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What happens if a cat eats body wash?
Ordinary body wash is not toxic, but it forms gas in the stomach and may cause vomiting or drooling; seek a vet if vomiting is severe. Medicated baths can cause real poisoning.
What happens if a cat drinks beer?
If a cat drinks beer it may show signs of alcohol poisoning, because cats cannot metabolize alcohol. Even a small amount can cause wobbling, confusion and a racing heartbeat, and large amounts can lead to kidney failure or death.
How to Help a Cat Gain Weight
A thin cat may be thin from genes, stress, disease, or diet; rule out illness first, then raise calories with high-energy food and small frequent meals. Add play to sharpen appetite and gain weight slowly.
How Long Does a Cat’s Autumn Shedding Last?
Autumn shedding starts in fall and can last weeks to months as a cat grows its winter coat. Brush daily, clean the home, feed coat-supporting nutrition, and watch for skin problems.
Why Does a Cat Roll on the Floor?
Cats roll on the floor to burn energy, self-groom, seek attention, or mark territory, and females in heat do it to signal mates. Frequent rolling with scratching or chewing may mean pain - check with a vet.
My cat ate about two pieces of chocolate candy, the Russian purple-wrapped imported kind.
Chocolate toxicity in cats comes from theobromine and caffeine; if unsure, take the cat and the candy's ingredient list to a vet, and hydrogen peroxide can induce vomiting at home. Keep the cat calm during recovery.
Won’t eat, drinks a little water, has difficulty defecating, seems to pass blood, hind legs weak, dry heaving.
Many diseases cause anorexia; if mild, probiotics and soft food help, but dry heaving and difficult defecation may mean a bone or foreign body causing constipation or obstructive enteritis needing X-ray and possibly surgery. See a vet.
After eating a bone, my cat vomited several times, keeps opening its mouth with clicking sounds from the right side, seems to have something, poor appetite, less active. What should I do?
A bone stuck with vomiting needs urgent vet X-rays; do not try to remove it yourself. Avoid giving bones, which can block, constipate, or injure the gut and throat.
Why does my cat have a runny nose and scabs around the mouth?
A runny nose in a cat usually indicates a respiratory infection; have a vet rule out infectious disease, and if immunity is low, anti-inflammatory medication can help. Scabs around the mouth may be dried nasal discharge or a skin issue needing cleaning.
A cat I’m fostering these few days was fine earlier but, frightened by fireworks, has sat still, not eating or vocalizing; just now I found blood, but it can still walk, eyes open (neutered male, about 3 years, ~14 lbs).
Blood at the urethra suggests bloody urine from stress-induced idiopathic cystitis, common in male cats; increase water and feed wet/prescription food in a calm environment. If unable to urinate, urgent catheterization is needed.