Your most urgent issue on the peeing matter with Kane, and possibly with his general behaviour is that he is not neutered and whilst maturing is living with his sister, an entire female who is likely to come into her heat anytime soon. When this happens his peeing activity will become even worse. Also how exactly do you plan to prevent them mating ? They are brother and sister and really didnt ouby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi It is usually a stress reaction when cats start this type of behavour. Whilst its really unpleasant for you, if you shout at him he will probably go and hide and soil somewhere else close by. Obviously the trip for neutering was a bit stressful but has anything else changed or upset him lately. Try to consider what else might have done that. You need some anti-stress strategies which maby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi I do hope this had a happy ending for Clara as its way too late now for me to give you any advice now that would be helpful. Any emergecy vet clinic should have access to information even out of normal hours on toxins and substances that might be poisonous to pets. If your dog eats something silly then in future phone an emergency vet for advice on what to do. They can usually check the suby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi Even if I could see a picture I would still be saying get this checked by a vet if you can. That's the best way to get the problem assessed and a possible cure.by Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi No its never normal for a hamster to become bald. There has to be some level of skin disease present even if she seems well. There are no home remedies that you can use but do make sure her food is plentiful amd of good quality and her cage is kept clean which would all help her general condition. A vet can diagnose the problem, and depending on the cause, provide some treatment. There areby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi Sorry but I can't be the one who makes that call. The excess drinking and bringing up hair balls may be a symptoms of kidney failure or there may be another internal problem-you would need blood tests to diagnose that. He may be missing the litter tray because he is also becoming somewhat senile at 15 yrs old so a bigger litter tray or more litter trays around for easier access might hby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi Stacey This is a very common query about male dogs. Your description is of his normal anatomy and the swelling you are seeing is developing as he starts to get an erection of his penis. This can still occur for any neutered dog, especially a young one, as they can still become excited and more so in the early months after neutering. Frankly if you dont pay attention to it he will calm downby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Couldn't put it better myself.by Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi James You are right to be concerned. It sounds most likely to me that your bulldog has a bacterial skin infection which is trying to heal but not quite managing to and is gradually spreading. Bulldogs as a breed that I see are rather prone to skin infections so I think without you seeing a vet and getting some appropriate treatment the problem will persist. It sounds fairly mild but its sprby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi I hope you did get Colin checked over by a vet if his appetite didnt start. A cat can sometimes be very stressed by rehoming(not your fault but it happens) and this in turn can sometimes cause a viral infection to break out. Continued lack of appetite would suggest to me that there was more than stress going on here and Colin was becoming ill.by Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi He could well need an amputation. If its a painful tail and he is soiling it, either of these two reasons would make him a likely candidate for that surgery. Presumably if you've adopted him with these known problems the rescue centre should be able to help with his treatment.by Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi This is quite complicated especially as you have two dogs together. One may be initiating the behaviour, I wonder which? Dogs that had a history of being slow to house train (and 12 months is a very long time) are the most likely candidates to suffer a relapse in their habits. Its sounds like for whatever reasons the kennelling for a month (which is quite a while but I do appreciate the neeby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi Thanks for letting me know and I am really pleased you didn't give him the paracetamol. Regards and Happy New Year.by Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! You must not give your cat a paracetamol tablet as it is actually toxic to cats. I hope you read this reply in time. We dont have any safe remedies in the human medicine cabinet to give to cats because their liver function cannot handle our drugs. Sorry but if your cat is in pain he needs to see a vet. If he is actinby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi It sounds to me like your cat was bitten by another cat. The small hard lump of fur was likely to have been a scab over the wound. If there's any swelling or the discharge gets heavier it is likely to be developing into an infected abscess. Sometimes bite wounds heal but they often become infected due to bacteria that are on the attacking cat's teeth getting implanted into the woby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi No I dont have any easy answers becaue there's a wide range of possibilities for the cause of