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Should I put this cat to sleep? Anyone know anything about cat illnesses?
There was a young cat who I was feeding outside. He's only been around a couple weeks. I noticed some severe nasal congestion so I put him in a cage in the garage for the night. In the morning I saw he had diahrea. The vet tested for FIV and FLK and he was negative. Then the vet sent me home with revolution and Clavamox, but no real diagnosis. He said his intestinal tract was " inflammed" and his lungs were " seriously congested" . I have work travel coming up next weekend, and this cat is seriously sick. His nose looks kind of raw. So far I've given him 4 doses of Clavamox 2 days worth and he still sounds like pneumonia. He still has the runs and it's dried into his coat around his legs. I'm considering taking him to ASPCA and having him put down. I try so hard to save these guys, but I'm wondering if this is realistic. I've got 4 indoor cats, and without knowing what he's got, I'm afraid something will get to them. Any ideas on what he has? Should I put him to sleep?I only have 5 days to get him better before my travel. I was going to give him to a friend, who I doubt could care for the illness. And the friend has a household of cats that I wouldn't want to expose to a seriously ill cat. I feel so bad for the little guy. He's white and a light orange, and just looks so sad.Depending on what he has, if I had more time, I'd be more inclined to try to get him well. But, I only have a few days and he's severely ill. Plus, I found another healthier cat that would probably be a better match for my friend. These decsions are so tough The ASPCA said they will put down any sick cats right now, since they are intaking 80 a day and can only keep the most adoptable ones.

My cat is having SERIOUS illness problems!?
Ok my cat has been having problems in the past 2 days. Her eyes are looking weird. Like lop sided. And she's acting really funny. Like she moves her tongue around in a lizard snake like way. Like she moves her tongue everywhere. There are flies bussing around her constently as if she's dead. Of course she's not or she wouldn't be moving. Were afraid to touch her just in case she attacks us or bites us. She's never acted like this before. We've had her for 3 years. Does anyone know what wrong with her? my mom doesn't want to waist any money on her because she doesn't like cats. What should I do?

Are there illnesses female cats are more prone to?
I have learned that male cats are more prone to get blocked urethra due to the urethra being longer and narrower than that of a female cat. Are there any illnesses that female cats are more prone to than male cats?

Sudeen cat illness; no noticeable points of pain but just general illness?
My cat is not acting himself. He came in a little later than usual the other day and was limping. He ate some ham and drank but has just been laying around now. He's been acting a little better today. He is an adult male, neutered cat who is usually happy and energetic. He goes outside but comes in almost every night, being out maybe a couple nights a month. He'll look like he's in pain and start to breather heavily and shake a bit. I dont see any flesh wounds and he's ok with being touched everywhere. He was a stray and was never tested for leukemia or the other common illnesses. I have 9 other cats and need to get this figured out and make surte it's not contagious. Something similar happened a few months ago and he was just fine after. Anything this mighty be? He will go to the vet if he stays under the weater but not for a couple days. Thanks.

My cat was put down today after an illness.?
Firstly, please, don't be mean or cruel. My little 3 year old white cat was put down today after a 3 week battle with what the vet thought was either FIV or FeLV, even though she tested negative and I am shattered. I have been a cat owner all my life and have lost cats before but this one has left me feeling like my heart has been ripped out. I have been crying for most of the day and just when I feel better another wave of waterworks comes. Has anyone ever felt this bad after the loss of a pet? I thought I felt horrible when my much loved dog was put down 5 years ago but this time I feel 1000x worse. She was like a child to me. After some initial vomiting and lethargy it was revealed that she had slight pancreas problems, anemia and thrombocytopenia low platelet count . She rallied on steroid treatment for a week but crashed last night and was so pale and floppy this morning before my mum took her to the vet. She wanted to hide but she didn't complain once when I picked her up. She just rested her head on my shoulder. I know she was ready to go but I just feel so awful. Could we have done anything else to save her? Could she have had something we didn't see? She became sick so suddenly. Any suggestions to what I can do to feel any better?

Can humans get an illness from their cats?
Our cat recently was sneezing and coughing. She wakes us up by kissing and sniffing around our mouths and noses. Then we became sick with similar symptoms. Is it possible that she infected us?

Why would my cat lose hair if he has no other symptoms of illness?
One of my cats one day just started going bald on the base of his tail. He continued to lose hair on his butt, insides of his back legs, and a little on his belly. He has not been sick or acting different in any way at all. Does anyone have any idea what would cause this?

