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As someone with an antibiotic allergy, I certainly understand that. There are always appropriate and inappropriate times to use different medications and hopefully owners have a trustworthy vet to help talk them through everything. Personally I am comfortable medicating cats but not every owner...

Nothing abnormal can be felt with her ribs and she doesn't have any breathing difficulties. She's had multiple x-rays (before her emergency surgery and as prep for the second surgery that was planned) and there nothing was noted to be off with her rib cage, but that also wasn't specifically...

Antibiotics can sometimes mess with the "good bacteria" in the stomach too and can cause loose stool. It usually resolves after the antibiotics are over. Pro-biotics can help even out the bacteria in the stomach but I wouldn't suggest giving them without a discussion with your vet.

Absolutely. But I would hope a vet wouldn't give the injectables if it wasn't right for the specific kind of infection the cat was battling. There are injectables that can be great for skin infections and I have discussed with my vet some of the off-label uses for it as well but no single...

Sounds like by acting fast with vet care, you probably avoided infection from setting in. If it's healing well and you're almost done with the antibiotics, I'd stay the course. But if she needs antibiotics in the future (especially for skin issues), the injectable ones might be less stressful...

It's hard to tell from the pictures, but when tapeworm segments are passed, they look like little grains of rice. Your best bet is to have a fecal test done but if it is tapeworms, be sure to treat for fleas at the same time to avoid re-infestation.

Looking at her, you would think she was pregnant, or has a giant beer gut. If it is in fact just how she holds her weight.. it's something I've never seen before.

What was the cause for the antibiotics and pain meds? Certain conditions can be treated with long-lasting injectable antibiotics, where one injection can last upwards of 2 weeks. If you're having that hard of a time medicating, it might be worth discussing with your vet.

She's been back at the shelter since the kittens were weaned so it's limited but she's had a whole room to herself (vs caged) and has the ability to run around and jump onto different levels, plus play time. Her diet has been calorie monitoring, so not the diet versions of food they have out...

I have a shelter cat with a very round abdomen that multiple vets can't seem to explain. Roxanne came in as a pregnant stray, had complications during delivery and ended up needing an emergency c-section and spay surgery. It's been 3 months since she had her kittens (who were all very healthy...

Have you looked into Care Credit? It's a credit card that you can use specifically for veterinary care (where accepted). From what I've heard from other people, it seems to have a reasonable interest/pay back program.

I'm in no way promoting declawing, but studies do support that doing it at a young age is the lesser of two evils.. not that a cat benefits from either scenario. It's never done in the best interest of the physical/mental state of the cat.

It looks like everyone has touched on the major points already!  I'd just like to add that while I was at a vet clinic for an interview a few years ago, I saw a cat that just undergone a declawing surgery. I can't remember if the cat had just had the front paws or all four done, but what I do...

Thanks, he's doing well now! He was given an injection of anti-nausea meds at the vet which help him start to keep water down. I think by then his stomach was just so upset by being sick, it was just making it a viscous circle. I lucked out because he's young and healthy; if it had happened to...

Not completely the same, but similarly I had a dog with chronic diarrhea issues. We tried so many different food (and different qualities of food), tried adding probiotics, other supplements, etc. but the ONLY food that would keep things solid was Purina Pro Plan for Sensitive Skin And Stomach...

Do you have any access to kitten milk replacer (KMR)? A lot of the larger pet stores will carrier it. For motherless kittens that are old enough to be weaned, I usually mix KMR with wet food to make a milkshake consistency food for them. Sometimes though if they're not used to actual cat food...

Thank you!

My cats would attest to the lamb variations from Soulistic. I was surprised by how much they love it.

It's not harmful but you might have to adjust portions. Kitten food is formulated to meet the nutirition needs for growth in kittens, so usually higher calories and fat. In most adults you usually just want to maintain weight so feeding an adult cat kitten food could cause weight gain.

I was feeding the limited ingredient chicken and turkey formulas (wet) to both of my cats until one got very sick. My youngest was throwing up for almost three days and couldn't even hold water down. My (slightly) older cat had eaten from a different can and flavor and was perfectly fine. A...