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The Risks of Petting and Snuggling Cats
Now humans who call themselves the superior species bow to cats, dropping dignity to become 'cat slaves' and 'pooper-scoopers' and loving it. More people join the ranks, even the saying 'pet a cat once and you are a cat slave for life'.
Are Cats Cold-Sensitive? What Happens When a Cat Gets Chilled
Cats are mostly cold-sensitive despite the fur, and a chill brings real sickness. Learn the signs and how to keep a cat warm and safe.
Are Long-Haired Cats Cold-Sensitive? Signs Your Cat Is Cold
Long-haired cats still feel the cold because it comes down to breed and body, not coat length. Here is what cold sensitivity depends on and how to spot a chilled cat.
How Pregnant Women Can Avoid Toxoplasmosis from Cats
Cats are the main host of Toxoplasma, but humans usually catch it from undercooked meat. Pregnant women can stay safe with TORCH screening, cooked food, indoor cats, and no litter duty.
After running away and being stray for a week, it came back with severe tear stains, scabs, and baldness under the eye corner.
Severe tear stains with scabs and baldness under the eye is likely infection from outside germs/viruses. Clean around the eye with saline, keep diet light, and use anti-inflammatory eye drops; if no relief, see a vet for the cause.
My cat is a stray I took in March 2022, age unknown, and I never vaccinated or neutered it because of annoying spraying and yowling and a toddler at home. Is it too late to vaccinate then neuter now? Will it still spray after? Does neutering raise panleukopenia risk?
Vaccinate before neuter since surgery lowers immunity and raises infection risk (panleukopenia, herpes, calici); a normal pre-op exam allows surgery. Post-neuter spraying isn't certain, as some keep the habit and need patient correction.
I found a stray cat with possible hair loss and ringworm – can you check?
Ringworm causes round hairless patches with scaling, and the cat will scratch intensely. Confirm with a Wood's lamp or vet exam, then clip and treat with antifungal medicine.
I found a stray kitten with no mother and brought it home; does this orange kitten’s mouth have a problem?
The photo shows much nose/mouth discharge, likely a respiratory infection or inflammation, but panleukopenia or calicivirus can't be ruled out; strays easily catch viruses. Get a full vet check; if diseased, follow the vet's treatment.
It was outside with some male cats for several days and came home like this—no energy.
Based on your description, the symptoms are mainly considered to be from hairballs or pregnancy. Hairballs show as retching, low appetite, lethargy, constipation. Since the female once strayed, pregnancy can't be ruled out. Have a vet check whether she's pregnant and why she's vomiting, then treat accordingly.
What should you watch for when adopting a stray cat?
Stray cats may carry germs or parasites, so take them for a checkup (blood, stool, exam) the day of or after adoption, then deworm. If ill, treat it. A newly adopted stray may not warm up quickly, so give love and supervision to prevent falls.