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Our kitten had coccidia & was given Ponazuril 2 doses but a week apart. She tested negative later.

Our Balinese kitten had coccidia and was given Ponazuril 2doses a week apart. We kept her separated from our other 2 cats for a couple weeks so no litter boxes shared. After two more stool checks coming out negative we let them be introduced.

Our cat will soon need a rabies vaccine that’s required in our area. Those who have used a 3 year regular vaccine vs. Purevax... does it make much difference in the long run? The purevax is harder fo find & is more expensive so I have wondered if the regular one is fine. Thanks for any info...

I have discovered that Purevax now makes a 3 year rabies vaccine...I was wondering if anyone has used this for their cats & if indeed it is the same as the 1 year just labeled for 3? Any problems with it also? Thanks.

Has anyone used Vetericyn on their cat’s scratches with success? Thanks

Our 4 month old kitten loves to tussle with her sister cats & keeps getting eye irritation eyebrow area. Has anyone used vit E oil to help heal it? She tends to scratch at it occasionally while it tries to heal, but they keep tussling & re-irritates the area. Thanks.

We’ve had good luck so far with Revolution.

We recently got a kitten who tested positive for coccidia & was given ponazuril (2 doses a week apart) then retested negative 2 weeks after first treatment. We opted to give one more dose of ponazuril just in case. She is doing fine. We were instructed to keep her separated from our other 2...

Our other two cats have not been exposed to the new kitten, so I was wondering how easy is it to track coccidia parasites to the others. What medicine did you use on the mother & 4 kittens to clear it? Thanks.

We just got a 9 week old kitten which just tested positive on a fecal test for coccidia. We have had her only a couple of days & she had no symptoms. The vet said its treatable & prescribed Ponazuril for two doses each a week apart...then re-test. Since we already have 2 other cats, does...

Please tell me what currently is being recommended for core kitten vaccination schedule? For years when we had kittens vaccinated it was a series of 3 for the core FVRCP vaccines starting about 8 weeks of age. Now the vet we took our kitten to says a series of 4. I am concerned this is over...

We have only ever had female cats through many years, but I’ve been wondering how often the blockage with crystals actually occur in males? I know through first hand accounts with a couple of friends that did have it happen with fairly young males (around age 4). Also does male urine of...

Our 4 month old kitten just received her 4th(final) FVRCP injection Mon. & was fine except for maybe a little warm in the ears to touch Tues. Then Wed. morning she vomited clear a few spots in her room & I noticed she hadn’t seem to have eaten her dry food I had left in a little bowl overnight...

Could someone recommend a safe hairball remedy for our young cats? Thanks

She is indoor only & our only pet. They said nothing about why at the vet’s nust sent home with instructions to give it for 10 days. It’s day 2.