I always tried tuna fish especially the kind with oil to make sure theres no hair balls and its hard for a cat to resist mine use to think i was opening a can every time i used the electric can opener is your feline indoor or both.
How likely is FIV to be transmitted from mother’s milk to kittens? If a mother cat is pos for FIV and all 4 of her 8wk old kittens tested neg for FIV, what is the likelihood of the results actually being a false neg?
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I have a kitten that won’t eat and it’s been about two days. He looks at his food, sniffs it, meows then walks away. He has been having watery poo. He has been drinking water, that’s it. Pukes up some water. How can I get him to eat?
Found a kitten and im unsure about the age. She has small amounts of diarrhea and seems weak,what do i feed her? I have an older male cat as well, should i be concerned about him hurting the kitten?
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Carrie Hammock She’s 10 weeks old and she keeps crying when she has to go potty and she cries louder when she is going I looked at her bum and wiped off the potty she didn’t get off she yelped and there was a little blood but none of her poop has any blood at all
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Anonymous i would get her in to your vet ASAP. there could be an anal fissure, or possibly an anal gland became impacted and is causing her problems.
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Michelle Ng You should go talk to your kitten’s vet.
my children found a little kitten yesterday that had both eyes shot closed with a brownish crust on them we took some warm water and a wash cloth and cleaned that crust off its eyes but there is still a film over both eyes what should I do
A barn cat had kittens either yesterday or early this morning. When we found them, most were nursing, but them are stuck together by their umbilical cords. What should we do?
I have a very skittish and small cat that has been eating off and on for the last 2 weeks. She will come out for feeding but only eat a little but will revisit later to munch a little more. I’d say she is eating 50% of what she normally does. Nothing has changed- food, environment, placement, etc. I read how to safely put the cat in the crate, but our problem is just catching her. She only comes out from her basement territory for feeding and late night love when things are calm. She does sleep with us. I have tried trial runs to catch her but she either runs as I approach and darts through her basement cat door where she disappears or if I do get my hands on her she screams, wiggles, scratches and out of fear of hurting her or me I let go, those claws are sharp! In the evening during love time I blocked the cat door and tried to catch her, she flipped out. I tried enticing her with food and cat treats, she is too smart for that, lol. My wife can handle her more than I can and she too has tried without success. We have never been able to pick her up and hold her. She appears and acts perfectly normal. My wife is worried about her and if this continues, she thinks a vet visit may be in order (yet another vet visit, we should buy stock, lol). If we ever get her to the vet, she is their problem then, lol. She is 3 years old and other then when she was a kitten, has never been to the vet because of the above reasons. She is indoor only. Any advice on how to catch this wild crazy cat without hurting her or us?
My kitten ate a out a 8″ piece of silk ribbon. What should I do?
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My kitten has Seroma after being spayed. She was prescribed Clavamox and is now having diarrhea and loss of appetite. Is this okay or should I stop the Clavamox?
My 6month old kitten was spayed Thursday of last week. Her incision is swollen, the length of the incision and about a 1/2″ high. Is this normal? She has only had a bowel movement about 4x since being home.
Hi Carolyn,
I don’t know if it’s technically impossible, but certainly not a common scenario in my personal experience. Over the last 4 years my rescue has taken in 3 cats (with litters) that have tested positive for FIV. All of the litters of kittens turned out to be negative. Our policy with FIV+ mom’s is to test the kittens on intake and then again in 6 months to verify results.
We did have one litter that tested positive initially and then tested negative 6 months later (a second test was given at 6 months just to double check).
Here’s some additional information from Best Friends Animal Society http://bestfriends.org/Resources/Pet-Care/Cats/Health-And-Care/FAQs-About-FIV/Hope
Hope this helps,
Adam
Thanks for your reply!