Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: What causes a cat’s fur to stay wet after they groom themselves? The cat also has a fishy smell on her breath. (She doesn’t eat anything fishy.) ~ Emily Siouxsie: Emily, one of the reasons our fur stays wet for a little while after we groom ourselves is because [...]
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My beloved 8-year-old cat, Spinx, had closed pyometra in April of of this year. We didn’t know that; we had taken her in for a lump we found near her nipple. The vet said the lump might be breast cancer, but the pyometra was more serious. He said do [...]
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My 8-month-old cat has eaten polymer clay a whole half including plastic! Is polymer clay toxic to a cat? How can I keep her from eating clay and all kinds of other non-food stuff including wires, shoe laces, plastic, paint brush tips, junk on the floor, bird food, fish [...]
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My female cat is 13 years old and has had a “cyst” on her neck for the past 2 years. I have taken her to our vet and she drained it. When it continued to come back within days, Dr. Lisa taught me to drain it at home. I [...]
