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    Heart murmur-Enlarged heart

    6 year old male cat: I took my cat in for annual exam and vaccines. The vet detected a heart murmur when he listened to his heart. Took X-ray and said cat has enlarged heart and fluid build up. His vertebral heart score is 8.5, I read where 6.7 to 8.1 is normal for a cat. Vet said to try him on...
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    Leaving Cats At Home For Months At A Time

    I have 2 male 2 year old cats that are inside/outside cats. I semi-retired 2 years ago but unfortunately due to some unforeseen expenses I must go back to work. I'm going to St Croix to work for upwards to 8 months. The cats will not be able to travel with me as I will be staying at a...
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    Annual Shots And Sedate For Bath On Same Day.

    I have 2 male indoor cats that are 2 years old. I would like to take them to the vet for a bath as they've never had one. The vets office said they must sedate them for the baths, not wild about that part but I can understand why. They are also due for their annual shots and I would like to do...
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    How Long Can Clavamox Be Left Unrefrigerated

    My 2 cats are on Amoxi-Clav 1.5ml twice daily. I took it out of refrigerator at 5:00 this morning for their morning dose. I forgot to put back in and realized it 8 hours later. It's been in about 72 degree indoor weather. Is it still good to use? My vets office is closed.
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    Cat Very Lethargic After Steroid Shot

    Ive been working out of town for about 2 months and left my cat 2 year old male with a friend. He started real bad sneezing with runny eyes so she took him to her vet. He was given a steroid shot and a week later no improvement. She brought him back and the vet put him on 1.5ml Amoxi-Clav twice...
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    Need Advice On 3 Week Old Kitten-major Diarrhea

    First off I've never cared for feral kittens so this is all new to me. 16 days ago 2 feral kittens were on my front porch. After looking at images on the internet I estimated they were 10 days old. So I'm guessing they are now about 3.5 weeks old. I tried everything including several rescue...
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    2 Inside Cats Started Ignoring Each Other

    2 male 1 year old brothers both neutered. Always playing and having fun throughout the house. They do go outside on occasion. While they were outside I needed to make a short run around the corner. One of the cats came up to me and I put him in the truck for the short ride without his carrier...
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    Milk Of Magnesia For Constipation

    I have 2 indoor/outdoor cats that went to the vet a couple of days ago because they quit using the litter box. They are not going in the house and I was concerned they were plugged up. She assured me they were not plugged up and probably just quit going inside and holding it until they go...
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    Pro Plan Vs Blue Wilderness

    Have been feeding 2 male indoor 1 year olds Canned Friskies and Purina Cat Chow Naturals dry since birth. They love and prefer the dry kibble. As apparently many cats do they lick the gravy and nibble the canned food. After a recent trip to the vet I asked her advice and should I try a better...
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    Cats Very Lethargic, Limping And Not Eating After Vaccine

    I have 2 one year old male cats that stay inside but do go outside a few hours per day. They both stopped using their litter boxes. Not going in the house or outside the box but just stopped using all together. I keep the boxes clean, haven't moved them, changed litter or nothing. All of a...
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    Cat has URI but does not seem to be improving

    Took my 5 month old cat to the Vet and he gas an upper respiratory infection. Doctor gave him a shot and put him on .5cc Clavamox twice daily. After 5 days I really do not see much improvement. He does eat well and drinks water. He is stopped up, coughs, sneezes, hard breathing and virtually...
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    Feral Cat-Caught in tree

    Started feeding 3 stray cats and they told all of their buddies and so now feed about 12 each day and getting too expensive. Not sure how to end it but that is another topic.Having them all fixed is the answer but they are not my cats. About 7AM this morning put out food for them, went out 3...
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