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4 year old recently adopted stray cat started limping  Isis is a 4 year old American shorthair. She came to us 4 weeks ago, and in that time went from half-starved stray to apparently healthy indoor-outdoor ...

Cat's Need for Water  I have a friend who owns a six year old mixed breed female cat. She got the cat a couple months ago. She claims the cat does not drink any water except ...

Brownish discharge and raised sore near the base of my cat's tail  My 2 1/2 year old Himalayan had a gooey brown lump at the base of her tail, off to one side. She has an extremely full coat so I didn't notice it for a ...

My cat snorts when breathing through his nose.  For the past couple months, my approximately 13 year-old cat has been snorting when trying to breathe through his nose. Also, at times he coughs, like ...

Anal sac ruptures  My cat Ben keeps getting anal sac ruptures... What causes this and it is necessary to keep going back to the veterinarian? How can I avoid this if possible ...

Elderly Cat Behavior  My 17 year old cat has been missing for two days now. To give you some background, she has primarily been an indoor cat her entire life. She would go outside ...

Brown Gooey Pus Coming out of a Cat's Wound  Hi Dr. Neely,

My boyfriend's cat, Trixie, was currently a victim to an accident from a few weeks ago. She obtained a few scratches but nothing too ...

Anal Gland Removal  Hi, I've read your website info re feline anal glands but haven't seen the answer to my question. At what point do you remove them and what are the risks?...

MY CAT HAS A SWOLLEN LOWER STOMACH AND LEGS  MY CAT HAS A SWOLLEN LOWER STOMACH AND LEGS WHAT IS THIS. HE LOOKS LIKE HE IS IN A BIT OF PAIN.

ANSWER:

There is no way I could determine what ...

Rimadyl Side Effects in Cats  Dear Dr. Neely,

Four of my cats have been sterilized. I don't know why but the vet gave three injections of Rimadyl to each of them every other day ...

KITTY HAS GAS IN INTESTINE AND VOMITING MUCUS!!  HELLO,

FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OFFERING SUCH AN AMAZING SERVICE! YOU AND YOUR SITE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED BY ME.

My 3.5 year old cats ...

Abnormal cat vaginal discharge  Kassper is a white cat 3 1/2 years old. She is an indoor cat and never gets to go outside. A couple of weeks ago she was in heat and this morning she ...

20 y/o cat not eating, drinking little update (2)  First thing this morning, Alex was euthanized. After eating a small amount of baby food yesterday, he urinated while lying down several times, and vomited ...

Female Cat Behavior Change  My husband and I have had our cat for a year and a half. We got her when she was a kitten. Last night out of nowhere, she aggressively attacked my husband....

Ductular Mammary Cancer-What to do after multiple surgeries?   Dr. Neely,

Our 14-year old cat had a pea size lump on her mammary tract which was removed immediately after seeing the vet. The lab findings reported ...

What could have caused my cat's sudden death? I am crushed!  Yesterday he came down the stairs and looked, to me, like he was biting at his hind quarters with a passion. After, he walked a little funny for a few ...

Why won't my cat eat?  My cat won't eat. I have gone to the pet store and spent $50 a week to buy cat food. If I try enough choices, he will eat. But the food that he will eat ...

What was wrong with my cat!?  My fiancé and I had a cat. He was only 10 months old. One day, after bathing him, he started vomiting a white foamy liquid. Then, later, I discovered a ...

gagging cat  Hello, Dr. Neely,

I have an 8 year old male cat who has recently started gagging while eating but also while not eating (not licking fur even but just ...

Cat with smelly rear  My cat's butt has gotten stinky in the last couple months. Like a smudge of poo around it all the time. She is five years old and is overweight. She eats ...

Diarrhea in Purebred Kitten  Dear Dr,

We have a purebreed kitten that we just got. He is 4 months old now. The breeder is an excellent breeder that loves and cares for her little ...

Cat Drooling, Panting, and Strange Behavior  You have several posts about cat drooling, but none of them answer all of my questions. I came home and found my 3 year old kitty, Mouse, drooling then ...

Cats Dying  I have lost 4 cats due to some unknown reason. My house is clean and they have fresh water and food everyday. Is or could there be something in my home ...

Cat Trauma  My cat is a little over a year old and has always been an indoor cat. Two nights ago he got out and I found him outside the next afternoon and he hasn'...

