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Hey guys, need some insight here. My 4 year old has pooped outside the box 2 days in a row, but it’s kinda weird because what happens is she starts pooping in the box, then jumps out with the poop still dangling from her butt, which ends up going in a trail across the floor. For the first day...

So tonight my cat got trapped in the toilet while I was taking a shower (she snuck in, usually the door is closed) and after I realised and let her go 10mins later she apparently sat in front of the toilet door and scratched her ear really hard and long, which I’ve never seen before (my bf...

My long haired cat does not vomit hairballs. Not a single time since I’ve had her for the past 8 months. However, I’ve squashed her poop once (out of curiosity) and there is a TON of hair packed away in there. For your cat, i highly doubt his hair is getting stuck in his stomach - he would...

You can clean/wash his claw with some salt water or antiseptic - best to keep the area clean while it heals as infection could set in if the quick is exposed. If he's allowed outdoors, you might want to keep in him for a while. Claw injuries are pretty common, and if there are no complications...

Hi, I posted here yesterday about a claw injury, and my girl Hammy has since seen the vet. Basically she has a claw on each hind paw that has split to the quick, but the vet thinks it'll heal up just fine. Instructions are to soak her paws in chlorohexidine twice a day. She gave me a topical...

Thank you for responding! I don't have a collar at hand right now but I will ask the vet for one or pick up one at the pet store tomorrow. She has been quite good about not worrying her paws after I cleaned them. Took another look earlier and it seems that it is one nail that is particularly...

As a start, I am taking my cat (Hammy) to the vet tomorrow right after work, as I don't think this is an emergency (today is a public holiday so only the emergency vet is open), but let me know if you think otherwise. My cat is leash trained, and we walk around my row of flats if the weather is...

Thanks for the assurance guys, I was thinking it doesn't look like it could've come from my kitty as it wasn't lodged in the poop at all, but it's also a great coincidence (but not impossible) that a stray thread could've gotten right onto it after she pooped. She seems alright for now, ate...

I know the title sounds a little weird, but earlier today I was scooping the litter box and I found a short piece of thread around my cat's poop. After being horrified for a moment that she might have swallowed something dangerous, I realised the thread was sort of resting on the poop, and not...

Hi, I understand your worry about anaesthetic and dental workas there is always risk, but it is generally very very safe (and the vet will check blood values before deciding whether it’s safe for your kitty)! I recently had a dental done on my 3 year old, as she had some tartar and plague build...

Interferon (it’s an antiviral) eye drops work great for my cat with feline herpes. It’s a little pricey, but I’ve found it to work the best compared to other medicines when my kitty has a flare up.

By glazed over do you mean the eye is cloudy? I can't really tell from the photos. If your cat's eye is cloudy, like there's a film over his eye or a white spot in his eye, please take him to the vet immediately. If his eye is clear and the only symptoms are watery / white discharge, it could...

If the conjunctivitis came back, you should probably take him back to the vet - as mentioned, it might be allergies or herpes, which can cause chronic conjunctivitis. If it is herpes, your kitty may need an antiviral eye drop, as antibiotics only work for bacterial infections. If you can, try...

I think it is worth seeing a specialist, or at least a vet who is well versed in eye issues for cats and can do the standard eye tests (you can try calling around and asking). Interferon was not raised to me for my first few conjunctivitis visits - I was only given antibiotics or ointments that...

Has the vet suggested an antiviral? My cat has conjunctivitis due to herpes, and it always flares up in her right eye only - squinting, tearing, etc. Interferon clears it up within a couple days of use. Other eye ointments previously prescribed by the vet don’t work nearly as well as the...

I have had this concern with an adult cat before (constant slightly elevated breathing rate, which the vet later told me was fine because cats can differ from each other and still be normal). I had a x-ray just to ease my fears, and she was fine. It was well below $170, in fact only $40 for a...

I was clipping my cat's nails last week and noticed that some of her nails had black gunk around it, near where the nailbed meets the nail, as well as underneath the nail. I've never really paid attention to her nailbeds much as she doesn't like her nails being handled so I try to get trimming...

Thank you all for your replies! I am hoping that her lip licking is just a habit and not a sign of some health condition, since she's been doing it for months without other symptoms. I'm trying to think of when she does it, and it seems to be mostly after drinking water/eating, which is normal...

Just to add, she’s 3 years old, spayed. I feed her wet canned at night mixed with water for more hydration, and kibble during the day while I’m at work. She has a water bowl and a water fountain and she drinks from both.

Also, this probably sounds crazy, but could she be doing it because I myself am a chronic lip licker? Reason why I even think of this as a possibility is because if I deliberately lick my lips when looking at her, she will SOMETIMES do it back immediately. My cat has picked up odd habits from...