| Minor anal protrusion |
[May. 24th, 2012|01:57 pm] |
My Japanese Bobtail kitten's anus is protruding ever so slightly. Well, not really badly anyway. And it's not red. And she's been to the vet recently (last week). I'm not entirely sure when it started, though. Her background: I think she's about 5 weeks old, although the breeder claims 9, she's just too tiny. Her breed is supposed to be large as kittens and her brother is even smaller than she is. She has ringworm. She also has a respiratory illness that we're treating. We just got her last week, and she hadn't been dewormed at all until she was taken to the vet by us last Friday.
If anyone could tell me what might be wrong with her anus, and if a vet needs to look at it straight away, I'd really appreciate it.
( Photos. )
And a normal photo of her. :)
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[May. 24th, 2012|12:46 am] |
Just a note to say that my constipated cat is finally doing better. He still doesn't love his medication, but I've figured out how to get it into him without too much fuss, he's eating and pooping normally, and we haven't been to the vet in two weeks. *fingers crossed* Thanks to everyone who offered advice, I really appreciated it!
( Constipation Boy says thank you too ) |
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| trimming for the summer? |
[May. 22nd, 2012|09:35 pm] |
I am considering getting my Maine Coon trimmed for the summer, as he does get hot really easily.
Here's Curly:
He's quite a Wookie, and we don't have AC here. He knows the basement can be cool, but he likes to be near humans.
I checked around the internet, and some people were against shaving/trimming cats for the summer and others were fine with it. How fast does cat fur grow back? My other cat's fur doesn't grow back; her belly fur is still short and sparse (and mostly gray fluff) like two years after her abdominal surgery.
So, what are you suggestions? |
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| What is going on with the eye and fur? |
[May. 21st, 2012|06:12 pm] |
Hello,
We have found a cattery (exotic shorthair cats). This female kitten is four weeks old. We have placed a deposit based on the previous pictures of the kitten, kitten appeared healthy on them. Now we just received some new shots and on them I can see that something wrong is with her eyes. One, as you can see, looks wet and droopy. Another has some kind of weird scab/pimples above it, in the brow area. Fur does not grow there.
Please, please let me know what is it. Is the cat OK? Or should I try to get my deposit back and look for some other cattery?
Thank you!!! |
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| Using permethrin around cats |
[May. 18th, 2012|08:39 pm] |
Hey, cat health, my google-fu is failing me.
I'm interested in using permethrin this year to dose some clothing, tents, etc., because I suspect it's going to be a crazy bad year for mosquitoes and ticks (I already found one tick on me--lodged in my bellybutton--in freaking April).
I attended a clinic at work with one of the guys from Sawyer (they manufacture a bunch of different repellants, sunscreen, etc.). He claimed that once permethrin is dry, there is no risk at all to cats, and that problems only arise when folks treat fabrics and cats come into contact with still-wet fabric.
The info I've found via google searches deals with cats getting exposed to permethrin by folks using spot-on treatments labeled for dogs on their cats--I can't find anything on whether it's risky to use it on clothing, etc. in a house with cats. What I would be doing would be spraying it on clothing, in a room closed off to the cats, and letting it dry overnight. Is their a risk if, say, the kitties decide to sit on clothing that's been treated (but is dry)?
What say you, cat health? I'm especially looking to you, karmen :). Thanks in advance, all.
And also, a quick update on the stray kitty I found then adopted last fall (Floyd, a/k/a Mr. Stinky). A few weeks ago, the local humane society had a low-cost microchipping clinic...so we formalized our relationship. We're stuck with each other for sure, now :). |
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| preventing a cat from inhaling his food? |
[May. 15th, 2012|01:13 pm] |
Or at least getting him to chew it a bit?
I feed my cat Bally both Before Grain kibble (free eating, usually about half a cup a day, but there's always some in his bowl) and Before Grain wet food (half a can to a can per day). I would love to go 100% wet food, but he doesn't eat enough of it to keep his weight up. (And if you look at my past posts you might recall I spent most of the early part of this year force-feeding him and then putting a feeding tube in when he refused to eat entirely, so I'm loathe to mess with what's working pretty well. He's a big-bodied cat, with an ideal weight of around 14-15 pounds per my vet, so keeping food in him is important.)
However, the problem is that he doesn't really chew his kibble. About half the time, when he's eating, the only noise is the kibble clicking in the bowl - no crunch crunch crunch. And when he throws up (once or twice a week) often the kibble is pretty "whole", as it's usually right after he's inhaled a bunch of food. Other times, I can clearly hear him chewing, and when I give him treats (Feline Greenies, which are particularly crunchy teeth-cleaning treats) he definitely chews them.
