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Sonny will be 16 next month. He has started to sit while he's drinking water. Is there a reason for this? Is he just lower in energy? He's never done this before, up until last year he preferred drinking out of the drip from the tub.

I took her to the vet today... and she was a whole new cat. She was charming, purring, allowed us to pet her, etc. Now that we're home she's mad again. Is this typical, too? Maybe she was too nervous to be mad at the vet's office? Bad case of fleas, and some mild wheezing.Treated and hopefully...

I treat my cats for fleas most of the year, alternating between Revolution, Frontline, and Advantix. I want to start her off with Capstar and Revolution as I've had most success with Revolution (it's prescription only so definitely must take to vet). I've had mix success with Capstar (if jumping...

Due to a variety of circumstances, I now have an age unknown female spayed and all 4 declawed cat. I believe she's young, based on what I've seen of her teeth. I don't know anything about her first home. 3 weeks ago, she went to her second home. There, she became the housemate of a fully clawed...

One of my cats has a cold. He's a very healthy guy otherwise, 3 years old, etc. Is it like colds in humans where meds don't do much, or should I take him in for antibiotics? The only symptom is sneezing-- but a LOT of it. He was sneezing like crazy through the night. TIA

Update on Bonnie & Clyde: Clyde is doing very well with adjusting to the new types of food, but having some issues lapping the water and formula. I literally cannot feed them by bottle anymore as the nipples last about 3 seconds. He seems to be doing better today. Bonnie is doing fine in terms...

They've been going to the bathroom on their own since I got them, so it's possible they might be a bit older than I thought. They look younger than they seem; they were playing, purring, jumping, etc, early last week, but their ears still haven't come up all the way and their tails still seem...

8 days ago I took in two orphaned kittens who appeared to be 3-3.5 weeks old. Within a day they were taking the bottle pretty well. The problem is now they are eating SO vigorously that each feeding results in an annihilated nipple, as well as the female kitten getting quite a bit of the milk...

Yes I took him in today. I noticed the gums weren't swollen anymore but wanted to be sure there isn't a problem and sure enough, he got a clean bill of health with the exception of a small bit of gingivitis that he said might warrant a cleaning if it can be done with the meds Sonny is on. So I...

There aren't lesions, the gums are red and swollen on the upper and lower left side. I haven't messed much with his mouth because I'm sure it's uncomfortable. He is eating well though, of course he loves his food though so I'm not sure anything could keep him from it. Thanks for the suggestions...

Sonny needs to see a vet, but the soonest we can get in is Monday. I'm very nervous. He's always up by me so I'm fairly certain the symptoms at least are new-- last night he drooled while sleeping and I thought he was just in a deep sleep. But today when his mouth was by my nose I smelled an...

Hi, I'm planning a long distance move that would mean a drive of close to 22 hours. I've read many articles with suggestions on hotels, the environment for the cat, etc, but none of them really specified what an appropriate stopping time is each day after driving.... 5 hours? 6? 7? Would it be...

My cat Sonny is 14, which I know isn't that old. But he's had medical problems since he was a kitten. He has asthma which was dx'd a year ago and he has been deaf for 2 1/2 years. Previously, even before the deafness, when we moved he would howl at night for a few nights. Since he's been deaf...

My almost 14 year old cat Sonny has been having a problem with his right eye for just over a month now. It started as red, swollen with a discharge, then was fine for a day, then his eye started to grey over. It was the weekend so we saw a vet on March 16. He was diagnosed with uveitis and put...

Update: Called vet yesterday AM as soon as they opened and got an appointment for 4:10 (their soonest available). Sunday the eye wasn't as cloudy but by yesterday it looked like this !!! So took him in at 4:10. Vet did a stain test which was fine. She did a pressure test. She said the...

calling vet in a.m.