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A little background: I got a 4 year old female cat from the local shelter about 5 weeks ago.  She had come from an elderly woman who had 20 cats and then became ill.  She had been at the shelter for 5 months because she was VERY shy and skiddish.  They had put her in foster care, but the...

It appears we have a little flea issue moving throughout our house. One of my cats has CRF and I'm at a loss as to what I can/should treat her with. At her last vet visit, her numbers were looking good. She's getting SQ fluids 2x/week and doing really well. When I found out she had fleas, I...

Just wanted to share a bit of good news! I took my little isadora into the vet today for another UTI (okay, that's not the good part). She was diagnosed with kidney failure about two months ago. Given her old age, I just opted to treat with sub-q fluids and diet. Within two months, her...

I've had the same issue! As a child, we had an outdoor cat and I had horrible allergic reactions when I had any contact with cats. Of course, despite this, I still would cuddle neighborhood cats and then come running home when I could barely breathe . Eventually, when I was about 16, I...

Thank you all so much! The last few days have been a bit of a stressful change, hopefully things will somewhat return to normal soon. I'm now battling feeding our two cats separately. Other cat does not have renal failure and is still eating the same food, have to feed Isadora her special...

Thank you both for your input! I did skim over the CRF stickie, but I'm trying to process so much information that I need to pace myself! I'm doing some exhaustive research on food for renal failure, and I think I'll probably go with the Purina that the vet recommended. I just have one...

I just found out that my lovely little elderly cat, Isadora, is in the beginning stages of renal failure (my suspicions were correct). I feel like I'm on information overload and want to get some things sorted out. Supposedly, her renal failure isn't that bad yet. Her BUN and creatinine...

I have fed my two cats Nutro for about 10 years and never had a problem. However, recently one of my cats has developed skin issues (but doesn't have fleas) and the other one has developed diarrhea (but has absolutely no signs of being sick). I'm wondering if something has changed in Nutro...

I talked to the office earlier this week and that's what they told me. I had a feeling, since that's the same way a human would heal, just wasn't sure. Her licking it was helping keep it open so it didn't scab over too quickly and trap an infection inside. She's healing up nicely. The...

Thanks for the advice guys. I'll probably call the clinic tomorrow and ask, just to be sure. The vet tech did tell me just before I left that I could put hydrogen peroxide on it, but I know from working in a wound care clinic (human wound care) and taking microbiology, that you're NOT supposed...

I rushed my poor kitty to the vet this morning because it was apparent that she was in a great deal of pain. After some nice sedation, the vet discovered that she had an infection in her anal glands that had abscessed (no wonder she hurt...poor thing). Anyway, they shaved the area, drained the...

Yeah, we've given Spot liquid antibiotics in the past....she spits the liquid out, and DH and I end up covered in liquid antibiotic

They're Baytril tablets

My cat was prescribed an antibiotic for an eye infection and we're having a heck of a time trying to get them into her. They're in pill form, which is supposedly chicken flavor, but she's not interested. Here's what we've tried: * I splurged on pill pockets, but I don't think she likes the...

One of my cats has been fighting an eye issue for the last few months. I wasn't happy with the way the first vet was treating it, so I took her to a new vet this past Thursday. He says she has a "lacrimal lake infection". The new vet gave her an eye ointment and Baytril. I started both...

She's probably about 9 years old...nothing else is out of the ordinary other than the drainage and a slightly inflamed conjunctiva. I was watching her pupil size closely because that was a symptom of an eye problem in my other cat several years ago. Her pupils were not symmetrical and she was...

I've always found that giving them a fresh, clean litterbox enhances their desire to poop; thereby making my job a lot easier. Clean the litterbox....show the cat the box....they almost always take advantage of the opportunity. Works for me

They may not be directly caused by smoking, but smoking is a risk factor for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries due to plaque build up) and atherosclerosis is what causes heart attacks. The toxins from cigarette smoke damage the epithelium (tissue) of the blood vessels and they can also...

I'm so very sorry to hear about your loss. Smoking related deaths are very hard, because they can be prevented. So far, my husband has lost all of his grandparents to emphysema caused by smoking. My husband smoked for a year back in his 20's and stopped after he lost his last grandparent...

Not sure if it will be covered, I guess it depends on the insurance company. Was it plugged into a surge protector? A battery back-up/surge protector device might not be a bad investment for your next computer. They generally protect from things like that, and if you still have a failure, the...