Can male cats mate with already pregnant cats?  I had a female Siamese come to me about 3-4 weeks ago. She was on call and mated with my male Siamese. I thought she was pregnant as nipples were a little ...

Kitten eye discharge  I adopted my female kitten 2 weeks ago. She had clear discharge in her right eye that did not seem to bother her at all. I was given some antibiotic drops ...

Feline gastric lymphoma  I am confused. Why does feline gastric lymphoma cause the black stools? Why is there blood loss in GI? Where does it come from?

Thank you.


Feline ...

Cat swallowing hard  Hi Dr. Neely -

My cat Spooky will often swallow hard like she is having difficulty swallowing. This almost always happens when she is purring. She will ...

Cat has diabetes and now has hyperthyroidism  Dear Dr. Neely;

I wrote you about a week ago, about my cat Chirpie. She was diagnosed with diabetes in December. She has been on 4 units of Caninsulin ...

Cat twitches all the time  Hi,

My cat has had a constant twitch for the past 3 years. When this happens he is fully awake.

It seems like it stems from a muscle in his back ...

My Cat Has Eaten Ribbon!  Hiya.

My cat, who's a small female Domestic Short Hair, has managed to eat a piece of red ribbon. She hasn't been sick from it and is still eating....

Urgent help needed - my garage cat is pregnant since 5 months :(  Dear Dr,

My garage cat is pregnant since 5 months:(she is sooooooooooooooooo fat and weak, I don't know if the babies died inside her. It's not easy ...

Going away on a long vacation- better to leave cat at home or with a friend?  Hi, Dr. Neely,

My boyfriend and I are going on a vacation to Mexico for three weeks. Our roommate will not be home during the vacation or I would leave ...

4 month old cat in heat  My only 4 month old kitten is a cat in heat for the second time this month. Is that normal?


This is certainly normal. Cats can go in and out of heat ...

Lump on Cat's head.  Hi,

I'm new to this forum. I've been looking for an answer as to what could have caused a sudden lump on my cat's forehead.

He was a stray, and ...

Litter of Kittens Losing Hair!  I have a litter of kittens that are currently four weeks old. They are Ragdoll cross and up to a week ago, very fluffy. One male kitten lost 90% of his ...

2 year old cat  Since Sunday, our 2 year old male cat has not eaten. We can put a small amount of baby food and wet cat food in his mouth and he will eat and he will ...

Cat Prosthetics - Kitten's Hind Legs  A question was asked recently at Kitten's Hind Legs . I would like to mention that there are prosthetic aids available for cats.

For cats that lose ...

My Cats Ears Are Bothering Him After Vet Cleaned Them  We brought our two Himalayan cats, Kasey & Kelsey, to the vet for teeth cleaning, which is traumatic for them. I asked the veterinarian to check their ...

My cat can't poo and has been sick too  My cat has been sick and can't poop. She is getting very upset and agitated too. So, is there any thing I can give her?


It sounds as though you are ...

Discharge after my cat poops  My cat is 6 months old and 2 days ago I noticed that after he poops, he has a brownish pink discharge.


The discharge you described seeing from your ...

Cat with Cerebellar Hypoplasia  We have two cerebellar hypoplasia cats, litter mates about two years old. Our female cat has always been better at walking and normal cat stuff, able to ...

My cat is trying to meow but nothing will come out  My cat is trying to meow but no sound is coming out. Is she okay?


Dear Kelli,

Is this lack of meowing a new cat behavior? Was she once able to ...

My 3yr or 4yr old cat has been acting wierd for a few days  I'm so very worried about my cat. I’m 17 and my cat Princess has not been eating. Last night, I stayed up and watched her and she didn’t eat anything. I ...

Cat Behavior  Hi,

I left my cat for vacation for a week. My parents and siblings came home after that week, but I stayed 2 more weeks. They said she was meowing ...

Persian cat not doing well  I have an older Persian cat that lies in the bathroom day and night and he has been doing this for a couple of weeks now. I notice that he bites at his ...

Blood on cats feces and around anal area  Hi there,

I've been noticing over the last few months a mucus and smell coming from my cats bottom! We moved house 3 weeks ago and now that he is inside ...

Cat died unexpectedly  Hi my cat died this weekend. I was clipping his nails, he was laying on his side and then all of assuden his front legs went stiff (like stretching but ...

