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From what I gather, the tricky thing is that there isn't really a way to distinguish between a cat asymptomatically carrying the coronavirus and a cat that has or will get FIP. So testing for the virus could help prevent someone from getting a cat that MAY get sick, but then what to do with a...

Anyone else have any thoughts?

Thanks, I appreciate the info. I do recognize that FIP isn't directly contagious and that a large percentage of cats have the coronavirus without it ever affecting them, but I'd like to avoid knowingly exposing my cat and any future fosters to the virus. There's just a lot of conflicting...

About a month ago I took in a feral foster kitten to adopt out. She was about 5 weeks old at the time and found living in the barn belonging to a lady that I know. It was raining that day, so the poor thing was soaking wet and covered in fleas. A couple of dawn baths later and she looked to...

Poison ivy is not contagious once you wash the oils off, which (assuming she bathes regularly) happens before the rash appears! Some people are under the impression that it spreads because a rash will appear in some areas on the body after others, but that has more to do with the amount of oil...

It's often times WAY harder than you think to diagnose a blind puppy or kitten.  Lots of times something may seem "off" about them, but they're still able to get around pretty well.  They're all born without sight, and if the sight never comes in they will rely more heavily on their other senses...

No way would I put a non breakaway/stretching collar on my cat.  Far too risky.  My guess is that your cat is removing the collar himself.  Had that happen with my parents' cat back when we had him wear a collar.  I was really adamant about him wearing one in case he got injured, wandered off...

I always loved cats and my neighbors had cats when I was little... an outdoor seal point kitty that would come visit me across the street, and two indoor cats.  A longhaired orange cat that was very shy and a persian who was constantly purring.  He was very sweet and seriously never stopped...

I thank all of you for the sympathy. He was a great boy and I am sad he's no longer with us, but I'm glad we were able to let him go with dignity before things got really bad with him again.

Unfortunately, the tear is still present even after having the catheter in for that whole period. He went home on Saturday, and my mom brought him back to the vet today for the vet to check him out. She said that the tear may repair itself after having the catheter replaced, but there's no...

I was sitting in an English class in undergrad when I saw one of the campus police officers stomping around in the bushes outside the window. After awhile he pulled out this screaming little black kitten. I jumped up, ran out of class, and caught the officer as he was about to get into his...

I've given up with my cat. I tried every single thing imaginable to train my cat to stay off of the counter. Nothing has worked. You name it, I've tried it. I can't leave food out on the counter or she'll eat it. Even if she doesn't view it as a food source she'll tear open bags that look...

Finally got to visit him this week! He is doing SO much better than when I saw him on Saturday. He started purring like a motor boat when we got to his cage. He stood up and walked to us and greatly enjoyed all of the attention. He's been eating and drinking well the past couple of days. On...

He seems to be feeling better, thanks for asking.  I haven't been able to see him since Saturday as they are only open for a short period for boarding pick up on Sunday and my work schedule was kind of wonky today.  I'll be trying to visit him tomorrow.  My mom went today and he seems to be...

Dang, I wish I had noticed this before the first of February!

My cat is this way except with rubber bands.  She has a strange obsession and will take whatever measures possible to get to them.  No rubber bands, hair bands, etc are allowed anywhere in my house except hidden away in a drawer or on the item they are rubber banding.  I'm always afraid that...