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Precautions for feeding a cat doxycycline tablets — how should I give them?
Doxycycline is a tetracycline antibiotic for gram-negative, gram-positive and mycoplasma infections; follow the vet's dosage by weight. It is banned in severe liver/kidney failure. Side effects include vomiting and diarrhea; don't give on an empty stomach to avoid esophageal ulcers.
Cat won’t eat or drink and vomits for five days after spay surgery
Post-spay anorexia with vomiting is first considered stress-induced gastroenteritis. Check bloodwork for anesthesia-related liver/kidney injury; severe cases need IV therapy. Control vomiting and use probiotics.
How long until sleeping pills take effect in a cat?
Pet sleeping pills usually work within 20-30 minutes orally. Cat-specific sedatives must be used only under vet guidance; never give human sleeping pills, which cause acute poisoning.
Cat won’t eat, passed a lot of blood, listless all day. Looks like food poisoning.
A cat refusing food and passing dark-red bloody urine may be from: 1) poisoning causing red-cell rupture, hemolytic anemia, and kidney failure (onion, rat poison, poor-quality food); 2) urinary disease like cystitis or stones; 3) blood parasites or drugs. Any of these needs emergency hospital care.
What happens if I don’t give my cat water?
No water causes constipation, heat, dark and scanty urine, and in summer dehydration and heatstroke that can be fatal. Long-term low intake causes urinary disease like cystitis, urethritis, stones, nephritis or kidney failure.
What happens if a cat does not drink water?
A cat that does not drink may get heat, constipation or dehydration, and in hot weather even heatstroke. Long-term low water intake burdens the kidneys and can cause kidney failure or urinary stones and infections.
My cat has not moved all day, eaten nothing, looks dying, occasionally spits a little clear water, and barely meows. What should I do?
This is a critically ill cat; the cause needs a hospital exam. Common reasons for lethargy and foaming include gut diseases such as gastroenteritis, obstruction or megacolon; long-term poor diet or stress; internal diseases like liver, kidney or pancreatic disease; concussion, fracture or internal bleeding; and ingesting toxins such as rat poison causing neurological signs.
My cat vomits yellow fluid with white foam and has poor appetite.
Vomiting yellow fluid and white foam has many causes; treat by cause. If the cat is otherwise fine, fast it a day, then feed probiotics and anti-inflammatory medicine, and use cimetidine for severe vomiting. Cold, environment change, or noise can also trigger it; keep it warm and calm.
What happens if a cat eats overly salty food?
Eating too much salt increases a cat's kidney burden and can easily lead to kidney failure. Salty food also harms the coat, causing shedding and rough, dull fur. Very salty foods like salted fish or cured meat can even cause salt poisoning with symptoms such as excessive drinking, restlessness, vomiting, and diarrhea.
What Happens If a Cat Drinks No Water for 3 Days?
Three days without water may dehydrate and kill, or at least damage kidneys; moisture from food only causes constipation. Long-term lack raises kidney burden and urinary disease. Provide enough water.