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Dr. Debbie Horwitz
Specialty: Cat Behavior
Credentials: President-Elect of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
“The variety of personalities, behaviors, interests and temperament is what makes living with a cat so rewarding.”
Dr. Janet Jackson
Specialty: Nutrition
Credentials: Vice President and Director of the Basic Research Group at Nestlé® Purina® Pet Care
“I have an ideal job of continually trying to learn more about how we can improve the health of our pets by providing the best nutrition.”
Dr. Karen Sueda
Specialty: Cat and Kitten Behavior
Credentials: Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
“Even when cats misbehave, there's usually a very good reason for it.”
Dr. Steffen Runquist
Specialty: Physical Well-Being
Credentials: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
“I think cats in general are good at just teaching us to live in the moment.”
Amy Shojai
Specialty: Emotional Well-Being
Credentials: Published Author of 22 Books and over 1000 Articles on Pet Care.
“Cats are quirky and fun, clownish and solemn, shy and pushy, and endlessly entertaining and endearing. They fascinate me.”
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The eye itself looks red or irritated my cat is showing signs of eye irritation, such as rubbing its eyes or squinting its eyes. I'm seeing a mucous discharge that is yellow or green in color. It comes and goes but its worrying me and I can’t afford to take her to the vet is there anything I can do to help her like any home remedies?
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I have a male cat that is about 8 months old. I have been noticing that he tends to cough after drinking water. Tonight he seemed to have had a coughing attack of sorts, with some sneezing. He sounds congested almost and does have a cold nose. He is eating fine and is still very active, though he scared me tonight. What could this be?
I have a female Siamese around 10 years old that I adopted 2 years ago who has dental problems. She's had a couple of abscesses and two teeth removed since I adopted her. The vet said this breed's teeth tend to retain plaque easily and need to be cleaned more often and they have dental problems. I had another Siamese for 17 years and he never had dental problems. I feed two tsps. of soft food in a.m. only and Iams Proactive Health hard food a.m. and p.m. She does not like anyone to touch her mouth and is not willing to allow me to clean her mouth with a toothbrush. She has bad breath and sometimes seems to have a lot of saliva. One time I took her in for a cleaning and they found out her bottom jaw had been fractured in the middle of her lower teeth and it was infected. We assumed that she fell and hit her lower jaw on something but am not sure if it relates? She's not uncoordinated and doesn't usually jump up on things. Any suggestions?
My 14 year old black short hair cat died last nite. I have had him since he was 5 weeks old and except dental issues he has been a healthy cat. It all started this last Sunday (5 days ago) he started having breathing problem like birth labor and seems like he was in pain and not eating after that. I took him to vet and they did blood test and the result came to be some white blood disorder and pancreas inflammation. They gave me some pain killer and antibiotic but did not help much but he started to eat some. Yesterday (Friday) I visit him at home on my lunch and he was doing ok but when I came back from work 4 hours later on he was dead resting in my bed. The night before he slept with me all nite long purring even with heavy breathing seem like he knew it is coming. It has been tough for me dealing with it. I am trying to find out what happened so quickly. The vet said normally this type of symptom is from a tumor or cancer of something. I can't afford doing autopsy so it always stay in my mind what caused it. I am just wondering based on your experience what you might think happened. It just happened so fast.
My 5 pound cat has tetralogy of Fallot and tricuspid dysplasia. She was only supposed to have lived a few days but with special care and good doctors, she is now 8-1/2 years old and although tiny, looks normal. I give her oxygen when she gets stressed and special food and lots of love. As a kitten she was not deemed a good prospect for spaying so is still intact. Last week she developed vaginal hyperplasia as a result of estrous. I'm concerned that she would not survive surgery, which is considered to be the best solution. I've been given an alternative of treatment with Ovaban to try to shrink the tissue that has prolapsed, but I have read on the Purina site that it is not recommended for unspayed females. Her veterinarians have also expressed concern at this treatment. Do you know of any other alternative, or could you recommend a safe dosage of Ovaban or possible combination of drugs? At the moment, the prolapsed tissue is about jelly-bean size, I would also like to contact any other cat owners who have tetralogy of Fallot cats, if you know of any.