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How to Tell If Your Cat’s Deworming Worked
If a cat already had worms, check a week later: no eggs or live worms in the stool means internal parasites are cleared, and parting the coat should show no fleas, lice, or ticks. Mites need a skin scrape and healing check. If signs remain, use a correctly matched product and repeat in 10-15 days.
Feeding Your Cat Chicken Liver? Watch Out for Vitamin A Toxicity
Vitamin A is vital for cats but fat-soluble, so excess is stored and builds up to toxic levels — usually from too much liver or stacked supplements. Chronic toxicity causes stiff gait, joint pain, dry skin, coat loss, and gut upset, and the bone damage can be permanent. Feed liver only as an occasional treat and rely on a balanced AAFCO/FEDIAF complete food.
Where do they cut for cat spaying/neutering?
Males: remove the testicles and part of the vas deferens (small, quick, fast recovery). Females: spay via abdominal surgery removing ovaries, oviducts, and part of the uterus (higher risk, longer recovery). Keep the E-collar on and don't bathe until healed.
Can a cat survive FIP on its own?
A cat generally cannot overcome FIP by itself. Feline infectious peritonitis has a fatality rate above 90% and almost no chance of self-recovery; untreated cats usually die, and no spontaneous-recovery cases are documented. Dry FIP lasts 3 to 16 weeks, wet FIP 3 to 9 weeks. The specific drugs GS-376 and GS-441524 help, with 441 being more effective if given promptly.
Can a cat’s open wound (exposed flesh) heal on its own?
Usually not; treat it promptly. Deep wounds need vet cleaning and stitches. For shallow ones, rinse with saline, dry, apply iodine and a healing spray, bandage, and change daily; use antibiotics if inflamed.
Does Lactoferrin for Cats Boost Immunity, or Is It a Waste of Money?
Lactoferrin isn't a scam — it's an iron-binding glycoprotein in milk with broad antimicrobial activity against bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites, and it supports gut-barrier function. For healthy adult cats on good food it adds little, but puppies (1–3 months), post-illness recovery, chronically soft-stooled, and senior cats can benefit. It's a supplement, not a drug: ~10–20 mg/kg/day, avoid in kidney disease, and see a vet for real symptoms like diarrhea or vomiting.
What eye drops for inflamed cat eyes?
The right eye drop depends on the cause. Ordinary conjunctivitis responds to levofloxacin or neomycin drops; keratitis or ulcers need cornea-repair drops. See a vet for a precise diagnosis.
Should Your Cat Be Vaccinated Before Spay or Neuter Surgery?
Vaccinating your cat before spay or neuter surgery is strongly recommended. The procedure briefly lowers immunity, and a clinic may expose the cat to other infectious diseases, so vaccines reduce surgical and post-op infection risk.
Why Cats Are Prone to Feline Herpes (Cat Flu)
Cat flu (feline rhinotracheitis) comes from feline herpesvirus and hits weak or young cats hard; strays are commonly infected. Signs are sneezing, eye/nose discharge, and fever. The FVRCP vaccine prevents it; isolate suspects and add lysine.
How to Quickly Treat a Cat With Urinary Blockage
Feline urinary blockage is an emergency—caused by urethral stones, urethritis, enlarged prostate, tumors, or stress-induced cystitis—where urine can't pass and the bladder over-distends. Get to a vet fast for IV fluids, catheterization (or bladder tapping), urine tests, and possibly surgery or meds; prevent it with plenty of water, a calm home, and neutering males.