"From Rugs to Hugs" version?  Is the version of your book at the lulu.com link (http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/from-rugs-to-hugs---retraining-your-cat-to-think-inside-the-box/2318192#...

Sick cat won't eat and is losing cat hair  My cat has been laying around all the time. He won't eat and he has lost a lot of fur on his back. My cat has also lost a lot of weight and the only time ...

2 male indoor cats drooling and oozing liquid   I have two fixed male cats that are always indoors. We recently got a dog from the SPCA and he has been here about two weeks. One of my cats is ok with ...

Cat with discharge and rapid weight gain  I got home from vacation a couple weeks ago and my usually skinny cat had gained a lot of weight. I thought she might just be depressed and eating more ...

Kitten With Scoliosis  Dear Dr. Neely,

I am fostering, for my local humane society, a 14 week old kitten named Swiffer that was diagnosed by my veterinarian with scoliosis....

What is best to feed a cat recovering from serious injuries?  Hi there,

My cat is recovering from a recent dog attack. She was in severe shock and had a suspected punctured lung. She was stabilized with oxygen,...

Persian cat's fur only grew back weakly  Dear Dr. Neely,

My 3 year old female cat was completely shaved in March. This was the second time, as our vet has done this a year before as well. Last ...

My kittens opened their eyes on the 10th day after birth so do they have long fur or short fur?  My kittens opened their eyes on the 10th day after birth so do they have long fur or short fur? I am asking this question because I heard from my friend ...

Lump on Cat's Anus  I have a 12 week old kitten. I noticed a lump on the pink flesh of the neck of her anus a few days ago. It is still there today. It looks the same.

It ...

Cat Defecating in Plant  Please help me. My very affectionate cat keeps pooping in my plant. Why?



ANSWER:

The reason your cat defecates in your plant could be behavioral ...

Cat has a small open wound on her nose  Hi there, Dr. Neely,

My cat goes outdoors during the day and comes home inside for the nights. A few days ago, I noticed a brownish spot on my cat'...

Cat Hair Loss  QUESTION:

I have a 5 year old female Siamese. She has no hair on her belly and now one armpit is starting to go. I do not think it's fleas because ...

Mama moving kittens!  We have 1-week old kittens. This is the first litter for mama. Since they were born last week, she has moved them to 5 different places! Should we be worried?...

Cat Vaginal Discharge  Hi,

My cat went into heat 2 weeks back and mated. Right after that, she started having vaginal discharge. She was having stomach pain and after I took ...

Cat Has Open Wound in Back  Hello,

My cat just came home with a hole in her back. I can see white stuff inside. I cleaned the wound. She has no problem about it. She is not ...

My Cat Has An Upset Tummy  QUESTION:

My 10 yr old male cat has not eaten or had anything to drink in the last 3 days. ( That I am aware of.)

The last 2 days he has been ...

Gas/Burping/Vomiting/Diarrhea in a Cat  Hi All,

So I am still experiencing difficulty with my cat, Obi - so I thought I would write a comprehensive history as best as I can and see if anybody ...

I have two new kittens and they are are trying to get milk from my older cat  I have 2 11-week old kittens that are trying to get milk from my older cat that is 5 yrs old. (not their mother.) I have had them for 3 weeks now and this ...

Pregnant Cat/ recently had kittens - flea treatment - drool - keeps trying to clean herself  Hey,

We have recently taken in a stray cat - I originally thought she was a kitten as she was so small. However, that was a few weeks ago and I haven'...

Cat Problem   Okay, my aunt has a very old cat and she is peeing and pooping all over the outside deck. We have tried getting mad and all that and I just don't know ...

My kitten is losing hair.  My kitten was born 8 days ago and for some reason he was born bald on the top of his head. Well, now he is starting to lose even more hair, on the side ...

My House Cat Has No Energy  My house cat has just started to have no energy & she is breathing very fast when she is trying to sleep.


ANSWER:

There is no way to diagnose ...

Cat vomiting episodes in a cat with urinary problems  Why might my cat be vomiting? He is about 9 years old and on a prescription diet for feline urinary crystals, Hills c/d formula. My cat was diagnosed about ...

Grass For Hairball  Dear Doctor,

I couldn't describe how happy I was finding you here, with abundant helpful knowledge and information on cats.