Some sort of cat illness?
Well, my cat we got him 6 days ago is pretty skinny, he was like that when we got him. Unfortunatly the Petco we got him from didn't let us hold him or anything untill the day we got him, hence why we only saw he was slim, but he's practically skin and bones. He seems to drink regularly, we're not too sure about using the litter box, though. We assume he uses it enough.Anyways, he litteraly never eats. We've tried giving him different types of food Canned, two different flavors. Cat food we feed it to our other cats . And during the first 2 days, we assumed it was stress of being in a new home and new cats they were defensive around him at frist. But they get along good now with occasional hesitation to get close to him, a bit of hissing.. but just normal things. and possibly the new food so we called petco and asked what food he normally ate then bought it. He still didn't eat.We tried giving him canned tuna he didn't eat it. Then we bought other canned food still nothing.We figure he's eating atleast a little at night, and my Mom has seen him nibbling on some during 2 3 occasions.. but still, we're worried about his appetite and skinny ness.we're going to call his vet tomorrow and ask, but we wanted to see if it's something serious. if so, I'd call her from work.. since I'm too young to drive him to the vet, lol.please and thank you. edit okay, thank you guys for the fast replies. we're definetly consolting a vet tomorrow since when my mom gets off work it will most likely be closed.i'm going to try and get him to eat, i'm hoping for the best. thanks again guys

Can cats/kittens cause illnesses/sickness in kids?
I need this answered please. We have got our first kitten Bengal 2 weeks ago. And my 4 year old daughter is not herself. She is fine in the morning but come the middle of afternoon she is flat, tired. She has not changed her eating habits , so i know its not that and is a normally a very healthy girl. But i have just realised the only thing different is the kitten we have. I was hoping if ANYONE could tell me if they can cause an illness virus in kids. She does not play in the kitty litter, and if she does feed the cat she always washes her hands properly after, she does have a few scratches on her as we all do but nothing major. PLEASE HELP. Thanks. Also the cats has had its first injections and worming.I dont want to offend cats lovers, but as this is the first cat we have had, it just seemed a bit weird that it has happened since we got the kitten. So people please dont get mad i am only asking if it is possible.nessie thanks for the web site. i was looking for something like that on the net but came up empty handed. And please dont take this wrong but i dont assume its the cat, and i people i have taken her to the doctor i forgot to mention that sorry. Thanks for all your answers they are helpful.

SERIOUS cat illness??? What is this!?
All three of our cats have been stricken with an odd illness, and I'm very worried. They've displayed symptoms for about two weeks. They fight a lot so I didn't necessarily realize that there was something wrong. They all have flea colors and I haven't seen anything on them although my rats did get mites of some kind recently?? I THINK are all gone now? . Anyhow here are the symptoms Red irritated areas of skinSome hair loss around injuriesLarge wounds like this cruiser.smugmug.com photos 31630352 L.jpg NO that is not one of my cats ScabsI have no idea where the wounds are coming from...And I THINK that's it.The wounds are all over one or their bodies, on the stomach of another, and on the tummy and legs of the last kitty. I came home today and one of them had left a bloody trail in the kitchen because he had an open would on his back the size of a folded dollar O I will make sure they get help from a vet, but do you have any idea what's wrong with them ? Is it serious? Could it be worms? What about another parasite? Is it a contagious infection of some sort? I'm really worried.For about three days the cats wen without their flea collars because I forgot to buy their new ones, but only for three days. They have flea collars on now they usually do but could it have involved that? I saw a few TINY round black bugs on my rat's cage a while back, we cleaned him and all the stuff around him, but I wonder...???Please help me I'm losing my mind What could be wrong with them ?

Can you get sick from your cats contageous illness?
My 2 year old cat male started vomitting last night, and has been vomitting ever 1 3 hours since. The vet can't see him until tomorrow morning. If he has some sort of feline influenza, am I at risk of catching it, if it is contageous? Thanks Thanks for the concern guys. I called the vet back, and we are taking him in 30 minutes. I can't stand seeing animals in pain, and everytime he gets sick I just want to hold him.

Please advice on my old cats illness?
He is 16yrs old and has become very thin but with a large fairly solid stomach, the vet has done full blood tests which came back fine, the vet thinks he may have a bowel tumor but would only be able to tell if they operate, he has advised against this because of the cats age and there is little they can do if it is a tumor, I do not know what to do, should I put my cat through that, anyone had this and what did you do.