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Thank you! I found out my childrens' cat had a cold so I Know where he got it,at least

I have a 1 1/2 year old kitty who I think has a cold. He has a slightly runny nose (I notice it's damp when he nudges me), he seems just a little off, and he woke me up sneezing (which is why I'm writing this at 4 am). He is eating and drinking normally, still bugging me for food and drinking...

I applied for Care Credit and Scratchpay. No luck. :( Fortunately, the vet reduced the costs a little and a friend is helping me out. So I don't have to euthanize him. He has a urinary blockage and needs surgery. It's about 1000 dollars. Unfortunately,, I'm on a fixed income, and the...

I have an emergency going on with my cat and I can't afford it. They won't even let me surrender ownership or euthanize him. I know there's an article with all sorts of resources, but I can't find it. I'?m sure it's right in plain site but I'm kind of frantic right now; if someone could post...

I know. But I'm going to do what the vet said, at least for now. She was pretty adamant about it. It doesn't matter for this anyways, he won't even touch it if I try to add extra water. What about putting a couple of drops in his regular water and see if that will convince him to drink some...

I'm trying to encourage my cat to drink more. Is it ok to give him flavored drinks like chicken broth or tuna water? Thanks!

It's a larger amount when he does use the pee pads. I'll try the moving it away from the litter box...it's a small apartment, but I'll try putting it in the bathroom and see what happens. I was thinking the softer surface too, but then why the bathtub, and why on earth my hairbrush? I didn't...

Ok, so after peeing on the puppy pads one day, he's refused to go on them again. They're still in a litter box set up for him right next to his other one, if he so much as sets a paw on them I change them, but he's not having it. He's going in his box, but little amounts. I would call the...

Thank you! Yes, I have an enzymatic cleaner. Your suggestion with the pee pad worked great. He went in there immediately and urinated. I'll have to call his vet on Monday; I think he needs a different pain medicine.

Itachi got diagnosed with his second UTI in four to five weeks. I took him to the vet yesterday. They did an x-ray, he's not blocked, but he did have lots of crystals. The vet recommended I start the prescription diet right away, which I did. What I don't get is that he's taken to peeing on...

I don't know if this is health or diet so feel free to move if I got it wrong. Recently Itachi had a UTI/urine crystals and among other treatment the vet prescribed she said he'd need to be on a special diet for cats with urinary issues for the rest of his life. I asked her if until I could...

Thank you so much!

Wow! Thank you for all that excellent information. I'm glad he seemed to get some good meds. I'm on gabapentin for chronic pain myself, and I was kind of surprised the equivalent of kitty OTC meds wasn't added to it. She was probably trying to keep my costs down. I live on SSI and it's...

Hi! My name is Sara. It's been a long time since I've posted here. I've had a small situation arise today and I remember how supportive everyone here was, so I'm back. My 1 year old neutered male Itachi started showing some wierd symptoms; he got nippy and cranky, and seemed to be licking...

I tried Frontline on my 15 week old kitten a couple of weeks ago. It worked great for a week, and then it just stopped. I'm doing all the other flea treatment things recommended, and it's having zero impact (of course, I have a sucky bagless vacuum that probably isn't doing great on the...

I took an old medicine bottle, cut a few small pin sized holes in it, and stuffed gauze damp with lemongrass oil and water in it. Then I put the lid on and put it right beside the computer (I'm trying to get him off my laptop computer- it's my own fault, I know- it was cute when he curled up in...

I was reading a remedy to repel a cat from something- 1 pt lemongrass and 3 pts water. Would that be toxic to the cat if they simply smelled it and didn't ingest it? I'm thinking of wiping down the edge of the object with that mixture. Tabasco won't work in this case, it's too sticky and it's...

Yeah, I know there's in this region year round. I'm going to start the Revolution as soon as I can get the money.

Thank you for the info! Yes, this is a kitten- 12 weeks old. I expected him to have fleas and was pleasantly surprised when he didn't seem to- I've had him for four weeks and two days ago was the first sign. Even the vet cleared him. She did deworm him- could that have caused this?

When I took Itachi to the vet on the 12th she checked him for fleas and said he didn't have any. He has two areas above his eyes where the fur is thinner and it's easy to see his skin. I hadn't seen any evidence of them. She dewormed him and vaccinated him. We agreed we could wait until his...