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Previous cat died from FIV - how to prevent new cats from getting itI have a question about how to get a house safe after having an incontinent, FeLV positive cat in the house for a few years. When I had this cat, I had no other cats. Now I would like to get new cats that are not FeLV positive. I was wondering if the house is safe for these animals after the passing of the FeLV positive cat 4 months ago. My FeLV positive cat past away about 4 months ago. We lived that house for about 4 years. The last 3 years of her life she was getting more and more incontinent, leaving drips on the window sills, carpets and wooden floor. Since she died, I have steam cleaned all but one of the carpets and mopped up just about everywhere she went. Since the floors are old, they absorbed a lot of urine. Even after cleaning them, some stains still remain. Can the Leukemia virus live in those stains? Also, I still have the sofa that she slept on - Will steam cleaning eliminate the virus from there or should I throw it away? Can the leukemia live for a long time in cloth like a carpet or a rug? I have one very large scratching post that she used for about 6 months. Is that still useable or is it unsafe ? Finally is there anything else I should watch out for to ensure that my house is safe for new cats Thank you for your help | |
Cat urinating in basement - inappropriate urinationI have a problem with my cat (3yo male neutered domestic short hair) doing his business ( poo and pee ) in the basement. Currently the basement is used for a bedroom, but the cat keeps doing his buisness by the drain, as well as our dog ( dachshund smooth, black and tan, toy size, about 12 lbs ) . we are trying diffrent ways of blocking the cat from the basement but he keeps finding ways to get down there. he also goes in his litter box too. the dog dosn't do his buisness down there as nearly as much as the cat does. can you tell me why the cat keeps doing this and what we can do? this is causing a major problem. ive tried saying using the " NO " command, he runs away but keeps doing it again later. the cat somtimes get's loose outside. but is not outside for very long. maybe 2 hours at the most. i dont know if this matters but he walks around the house crying.. it sounds like crying.. he will walk back and forth making crying noise's. | |
Cat with wound that will not heal overThe end of July our cat (6yo male neutered domestic short haired) came in with a wound on his back hind quarters. It looked as if something had taken a bite out of him. We have many animals around such as skunks, fox, coyotes and neighboring domestics that could have gotten him. It healed up with a big ugly scab and the hair never really grew completely back there. We thought it had healed up and was done but, last week we woke up to find he had chewed it all off over night. Opening it all back up. It is starting to scab over again but I am concerned about the skin around the wound itself. It seems to be black. Should he be on an antibiotic for this? Is there a way to keep him from chewing at it? We never actually see him chew at it. | |
Cat with strong urine odorWe've noticed that our older of two cats (a 2yo male Persian cat) has had really strong urine for the past couple months. Our Tidy Cat clumping litter doesn't hold up to it very well and when the balls break his urine emits an extremely strong ammonia smell. We feed him Science Diet adult cat food and haven't changed it much at all. What could this strong smell be coming from? That is if it's not an indicator of serious problems. | |
Giving cat phernerganMy 8yo female tabby cat (she's neutered) is vomiting repeatedly since this afternoon beginning about 2pm. She has not eaten any plant or foreign food matter nor dead animals. May I give her phenergan that I have on hand...it is 25mg, and she weighs about 10lbs. I use it for nausea and vomiting from a disease I am fighting myself. I simply want to help her if I can...my vet is out of town until a week from Monday is all. I don't want to hurt her. I thought perhaps if I could stop the vomiting for a few hours she would sleep off what ever it is that has upset her stomach so badly. There doesn't appear to be anything else wrong with her, other than being "grouchy". | |
Cat breathing faster than normal and lethargicCat (7yo neutered female Persian cat) is breezing faster than normal...almost panting, she seems sedated/lethargic ,some salyva/liquid was coming from mouth earlier, but condition seems to be improving slightly now. Condition up this morning was fine, never known this before, health of the cat has always been good. worried about symptons present from this morning. |
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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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