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How to Treat Blood in a Cat’s Urine
Blood in urine can come from urinary infection, stones, kidney disease, blockage, poisoning, or more. Diagnose with urine, blood, and imaging tests; treat with antibiotics, stone-dissolving drugs, painkillers, catheterization, or surgery by cause. For poisoning, detox and possibly induce vomiting within 2 hours. Prevent with clean water, clean litter, and checkups.
Symptoms and Treatment of Postpartum Depression in Cats
The greatest love is a mother's. Birth is painful, and some mothers fall into depression, withdrawal, and self-doubt afterward—and cats are no exception. This article covers the causes, symptoms, and treatment of feline postpartum depression.
Why Does Your Cat Have a Lump in Her Mammary Gland?
A lump in a cat's mammary area may be hyperplasia, mastitis, or a tumor—especially in nursing, in-heat, or false-pregnant queens. Keep the area clean and see a vet promptly; mastitis needs antibiotics and weaning the kittens.
My cat walks with a limp but its paw can still touch the ground; I do not know if it can recover
Based on your description, the cat's hind leg dares not bear weight, mainly considered from trauma, skeletal, or nerve problems. If the paw is injured and painful, the cat avoids using it. Check for trauma; if found, consider bone or nerve issues. See a vet if symptoms persist.
My cat was hit by a car; I can’t take it to a vet, hind legs can’t move, belly uneven
The cat likely has fractures and internal injury needing a vet; severe fractures need surgery. If care is impossible, try oral pain, bleeding, and bone meds, but risks remain.
Is my female cat pregnant?
Enlarged nipples can come from pregnancy, false pregnancy, mastitis, or hyperplasia. If she mated during heat with weight and appetite gains, it may be pregnancy; if not, consider false pregnancy. Pain or pus suggests breast disease.
My Cat Had a Bald Spot with a Sesame-Sized Scar on Its Head; That’s Gone but a New One Appeared on the Body
The bald spot may be an old injury scar or follicle damage. If there's no itching, pain, or other sign and hair regrows, no worry. If hair loss worsens or other signs appear, see a vet.
Cat with urinary blockage can still pass a little urine.
Urinary blockage is dangerous, risking kidney failure; needs catheterization, fluids, anti-inflammation, pain relief. Mostly idiopathic cystitis or stones; stones need dissolving meds/prescription diet and more water; kidney damage needs kidney support.
Cat hind leg can’t walk; tail vertebra is sunken.
Hind-leg paralysis with sunken tail vertebra may be vertebral injury or nerve compression. Get DR/MRI/CT. If confirmed collapse/compression, surgery is best. Conservative: broad-spectrum anti-inflammatory, pain relief, joint nutrition, plus hot compress/acupuncture.
What are the symptoms of cat stomatitis?
Red gums, inflamed teeth, drooling, bad breath, pain, chewing difficulty; strong pain also causes lethargy and poor appetite. Untreated worsens, even fatal - see a vet.