Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My kitty has been diagnosed with asthma. I’ve been giving him prednisone for a short time but he is still wheezing. Is there something else I can do for him? ~Kelly Siouxsie: Asthma is a frightening illness, both for the cat and for the cat’s human caretaker. Thomas: As [...]
View Article asthma, chronic illnessDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Hi I have four 6 mo. old kittens I adopted. Their mom was a feral cat who adopted my son. One of the kittens seems to be sad, sleeping all the time (as of today, and not cat napping). He is not himself: He’s not playing or eating (but [...]
View Article kittens, signs of illness, vaccinationsDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Can I give a cat a suppository? ~Danielle Siouxsie: Danielle, the general answer to this question is no. But instead of just saying no, we want to explain why. Thomas: Unless your veterinarian prescribes a medicine specifically for your cat, you should not give it to him. Many medications [...]
View Article medicationsGreetings, kind readers. We’re letting Mama take a break from her NaNoWriMo efforts in order to help her write this week’s column. We told her she should do NaNo because it’s been years since she’s written a long work of fiction, and she’s been wanting to write a story to honor our beloved sister Sinéad [...]
View Article allergies, compulsive groomingDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Recently we found three abandoned kittens which we’ve adopted. How do I tell what sex they are? ~Georgina
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