http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/-t1.htm Worried about your kitty? Have any good advise? Please take notice that if you for any reason think something might be seriously wrong with your kitty, do NOT hesitate, but call the vet asap! Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:43:52 GMT 10 http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii188/pokbg2/genlogo-1.png http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/-t1.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/drug-addict-cat-t2970.htm maddymoo Mads that is! Lol! We give her metacam for her legs which basically smells the same as the childrens ibuprofen suspension, and we've always had to catch her, hold her mouth open and squirt it down her throat, but we think she's associated it with feeling better as we have to hide the bottle from her or she's licking it! Lol! As soon as I get it out she appears and follows me, no longer do I need to squirt it down her throat, I simply need to slowly push the syringe as she licks it up, the only ... Cat Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:43:52 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/drug-addict-cat-t2970.htm#39019 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/drug-addict-cat-t2970.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/flaky-skin-t2823.htm Ian B I noticed Bola had a patch of dry, flaky skin near his tail earlier today and when I looked closer there was more, but only on his spine, there wasn't a sign of this anywhere else My first thought was fleas and he was getting due for his (hopefully final this year) Frontline treatment, so I brought that forward by a couple of days. I can't see it being fleas, not least because he's frontlined and I've never even seen a flea on him, but even if it was, they wouldn't just bite his spinal ... Cat Health Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:06:15 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/flaky-skin-t2823.htm#37688 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/flaky-skin-t2823.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/fleas-t2812.htm Laura Anyone else having a bloody nightmare with fleas this summer? Percy is always Frontlined so I don't know how he's managed to pick them up but he's particularly bad at the moment. I've sprayed the house with that stuff from the vets (a bargain at £20 a can - argh) but he's still scratching like mad. I've also bought a flea comb and spend a bit of time every evening having a good going over until he bites me with annoyance. There's nowt else I can do but wait until the weather gets colder and hope ... Cat Health Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:03:19 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/fleas-t2812.htm#37529 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/fleas-t2812.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/sick-paw-pad-piccy-t2754.htm maddymoo Ok, I'm not overly concerned.... yet, but Mads has been sick every day for a good few days now. It seems that she can't eat much in one go so I'm feeding her little and often as if I put a little too much in her bowl (we are talking not alot here, not even a quarter bowl as she has a daily measured ammount) she throws it back up. She's also wanting to either be near/on me or left alone by herself. She's not really showing any signs of distress though... other than being desperate to go out properly ... Cat Health Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:34:20 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/sick-paw-pad-piccy-t2754.htm#36796 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/sick-paw-pad-piccy-t2754.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/tail-t2570.htm littlekitty Buds has just come down now and I attempted to stroke him near his tail and he hissed and growled again and has now gone out. His tail is usually up but is now limp so not sure if he has broken it or has an injury. Am going to try get him to the vet's tomorrow.]]> Cat Health Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:02:32 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/tail-t2570.htm#34967 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/tail-t2570.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/maddy-injured-t2642.htm maddymoo Well, we had a vets trip afterall, but not for Boo, for Moo. She came in wailing in pain stumbling and hobbling guarding her 'good' front leg and wouldn't let us touch either so we took her to see the out of hours vet they are registered with. Looks like she may have a fractured shoulder at worse and ligament, soft tissue damage at best. She's been given pain killers and if she doesn't improve or is still limping in a week, we are to take her back for an x-ray. She may have damaged her leg with ... Cat Health Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:14:15 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/maddy-injured-t2642.htm#35864 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/maddy-injured-t2642.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/cat-got-your-tongue-t2590.htm maddymoo All has been very suspiciously quiet for the 20mins, so I went over to Boo and she opened her mouth and cried for food, but no sound came out, so my partner came over and at this point she had two humans in feeding range so she was crying her head off and no sound was coming out! Poor Boo has lost her voice! We'll keep an eye on her but I assume she's strained her voice, I felt that sorry for her I gave in and gave her a sprinkling of biccies. No doubt by tonight she'll be bugging ... Cat Health Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:16:21 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/cat-got-your-tongue-t2590.htm#35186 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/cat-got-your-tongue-t2590.