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Cat with possible cysts in eyesMy leo (8yo Himalayan male neutered) has cysts inside his eyes.They seem to get bigger every year.The vet I took him to, said he needs an eye specialist.Will they be able to make him see more than shadows?What can they do for him? The vet said it was trama? Also, Leo marks everything. Usually were my partener's stuff, or special room is.They get along great. I don't understand. I keep the litter clean.I spray that feliway stuff around. I make sure he gets attention. Basically he is a very spoiled darling.Why does he ruin every place We live in by marking?I am terrified of putting him down. I know he isn't well though. his eyes are leaking like tears sometimes.Drainage is clear.His pupils are very dialated and it looks like he has a whiteish coating,but it could also be a reflection of the cyst inside his eyes.He has good and bad days.Some days he just lays around the house. He hasn't played in weeks now. Just stays close to me and sleeps and eats...and marks. He finds his way around ok.Sight seems to be the same. he got outside and ate some grass.He got fleas the one time he went out!Now I want to put advantage flea stuff on him.Is that okay? | |
cat with lump on shoulderHe (2yo male tabby neutered) lives both in and out, spending most of his time in. He has something under his skin on his right side, just behind the shoulder. Its about four inches long, crooked, I woul say a little larger, in diameter than a pipe cleaner. It doesn't seem to hurt him but he knows when you are feeling of it, and it seems to make him uncomfortable to have you continue. A tumor perhaps? | |
cat sneezing a lotMy cat has started sneezing, sometimes 2 or 3 times in a row. At first I thought it was just a hairball (he is a Norwegian Forest cat, 11yo male neutered), but he's not vomiting or coughing. Now he also has a little discharge from his eyes. He seems his usual happy self and is eating normally. What could be wrong with him? | |
cat losing voice and depressedMy Cat (5yo male neutered domestic short hair) has for the past 4.75 years always lived in a flat and has never been outside. I have recently moved to a ground floor house with internal courtyard so he can go outside. About 1 month ago I got a female kitten of 8 weeks in age. He has grown used to her and tolerates her. My sister has just arrived from Britain and has a one year old boy and I think that the adult cat has become jealous. Last Sunday night he ventured to see me and went to miaow but has lost his voice. He also vommited clear mucas, but it has now stopped. He still has no voice and is slowly losing his appetite, but I notice him still eating a little, drinking a little and I have noticed some small stools in his cat tray. He seems to not want my company and is afraid of me all of a sudden. I am worried as he is usually a very vocal cat and now he seems to have a sore throat. He also seems very down in the dumps and sad and I cannot figure out what is bothering him. He has not vomitted since Monday night, but sometimes it seems as if he wants to cough something up. The first time he brought up mucas it had some hair in it but the second time round no. He does not seem to be in pain as I can rub his throat and he doesn't seem to mind. Do you have any advice as to what may be wrong. I am taking him to the vet today but I would like as much information as possible. He is short haired cat but he has a lot of hair and now he is starting to malt so I will start brushing now. Any information would be very much appreciated as I am very worried about him, he seems rather depressed. | |
cat losing voiceTumbleweed (7yo mixed breed male neutered) use to meow all the time, he sounded like a foghorn. The about 8 weeks ago, he started sounding hoarse, and has now stopped mewoing all together. But he now has a really bad wheese, and sometimes a snorting sound when he breathes. I'm not sure if the 2 are connected in any way. If not, he sounds like he has a bad chest cold. I'm really worried about him. Thanks for any ideas, I thought asthma, heck i've thought everything. I'm so worried, and i'm at nt b/fs house, not home, or i'd taken him to my vet there, but nervous about taking him to a Canadian vet. Know that sounds silly. Thanks again for your time. | |
cat not eating and throwing upMy cat (12yo female neutered Siamese) recently threw up several times (about 1 month ago) and then didn't seem to want to eat or drink. I took her to the vet concerned that she might be dehydrated (don't know hoe to test this). Dr gave her a 300cc bolus of LR and Methylprenisolone. Cat had no temp but was somewhat listless. Dr drew blood and said that her lipids were low as well as her WBC's and seemed anemic. Dr didn't feel any lumps or nodes but seems to feel that she may have cat lymphoma. No definitive procedures were done (ie) bone marrow aspiration. I was given prednisone 10mg qd and cyproheptadine to stimulate her appetite and boost her immune system. Oral meds were to difficult (towel wrapped) and cat resisted...I feel this enhanced her refusal of food and water. Recently Vit B shots have helped her appetite and she seems more her normal self. However I am still having difficulty with her drinking water. I stopped the LR for 4 days hoping that perhaps this would make her want water (over hydration? from LR?). I also read that diazepam is a good appetite stimulator. In your experience have you found this to be true and if so how much does the cat require? She is about 8 pounds.I have some diazepam and would gladly give her some if I knew the proper dose. |
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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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