My kitten has a mild case of ringworm that’s being treated at the moment. I don’t have it, but I was wondering if it’s possible for it to be contagious to other cats that I come in contact with since my kitten has it. I always wash my hands after I touch my kitty.

Thanks!
What if I DONT touch the other kitty or person? Can they still get it?




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My one kitty eats Hill’s Feline CD for urinary crystals, and my other kitty absolutely love it I can’t keep her away from his bowl. Is it ok to let her have it as her primary diet?




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I used to take my kitty to an old country veterinarian. He’d just listened to the lungs, heart and palpate the abdomen. Everything okay - . Now that he’s retired, I’ve started going to this new clinic with young vets. Take kitty in, wait 2 hours in reception area, taken in to exam room. Wait another hour. Vet comes in. Weights kitty, listens to heart and lungs, palpates abdomen, checks ears, checks for flea dirt, looks in mouth and under tail, takes rectal swab to check for parasites and draws blood for more tests. Now kitty, who seems perfectly healthy to I’m told needs: flea repellent, antibiotic solution for scratch on ear, some kind of medicine to put in ears for infection/mites, medicine for intestinal parasites, vaccinations for rabies, leukemia, distemper and feline enteritis. Gets teeth cleaned and claws trimmed. Bill now over 0. Is this the norm now or am I getting soaked by over-excessive and unnecessary tests and treatments?




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i took in a cat from a guy that said he was moving and couldn’t take his cat with him. we found the cat a new home…today the people called and said he tested pos. for feline leukemia. no vet is open for me to ask and I’m not very good on the internet,finding what I’m looking for. so please if there is a vet or equally educated person..please help.. the most important thing i am worried about is my family.can they get it? i have a 4yr old who gives kisses to kitty(i know its gross and try to make sure he doesn’t but have missed a few I’m sure). and the kids have been scratched while playing with the cats..
also what should i do for the our own cats,now that they have been exposed(yes i am taking them all in first thing monday to be tested). like how do i clean up so it wont spread or stay in my house and on my property? help!!




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My Gramma in Law is currently in a nursing home, however, they do allow your pets to come visit, assuming that they have all their shots. Well, my boyfriends Aunt, whom Gramma lived with, won’t take the cat to get his shots and we want to because my daughter gave her a stuffed cat and she was just about in tears because she misses her real kitty so much, and seeing all her roommates pets just make it worse. The horrible thing is that we have no money to do this, but we are gonna try because no one else in the family will do so.
So what’s the average cost of your basic cat vaccinations?
Thanks!
Also, does it hurt a cat if it gets the same vaccinations twice? I think someone said Smokey had all but one shot he needs, but we don’t know where the records are…




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A few questions regarding cat vaccinations?




A friend found some kittens and I’ve just taken one of them from her. They were all taken to the vet just to make sure they were healthy but not given any shots. I think the kitty is about 6 months old. What kind of shots and tests should I ask the vet for?
I also have two other cats. One of them is almost two, I got him only a few months ago and I know he is not current on his shots. My other cat is 5 and occasionally goes outside, and though I got her all of her vaccinations at the proper times when she was young, she is no longer current on hers.
What kinds of vaccinations should I get for the older cats? or should I even bother at this stage for them?
Thanks in advance for the help.




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It is on all cats, but it’s kinda creepy when it peels back and the kitty I love so dearly looks scary. Knowing what things are makes it easier to shrug it off. Mind filling me in? Again, it is in the spot that points to their nose. If it were human, it would be where the "eye boogers" sometimes appear when you wake up.




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How much does it cost to neuter my feline friend?




I just got a cat… she’s pregnant by the way, so I’m planning to neuter her after she gives birth (and I’m intending to give them away too since I don’t have much time and room for more cats) as I let her play around my house compound (and sometimes goes out from the gate) freely.

What bothers me is that there are a lot of other alley cats around here and I don’t want her to be the ’star’ attraction for these strays…

Just wondering how much is it to neuter a cat and where is the place to do it? What are the procedures involved? I’m very new to this and I would appreciate good and detailed responses…

Thanks!