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/sicknote-t2628.htm maddymoo Just heard from my sister, poor Sicknote has been attacked by another cat and it got her eye enough so that its bled and has a scratch across the eyeball. Sickie doesn't appear too bothered tho and has curled up to go to sleep so rather than spend £140 taking her in now, they are going to take her in forst thing tomorroww morning. Obviously if she was distressed they would take her in now. This cat in their neighbourhood is a nightmare, Mads' behaviour at times doesn't even come close. It is ... Cat Health Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:54:31 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/sicknote-t2628.htm#35657 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/sicknote-t2628.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/aaaaagggghhhhhhhh-t2640.htm Teddy Oh am itching all over LOL Sophie (and me) have Berry bugs, apparently you get them from the garden at this time of year and they are very tiny orange beasties, vet reckons I've caught them while in the garden, they go down your cleavage, well that makes sense as my bite is on my boob, my bum, inner thigh,LOL So Soph has been sprayed and frontlined and I've to put on calamine lotion. God am itching . Cat Health Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:26:21 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/aaaaagggghhhhhhhh-t2640.htm#35846 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/aaaaagggghhhhhhhh-t2640.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/bugs-and-spots-t2659.htm Teddy I think it was last year I mentioned Sophie had cat acne, think that's what you call it. Well overnight her chin has erupted, oh the angst of teenage spots, so with her berry bugs and now acne, she's looking a tad worse for wear. We reckon I got bitten by the bugs whe I went into a philadelphus bush in or garden to cut it back, this thing is huge and about two weeks ago, I started chopping it down, well it's the sam ebush Sophie is always in, whether sunshading or peeing. Doesn't make me feel ... Cat Health Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:25:16 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/bugs-and-spots-t2659.htm#36035 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/bugs-and-spots-t2659.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/rip-william-t2377.htm Ian B God knows what happened, but he was asleep on my bed when I heard a tremendous thump, and thinking it was Bola chasing Dexter I nipped upstairs only to find William lying on the floor screaming with pain. As there's no way I could get him to the vets I took a chance and knocked on the door of who I thought owned him to let them know, and luckily he does live there. Donna and her son came dashing up to see him, and he'd moved, tho' he can't stand and his neck looks at least badly twisted ... Cat Health Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:33:34 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/rip-william-t2377.htm#32764 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/rip-william-t2377.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/lump-t2492.htm littlekitty I have just been stroking Mary and noticed a small lump under her chin, not sure if it is a cyst or a wart. I am going to see how it goes and if it does increase in size I shall take her to the vet's. I hate finding lumps on my babies after Smokie developed cancerous lumps, is it to early to worry? Cat Health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:08:21 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/lump-t2492.htm#34092 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/lump-t2492.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/furballs-t2499.htm Laura I'm starting to think Percy is off food because he has a furball, is this common? I was at work three days ago when Simon called saying Percy had been sick, I assumed he'd eaten a moth or something so didn't worry unduly. He also ate food that night so I assumed he was okay. Yesterday morning he threw up a small puddle of fluid and that was it. Tonight I've kept him in and he's had a mouthful of food and that's it. He's licking his lips a bit which I know is nausea. Plus I brushed him and ... Cat Health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:37:38 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/furballs-t2499.htm#34151 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/furballs-t2499.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/bola-s-poorly-t2366.htm Ian B He's been very lethargic for the past 6 or 7 hours, and more worrying, he's been licking his lips a lot, all too reminiscent of Beckett. He's not wanted to know me and instead has been lying indoors in the strangest places and has refused all food/drink I'm not sure if this is the reason, but I painted some doors this morning and I found a patch of paint, or what was left of it, on one of his legs, so it looks like he's licked most it off. Thankfully, it didn't seem like there'd been a ... Cat Health Sun, 31 May 2009 15:32:43 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/bola-s-poorly-t2366.htm#32690 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/bola-s-poorly-t2366.