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Why Is My Cat Refusing Food, Losing Weight, and Having Seizures?
Per description, anorexia, diarrhea, lethargy, weight loss, mild seizures may be gastroenteritis or infectious disease (panleukopenia, coronavirus). Unvaccinated cats are at higher risk. Severe - see vet promptly to find cause and treat, preventing death.
What Causes a Cat’s Skin Redness, Scabbing, and Hair Loss?
Per photo, local redness, scabbing, hair loss suggests ringworm. Typical signs: red skin, patches, hair loss, itch, scabs, rash, dandruff; check with Wood's lamp (not 100% accurate). Parasites or bacteria also possible. Get a skin scrape and microscopy to identify type, treat accordingly.
My Cat Has Discharge Near the Nose, Red and Tearful Eyes, Occasional Sneezing, but Is Energetic and Eating Well
Per description and photo, symptoms (eye/nose discharge, red eyes, tearing, sneezing) suggest feline rhinotracheitis (herpesvirus upper respiratory infection). Typical signs: conjunctivitis, discharge, sneezing, runny nose; severe: drooling, lethargy, anorexia, fever, cough. No specific drug; use interferon, lysine, antiviral and antibiotics. See vet promptly.
What Happens If a Cat Is Given a Dog Vaccine?
A cat given a dog vaccine may show side effects like swelling at the injection site, fever, loss of appetite; severe cases may have allergic reactions - shock, limb weakness, drooling, rapid breathing, facial swelling. Usually symptoms are mild and resolve quickly. If severe or persistent, take to the vet.
Holes Appeared on My Cat’s Abdomen; the Vet Said It’s a Bacterial Infection
Cat skin ulceration and redness have many causes: (1) an existing wound licked repeatedly, then infected, causing redness and ulcer; (2) parasite or fungal infection left untreated, then mixed bacterial infection. Per the photo, dense holes and bruising suggest progressing to cellulitis; take the cat for cytology and debridement, use antibacterials, and keep the e-collar on strictly.
My cat didn’t sneeze when adopted but a month later sneezes daily, even with blood, and is often stressed—can’t it be vaccinated while sneezing, and how should I treat it?
Sneezing blood has many causes—heat, cold, or serious ones (lymphoma, adenocarcinoma, polyps, granulomas, fungus, oronasal fistula) that break nasal mucosa. See a vet for cause-based care; vaccination is only when healthy, so the vet must check first.
I brought a kitten home, it looked small, I bathed it, and now it seems to have skin issues—what types are there, and does it need a vet?
Feline skin disease includes external types (fungal, bacterial, parasitic, allergic) and internal types (seborrhea, immune, endocrine, nutritional). Common ones are fungal (ringworm), bacterial, parasitic. Ringworm causes hair loss, itch, round scaly patches; use a Wood's lamp at home, but see a vet to confirm and avoid spread.
My cat kept coughing; the vet found a respiratory infection, gave three days of nebulization and IV, checked respiratory panels and heart (normal), improved for two days but now coughs worse with heavier wheezing
The X-ray shows thickened lung markings and patchy white shadows—clear lung infection and inflammation; airway details are unclear. Causes include bacteria, virus, nodules, tracheal collapse, heartworm, cardiac. If antibiotics fail, get airway sampling and cytology (lavage, bronchoscopy) to pick the right drug.
Why does my cat vomit yellow-green material?
Yellow-green vomit with low energy and poor appetite may be acute gastroenteritis or infection with distemper or coronavirus. These are serious—get differential diagnosis at a vet; if distemper, full treatment. Acute gastroenteritis is treated supportively and usually recovers in 3–5 days. See a vet promptly.
My three-month-old cat has feline rhinotracheitis; I gave acyclovir and ribavirin for two days, then it got diarrhea and vomited twice; fasting 6 hours stopped vomiting but diarrhea continues. Can rhinotracheitis and gastroenteritis meds be taken together, and which first?
Rhinotracheitis is from herpesvirus; do not blindly use ribavirin—a human drug banned in vet medicine for severe side effects (diarrhea, anemia, anorexia, birth defects). The diarrhea may come from wrong medication. Stop the harsh human drugs; both conditions can be treated together with compliant, targeted meds per a vet's guidance.