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What should I do if my cat curls up motionless after being hit?
First check for injury; obvious wounds, dilated eyes, or bleeding from the face need a vet at once. If the cat is just frightened and hiding, do not disturb it, put food and water nearby, and let it calm. Later offer snacks and play with a teaser. If it shivers, twitches, vomits, or has diarrhea, stress is severe and you should see a vet.
What medicine should I give a cat with a cold and sneezing?
Use pet cold medicine plus an antibiotic such as doxycycline, Clavamox (amoxicillin-clavulanate), or amoxicillin. Keep the cat warm and watch for low appetite, fever, eye discharge, or runny nose — those may mean feline herpes or calicivirus, needing a vet.
What Medicine for a Cat Sneezing and Runny-Nosed?
Sneezing and runny nose are often a cold—use pet cold medicine and antibiotics like amoxicillin-clavulanate or doxycycline, or herbal cold formulas. Never give human antibiotics (toxic, dose risk). If no improvement, or with fever, swollen eyes, tearing, lethargy, poor appetite, it may be viral upper-respiratory disease—see a vet.
What Eye Color Is Best for a Blue Cat?
Yellow eyes are considered best for blue cats. The common 'blue cat' types are the British Shorthair (orange-yellow eyes) and the Russian Blue (green eyes). Kittens are born with a bluish film over the eyes that protects them until it fades at 2-3 months.
Why does my dog keep tearing up / have watery eyes?
Constant tearing can be caused by ingrown eyelashes, foreign objects, blocked tear ducts, internal heat, or eye infections. Clean out debris with saline, trim irritating fur, and see a vet if infection or a blocked duct is suspected.
Can cat ear mites heal on their own?
Cat ear mites cannot heal on their own. They are highly contagious parasites that multiply and spread fast, even to the face, eye area and neck, causing itch, redness and pain. If you find ear mites, treat promptly with a topical mite-control product and ear-cleaning solution, cleaning the ears regularly during treatment.
What should I do if one of my cat’s eyes won’t open properly?
A cat that can't quite open one eye may have an irritant or eye disease. First check for foreign objects like hair, paper or sand; flush with saline or pet eye wash, then apply neomycin sulfate eye drops to prevent infection. If there's no foreign body but redness, swelling or discharge, it may be conjunctivitis or keratitis from bacteria or viruses - clean the discharge, use antibiotic drops, and if the cat is lethargic, sneezing or off its food, see a vet to rule out feline herpesvirus or calicivirus.
What symptoms appear before a cat dies?
Dying cats usually show poor appetite, lethargy and dropping temperature, with added signs depending on the cause. Natural old-age death brings hiding and slow response; GI or panleukopenia causes dehydration.
Can feline rhinotracheitis (cat flu) be fatal?
Feline rhinotracheitis can be fatal; mortality reaches about 50% in low-immunity kittens and 20 to 30% in adults. It is a common infectious disease causing sneezing, runny nose, appetite loss, fever, lethargy, tearing, and eye redness. Untreated, it can cause mouth ulcers, dehydration, blindness, and death. Seek care promptly.
Why Is the Fur Above Your Cat’s Eyes Thinning? It’s Often Normal
A bald patch above a cat's eyes is usually normal 'preauricular alopecia' — that brow area overlies scent glands and thins naturally, more so with age or in breeds like Siamese and Maine Coon. Worry only if the skin is red, scaly, or scratched: then rule out mites, ringworm, allergies, or thyroid/adrenal disease with a vet skin scrape.