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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? | |
Kittens not eating dry foodI had my cats declawed (had to be done for various reasons) one week ago yesterday and they have been home for 4 days now. They are walking around fine, using the litter box (thank goodness!) and are very happy to be home (lots of purring and meowing, they're being very sucky!). They're little fuzzy paws are a bit sore, but they'll be fine, I can tell already! The only problem is that they haven't eaten much at all since they got home. They have both had bowel movements (I think just one or two each) and they are peeing - but they won't eat. I see them drinking every so often, so I'm not worried about dehydration, but I'm worried about them starving. I gave them each half a can of Fancy Feast wet food to make them eat. It's usually only given to them once a week as a treat and they eat dry food every day. They devoured the wet food, but will not eat the dry that's always there. I don't want to keep giving them wet food because this is not the usual routine and I don't want them to think that they will always get wet food from now on. Any ideas/comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated! | |
Cat throwing up4 days ago, my 3yo male neutered DSH cat started throwing up right after he eats. Most of the stuff he is throwing up is undigested food. There is no fur in the vomit. There is a bit of liquid, that is the same brown color as the food. Should I get some sort of furball medicine? | |
Cat scratching and licking till she is baldMy Cat (18mo female Ragdoll cat) began scratching and licking all the hair until she was bald in many areas.She has these scaly Dark areas . I have a cattery so i have many cats ,The vet cannot find any thing on her to explain what is going on. She dug around her neck area so it was bleeding . we treated it and put a plastic guide around her neck . He gave her Steroids he said would last about 3 weeks It has only been a little over a week and she is scratching again . What can it be and what do I do ? |
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Dog fainting episodes
Actually I am the breeder of Saint Bernard dogs and have been for about 6 years. My question involves a puppy who I placed at 7 weeks of age; he was the largest of the litter and absolutely had no problems from birth until last month(about 5months of age) when he had a fainting spell. His name is Brutis; he apparently was in the back seat of the car, with his chest and paws hanging over the front seat and he passed out(he had no collar on at the time), once they layed him on the ground he woke back up, no convulsions or anything else noted other than his eyes rolled back. He was brought to the vet, EKG and heart examination was normal, they called it a syncopal episode, but did not go into explanation what caused it. Well last week, at 6 months of age it happened again, at the vets office and it was witnessed. Brutis was extremely excited and stressed, pulling at his collar and did not want to be put on the scale, he then passed out, falling to the floor. His heartrate was taken immediately and they said it was normal and they are taking bloodwork. This episode does not last long, about 10 seconds and no convulsions, or stiffening of muscles. I, as the breeder, am very concerned about this and would like to know several things
1)what could be the actual cause of this if it is not related to his heart
2)are there any other tests/specific bloodwork that you would recommend we have done
3)can over excitement/stress or pulling on the leash cause this problem by itself, and if every other ailment is ruled out and this is a 'vagal response' as they called it at the vet, is this heriditary or a genetic condition? when I asked my vet he said that if all physical problems are ruled out, this may be more an individual problem than a genetic one. Absolutely none of my breeding saints have had heart problems, epilepsy, eye disorders, etc, so I am totally baffled about this situation.
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