My cat’s fur is all greasy and his breath smells bad. What’s going on?

Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
About two weeks ago, my cat, who is about 4 years of age, started losing lots of weight, his breath started smelling horrible (like he just ate poop) and his fur turned greasy and smelly. When he sleeps with me at night on my pillow I’ll wake up to my [...]

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 [...]

My elderly cat can’t keep any food down. Help!

Before we begin this week’s column, we’d like to give a giant Happy Birthday purr to our great-great auntie cat, Asti, who just turned 19 yesterday. That’s like 92 in human years! Many happy returns, Asti — and Mama sends lots of petties your way, too.
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties:
I have a 19-year-old female [...]