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Oh yeah, she’s been taking up a lot of my time and it helps to divert my attention from Y/A which is good… LOL
*place as in ‘best place’… pet services like the one in Ikano? or if I were to send to an ordinary vet clinic… what’s the usual rate for neutering my cat?
** okay, my bad… its a female so the correct term should be ’spaying’ instead of neutering, right? LOL
I read at the SPCA website that its at RM 70… so I guess I’ve found my answer somewhat… looking for more opinions :-) Gosh, Bean! You remember!!!

LOL, Rusty the squirrel is a grumpy little guy now, reminds me of ‘Happy Tree Friends’… LOL

Twiggy, THANK YOU SO MUCH for the information. Its definitely an alternative for me (plus the contacts and address)… I WONT declaw my *ahem* kitty :-)… I’ve yet to given her any names yet, just calling her ‘MEAO’ as in the way Thais call cats. My neighbor calls her ‘Puteh’, cos’ she’s white :-)




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How do I get rid of ringworm on me and home?




I was given a little kitten for Christmas and turns out it had ringworm and now I have it on me. I took the kitty to the pound but now need to treat myself and clean my house of it, what do I use?




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Cat vaccinations… are they worth it?




Hi All, ok so my 17 year old kitty recently passed away but I always had him vaccinated every year because he was an outside-during-the-day cat. I’m about to get a new kitty who will be strictly indoors only. I intend to have all his kitty vaccinations done, but will he really need vaccinations for the rest of his life if he’s indoors only?




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Every Halloween there’s always pictures of a witch holding a kitty. They don’t look scary at all to me, I think their cute though. Where did this ideal come from that witches keep cats as pets?




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I have actually been successful with treating kitty distemper (feral kitty) with a natural antibiotic called goldenseal root, plus frequent hydration and food with an eyedropper. It’s all I had on hand & I couldn’t afford to take feral kitty to a vet.




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One of our already present cats has feline aids and I wanna get another kitty but i’m afraid that it’ll get it fromt he other cat. Is that possible from just having mutual contact?




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I have two siamese mix cats that are from the same liter, one of them is fine health wise, but the other, he’s been losing weight for the past year, he’s looking really skinny.
We have another siamese from the same mother, but he’s only five and he’s really obese.
We took Josh, (The skinny kitty) to the vet and got blood tests done. We got him checked for feline leukemia and he tested negative. They couldn’t tell us what was wrong with him. He’s the same happy cat on the outside, but I don’t know if he’s suffering.
We took both of our dogs to the vet the other day for shots, to be weighed, and to get one of their ears checked out, and we brought up that we had an obese cat, and the vet asked if we gave him dry food, and we do. He said that dry food has something in it, that can cause heart decease (sp), or something like that, obesity, and some other things. He told us that we can start feeding them wet food, as well as dry food. So we bought some, and they all like it. Are we doing the right thing? Will this help Josh gain some weight!?
Also! Josh has had this little lump on the side of his neck since he was born, we had the vet look at it, and we asked him if it could be a tumor, or if it had something to do with cancer, he said he doubted that it did. Should we get a second opinion? We really can afford to get it taken off, or treated if it’s going to cost us thousands of dollars, do we put him to sleep if this happends?
He seems to be getting better, but we really aren’t sure!
Please help!
The fat kitty, Sid, and the other kitty Job, they both usually just stay in my moms bedroom, or in the bathroom, sometimes in the kitchen. I’d say the skinny one, Josh is the "leader" of them, he always has been. He stays where ever he wants to, usually where there are people.
We feed our cats purina. (sp?)
And, I’m going to try this wet food thing until we run out, and the fat cat hasn’t always been fat. The skinny cat used to keep the fat cat from going anywhere, so he couldn’t eat as much, but was still normal (not skinny, or fat) but then my mom started putting food in the back bedroom for him, and now he’s fat! I can’t convince her to stop doing it. . but maybe the vet can. Perhaps he did. Because, I don’t see it on her nightstand. But, anyway. You guys have been helpful, thank you.
I hope I get more answers!




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What could lethargy be indicative of in a feline?




My ridiculously energetic kitten has suddenly become listless and glassy-eyed, and she’s turning down all offers of food. What could be wrong? Should we be worried?
Update: Thank you all for your information and advice. Just to let you all know, the kitty was fine. I pushed my parents to take her to the vet, but I was assured that she’d recover on her own. Sure enough, after a day of rest, she was back to her old self.




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