I have 5 Persian cats,...

Cat drooling and bad breath after cat fight  My cat came back from outdoors the day before yesterday and had obviously been fighting with another cat. Since then he is drooling loads and his breath ...

Can't Catch My Cat to Take to the Veterinarian  Hello! I just wanted to let you know that I thoroughly enjoy reading your responses. You do a great service!

I have a problem getting a five year old ...

My cat keeps losing hair  Hi,

My cat just had 5 kittens 4 weeks ago and ever since she has been losing big clumps of hair. Normally she has some cat hair loss, but it's never ...

Cat discharge, sleepy, diarrhea, very worried  Our 3 year old male cat has slept for two days and has diarrhea and now his bum has a discharge. He just got up to use his litter box but won't eat. His ...

Greenish Mucous Discharge from my Cat  QUESTION:

In the last few days, my female 7-year-old cat Janie has had a greenish, thick discharge. Not sure but think it is vaginal. She never goes ...

Cat Breathing Noise (only when my ear is laid on fur) can it be heard, there is no wt loss, no vomitting, no coughing, no sneezing, etc  Hello Doc!

We have a female calico, age unknown, she adopted us (as many before her have done) by showing up at our sliding glass door. (kitten age,...

limping  I had my two cats neutered on Tuesday, brought them home on Wednesday. They are brothers from the same litter. The one cat who had an undescended testicle ...

An injured stray cat question.  So last night there was a meowing outside my door all night. When I awoke in the morning, I went to investigate and there was a cat on my deck. It is a ...

The best solution for cats and leather sofas?  Hello Dr. Neely,

My girlfriend is moving in with me and she has two cats. I have read about waterguns, electric deterrents, sofa covers, citrus scents,...

Cat Joint Health  I have to keep the cat food up out of reach of the dog (about 36 inches off the kitchen floor). Will this leaping up and down over the years cause my cats ...

Semi Feral Cats I've Adopted  Hi and thank you.

I started feeding a female feral cat. She had 4 babies. She disappeared when they were about 8 weeks old and I've been feeding these ...

Where Should I Put My Cat's Food and Litter Box?  I've had my dog for four years. I just decided to get a cat, she's about 4 months old. She knows how to use her litter box too.

I don't know where ...

Sudden Aggression in 4 yr Old Cat   Cat Maizy is 4 yrs old, not fixed - we rescued a kitten approximately 6 wks old last week - they did not take long to take to each other, guessing because ...

Sick 2 month old kitty  Hi,

My 2 month old kitten got sick very suddenly. I noticed she was making a weird noise in her stomach and her back legs were very weak/wobbly. I brought ...

do male cats return after mating?   My cat is around 6 to 7 weeks pregnant and is increasing at a fast rate. Sat on my bed I hear a cat calling and see a tom cat on my garage roof. Would ...

20 y/o cat not eating, drinking little  I have a 20 y/o obese cat with the following medical history: urinating outside the box for past couple of years, but much worse in last several months;...

Moving House  I have a 16 year old cat that has always been able to go in and outside when she pleases, she has also lived in the same house her whole life. I am now ...

Growth on my cat's nose bridge  Hello,

My cat has started a growth on the bridge of his nose and now its very big and soft as if it has liquid inside. Before this, he stopped eating ...

Cat ingested dental floss  My cat may have eaten dental floss after knocking over the bathroom trash bin. I have watched for it in her feces, anus, under her tongue, etc. And, I ...

Cat has a Fever  My cat usually bites and runs and plays but since yesterday, he has slept all day and has a high temperature. When he's hungry, he meows and all, but now ...

Cat vomiting, diarrhea, and my pregnancy  Hello my name is Sarah and my cat’s name is Isabella. She is a large mix breed and is very fat, topping the charts at 18 lbs. For the past couple of years,...

Cat Breathing Problem  My grandma's cat, Millie has been coughing a lot lately. She is still exercising as normal and her eating habits haven't changed. The coughing is regular ...

Frozen Cat Ear Medication  My mom decided re-do her floors (yesterday) and we lost my cat Sophie's ear medicine. When we found it (just a few minutes ago), it was in the freezer....

What is wrong with my cat?  My cat is scratching his bum across the floor and throwing up and his left eye is watery. What does this mean and how do I fix it?


