Recent Content by tristessa

Thanks, I am doing what I can for him and the other 3 cats I care for. I have so much respect for those that care for entire colonies.

Thanks for the quick reply! That is what I am going to do. The pills keep him subdued and I do have a large cage in my basement. The vet did give him a shot of covenia so he has had an antibiotic. The gabapentin seemed to work very well last night and he didn't even mind the cone. He slept most...

In my experience, licking of the lips is nausea and he naturally is avoiding eating too much. See how he feels by tomorrow. If he is refusing food and still acting lethargic, call the vet for followup advice. They can give that over the phone. Check is gums and make sure they are pink, not...

I wrote an entire paragraph and then accidently refreshed the page. Grrr. I have 4 outdoor cats and 1 indoor cat. My outdoor cats are TNR ferals. They have become quite friendly over the past year. It is a mom cat and her 3 kittens, now cats. Mom is about 2 years old and her kittens are now 15...

I forgot to post an update in case anyone else has this issue. One of the other vets at the office saw his case file and scheduled him an emergency visit. No diagnosis, other than oral bacterial infection with mouth ulcer. They gave him a steroid shot and a prescription for liquid clindamyacin...

Yes, we are keeping him in for now. They are short staffed so we can't bring him in early. They did say that if he stopped eating or starts to have trouble eating, to call them and they would find a way to get him in sooner. So far, he is acting normal. I go into the vet tomorrow and will show...

This exact thing is happening to my cat. In early January, Taco who is indoor/outdoor, had this ulcer thing on his front lip. I got him to the vet and I said that I thought it could be rodent ulcer/indolent ulcer but I wasn't since I have never had a cat with it.Taco is about 10 months old and...

Sweetblackpaws it turns out you were right. She wasn't eating enough regular wet food. There wasn't any fiber in the baby food and I waste giving her pumpkin because I was trying to follow vet directions to the T. I am so grateful for everyone's advice because it could have been anything and...

We have poop! So, I went home after this post and realized a diet of only baby food and very little regular wet food won't produce much fiber. I was going to go out and buy the pysllium husk but I already had a can of pumpkin at home in the cabinet which I know she likes. I had called the vet...

Thanks for all the great advice. I only started easing her back into her normal food on Tuesday and she only gets 2 of of regular wet food day plus baby food. She loves to eat and has her appetite back since Sat but I was advised to only give her baby food so maybe you are right and she...

My 6 year old female cat usually poops every other day in the evening. She is regular and healthy. Once in a while she will get diarrhea after eating food she shouldn't. She's a bit of a dumpster diver. I have since gotten a better lid for the trash can and kept an eye on her. Last Thursday, I...

I would say a vet visit ASAP.

I am going through something similar with my cat. He is just turning 13 and has had a rough year of first diabetes, and now in remission, possibly has IBD. Around December he started with hairballs every week and diarrhea. The vet put him on metronidazole and his symptoms cleared up. We had him...

My female cat does this when she is very happy and excited.  Her tail goes straight up and it vibrates while the hair bristles near the base of the tail.  She tends to get this excited when I groom her or when she wants her back scratched.

Thank you so much for the great advice.  The vet was not helpful in giving me anything to try.  Just told me to call if he got worse.  I increased the water I was adding to his food and started using the furminator I had in the bottom of my drawer EVERYDAY, sometimes twice a day.  I started...