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/-t2349.htm maddymoo Mads was going all 'mad moey' where she makes the most funny sounds and gets all skittish and attacks her own tail etc. which is hilarious to watch, but its been going on now for way too long, she seems more frustrated and agitated, its kind of eiree and I've got that bad feeling... am calling the vets. Cat Health Wed, 27 May 2009 12:08:51 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/-t2349.htm#32506 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/-t2349.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/ears-t2315.htm littlekitty I've just noticed some brown blotches on Buddy's "baldy bits" of skin near his ears(not inside of the ear on the outside at the front). I don't remember seeing this before. I checked Mary but hers are pinky colour. Is this a skin infection of some sort? I will try and get a photo later when he comes in as it is hard to describe. Here's a piccie I took, it's not very clear, but you can see the patchy bits. Is this normal or is it an irritation. Cat Health Wed, 20 May 2009 15:59:26 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/ears-t2315.htm#32218 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/ears-t2315.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/maddy-poorly-t2240.htm maddymoo We got in last night from seeing Aussie Pink Floyd (you'd have loved them Ian, they really were fantastic!), to the sounds of Maddy crying. She was so distressed, she'd been sick everywhere and kept going back and forth from her tray, and was yowling and licking her bum (which was completely red raw). She was fine before we went out, so it would have came on quickly, I should have known something was up with her being such a cuddle bunny of late and she was licking her bum a bit yesterday. Of ... Cat Health Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:25:37 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/maddy-poorly-t2240.htm#31331 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/maddy-poorly-t2240.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/rectal-bleeding-t2228.htm Ian B Hi All, I've just noticed a bit of blood on Bola rectum, not a lot, it barely stained a tissue when I wiped it, but it's there. I've never seen this before and beyond the obvious constipation/straining or worms, is there anything else I should be comcerned about? He's fine in himself, is eating as usual and from what I've seen he's emptying his bowels, tho' I don't stand and watch to see if he's struggling 'EDIT' I've just checked and there's no more blood, hopefully it was just ... Cat Health Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:20:43 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/rectal-bleeding-t2228.htm#31207 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/rectal-bleeding-t2228.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/sore-eyes-again-t1956.htm maddymoo Boo got drops/cream from the vets and we've been putting them in for 10 days now and I've noticed she's started winking again, so have checked and both her eyes are bloodshot. Poor Boo, she keeps on getting sore eyes. Were still using the drops, but I think it could be time to go back to the vets, I'll wait til Sunday, then if they still look sore I'll book an appointment one evening next week. Cat Health Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:54:54 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/sore-eyes-again-t1956.htm#28108 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/sore-eyes-again-t1956.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/bg-not-feeling-well-t1916.htm pokbg Hmmm... that's not really true, as she's showed no signs of not feeling well... but she's got problems pee-ing. I think she might possible have an infection. The last 20 minutes, she's gone to her tray 6 times, and only little drops coming out each time... now she's distracted with food... nope - she just left her food and is back in the tray! What I'm thinking it might be though, is that she's constipated, and the litte drops of wee are just as she's trying to do poopies. Yesterday ... Cat Health Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:24:34 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/bg-not-feeling-well-t1916.htm#27536 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/bg-not-feeling-well-t1916.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/sicky-isis-t1925.htm Ali Poor Isis threw up on the bathroom floor tonight. I don;t know why as when we were eating dinner she was doing her usual, 'can I have some of yours?'. I didn't give her anything as she's had enough treats over the past day. I gave her a small bit of ham yesterday which she enjoyed. The sick looked like (sorry if it's TMI) cat biscuits and a yellowy liquid (I don't ever give her milk, just water). I wonder if she was trying to get rid of a hairball? There was no hair in the sick. She's been ... Cat Health Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:58:18 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/sicky-isis-t1925.htm#27720 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/sicky-isis-t1925.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/wet-nose-t1899.htm littlekitty Buddy came in last night and as he was sitting down I noticed that his nose was more wet than usual. Then it started dribbling but it didn't seem to bother him. Maybe he has a bit of a chill, what with the change of weather, haven't heard him sneeze yet though, so hoping that it will clear up on it's own. Cat Health Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:54:40 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/wet-nose-t1899.htm#27221 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/wet-nose-t1899.