his symptoms. If the problem doesnt go away I am guessing your vet will be needing to do more tests for himt. If they can rule out infection they will want to test for other bladder and kidney problems, including bladder stones. This would will involve taking images of your dog's urinaryby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi Neil I cannot be certain and there are other causes but I am more suspicious that the problem with your cat's sight is due to detachment of her retinas than due to cataracts. Sounds like she went blind very quickly and cataracts develop quite slowly, with a gradual reduction in vision over years. If the blindness has been caused by retinal detachment that usually happens to an older cby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi Keely I can understand your concerns for your dog's welfare. Its a hard thing to judge when any older dog has stopped enjoying their life and old age issues have become too difficult to be helped. When I am discussing this with owners of old aged dogs I always try to consider three important aspects 1. does your old dog still eat a reasonable amount. 2. is your old dog still mobile anby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi Julie That set of symptoms doesn't sound good in a young, normally lively dog. He sounds like there is some discomfort. I am sorry I cant give you any home remedies or suggest how you afford the fees but what your dog really needs, if these symptoms continue or get worse is to get checked and treated by a vet. Try to make sure he keeps eating and drinking plenty, if he stops eating theby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi Natalie You need to also think is she eating and drinking normally and lively or not. If she's not her usual lively self there's more going wrong than just a wet patch and fur loss. The safest advice is to take her to a vet to get a check over.by Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi Evie To aim to be a vet you should concentrate on your sciences because you need to aim for high grades in your GCSE's, especially the science subjects, followed by aiming for high grades in science A levels. I dont have any particular recommendation for which University you should try for but there's only a limited number that offer Veterinary Medicine as a course. That's alby Cathy Wickenden - Veterinary Students
Hi The symptoms are non-specific but the fact that she is eating less is significant, especially if her appetite drops off further. I cant say what the problem is but she doesnt sound 100% so I would advise you to get her checked over by a vet, just in case.by Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi Nicole No that's not possible. It happens in some lizards but not for mammals.by Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi Its suspicious from your description and the discharge that there were other babies still inside. Guinea pigs dont often just have one baby. Hope you have had her checked by a vet for this as you should if the discharge continues, and especially if she doesnt seem well.by Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi I am sorry if your efforts to worm your kitten have failed. It sounds like its because he's just not eaten all the wormer and is still vomiting. Vomiting, with or without roundworms, is a serious symptom if it continues and he will need treating. For cats there are alternative safe ways of treating worms, using products that you drop directly onto the skin which are absorbed. These aby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi Kate For a kitten of 12 weeks old with a heart murmur I would certainly be adopting a wait and see approach to discover how bad this is. The grade of a heart murmur is an indication of the severity and your vet has placed a high grade on it. It is useful if you can afford a work up of the problem to diagnose it, but not all heart murmurs are life threatening, even when they sound bad so itsby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi I expect/hope you've taken him to your vet by now. There's a variety of potential problems for your cat's lethargy that are unrelated to the neutering, especially as that was a while ago now. Anaemia isn't very common in a young cat but can occur and has a variety of causes, some are infectious and could be caught from other cats. Infections would be high on my list to cby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi A distended abdomen can happen from a variety of causes. Some causes are simple, such as becoming overweight, others are much more complex and if, for instance, its happening because there is fluid building up in your cat's abdomen, that really wouold be something needing investigation. You say you think she resents being touched over her abdomen so I would advise you get your cat checby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi Regardless of what she has had previously it does sound like she's ill now with those worrying symptoms, so I hope you do take her to a vets as soon as possible. There's no other way to help her, especially if it turns out she's got an infection.by Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
Hi Frannie I can't say what the area with the white lump in your cat's eyebrow is from your description. Your vet was correct about a biosy being the way forward to diagnose any significant skin lump or abnormality. If you don't feel you want or need to do that now then at least keep a close check on both your cats and if for either cat the problem suddenly changes in appearanby Cathy Wickenden - Ask The Vet
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