratch the baby. Your cat has feelings remember that.
My cat is about 7 years old. She has terrible dandruff. Also her entire body seems to be very sensitive, almost painful to the touch. So uncomfortable that she only allows me to pet her head. Please help! I have no idea what this may be & she seems so uncomfortable. She has always had a slight dandruff problem, but now it is really bad. It also looks like her fur is clumping together. Any & all advice would greatly be appreciated!
You should take this cat into the veterinarian as soon as possible, especially since it sounds as if she has not been to a veterinarian in the time you have had her.
FYI...tapeworms in cats are generally due to fleas. And they are unlikely to cause these type of symptoms.
Our cat has had a persistent wheezy cough with a sometimes gagging response..so far with no vomitting. Also, picking him up will sometimes cause these symtoms to occur. we took him to the vet last october(2008) and the diagnosis was suspected asthma. He was given Prednisone 5mg for ten days, then with usual 10 day reduction schedule. he was also given Clavamox 62.5 tabs 1 orally every 12 hours until gone (20 days).
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