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Your cat will be probably still be loopy when you pick him up. Expect him to walk poorly (when he decides to walk, that is) and have poor balance. He will need a nice quiet place away from other kitties while he recuperates, as the sedative will effect his balance and vision, which could make...

Randy Pandy Meatloaf and Major Tom Kickyfeets

If by SD you mean Science Diet, yeah, not so impressed. Vets aren't really that well versed in nutrition. Doctors aren't really all that well versed in nutrition, either. But they speak from such authority that people take what they say as true. *shrug*

My Randy had a pretty substantial URI when he was removed from his previous living situation with 93 other cats, and he also had a nasty case of ear mites. The shelter gave him antibiotics and put him on ear drops. When he came to live with me he was still supposed to be on the drops. We took...

Well to start with you will want to feed your new cat the same food it was getting before you got her. Many cats have problems with switching to new foods and can develop diarrhea and vomiting if done too quickly. Once she gets settled in, you'll want to transition her to a quality cat food...

Our two boys sleep with us each night, and we wouldn't have it any other way. I'm just curious; the people who told you not to let the cat sleep with you, did they say why? Perhaps they are afraid it will steal your soul or something. What oddballs.

You can also buy L-Lysine in most drug stores. Look for uncoated pills or capsules. My vet had me giving 1,000 mg (500 mg twice a day) when my cats were sick (just home from the shelter). They are both now on 250 mg daily (one is FIV positive and the other has ear polyps and a warped nasal...

A glucosamine/chondroitin supplement could also help, if it is joint pain. My cat was on consequin, which is that supplement, in a cat dosage. You have to be VERY careful giving people medicine to cats, their livers and kidneys function differently from people, and those medicines can kill them.

Most sources recommend an active adult cat weighing more than 5 lbs and less than 10 lbs should get between 6-12oz of wet food a day. Thats a pretty wide range for both the cat weight and the food amount. My cats (both about 10 lbs) get approximately 4.5 oz of wet each per day and eat as much...

Or, you could purchase some underpads, commonly called "chucks" (I think because you chuck them when you're done!) and see if you can convince him to sleep on the chucks. Since cats typically love to lay down on anything (newspaper, towel, clean shirt you just ironed for that important...

CAREFULLY trime her nails and get her a scratching post If you trim too closely you will cut the quick and cause a LOT of pain and no small amount of bleeding. You should have some "quick stop" or styptic on hand, and you should use trimmers intended for cats, not people. If you are able...

I'm really hoping your vet has someone on-call for him. Tapazole helps regulate the thyroid, and 6 days is a really long time to wait to have your cat go without the tapazole. My vet had a local pharmacy compound it into tuna juice, and I gave it to my cat in with an oral syringe, which...

The only thing I can add is about the strange noises when breathing. I have a cat that does this as well, with no sign of congestion. Our vet surmised that perhaps previously he had a URI that went untreated for awhile and ended up "warping" his nasal passages. She said this isn't unusual for...

Cat wounds sometimes heal much more quickly than is healthy for them. Meaning, he may have an infection of a wound that has already closed. At the very least, you should call your vet and ask what they would suggest. They may say to come in, or they may say to wait a day and see if the...

I have 1 FIV positive cat and 1 FIV negative cat. They were both adopted on the same day, we knew Major Tom was FIV positive at the time, and we knew Randy was FIV negative. FIV is contracted through intercourse or through deep, muscle penetrating bite. I was assured that a small scratch...

I suspect that when he goes outside, he smells other cats that have "marked" the territory, and he becomes aggressive and fearful while trying to protect HIS territory. If he sees a cat he knows on the outside, while he is inside, he really may not recognize that cat because he isn't smelling...

http://www.aspergillus.org.uk/ It's very common, but most people & animals are not affected by it. There's an entire website (link above) dedicated to this fungus, and apparently it's the 10th anniversary of the aspergillus website 0_o

The bitter apple spray has worked very well for us. However if you spray it on the rug, the cat won't go on the rug at all. You'll smell it for about 10-15 minutes, and then it will fade. The cat will continue to smell it for considerably longer, we're at about 2 weeks now since our last spray.

It can be hard to tell, because cats "play" is really just a rehearsal for hunting or defending their territory. Swats on the head, rolling around, etc, can be a bit of both, actually. If the fur starts flying and teeth are bared, you may want to separate them for a bit, and give each one some...

When cats have diarrhea, particularly kittens, you can use pedialyte instead of water (obviously the unflavored kind). This helps keep them from getting as deyhdrated.