Cat urinating on rugs
I actually have three cats. But I am pretty sure it is my orange tabby that is having the problem. Her name is XXXX. We recently purchased a very expensive area rug. And maybe it is a coincidence, but ever since she has been defecating on it. She actually did it in front of us once, but usually we find them after the fact. Sometimes the stools appear normal and sometimes they are loose and very light colored. She does not seem sick and is eating and drinking normally. I have also seen her using the litter box...we don't know what to do...should we have her checked for intestinal problems? We have a rug shampooer and we are using an enzmatic cleaner but is there anything else we can do? Should we get a new litter box? All of our cats are usually so good about using the box...we have had all three of them for about the same amount of time. We are very worried about her...and about our new rug a little bit too. She had a similar problem last fall and the vet came to the house and said that there wasn't much we could do if she had some inflammtion in her rectum or intestinal tract..we just had to wait it out...is this really the ONLY thing we can do? |
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Dog with problems walking
When I came home from work yesterday, Sparrow(6yo female neutered mix breed), who stays in my basement with access to the crawl space under the house, was having trouble going up the stairs. She seemed sick - hot nose & depressed. She has a knot midway up her tail about the size of a quarter. Her hindquarters are slightly swollen and tender. Her behind was dirty with dust, some fecal matter, and little black dots that looked like flea eggs (she doesn't have fleas - she's on med from the vet.) It seemed she had been dragging her bottom on the ground. My gut feeling is that she may have been bitten by a spider or god forbid a snake (in my basement?!!) but I'm also worried that she's hurt her back. She can still walk - even jump on the bed - but she is not moving correctly. She is still eating and drinking. She's not any worse this morning, but no better. She's not limping, but she acts stiff - is not moving her hind legs with ease, but I don't see where they look out of whack. For example, when she goes up steps, she just goes one step at a time, very slowly and carefully when she usually bounds & skips steps. It doesn't look like she's knuckling over, and her feet and legs look normal. Another thought after babying her this morning - she has had trouble in the past with her anal glands being blocked. Usually I try to massage & expel them when I bathe her. I haven't noticed her dragging her butt, which usually happens when her glands are filled and need expelling, but is it possible this could be the problem? Or constipation?
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