My cat is staggering and acting like he’s having hallucinations. Help!
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My male cat is about 6 years old and just within the past couple of days, he has been acting like his balance is off kilter. I put him down off of my bed and he just kind of fell over to his side and laid in that same spot for a very long time. Since then, he has his eyes closed most of the time or squints, and he paws at things that aren’t there and has just been acting very strange ever... Read More
I’m worried about an injured cat. I don’t know if he has an owner. What can I do to help him?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I live on a main road. It’s a small town area, but the main road is used by a lot of 18-wheelers as well as commuters who come to town for work. My two cats are indoor only, but the majority of folks in my neighborhood seem to have outdoor cats. There is one cat I’ve been watching for the last year or so. It disappeared for a while, and when it returned, it was in horrible shape. It had... Read More
Did my cat get paralyzed because I pulled his tail?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Something happened to my cat. A few weeks ago I had to pull his tail extremely hard because he had hold of my daughter’s pet bird. He had a sore of some type on the base of his tail. I noticed it just a few days ago when he could not climb the bed. I picked him up and he could not move his legs at all. The next couple of days went by, and he just pooed and peed all over himself, unable... Read More
What’s that soft swelling on my cat’s back?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I was petting my cat and I noticed swelling by the end of her back. I examined the swelling and found a small scab, maybe the size of a pen point. The inflamation is soft. What could this be? Do you think she was bitten by a bee or any other insect? ~Lashonne Siouxsie: It sounds to us like your kitty has a bite wound that is becoming an abscess. Read More Read More
My cat is bleeding from her paw. What’s going on and what should I do?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Please help! My sister’s cat is bleeding suddenly from her paw. I woke up this morning, and there was blood all over my floor. The cat, Whiskers, was sitting next to the mess, licking her left paw excessively. I looked more closely at her paw and there was blood dripping down the side of it. It just wouldn’t stop bleeding. She is a small, mostly outdoor, tuxedo DSH. She had 2 litters of... Read More
My cat was injured and has some paralysis. Will he recover?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Three weeks ago my kitty Felix had some kind of accident that broke his pelvis in a few places as well as his left femur. At first my vet told me he would need reconstructive surgery on his pelvis and leg, and even after that he would probably have problems “getting rid of his waste” for the rest of his life. The amount he said it would cost was more than I could afford so I was considering... Read More
