My adult cat has been breathing loudly out of her nose and she smells funny. I don't know how else to describe it. She also is losing weight. I brought home a kitten about 4 months ago and for the most part they get along these days. I think the weight loss is related to the kitten being a fat...

Contact info for Dr. Bruce LeGallais: Eastwood Animal Clinic, Dr. Bruce LeGallais Email: Phone: 802-773-7711 Message from Dr. Bruce LeGallais My name is Dr. Bruce LeGallais. I am a veterinarian working in a small animal practice in Central Vermont. A client of mine, 4 or 5...

Good god man - you seem like the quintessential Usenet Kook/paraplegic/schizophrenic/mom's basement dweller. Some of us don't have time to follow the gazillions of posts in anger you've submitted (God forbid.. we're just looking up how to help cats) - so as a favor to recent browsers, could you...

My husband and I recently acquired two purebred 3 month old kittens that turned out to be FeLV+ on ELISA, tested within 48 hours of bringing them home, with the older kitten testing IFA+ a few days after that. (I haven't had the younger kitten IFA tested yet.) The breeder, who had given us a...

Henry's really taken to indoor life. Given our recent harsh spell of Minnesota winter, I figure we've already saved his life. He's the typical long-hair mutt with strong Maine Coon/Norway Cat indications - the same coloring, ear tufts, huge mane and footpad tufts. Since he's been adopted, he's...

Please help! We adopted Roscoe at the pound 3 months ago. He is now 5 months old. He is a very active and healthy little guy, was neutered promptly when we adopted him, has a good appetite and gets lots of play from us and our dog (whom we adopted at the same time). At first I figured the biting...

Meghan e.mailed the cattery and was told that Conan has found a home .. I hope this will be confirmed and that maybe we can see some photos of him. All the best Conan. -- Alison http://catinfolinks.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ http://doginfolinks.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/

Last night I saw the people who adopted one of Boots' littermates. They mentioned that they were just now making arrangements to get "Midnight" neutered ........... and declawed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sometime in the last month he started clawing the furniture, screens etc. They said they have a large...

My six year old cat, Delilah, has a spot on her belly that appears to be bald, but has very short hair growth upon closer look. We took her to the vet, and based on the very healthy appearance of her skin under the fur, diagnosed her with "psychogenic alopecia" and told us she was just excessively...

Hi all. I am just a bit curious about something my cat does and have seen my previous cats do. When startled they would turn sideways, hunch their backs and hop backwards. I'm wondering if it has something to do with instinctive defense. Thanks, James

My cat is about 12 years old, she has been in not great health as of late, she ran away a while back and must have been trapped somehwere for a quite a while, about a week. She finally made it home and she was obviously starving, she was skin and bones. We have taken her to the vet, and he has...

Hi All, I have put in an application to adopt a 1 year old shelter kitty - who happens to be Manx. He has no tail whatsoever, not even a stump. I had no intentions of getting anything other than just a cat from a shelter. I have done a bit of research on this breed and am concerned. While I...

Sprocket's vet says he's too young (four weeks at time of vet's appt) to test for feline leukemia. I forget what she said about when he'd be old enough. Can someone tell me? Thanks! Priscilla

Hi, Just getting a bit concerned about my 15 year old "Q". Recently he has been unable to keep food down, or water. He will eat or drink but then within about 20 minutes he sicks it back up. He also dry retches periodically and nothing comes out aside from a bit of hair and bile. He has always...

i bought some cat food that was bad, i mean it smelled real bad and they wouldn't give me my money back so i go, well i don't care about the money but this food is bad, so you can keep it. and they just go, there's nothing wrong with it, and they just put it back on the shelf... that's pretty...

We have a female cloud tabby aged about 4 years that has taken to excessive scratching - to the point that she is digging at her own flesh. We have always been regular with flea treatments and she is in overall excellent health. About six months ago she began scratching on the rear of her neck...

Hi I'm feeling very sad and completely helpless. Our cat Elise, was diagnosed with Leukemia and FIV on Friday and the vet has told us to expect to have to have her put down in a matter of weeks. At the moment she seems content to potter around the house and have lots of attention. But, she's eating...

I was sitting here wasting some time while I wait for some of my jobs to complete and I thought it might be interesting and informative to do a study on the two most controversial subjects out there right now in the field of cat care - EAN and declawing. There is a definite lack of good studies...

What actually is a granuloma?

So, I took Stranger Cat to the vet after work today to check for a microchip (the vet I went to doesn't charge for the service), thanks to those who suggested it. Can you believe that she didn't have one? Unfortunately yes. Most pets chipped at our practice are dogs. If the HS doesn't...