My vet has recommended birth control pills for my cat because of her heart problem. What do you think?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My 9-month-old female cat has a heart murmur and serious heart problems diagnosed by ultrasound. The vet says she has a 1 in 3 chance of surviving sterilization. He has recommended the pill. Her life expectancy is reduced because of the heart condition, so he says she will probably die before the side effects of the pill kick in. What is your advice, please? I worry about my lovely little cat, who is so energetic it’s difficult to believe she has a heart condition. She is, however, showing signs of going into heat, so I need to decide as quickly as possible what is best for her. ~Janette
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Our new friends at Petopia have honored Paws and Effect with the Honest Scrap Award. This award doesn’t come with ribbons or goodie baskets, but it does come with a responsibility: When accepting this auspicious award, you must write a post bragging about it, including the name of the misguided soul who thinks you deserve such acclaim, and link back to said person so everyone knows he or she is real. Choose a minimum of seven (7) blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. Or improvise by including bloggers who have no idea who you are because you don’t have seven (7) friends. Show the seven (7) random victims’ names and links and…
I was attacked by a fly strip, and three weeks later I’ve still got goop in my fur. Help!
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I can tell you how this all started. It’s my human’s fault. He left that fly strip hanging dangling in the air taunting me for WEEKS. Just out of reach… torturing me with that fluttering, wagging thing. Then… THEN while cleaning the floor he cruelly moved the table over to where i could easily jump from it and finally kill the fly strip! I got it! Or, rather, it got me. My human finally got it off of me with this vile stuff called “olive oil” (but not without me shredding every exposed piece of skin let me tell you!). Now, nearly 3 weeks later, my fur still looks…
How long till my recently neutered cat’s hormones calm down?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My male cat was desexed three days ago. How long till his hormones calm down? He won’t leave my queen alone–and she had five healthy babies last week. He is already driving me and her insane! Help! ~Jess
My 12-year-old cat won’t eat. Help!
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have an urgent question. Our 12-year-old cat will not eat. This all started a few weeks ago when her brother, who passed away from cancer, was in at the vet. When he came home he had a cold and she picked it up. Things seemed to be fine but then we adopted two new kittens. She lays with the kittens and just watches them, but one of them has a sneeze and she picked it up and it got to a point she was having a lot of problems sneezing and so on. Over a few days, she stopped eating. I really feel it has to do with…
