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At my cat's recent wellness checkup, the vet noted that my cat, Skittles, has tartar build-up and possibly gingivitis. Skittles is approximately 7-8 years old (not sure exactly how old as he was taken in as a stray 5 years ago). The quote for the dental cleaning was $1000 and he would need to...

I suspect it's stress / anxiety related. Skittles will be going to the vet on Monday for a checkup to rule out anything medical. It's possible that he has an allergy.

Thanks Mani, I don't think Skittles is much older than 7 to 9 at the most so I'm doubting that it's arthritis (the vet estimated that he was 2-3 years old 4 years ago). Below are two photos of his side patch that I just took.

My orange tabby seems to be over-grooming to the point where there is about a 1 inch by 1 inch patch if missing fur behind his front right shoulder as well as smaller patches of missing fur on the inner part of his rear legs. My wife noticed a little blood on his side patch and it looked like...

A couple years ago, we took in a stray cat. The cat has settled down a bit since we have taken care of him, but he's definitely an outdoor cat. If it's daylight outside, he wants to go outdoors and if we leave him inside for too long, he will start crying, clawing furniture, and will even go...

So my sister took the cat to the vet about a week ago and they did x-rays, did not find anything and said to contact if symptoms of vomiting, not eating / drinking very much persisted. The cat urinates, but does not poop. The cat went to the vet after several days of vomiting symptoms. The...

Thanks, I'll pass along the suggestions. Seems to be vomit. Cat threw up some green vomit today. My sister will be taking cat to the vet. The litter used is called SmartCat All Natural Clumping Litter. Seems like it has good reviews on Amazon. Other than that, the cat was eating food normally.

I was taking care of my sister's ~2 year old female cat for a few days while she was away on vacation. I noticed that the cat either urinated or threw up several times at various places around the house. The first time I stopped by, I noticed small wet areas, but it was not obvious to me what...

Around the 4th of July, people started lighting off fireworks. We have an indoor / outdoor cat that we bring in every night before it gets dark and we brought in early before the fireworks started. He hates fireworks. When he hears fireworks, he tries to hide under something or burrow under /...

He drinks out of a bucket that we refill with fresh water everyday next to a bathtub. When he drinks he drinks for at least a minute, maybe two. So it seems like he's getting plenty of water. Regarding indoor vs. outdoor, my wife and I adopted Skittles after he had been living in a field next...

He still has an interest in going outdoors everyday, he just comes back earlier than he used to. I think most of the reason that he's less active is because what he hunts is mostly hibernating (although he did catch and almost completely eat a mouse two days ago). It's also colder outside...

Thought I'd give an update. Skittles is mostly back to normal except for the missing fur that was shaved off. It's growing back slowly. However, he really seems to have lost his interest in moist food after the incident. He eats plenty of dry food and still loves his cat treats. But if we...

Good news, Skittles started grooming and eating again. After taking him to the vet yesterday for another injection of ringers solution, we tried feeding him a can of moist food at the vet. He did not eat the food (probably because he was stressed out about being at the vet). Once I got home...

I have a cat that goes outside during the day, but stays inside with us after dark. He's quite the hunter and catches mostly birds and mice. I have seen him bring home 3 birds in one day. He will eat the animals whole although I interrupt the process if I catch him. Anyhow, he normally chows...

I have an orange tabby cat which is a very good hunter. He's caught 3 bunnies (2 were saved and released), and countless mice, birds, and moles. We're not sure how many mice he has caught because I have seen him (both tonight and last night) eat small mice whole. One time my wife tried to...