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Cat with E Coli bladder infectionMy cat Snickers has been diagnosed with E. Coli in her bladder. She was having problems urinating and the vet put her on an acidifying diet. Now they tell me that they've managed to find a bug in her urine (they grew it) and it's E. Coli - what is it? How did she get it? She never eats human food and I always keep the lid on my toilet closed?! My vet put her on Clavamox as well. | |
Cat with chronic diarrheaMy 13yo male neutered himalayan cat has had chronic diarrhea (with occasional nausea/vomiting) for about a year. I have taken him to three veterinarians who have run various tests, including a sonogram of his GI system -- no apparent problems. The problem initially caused considerable weight loss. He responds, to an extent, to three milliliters Carafate (orally) three times daily, and occasional injection of 0.5 ML Metoclopromide (for nausea/vomiting (the latter makes him highly nervous))). He usually feels very well, has a good appetite, and keeps himself clean. Any suggestions for a treatment my vets may have missed would be deeply appreciated. | |
Cat acting aggressive with cloudy eyeMy 7mo tabby DSH neutered female kitten always comes to me when she is called. Tonight I could not find her because she was hiding. She acted like she didn't know me, and I noticed when I brought my hand up by her right eye ahe would cower and growl. Her right eye actually looks cloudier than the left, and when you touch the area above the eye she freaks. Can an abcess make the eye cloudy. There were no other symptoms of anything before this odd behavior. | |
Sedation for stray catsWe have been feeding and providing what care we can (beds in our garage) to a feral cat who was abandoned near our home over 6 years ago. We captured him once using bits of raw liver in a trail that went into a live trap to get him to the vet for all his shots and neutering. He has been very wary whenever he sees the trap since then, we were never able to get him back to the vet. He was in a terrific fight last summer (July 2003) and has had an ulcerating sore on the front of his head since then. At times it has nearly healed, but then he kicks at it and the scab comes off and it bleeds again. The wound has grown over the past month and looks worse than ever. I have used antibiotic that we had here in an effort to treat him, we mix it in his food. We are not able to touch him or pick him up and I need to get him to the vet for treatment. How could we sedate him so that we could pick him up and get him into a box so he could go to the vet? It would have to be something that acted quickly, so that after he ate it we could respond immediately. Thanks for any ideas you could provide. | |
Femoral head osteotomy in catMy 1yo black male neutered Domestic Short Haired cat injured his hip several months ago. He is having difficulty walking and can no longer leap. He also becomes irritable when he cannot move properly. The xrays showed a femoral neck fracture with some bone resorption. The vet has recommended a FHO-femoral head osteotomy for $600.00. He states that this will allow the cat to return to 90% of former activity level. Intuitively, I am struggling with this. How can removing the femoral head alleviate the pain and allow the cat to return to a relatively normal activity level? Wouldn't removing the head put stresses on other bony and soft tissue structures? | |
Cat with runny diarrheaMy 4 year old male neutered cat has runny stools - diarrhea sometimes - up to 2 times a week. Originally I was feeding him Purina One but about a year ago, I switched to Iams hoping that might help the situation. Both the Purina One and Iams that he was/is fed are for adult cats. He's had problems with both products. He has a healthy appitite and is seems healthy. Is there a cat food that I could start out with that might help him? What else can you sugguest? |
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My dog (5yo female neutered Blue Heeler mix) is outside during the day and inside at night. I've only had her for 6 months- I got her from a friend. During the past month, she started scratching at our carpets ruining them. She only scratches them around the walls never in middle of the floor. Why is she doing this and what can I do to get her to stop?
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