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/sneezing-t1840.htm maddymoo For the past 2 days, Mads has been having sneezing fits (and a couple of coughing fits but they seem to have passed now). She's sneezing even more today and licking her nose alot. Apart from that she seems fine, eating drinking as normal and has been having her 'Mad Mooey' moments when she pins her ears back, howls her head off that runs round with a bushy tail, like she's possessed! ROFL! Anyhoo, about the sneezing, could it the new sofas, or is a vets visit in order? I'm inclined to see how ... Cat Health Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:45:02 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/sneezing-t1840.htm#26463 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/sneezing-t1840.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/third-eyelid-t1805.htm Laura
They don't show all the time and don't cover half of his eye, just a bit. Anyone know if this is something to worry about?]]> Cat Health Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:00:06 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/third-eyelid-t1805.htm#25924 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/third-eyelid-t1805.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/cut-paw-t1775.htm Teddy Sophie has just come in and left a trail of little blood spots over the floor and on the sofa, don't know how she's managed to cut her front paw and it doesn't look as though it's bothering her. Not looking forward to cleaning it, oooohhh nippy. Cat Health Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:08:01 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/cut-paw-t1775.htm#25477 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/cut-paw-t1775.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/squeeky-teeth-t1771.htm Laura
Anyone any idea what causes this? Hearing it puts my teeth on edge! ]]> Cat Health Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:58:17 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/squeeky-teeth-t1771.htm#25461 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/squeeky-teeth-t1771.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/fishy-dinners-t1748.htm littlekitty As Mary is such a fussy eater, she's not keen on beef or other meat flavour wet food.She will eat chicken sometimes. She will only eat tuna or salmon flavoured, I have now started giving her go cat fish variety pouches, they have vegs added, which she loves, also wafer thin ham as a treat. Is there enough nourishment in giving her these fish varieties or should she be getting the other meat varieties, Beef chicken etc? She does get a handful of dry at night also. I was told that if I give to ... Cat Health Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:26:44 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/fishy-dinners-t1748.htm#25120 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/fishy-dinners-t1748.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/buddy-sick-t1503.htm littlekitty When I got up this morning Buddy was in his box and didn't look right, he even refused his breakfast. He went to sleep in my son's room only for my son to call out "I think Buddy's dying, he's got his tongue hanging out and having a fit". I ran into find Buds being sick on the carpet so I put him back into his box and he went to sleep. He's just been sick again, but only bringing up liquid. He did manage to bat a ball back to me when I rolled it towards him so maybe he's just eaten ... Cat Health Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:25:12 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/buddy-sick-t1503.htm#21130 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/buddy-sick-t1503.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/my-poor-poor-boy-t1494.htm *Prince* Saturday night, around 10.30pm Princey came in limping. Non-weight bearing on his right back leg, so Sean carried him upstairs, and there he stayed on our bed all night and into Sunday. We carried him downstairs to use his litter tray and have some food and brought him back up to bed. He stayed all night last night on the bed. This morning we took him to the vet as soon as it opened, and my darling boy has ruptured his cruciate ligament of his right back knee. Treatment, at the moment, ... Cat Health Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:33:56 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/my-poor-poor-boy-t1494.htm#21031 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/my-poor-poor-boy-t1494.htm http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/go-on-scare-me-t1396.htm pokbg In the fear of googeling and finding all sorts of horrible solutions, I'd rather take the horrible solutions from you guys... lol! Pok, whom will normally do a wee max twice a day... has already been weeing like a horse 3 times today... so, compared to two small to moderate wees, he's now already done his third, all wees big enough to fill a swimming pool (atleast it's sounded like that). He has as normal not been drinking (he will occasionally have a few sips of shrimpwater, but that ... Cat Health Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:30:19 GMT http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/go-on-scare-me-t1396.htm#19360 http://love4cats.darkbb.com/cat-health-f7/go-on-scare-me-t1396.htm