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    Cat stressed out by neighbor’s dogs. How can I help him calm down/be less stressed?

    First off, my cat, Jasper, most likely has feline herpes... After encountering a dog in December, he began sneezing up to 100 times in one day and was diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection. His vet said it was likely that it was caused by feline herpes but he hasn’t been officially...
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    Cat Peeling Paint Off Door

    My cat is always trying to get into the laundry closet. Yesterday, the first picture happened. Today I woke up to find the second picture. How can I stop this from getting any worse? They do it when I am sleeping so that I can’t stop them. It’s like they are literally peeling the paint off the...
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    Cat Suddenly Sneezing A Lot

    My cat doesn’t normally sneeze, but we are staying in a different house this past week and he has been sneezing pretty frequently. I counted 5 sneezes Dec. 23, 3 sneezes Dec. 24, 8 sneezes Dec. 25, and 13 sneezes so far today. Why is he suddenly sneezing so much? The last time I heard him sneeze...
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    Bloody Eye Discharge?

    I have a cat that regularly has eye discharge but this morning, the discharge was red and bloody(?). She had conjunctivitis a month ago and I gave her eye drops for a week, afterwards the yellow/green discharge stopped and she stopped squinting the infected eye (which was a different eye than...
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    Cat Biting My Hair & Scratching Me In Sleep

    For the past week my 1.5 y.o. cat Jasper has started biting my hair and scratching me while I try to sleep. He will bite a chunk of my hair near the scalp and twist. I have woken up to it 3 times this week. When I’m awake, he’ll reach out and paw at me with his claws, usually on my face. Just...
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    Taking Cat That MAY Have Feline Herpesvirus To Visit Parents (Who Have a Cat)?

    I have a cat (Jade, ~6-7 m.o.) that may have Feline Herpesvirus. She had a case of mild conjunctivitis in one eye at the beginning of the month and every now and then she has mild discharge from the same eye. She has shown no other symptoms or had other infections. Her vet did not say that she...
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    How Long Until Mild Conjunctivitis Heals/Is No Longer Contagious?

    My 6 month old cat (Jade) started having a problem with her left eye this morning. Her vet noted that she has mild conjunctival hyperemia and yellow discharge from the eye. She sent me home with Ofloxacin eye drops to use twice daily for a week. Because I have another cat, I have isolated Jade...
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    Does My Cat Have Feline Herpesvirus?

    When I woke up I noticed one of my cat had some light yellow-green discharge from her left eye and was holding it closed slightly. I took her to the vet who looked at her eye membrane and noticed it was a little red. She said she had “mild conjunctiva hyperemia” and since I was told she had been...
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    Cat Scratches Carpet No Matter What

    My 1yo male tabby scratches my bedroom carpet no matter what I do. When he was younger, he scratched a massive hole in my carpet at the door, which I made a forum post about back then. Now he is just scratching everywhere. Sometimes it’s one corner, sometimes it’s another corner, and sometimes...
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    Roommate Brought Home Lilies

    (Sorry if this is posted under the wrong category.) My roommate brought home lilies to keep in her room. I informed her than lilies are very toxic to cats (which I have 2 of) and I am very worried because she often leaves the door to her room open when she leaves. I stressed to her that they are...
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    Can An Indoor Cat Live With An Outdoor Cat? Worried About Diseases

    My roommate has brought her cat to live in our apartment. He was previously an outdoor cat but since we live in the city, he is indoor only while he is at her apartment because of how many busy roads are nearby. However, she also takes him to her parents’ house on occasion and lets him outside...
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    Cat Peed In Other Cat’s Litter

    My roommate recently brought her 6 year old cat to our apartment where I have a 1 year old cat. The two cats aren’t fighting but are still pretty distant. Today the older cat went in my cat’s litter box and peed in it. Will this cause my cat to not want to use his box now? Should I scoop the pee...
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    Older Cat & Younger Cat Relationship Issues

    So I have an older female cat (13) who lives with my parents and a young male cat (less than 1 year) who lives with me. Occasionally I visit my parents and bring my younger cat with me. The two cats don’t exactly get along and I was wondering if anyone had any advice. My young cat, Jasper, is...
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    Will My Roommate’s Dog’s Flea Collar Harm My Cat?

    I have a cat and my roommate’s mom’s dog has been staying with us for the past week. I began worrying about fleas, when I learned that the dog has a flea collar. When I looked this up, some of the search results said that some flea collars are toxic to cats and can result in death. So...
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    Is My Cat Bored? Depressed?

    For a few weeks now I have been worried if my cat, Jasper, is suffering from boredom, or even depression. Up until a month and a half ago, he had been with other cats — first in his shelter, then with another female cat who no longer lives with us. Now he is an only cat with just me to keep him...
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    Growing Black Spot On Lip, Very Worried

    My 7 month old cat has had a dark spot on the inside of his bottom lip since I’ve had him. I recently looked at it however and thought it had gotten larger... after looking at old photos, this was confirmed. The first attached photo was taken tonight and although blurry, shows what this spot...
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    Cats Destroyed Carpet And More

    I've had two cats for two months; they are each around half a year old. I am a student and due to irresponsible roommates, I leave them in my bedroom when I am away at class. They have everything they need in the bedroom and connecting bathroom where they can roam while I am gone for a few...
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