My cat has leukemia. What can I do to keep her healthy and strong?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I found out yesterday that my cat has leukemia. She is my heart, and I’m totally devastated. I want to know if there’s anything I can do to make her stronger so she has a chance at fighting this–food, vitamins, anything. Please help! ~Marie Siouxsie: It is heartbreaking to find out that a beloved cat has a disease like feline leukemia. But the good news is that if you take very good care of your cat and take certain precautions, she can still enjoy a good quality of life and you can have many happy years together.
How can I manage my blind cat’s weight?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: This question was inspired by your post “I think my new kitten is blind. How can I help her cope?” My cat is two years old and is blind. He has been blind since he was born. We need to know how to help my cat with his weight. We took him to our vet but they would not tell us. They just laughed at his weight. Please help if you can. ~Mary Siouxsie: We do have some tips about how you can help your cat with his weight. But we also want to say we think you need to find a new vet!
Why does my cat eat toys and shoelaces, and how can I stop this?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My male cat is 8 months old. Lately he has been eating toys and shoe laces, chewing strings off clothing and eating them, chewing bristles off the broom and eating them, and then vomiting them up. Last week, he didn’t eat normally for a couple of days, then I found two pom-pom balls he’d eaten and then threw up. I am trying to figure out why he continues to do this. My boyfriend and I play with him every day and have toys for him to play with when we are at work. We keep the blinds open for him so he can sit on the back of the…
My kitten is peeing and pooping on the kitchen floor. How can I make it stop?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My kitten is about 3 months old now. She uses the litter box but still will pee and poop 0n our kitchen floor. I’ve taken out all the rugs because she will push all the kitchen rugs to one side of the kitchen and then pee or poop. We’ve scolded her by putting her nose into it and spraying her with water and saying NO. But when no one is around she still does it. When we take her into the bathroom where the litter box is, she’ll use it. We have a box for the cats outside, she will use that one too! What am I doing wrong?…
What should I do about the bleeding lump on my cat’s tail?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat, Puma, has a bump about the size of a quarter, three inches from the start of his tail. It sometimes bleeds for no apparent reason. His tail oozes blood, but it does not bleed a lot. What should I do? Should I take him to the vet or should I try to decrease the bleeding? ~Andrew Siouxsie: Andrew, we definitely think this bleeding bump is something your vet should look at. Thomas: There are several things that could cause a bleeding sore, from the very treatable to the potentially fatal.