The symptoms you ...

Kittens' Health and Proper Development if their Mother had Pyometra  I am considering adopting an Ocicat from a breeder who told me that the mother cat had pyometra prior to breeding and that their vet advised them to breed ...

Cat Eating Less, Pooping More, Not Cleaning Himself!  Hello!

My boy, Bennie, is 2 1/2 years old. He is a lovely, long-haired tabby. I feed him a mixed diet of both dry and canned food. He is a good, conscious ...

Leaving 3 indoor cats while on holiday  Hello,

Thank you for providing this excellent service.

I have a pretty straight-forward question: I have 3 indoor cats aged between 3 and 5 years....

Shelter Kitten sick after vaccines and flea bath  I adopted a kitten 4 months old from a shelter. He came home and he was happy and playing around. 2 days later, I decided to give him a bath with "four ...

Red spots on kitten's body  My kitten is 4 months old and so active, but several spots are on her body and she is itching also. Which are the medicines I can give to her? I am from ...

Paranoid about my 15 year old cat  Morry has been with me his whole life, he's always been very independent (in comparison to my other two cats) but lately it's like he's addicted to my ...

Cat behaving irregularly  My cat keeps licking her back end, anal area I think, and rolling over on her back. She took a fall off the sofa, nothing especially out of the ordinary ...

11+ years old female cat in crisis, pray she lives through it  Our cat is now hospitalized due to the following symptoms and rapid health degradation within the last 4 days:

- stopped eating and drinking
- sniffs ...

Cat Loves To Chew On Plastic bags or Anything Plastic  I recently lost a 3 year old cat to what I believe was his constant chewing on plastic. I didn't think this could be dangerous at the time, but now I am ...

Putting my cat to sleep   I have a 15 year old female indoor cat. In the past year or so she has lost a bunch of muscle mass, started peeing on piles of clothes in the floor (when ...

2 small brown points by anus  My cat has 2 small brown points sticking to or out of the sides of his anus. He is a clean indoor cat. I tried to very gently to move it and he knows it....

See-through and white 'paste' near cat's bottom  My cat is active and is eating and drinking well.
I have started to notice that sometimes some glazed 'paste' and also red 'paste' will come out from ...

My cat is sneezing, drooling and can barely breathe. URGENT  My cat is sneezing, drooling and can barely breathe. She won't move! Please help!


Dear Stephanie,

Please take your cat to a veterinarian immediately!...

Could my kitten have contracted any diseases from mating with an older male cat?  Hello Doctor.

Well, Flippy is my only kitten but she is only 6 months of age. Today, I saw she and the male cat making 'that stuff' , and I am afraid ...

weeping noses  We have four cats. One developed a little weeping sore in between her nostrils. She was licking at it which seemed to prolong it. It has healed up almost ...

Cat Not Eating or Drinking  I have a cat about a year old. She has been fine up until yesterday morning. She is an inside/outside cat. She will not drink or eat anything. She stayed ...

Pistachio Shells  My 2.5 yr old female cat ate a handful of pistachio shells back in October. She began to vomit up the shells, so I rushed her to my work (I work at a pet ...

Pistachio Shells   My 2.5 yr old female cat ate a handful of pistachio shells back in October. She began to vomit up the shells, so I rushed her to my work (I work at a pet ...

poorly cat  We have a 3 year old queen tortoise shell cat that we have had for a year... she is a very lively fun-loving cat ...very playful.

She has now changed ...

Young Cat Limping Repeatedly  My one year old tabby (sokoke mix?) cat has had problems jumping/landing since we got her at 4 months.

She started getting injured around half a year ...

My Cat Seemed Drunk Then He Was Fine  Hi,

My cat just came to me scrambling almost drunk. He could barely walk a few paces then he would fall as if off balance and it seemed to be caused ...

Cat with Wet, Smelly Tail
and Hair Loss 
My 12 year old girl cat has long hair and is known for not getting herself clean. We are very good at cutting her hair and even bathing her (she loves ...

Off topic, but requested 

QUESTION

The other day, i was in your office picking up some cat food (from a vet tech who very kindly stayed a little late to make sure i could ...

Eye Cyst  QUESTION:

We have a 13 year old male manx and for the past couple of years he has what looks like a cyst on his left upper eye lid. It protrudes ...