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My cat has jaundice and liver damage, and now tests show feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) — what medication should I use?
The most used specific drug for FIP is GS-441524, but once typical symptoms appear the prognosis is generally poor. Under veterinary guidance use immune-suppressing and anti-inflammatory drugs plus broad-spectrum antibiotics. Supportive care includes draining ascites and fluid therapy. Given jaundice and liver damage, hospital care is best.
My mother cat delivered kittens ten days ago; tonight I suddenly noticed rapid breathing and pale nose and lips, which started after guests came over.
Rapid breathing with pale nose and lips may be a respiratory infection, or due to weather change, poor environment, or poor nutrition. Check the paw pads, ears, and mouth for pallor, which would suggest anemia. If symptoms persist, see a vet for blood and urine tests to determine the cause.
What to Do When Cat Ringworm Keeps Coming Back
Ringworm that won't go away usually comes from stopping medication too early, a dirty environment, wrong diagnosis, or poor management. Cure it for good by confirming with a skin scrape, keeping the collar on, clipping the fur, medicating a week past clear, disinfecting weekly, isolating other cats, and adding skin-support nutrients.
My cat used to eat a lot, but after 15 days of boarding he’s lost a lot of weight, won’t eat or drink, has bloody diarrhea, is lethargic, curls up in bed, and his nose is dry and pale.
Based on your description, the symptoms after boarding — weight loss, no eating/drinking, bloody diarrhea, lethargy, dry pale nose — may reflect a secondary disease from lowered immunity. Intestinal bleeding or anemia is possible, so see a vet promptly given the severity.
Why Does Cat Poop Smell So Bad?
Foul-smelling cat stool is usually caused by poor diet, not drinking enough water, parasites, or weak digestion. Switching to a digestible food, encouraging drinking, keeping deworming on schedule, and supporting gut health all help reduce the odor.
Early Symptoms of Ringworm in Cats and How to Treat It
Ringworm in cats starts as red, flaky, itchy skin and round hair loss as it spreads. It is a fungal infection that hits kittens and poorly kept cats hardest. Confirm with a Wood's lamp or scrape, then treat with an Elizabethan collar, terbinafine spray or ointment, medicated baths, and thorough environmental disinfection.
Why has my cat’s eyeball turned black and hard?
First check whether the black substance on the eye is dried oxidized blood; if the eye bled, see a vet for treatment based on injury severity. If the cat shows no discomfort, the eye may just be covered by paint or a foreign object, which you can clean off.
Why does my cat keep tearing up / have watery eyes?
Cats tear up for many reasons: blocked tear ducts, poor diet, foreign irritants, eye disease, or viral infection. First check for foreign objects in the eye. A high-oil, high-salt diet can increase discharge, so adjust the diet. Persistent tearing may signal conjunctivitis, keratitis, or feline herpes/calici virus.
What causes a hard lump on the back of a cat’s neck?
A hard lump on the back of the neck may be poor drug absorption or a tumor. Vaccine is usually subcutaneous; if injected into the skin and poorly absorbed, a lump forms - apply a warm compress. If it does not shrink, keeps growing, or breaks and infects, see a vet. A tumor also causes lumps; if growing or affecting life, get a biopsy to plan treatment.
Two cats were kept together; one died and the other won’t eat or drink and keeps crying – what should I do?
After losing a companion, a cat may be briefly depressed though most are unaffected. Offer tasty food or cans and more company, but do not assume it is "just mood" - the stress can lower disease resistance, and if the dead cat had an infectious or genetic illness the survivor may fall sick and refuse food, needing a vet exam.