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    Purple/black ring around base of cats paw pad

    I recently noticed my cat lifting up her paw while sitting upright. Upon examination I noticed a deep purple ring around the base of the paw pad (similar to how water damage looks on walls), along with black waxy stuff and a mild stinky odor (kinda like how a belly button stinks when not...
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    My kittys breaths per minute rate at rest averages 120!!

    My one year old kitty breathes extreme fast. Even at rest his breath rate averages between 80-120 bpm. The only time it is in the normal range is when he is asleep. He doesn’t seem affected by his tachypnea, he is active and normal as to be expected. I’m curious to know if anyone has ever...
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    Possible FHV?

    Yes I did check her and she passed with flying colors. In fact she drinks the most water of all the cats. With her the water bowl is nearly empty every morning. Before she came here my other 3 hardly touched the water bowl, I often wondered if they even drank water lol but they most likely...
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    Possible FHV?

    It is breaths per minute. I work in the medical field so I was instantly alarmed of her rapid breathing. I did a breath count at different times and she always averaged around 120 breaths per minute. But the fact that she appears just fine is baffling. I read that such a high bpm could be...
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    Possible FHV?

    This morning I noticed my young cat who came to us as a stray 4-5 weeks ago, is pregnant, and is an outdoor/indoor cat developed a fever blister on her bottom lip with a puffy chin. I also noticed recently she has consistent tachypnea. The normal range is 15-30 bpm and I counted hers at 120bpm...
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    Collar Sores Remedies?

    Maybe keep the collar off until she is fully healed. Maybe you’re aggravating her skin by putting stuff on it. Just let it be exposed to air and heal naturally.
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    Help with gender please!!

    I am also thinking 2 girls. They both have the vertical slit just below the anus. In a male, their boy part is further below the anus and there’s no vertical slit.
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    Help I don’t want to ruin my relationship with my cat anymore!

    If I’ve learned anything from raising cats my entire life is that you can’t make a cat do anything! Cats are not like dogs who can be trained and who know when they’ve disappointed you. I learned the hard way that using punishment on a cat only backfires on you. I have a male cat that I’ve had...
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    Boy or girl kitten?

    Definitely a girl.
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