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    15 year old cat got vaccines 6 days ago, now not eating, drinking lots of water

    He is an indoor-outdoor cat, mainly outdoors as he sleeps in my garage with other stray cats. He's not a stray, but that's where he likes to sleep. I've force-fed him twice so far today using a syringe, and some recovery cat food the vet gave me. Yes, I will be finding a new vet. My vet is...
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    15 year old cat got vaccines 6 days ago, now not eating, drinking lots of water

    I am sick to my stomach right now with regret. I should have not given him the vaccines. I didn't know. The vet didn't caution about it. I've been reading that vaccines in older cat can harm the kidneys, and lead to kidney disease. It is very complicated and I don't quite understand it, but that...
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    15 year old cat got vaccines 6 days ago, now not eating, drinking lots of water

    I'm sorry I must have been unclear. The vaccines were 6 days ago. He stopped eating 3 days ago. I began force-feeding him this morning. I just don't understand why everything was fine til he got the vaccines, and now he's acting like his kidneys are failing.
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    15 year old cat got vaccines 6 days ago, now not eating, drinking lots of water

    I am worried sick. He has always been a voracious eater. I thought i was helping him by giving him vaccines, but now I question this choice. They gave him his one year FELV, FCRPV, and rabies on Thursday. It is now Wednesday. He stopped eating about Sunday, and is constantly drinking from the...
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    My cat starts coughing after each time he hisses....

    He is almost 14 years old. This has been going on for about 3 years. He rarely coughs... except after he hisses. He hisses regularly... such as when he's on my lap, and I need to get up. A couple of years ago I took him to a vet, but he couldn't find anything wrong with him after doing tests...
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    Stray cat is losing all the hair on his tail

    I have a couple of doses of Revolution at home and I gave the cat a dose after bringing him back from the veterinarian.
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    Stray cat is losing all the hair on his tail

    I took him to the vet this morning. He said the hair loss was probably stress related or parasite related. I paid him $60 and took the cat back home. I really have to question whether veterinarians are worth the cost. He didn't even give the cat a wellness exam. He did run his fingers through...
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    Stray cat is losing all the hair on his tail

    What might be the cause of this? All the hair is gone on a certain section of his tail. He is a homeless cat who I have been feeding daily for the past 18 months. Has anyone seen this before? What is the cause? And what is the cure? I don't see any other hair loss besides here. This is a new...
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    this is the first time I have ever tried making a cat lose weight....

    I have 3 cats, and I am always happy when they eat. My worst fear is that they stop eating, I suppose. My 9 year old girl, Flower, is overweight. She has been for years. Everybody thinks she's pregnant because her stomach is large, and skims the ground. Lately I've noticed she never wants to go...
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    How can I help a cat with chronic nasal congestion?

    Hello my cat, Rocky, is 13 years old. He was just recently in for a check-up, and I forgot to mention his congestion to the doctor. He continously has to blow his nose out to make a clean passage for him to breathe. It's been like this for a couple of years. I think he got the virus from a feral...
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    Cat walks sideways, hindquarters

    I am reluctant to get him neutered. I have another cat who sleeps in my garage. He used to be just like Larry (the cat mentioned above). He was constantly wandering, but he was happy. I had him fixed, and now he sleeps in my garage all day. He seems to have no motivation or no reason for living...
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    Cat walks sideways, hindquarters

    It's hard to explain, and kinda subtle. But I notice him sometimes and it seems like his hindquarters walk a bit sideways for short periods of time. He is a stray, homeless cat. When I see things odd like this, it makes me worry. I do the best I can to keep him fed, and to fix his wounds when he...
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    Is this an injury, or something else?

    It looks as if my question had been deleted. The column where it shows how many replies and how many views is blanked out. So is the date. Was this question removed by the moderator? Obviously the thread is still here, but maybe only those who initially responded are able to view it??? Last...
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    Is this an injury, or something else?

    Well that white thing you see was hanging on the outside initially. I removed it with my fingers. I could have swore it was moving. But I thought it might be my imagination. Now I am not so sure. Maybe it is larva! That is really discouraging. I was hoping it was a an absess from a fight, and...
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    Is this an injury, or something else?

    I feed about 5 stray cats. I noticed this one scratching the side of his neck so I had a closer look. There seems to be a deep hole, and inside of it is something white, I assume its pus. I simply do not have the money to bring him to a vet. I am not sure I will be able to make my rent this...
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