Are there holistic remedies for treating Giardia?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have two 6-month-old kittens, one of whom tested positive for giardia when he was 10 weeks old. He was subsequently treated three times with Panacur (due to persistent symptoms despite four negative fecals) but he and his brother still have totally evil smelling, runny stools and flatulence to go with it. All of my cats (I have four) and dog were treated and bathed, blankets washed and the litterboxes changed daily, disinfected etc. throughout the treatment period. It seems like conventional meds aren’t doing the trick for these guys so I’m considering holistics but I’m having a difficult time finding good info on the efficacy of natural remedies…
Extra: Give a special-needs kitty the Christmas gift of a “forever home”
One of our favorite bloggers, Dr. Patty Khuly of Dolittler, has in the care of her veterinary hospital in Miami, Florida, a sweet little cat named Helen. Due to head trauma, Helen has been rendered blind and deaf — but she’s still a wonderful cat and responds with joy to affection, food and care. Dr. Khuly has been trying to find a home for Helen since November, and we hope that our readers can join the search. Please spread the word far and wide, and if any of you Miami-area readers are so inclined, please consider adopting Helen and providing her with a loving home. For more information about Helen, you can visit the Dolittler…
Why does my cat eat his wet food with his paw?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: About a month ago, one cat (Moe) in a 2-cat household started to eat his wet food by scooping it out of his dish with his paw and licking it off his paw, with no signs of distress or anything. His brother doesn’t do this. The two of them are very much friends, and nobody seems upset, and their food hasn’t been changed or anything – it’s just like Moe decided that this was the way to eat wet food. I have never known a cat (and I’ve known lots of cats) to do this (I suppose one could train a cat to, but this was totally unprovoked). Anyone…
Why did my cat foam at the mouth when I gave her a pill?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We are giving our cat new medication for an infection. She foamed at the mouth when we did it. What makes a cat do this and should we be concerned? ~Sue Siouxsie: Well, Sue, typically a cat will foam at the mouth when given a pill because most pills are extremely bitter. The foaming at the mouth is one way we protect ourselves from caustic substances.
Help! I’ve got a needy kitten and a very jealous older cat!
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have three questions for you. The first is about my new 4-5 month-old rescue kitten. She cries to be held ALL THE TIME! We don’t mind loving her, but we can’t be expected to just hold her all the time. What should we do? Next: The same kitten has a sneeze — no other symptoms of anything, great appetite for food and water, no runny nose or eyes. Any ideas? Third, my adult cat (4 years old) is still hissing a lot at the kitten and no longer sociable unless we have her by herself with us. She won’t even come in the room with the kitten is…
My new kitten is hissing at everything. What’s up?
Greetings, everyone. We’re sorry we’re a day late with our update, but we had to let Mama take care of some family obligations (and have some fun — we know she could use a break from her constant hard work in taking care of us and being our typist, publicist and webmaster). Anyway, we’re here, better late than never, on a lovely winter day. Well, lovely from the inside, anyway. We’re not fond of all that cold wet snow getting on our fur and in our toes … Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have 2 feral kitties which I adopted 4 months ago (they’re now 10 months old). I recently also adopted a…
