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Why Does My Cat Have White, Sticky Eye Discharge?
White, sticky eye discharge in cats often signals inflammation or internal heat. Owners should learn to tell the causes apart and help promptly. Here are the different causes, symptoms, and remedies for white eye discharge in cats.
How to Treat Ear Mites in Cats
Ear mites are as troublesome for cat owners as ringworm—both are highly contagious, prone to recurrence, and harmful to your cat's health. Here is what you need to know about feline ear mites.
How to Help a Thin Cat Gain Weight
A thin cat may be underweight due to genetics, poor diet, parasites, digestive disease, or dental issues. Rule out illness with a vet first; then raise the diet's nutritional density, feed small frequent meals, and add gentle play to boost appetite and build a healthy body.
Why Do Cats Get Mange (Scabies)?
Cats catch mange through contact with infected animals or objects, a dirty environment, or low immunity. Prevention is straightforward: keep the environment clean, boost immunity, and avoid infected contacts. If infested, see a vet promptly for diagnosis and medication.
Causes and Treatment of Cat Cystitis
Cat cystitis is a common and painful urinary condition caused by bacterial infection, diet, stress, and environmental factors. Affected cats show frequent, painful urination and cloudy or bloody urine. Treatment combines antibiotics, dietary adjustment, and good litter-box hygiene, with prevention focused on hydration and a clean environment.
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 Sneezes Often, Has Yellow-Green Then Red Nasal Discharge, and Coughs – What Is Wrong?
Sneezing, cough, swollen eye may be different diseases; cat flu is possible. See a vet; if not convenient, use a cat-flu test strip - but during the incubation period the strip cannot detect it.
My cat has been vomiting for days and now has soft stools — what’s wrong?
Vomiting and soft stools can have many causes: diet, hairballs, parasites, gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, panleukopenia, hepatitis. Adjust diet, feed easily digestible food and probiotics; if no improvement, see a vet.
How is a cat infected with calicivirus treated?
Calicivirus treatment combines isolation, symptomatic care, antivirals, preventing secondary infection, and nutrition. There is no specific drug, but ribavirin or acyclovir can help. Treat signs as they appear and use broad-spectrum antibiotics against secondary infection. Adequate nutrition aids recovery.
What is the best treatment for a cat’s mouth ulcers?
Oral ulcers can stem from stomatitis, vitamin deficiency, or viral infection. Severe cases need a vet exam. Untreated stomatitis may become eosinophilic granuloma. Mild cases: conservative drug therapy; poor response needs extraction.