Is there anything I can do to encourage my Damn Cat to chew his food? I've seen dog bowls designed with "bumps" in the bottom to make the dog slow down while eating - I wonder if something like that would work for a cat, or if he would just turn up his nose at the bowl... |
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| Cats and medication |
[May. 14th, 2012|12:50 am] |
Do cats who are on long-term oral medication ever get used to it and stop fighting the process? My boy kitty has been hospitalized for constipation twice in the last month, and it looks as if he's going to be on Lactulose for the rest of his life - which will hopefully be a long time, because he's only six - but getting it into him twice a day is a terrible struggle. I'm kind of hoping that eventually he'll just accept that he has to take it, and I can give it to him quickly and efficiently (last night it took half an hour, with my teenage daughter helping, to chase him down, catch him, and get his mouth open), but I don't know how realistic that is. Obviously I've got to give it to him whether he likes it or not, but I hate feeling like I'm torturing him! |
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| Home made cat food |
[May. 13th, 2012|10:29 pm] |
Hi, I was wanting to make some home made food for my cats. Anything gourmet/fancy is a bit out of my price range though. I've tried to do a bit of research but got a lot of crazy, sometimes contradictory info. I'm just looking for some basics if anyone here has done so and maybe some sites to trust/avoid? Any help is greatly appreciated by me and the furballs. Sorry if this is asked a lot, I'm just frustrated over trying to get good info. Many thanks in advice. |
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[May. 13th, 2012|12:50 am] |
I lost one of the fosters today. I can't be sure what happened, I went to bed with 6 perfectly healthy babies, with plenty of gushy food and water laid out, and warm nooks to curl up in. I woke up six hours later to five perfectly healthy babies and one on death's doorstep.
He was utterly ice cold, laying away from the others, he lacked motor control and couldn't stand and could only crawl away from me as if he were a week old. I got a hot water bottle prepped, with him wrapped in a blanket and tucked in my shirt. I had just gotten the bottle on him, and was calling out to my mother ( there's no vets in the area that's open on Saturday at 3pm. ( Yes, I'm a night owl, and I've been suffering from insomnia since the loss of my Mimi cat extra hard. ) and she was trying to figure out something out as well, and I knew pretty much as soon as I picked him up when I woke up he wasn't going to make it. I hadn't even talked to her five minutes and he closed his eyes once, gave a little cry, then opened his eyes again and went still. That was it. He was gone.
He wasn't the runt, and I must admit, I've been doting extra hard on the three smallest kittens, Wendy, Dorothy and Logan. Espeically Dorothy, who is especially tiny but thankfully has a voracious appetite. Daniel ( the kitten I lost ) was the third largest, and really more tied with Rhett in size, but Daniel had a lighter bone frame if that makes sense. All I can surmise is that I lost him to a very quick acting Fading Kitten Syndrome or some neurological issue. I lost one kitten to the former about the time I got Mimi, and he went down hill similarly, only over the course of several days and not in less than six hours, but he was an estimated 8w/o kitten. So, I don't know. Daniel didn't hold on long enough for me to know, all I know was he lacked fine motor control, he could not lift himself, he was ice cold, etc, etc. They just had that vet visit on Wednesday.
I'm upset. Man, I've lost three animals in less than a month's time. My shelter dog lost her marbles and killed my special needs cat, I had to put down shelter dog because of aggression she had never really shown before ( she had some( two small incidents in four months ) snotty issues as some dogs are certain to do, just never thought anything about it. . . ) and now this poor kitten.
I'm also fearful it could be FELV, though I certainly hope not, because that would mean ALL five remaining kittens have it. As I said, the vet refused to do the test, and she could've possibly really screwed me over with it.
I don't know, looking back, Daniel wasn't the most playful of the kittens, but he was a cuddler. He was the first to purr, and I could turn him over on his back in my hand and scritch his little cheeks and he would just PURR. He wasn't a BIG eater, but I wouldn't say he skimped either, as I said, he was one of the larger kittens.
They had the loose stool before the vet issue, but they've completely solid'ed up, and they've been very healthy since I've had them if but very troublesome with their bathroom issues and then getting them off the bottle so soon, so I've got them on ground kibble mixed with avoderm soft foods because it's not TOO high in protein but still grain free, and it's always nice and oily and leaves my kitties with really nice coats, and they've been pigging out. The first couple days they got puree'd food ( invest in a ninja blender, seriously, they're great ) that I would have to syringe to a couple of the kittens who were either outright refusing or not eating that much. It was mainly Logan and Wendy who fought me, but both of them are now scrambling to hog the plate with the rest. I was still using pedialyte to thin the slurry and mix, but ran out early this morning, but I've noticed no issues, if anyone starts to thin again, well, I guess I'll be going to Walmart, but I think we're out of the woods with that. I'm just scared as hell to go to sleep, too afraid I'm going to wake up and another kitten has succumbed. It is a much bigger litter ( originally six ) than what I'm used to, and I've been told that larger litters usually do not make it wholly intact. I just hope this is it and that everyone is alright from here on out. I'm starting to get attached to the little buggers, and want them to get over their hurdles and make it to good homes! |
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