My kitten has a sore mouth, and I’m really worried. Help!

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
This seems pretty urgent to me! I got a wee kitten about 4 months ago. He’s about 6 and a half months old now, but I noticed yesterday his gums were bleeding right at the line of where his teeth come out. I thought perhaps he’d bitten a stick and [...]

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My brother is terrorizing my cat! Help!

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
HELP! My brother chases after my cat until he has nowhere to go and is trapped into corner. When he is trapped, he hisses and pees. Today, my brother chased him into a corner and my cat hissed. I ran over there and picked the cat up, and while I [...]

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