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part Siamese question: We just discovered our cat, Chole, who is 11 years old, seem to have only 4 teeth, missing her molars and premolars. We've recently, (5 weeks ago), moved to a new home, and she seems to be getti...
Tabby cat question:Hi Why is my cats fur on his back all falling off in large clumps, other than that he appears healthy, active with a good appetite.
DLH question:Hi there, I have a nine year old DLH female cat. For 5 years now she has had difficulty going to the bathroom. I have to take her to the litterbox on a daily basis. Somedays she will go, other day...
Short Haired question:Hi Dr. Marie Our cat has a virus infection and is on medication, and an eye drops. He has been bleeding from his nose and eye and the medication seems to not be helping anymore because he has been o...
domestic question:My 18 year old male cat is getting into the liter box and urinating on the floor outside the box. Any ideas what is going on? I have not changed liter, I did get a biger box but that is not helping. I need some advice............
house cat (not sure question:for the last while my cat is having a hard time walking and is falling over. When he walks it seems like he's walking on his tippy toes at the back, and his back is arched. If he tries to bed down to eat or drink he falls over, so I have to hold water or food up to him so he can eat and drink. I don't have money to take him to a vet. Can you give me a clue to whats wrong with him?
snowfoot siamese question:hello my cat has mega-colon my question is do you know of any place that might be able to help him he is as smart as any cat can be i do not have the money to pay my rent much less surgery. but he des...
domestic question:Dr. Marie, My cat is very thin although he eats every 1/2 hour, he has also started urinated everywhere else but his litter box, he does not seem to be in any pain.
short hair tortie question:Dr Marie, My cat has recently started loosing the hair on her belly her tummy is now nearly bald. She is an indoor cat, the only thing that has changed in the last 3 weeks is that I started using r...
short-hair question:Dear Dr. Marie, I have had my cat Cody for five years. He was a stray cat who was found behind an animal hospital. They took him in, cleaned him up, and gave him necessary shots. He has been a rela...
Exotic Shorthair question:Dr. Marie, Our 9 lb. cat has had a chronic skin ailment the majority of his life, mostly on his face, with itching, black bumps. His vigorous scratching causes bleeding. He takes a shot of methyl p...
orange tabby question:My cats right inner ear just started turning like bruised, black & blue. Inner ear, whole ear & around the opening on the head. Its not ear mites! Ive cleaned the ear & no gunk nor anything shows on c...
domestic long hair question:My cat has fleas. We have treated him with capstar and frontline, given him a flea bath, and combed him. We have bombed our house. And then we have repeated this process 3 times. We switched from frontline to advantage. We just found another flea. What are we doing wrong? Related Article: Your Pet Has Fleas!
DLH- female spayed question:Over the past month my eldest cat has lost a lot of her fur on her belly and back legs. The skin is in perfect condition, no scales, dryness or rash. She is not grooming herself more than normal. She ...
short hair tabby question: she had her teeth cleaned on march 1st...came home..she was woozy from anesthesia....slept too long on her side...limping...took her back to vet...they found out she was pre-diabetic...started her on...
Himalayan/Persion question:My cat is 17 years old. She has had kidney disease for five years. I have multiple questions and can pay extra if necessary. The most important is that she had a seizure this morning. It is the se...
Himalayan/Persion question:My cat is 17 years old. She has kidney disease and has been on kidney food (both can/wet and dry) for the last five years. They recently changed the can formula on NF Kidney food, which was the only...
gray striped cat question:My 16 yr old cat has not been eating and losing weight. The vet has done bloodwork, urine tests and xrays and says nothing is wrong and he is healthy. he is scheduled for a abdominal ultrasound tomo...
Domestic Short hair question:My cat has been lethargic for about two weeks. Last week I noticed her Urine was particlarly strong smelling like Ammonia. We first thought she had a bacterial infection & i gave her Clavamox for abou...
black/white tailless question:I recently moved from a ranch house to townhouse(steps) in another city. Winston is one of 3 cats. She is 20 pounds and not a good jumper b/c of no tail. About 4 days ago I notice her favoring her lef...
orange cat question:Hi, Pumpkin is an eleven year old male cat. He is usually a very good eater. For the past 12-24 hours. He has not eaten and he has vomited approximately 10-15 times. He gags and throws up a white foam...
unknown question:All of a sudden my cat, has decided to use her litterbox to urinate only. She will not poop in her litterbox. She has recently taken to going on a paper that we put on the floor when she started thi...
unknown question:is there something we can put in her food to make her urniate?
Mix question:Cat is not able to move back legs and yowling. Maybe paralyzed? No accidents. Need help please.
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