After a history of unsuccessful attempts, the cat will stop trying. After even one success, the cat will try hard and for a long time. Tip: don’t arrive at the door with three bags of groceries in hand and expect you’ll be able to keep the cat in. Instead, put down all but on...
(dyschezia) with tenesmus may be noted. Induration, abscesses, and fistulous tracts are common. In impaction, hard masses are palpable in the area of the sacs. The sacs are packed with a thick, pasty, brown secretion, which can be expressed as a thin ribbon only with a large...
Dark/bloody stool Skin bruising Non-pet-safe de-icing salts During the winter, in colder areas, it is common to use a de-icing salt or ice melt on sidewalks and driveways. Ice melts are often made with sodium chloride, potassium chloride, and/or magnesium chloride, which can cause a sev...
With my desk the cats used to have an easy way to make it up to the window, but since I shifted it they lost their stepping stone and required a new one! But really, can you blame me? Having this hanging over my desk on a day to day basis is hard to complain about. Especially...
If a hairball is stuck in your cat's intestines or stomach for a long time,it may mineralize and become very hard. Sometimes, when a cat is vomiting a hairball, it can get stuck and cause damage to the esophagus (e.g., megaesophagus, strictures). ...
Bismuth subsalicylate (Kaopectate, Pepto Bismol) is a medicine used in pets to treat stomach issues like diarrhea, loose stool, nausea, and heartburn and to protect the lining of the stomach and intestines in dogs and sometimes cats. Bismuth products are part of the aspirin (salicylate) family...
I have a cat thats 8 months old and i just got a nother one whom i safed from death she was found ouside in bad shape and she is only 5 weeks old and fhew days and my older cat is kind rugh to her and tends to bite her a bit hard at times and he all so licks her ones ...
Heartworms: Though more commonly associated with dogs, cats can also be affected by heartworms. Transmitted through mosquito bites, these worms reside in a cat's blood vessels and can cause severe cardiovascular issues. Transmission and Risks: ...
I HAD for ten years a cat whose intelligence interested me greatly and was considered remarkable by all persons who took notice of her. Her confidence in her master and mistress, her evident enjoyment of their society, her happy faculty of putting herself upon an understanding with them, her ...
Digested blood in the stool, which gives a tarry appearance Poor fur quality Weight loss Skin irritation of the feet and toes The infection is usually relatively mild and can be easily treated with deworming medications. Again, these should be given every two weeks to capture hatching larvae....