The Cat FAQ/Megathread: buying a second, clean broom just to use on him

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a foolish pianist: May 6, 2007; (bi)cyclic mutation

Hi All,

This is Bu:

She's a 13-ish year old Abyssinian in my care for the year. I've just discovered a sore on her back. She doesn't seem to be bothered by it, not even when I touch it, but it still worries me.

(I've got large-ish hands, the thing is about a square cm).

I've got an appointment at the vet tomorrow, but in the meantime, anyone know what it might be?

# ¿ Mar 15, 2017 20:55

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 14:58

a foolish pianist: May 6, 2007; (bi)cyclic mutation

Hyperlynx posted:

I've just found out that the last time I had people over at my place, some of my guests had violent allergic reactions afterwards. Is there anything I can do to prevent that happening again? I assume I need to remove all the cat hair, which would be very tricky to do. It's practically everywhere, especially the corners.

Would better ventilation help? I'm thinking of getting a screen door put in. I can't open my balcony door because I'm seven stories up and don't want to risk losing my cats to the abyss.

If someone's violently allergic to cat hair, they shouldn't go to a house with cats. Vacuuming and better ventilation will help some, but it won't prevent it.

# ¿ Mar 29, 2017 02:17

a foolish pianist: May 6, 2007; (bi)cyclic mutation

Raimondo posted:

Every two weeks, Coca will get a nasty dingle berry that I have to chase her with scissors for because it's all matted into her fur. Should I be doing anything proactively to avoid this? Is it food to help make it come out harder? She was on wellness core wet, and now on tiki cat with that shredded chicken, but still getting the same thing.

Gimme that cat!

More seriously, trimming her butt fur might help a bit, and it'll bring you closer together.

# ¿ Apr 4, 2017 19:46

a foolish pianist: May 6, 2007; (bi)cyclic mutation

Crossposting from the vet thread because this thread gets a lot more traffic, and I'm worried about this little dude:

quote:

So my partner and I found this young gentleman in our neighborhood a couple of weeks ago. He's probably about 5 months old, 6-odd pounds:

We took him to the vet straight away to check for a chip, and he had none, so we've decided to keep him. He got his first round of shots, and then a few days later, while he was asleep and drooling, we noticed a little pink stain on the blanket he was sleeping on. We took him back to the vet, and they found a couple of ulcers on his tongue, which they figured was a virus, so they gave us some immune booster food additive and told us to keep an eye on him. This tongue issue cleared up, but then his eyes started getting crusty and swollen:

So we took him back, and they again figured some kind of virus, and they gave us a cone, some erythromycin eye ointment, and some saline wash, and told us to put a line of the ointment in his eyes every day. Two days later, he was looking worse instead of better:

So we took him back to the vet. They thought maybe he was sensitive to the erythromycin, so they gave us a different antibiotic ointment. That was yesterday, and here he is today:

His eyes are still looking quite terrible. He's been to the vet last Thursday, this Monday, and yesterday (this Wednesday).

I've got a couple of questions:

Primary: what kind of timeline should we be expecting for this eye swelling to start to go down with antibiotic ointment and cleaning with clean cottonballs with saline? Should I take him back to the vet tomorrow? Or should I just follow the ointment application schedule and be patient?

Secondary:
1. Is this sequence of vet visits sensible? Should we take him to a different vet, some kind of cat eye specialist? I'm in Atlanta, Ga. if that makes a difference.
2. Are there tests for what this might be? A cat allergy test? A way to check for a virus that might be causing this?
3. What should I be asking the vet when I talk to them tomorrow?

# ¿ Oct 9, 2020 03:38

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