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The hard decisions may still be there in the future, but if he is not in pain there is time to wait and see if he improves. Cats can adjust well to blindness, and there are many things you can do to help him, but the immediate need is to keep him hydrated and nourished so his body can heal. And then...

Canine parvovirus is thought to have mutated from Feline Infectious Enteritis, and what you describe sounds very much like FIE. Both are extremely infectious, affect mostly young animals, and both are very difficult to treat. Vaccination is essential - I would make sure your cats are up to date. htt...

Another option would be large pieces of vinyl, or plastic protection mats. Or even tile pieces of mdf with cheap tiles. Anything that is heavy enough to stay put and easy to clean, in fact.

I have known cats make remarkable recoveries from very severe injuries. Could the swallowing and mouth problems be bruising? Has your vet given you any advice on helping him to eat? I would continue with the liquid food, a drop at a time, keep him warm and quiet, keep telling him he is loved, and se...

I think you would struggle to find anything affordable. Policies usually exclude pre-existing conditions (and at 15 a cat is likely to have at least one), and I found the premiums began to increase exponentially when my cats got to 8 years old - I stopped at that point and put the money into a savin...

Good to hear that Honey is maintaining her weight - she is obviously absorbing enough nutrients, even if you feel it is a struggle to keep her eating. It might be worth asking Virbac whether Eradia is suitable for cats, or perhaps use the VioVet Q&A option: https://www.viovet.co.uk/Eradia-Metron...

I think I would try for a remote online vet consultation - you may even be able to contact a university veterinary department.

There is a topical cream or gel, used for skin infections, but I have not read that it is absorbed enough to have any internal effect. There is a flavoured liquid that may be worth trying: https://www.vetsurgeon.org/news/b/veterinary-news/posts/virbac-launches-first-liquid-flavoured-metronidazole-fo...

I am not quite sure why you are so against surgery, especially as at that stage the tumours were probably benign and surgery would have prevented them progressing to malign. I would find a vet that you can trust and ask them about treatment options - online anecdotes, even on a dedicated forum, are ...

Sounds like a plan. We are having fun today - Poppy is OK, but Sophy has had explosive squits since the early hours, and it is raining so she doesn't want to go out... She tries to make it to the emergency mat in the bathroom, but hasn't always managed it - several loads of washing , a lot of scrubb...

As I sorted out breakfasts all round (Purizon biscuits plus Seraquin for Pippin; Pro Plan renal for Tilly; boneless chicken and beef with ground eggshell and a tiny bit of liver for both cats; meat and veg for Sophy - hurrah! normality!; and Royal Canin hepatic plus cooked chicken breast, a tiny bit...

Profile pic is Tilly-cat - Poppy is a toy poodle. She gets the metro in tablet form in a chunk of chicken - fortunately she only stopped eating for a few days when she was at her very worst (I knew it was an emergency when she refused food - absolutely unheard of!), and she swallows the chicken with...

Poppy managed three days OKish, then several splats this afternoon. I think I need to reduce the time between the metronidazole doses to 2.5 days rather than three days - we shall see. She gets a dab of Logic digestive paste and a sprinkling of the Protexin powder with every meal, and is fed four ti...

The risk is very low, and if you wash your hands after handling them it is vanishingly small. You could reduce it still further by treating them for worms as well as fleas, either with a spot-on or a palatable tablet. If you look at the actual numbers of cases of humans harmed by cat parasites in de...

I think I would try leaving the room - or withdrawing in some other way - every time she bites. If she is using it as a way of attracting your attention then the less effective it is the sooner the habit will be broken. Perhaps training her to ring a bell by patting a swinging toy for petting and cu...

How do you react when she bites? Does itgain her more, or less, attention?

Hi Isabel - my cat Pippin has exactly the same reaction to spot on flea treatments, and to surgical spirit (worth bearing in mind for future vet visits - if he ever needs an injection or blood tests involving cleansing the skin ask them to wash the residue off immediately after with lots of warm wat...

I would suspect a bite, perhaps from a spider. Frequent bathing with slightly salted boiled water and distracting him from scratching may help. There don't appear to be any signs of inflammation or swelling - is it hot when you touch it? If it is just a graze from him scratching an itch it should he...

I think Lucy's Law only applies to pups and kittens under 6 months old. But I agree there is nothing Scottish Fold or Bengal about this pair - could be the current owner was misinformed - the Pets4Homes ad doesn't read as if English is their first language. There are so many scams at the moment, wit...

They certainly don't look much like either of the breeds stated, although could be 50%. Do they have pedigrees? Registered? Any proof of being pure bred? Nowt wrong with mixed up moggies, but the price seems steep if that is the case.

Was Fleur three weeks or three months when she came to you? Three weeks would be extremely young, barely weaned. i think you are going too fast on the introductions! Some very young cats get on immediately, but others need considerable time to accept an intruder into their territory. i would look at...

i am so very sorry - even with time to prepare losing a much loved family member is hard, and this has come upon you so suddenly. Charlie sounds a really lovely cat, woven into every moment and every activity of your family life, and his loss so young and so unexpectedly must feel as if that life ha...

SIBO=Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth

Rice etc are cheap calories, and the nutritional defects are made up with concentrates. At this stage, as you know, the main thing is to keep her eating, which is obviously easier said than done. Low fat will be better for both liver and pancreas. Hydrolised protein should not trigger intolerances, ...

Congratulations on your new kitten! I absolutely agree with Mollycat - wait a while before changing foods, and then do it slowly. Kittens eat such tiny amounts that it is more economical to feed her something expensive that she likes than to throw away loads of cheaper options. When she has settled ...

I would try for 7-10 days - that should be long enough to get everything else out of her system. I think there is at least one liquid form of metronidazole - Eradia. Metro is potentially teratogenic, so if whoever is administering it is of child-bearing age you need to take extra precautions - I hav...

I am going through similar trials and tribulations with Poppy. The big plus is that she loves food - all food, any food - the downside of that is keeping her from eating things she shouldn't. She did very well for months on RC hepatic for dogs and chicken breast, then about three months ago started ...

I would start slow, and then let the kittens set the pace. I adopted Pippin with his brother Mallow, then when they were about 8 months old Mallow vanished off the face of the earth. I searched for weeks to no avail, and Pippin was desperate for a playmate, so while at my parents' house for Christma...

When Sophy, my papillon, was on strict crate rest I used a foam pad on a board when I needed to lift or carry her. Even a cushion or cat bed on a tray would work - it makes it possible to shift them ithout changing their position.

A garden table might be enough to create a covered area, especially if it were pushed up against a wall or covered fence. I know exactly what you mean about the poo hunting - I was out with Poppy-dog at midnight, and then had to go back to the house for a torch, as she chose a particularly gloomy sp...