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mix bobcat question:i have a kitten that has diarreah yellowish in color. she acts like she has a hard time going potty. she also has goo in her eyes and they get matted if i don't keep them cleaned. this has been going on for about 4 or 5 days now. what can i do? i cannot afford to take her to the vet. please help! thank you.
Short haired cat question:My cat just had kittens and they have fleas. What can I do to get rid of fleas on them when they are this young?
unknown question:my kitten has round worm and i can't afford a trip to the vet can you please offer me some advise as to a home rememdy to try
DSH / DLH question:My cats were given Killed Virus 3 year vaccine (Fort Dodge Rabvac 3TF) at 4 months of age. I am planning to take them to UK (from Canada) and UK government requires that they be vaccinated against...
mixed question:Hi there, We had our beautiful, angel, female kitten spayed just over one month ago as she went into heat. Unfortunately she appears to have gone into heat again as of last night. I would like to ...
question:we adopted a 4 month old kitten 3 weeks ago. yesterday he urinated on my husbands chair. today he urinated on his jacket. how do we break this nasty habit?
calico cat question:My can got attacked by a dog and she cant close her mouth all the way, but her tooth went threw her lip and we got that out but when i try feeding her she will try to eat but its like she will get mad...
siamese question:my cat is having vaginal bleeding since early morning, she cannot keep up with cleaning it and she cannot sit, is it normal?
Tabby question:My kittens eyes are BOTH gooping up a lot. I do not know if it is an infection, or he is just young. What do you think?
DSH question:My previous cats lived to be 18 yrs, so it's a long time since I had a young one. My 7 month cat loves to fetch a foam golf ball, and will do it until he starts to pant, although briefly. Is this normal for a young cat, or should I have him checked for a possible health problem? I don't recall any other cat I've had panting.
Tabby cat question:Minnie's eyes are very watery, she can't seem to keep them open and her nose is warm...she's snuggled next to me, which she rarely does...
DSH Tabby question:Hi Dr Marie, We came home on Sunday after a night away (less than 24 hours) to find our poor kitten had died overnight. Gizmo was 10 weeks old and had just been to the vet a week before to get his ...
senegalese feral question:Hello Dr Marie, I recently found an abandoned feral kitten in the street who was very close to death. He was extremely dehydrated and starving, and in spite of being I would estimate 5-6 weeks old,...
Domestic Short Hair question:Hudson is a 10 year old indoor house cat. He originally came from a garbage dump in Romania, then lived 6 months at my mother's in Canada, before moving with me to China. Since he was a baby, he has a...
Mixed question:My 4 month old kitten was fine 3 days ago, then she suddenly regurgitated her breakfast. I thought it was due to rough play so soon after eating but then she started acting like she didn't feel good....
Domestic question:Hi Dr Marie, You may not remember me - I'm from Australia, my partner and I email you around 6 months ago to get some advice on integrating my new kitten (Boji - male) into the family. At the time,...
DSH question:Dr. Marie - a few months ago I came across a feral cat who is now named Gypsy. I started feeding him daily. I spent about 2 hours a day talking to him trying to socialize him. He lived under a bush...
Bengal question:My vet did a fecal exam on my cat today and said there was coccidia there, but she didn't think it was important. My cat doesn't have diarrhea and is healthy as far as I can see. Do you agree that we don't have to be worried? I've read a lot of stuff online that says that coccidia can be dangerous.
Domestic feline question:She was spayed a week ago and has been fine (no problem with incision, etc.). Yesterday she stopped eating, drinking and playing suddenly. She looks sedated and will let me pet her but is not interact...
American Short/Mediu question:Hello, About 4-5 weeks ago I adopted 2 12 week old kittens. They are littermates that had been separated for a few weeks and the vet I got them from sent me some deworming medicine when I got them h...
Calico question:My cat gets frequent and sudden swelling on her face (her bottom lip usually but today her cheek is swollen). She appears very healthy otherwise except I rarely see her drink water. My vet seems unsu...
TABBY question:We have kept the 5 kittens born to our momma cat. [they will be "fixed" when it is time ]... Mamma got spayed post birth at 10 weeks... The babies did fine till about 13 weeks, then 2 of them starte...
n/a question:My cat is having some behavioral issues. When I got her as a kitten she always came to me to get pet. Now when I try to pet her she shies away and even tries to attack my hand. Did I raise her the wro...
GREY TABBY question:Kitty is 13 weeks old, has had diarehha off and on for 9 days, also another sibling, but the one is under control and gaining wt. Kittens took canned milk when started weaning mom, [ had her spayed ...
unknown question:We recently found this kitten last week outside, when we found him we estimated that he was about 4 weeks old. He started eating wet cat food good, using the litter box, and drinking some water. Start...
from a ferral colony question:Thursday 4/21 daughter rescued kitten from tomcat in my mom's backyard. Kitten seemed to be about 4 weeks old and had a swollen eyelid and her “shade” was not working right, and her eyeba...
stray question:Is milk good for a one month old cat?
Domestic Short Hair question:Hi Marie. Here's my situation. Adopted Charlie in August 2010. On March 1, this year at 9 months, we had to put Charlie down suspecting FIP. My vet said I should probably wait 6 months before bringing...
domestic short haire question:he has bad breath is there a way to look after it without the vet visit
mixed question:Cat has roundworms. bought otc piperzine for her. how long should it take to work? she is constipated except for some diareha from time to time. her stomach makes growling noises. can't really afford to take her to vet. should i administer a second does within the recommended 10-14 period if symptoms persist?




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