I have a 1 1/2 year old male cat. About 8 weeks ago we noticed he had lost a lot of weight almost over night (about 8 lbs). I’ve dewormed him with whip, tape and round worm wormers. His fecal tests were all negative but we wormed him again anyway. His blood tests are normal, negative for FIV or Heartworm. He eats normal, drinks lots of water, bowels are normal (no worms), no vomitting, very active still, friendly and playful. Just losing lots of weight. I also have a 1 year old female cat and she is not sick at all. They share food and water bowls and share a litter box. She is an inside/outside cat, he is strictly inside. Neither one have fleas.
The only thing wrong with him is reoccuring ear mites. Would ear mites cause weight loss like this? She does NOT have ear mites.

I have been having serious issues regarding my 6 month old chi’s skin/coat. I’ve taken her to the vet several times and they are not helping one bit, only clearing out my wallet. My dog has hair loss in patches, extremely dry skin, tiny round scabs on the top of her head, and extreme tear-stains. She never had this up until about 1 1/2 months ago. The vet tested for any parasites/mange, and there was none. He said it could be food allergies, so I switched to an allergen food, and nothing has helped. Her tear stains are getting really bad, even though I clean them all the time. She never had this up until recently. It seems my cat also is getting little bald patches on her fur… what is wrong with my pets?

I know, I know, I should ask the vet, and of course I want to, but my mother is not one to favor this cat, and she only allowed her in the first place because she has a job. She is a mouser and bug-eater, she does her job well, but is a dear cat to me.
Heres the deal, She grew up the first six months as a semi-ferrel cat at a fire academy. She had a traumatic experience at the age of two months, where she was lost and starved for two weeks. She made a great recovery and was a normal (but somewhat violent cat) for seven years.
I noticed that she started licking the fur off her stomach this year, and the licking spread to her front arms, inside of hind quarters and now the outside of them.
She sometimes purrs constantly, which is VERY out of character for her. This purring is accompanied by labored breathing at times.
Recently her abdomen has been firm feeling as well.
I’m thinking a long term worm or parasite infection. Im going to try to get her to a vet ASAP.
Thanks you guys.

Hi all, my pregnant cat’s nipples look wrong.
I’ve only seen one pregnant cat before, and her nipples were big and pink, looked healthy. My cat instead has black, scabby dots around the nipples and a whitish scab on the tip, all around a darkened appearance. It just doesn’t look right, has anyone had any experience of this?
Hope the photo links below works. They are photos of the last two sets of nipples. http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m270/…http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m270/…
Worrying, isn’t it? She is otherwise healthy, her coat is shiny, she eats plenty and drinks lots, her toilet output normal. This is her first (and last!) litter of kittens and she is about one year old.
Is it a parasite causing this? Is it normal adjustment scabs? Am I worried for nothing? I have booked a vet appointment, but in the meantime I thought I’d ask you guys, to have an idea of what it might be.
Thanks!

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He is 7 months old…and before you ask, Yes, I took him to the vet yesterday but they did not know what was wrong either. He is almost 9 lbs so he is growing well..very active and VERY hungry all the time, drinks and eats enough so seemlingly healthy. He has diarrhea around 3 times per day for the past week.. He has always had soft poops (think softserve icecream…sorry, i know TMI but the only way I can explain it) but for the past 6 days. It is like soup it is so runny. He makes it to the box so that is good but I just am worried. I took him to the vet a few days ago and they took two fecal tests and said he has no bacteria overgrowth and no parasites (worms) so they feel like it is a food allergy. I was feeding him Blue buffalo chicken and rice kitten food mixed with blue buffalo wilderness (low carb..about 45% protein). I mixed it because my other cat eats the wilderness and they were eating each others food so I mixed it. The vet said he suspected that the high protein food was giving him the runs. Well, for 4 months it was not giving him D+…so why now? Anyway, the vet said he was too young to have IBS so it must be the food. They said I should change to one of the big brand names (like Purina…or something like that) because they had seen lots of diarrhea problems with blue buffalo and Orijins due to the high protien content. I am NOT changing to that crap you can buy at the super market but what I did do is change to California natural chicken and rice. Any other ideas? I want his diarrhea to stop….

He My cat has very foul smelling poop, common to have red blood and mucus. He has soft moist/diarrea with every bowel movement. I have had him for a year now and has had these problems since I bought him as a kitten. He always gets gas when I feed him. Iv tried every brand of food at the pet store wet and dry. Iv taken him to the vet 4 times. Done full blood work and stool samples no parasites. I just cant stand the smell anymore and sometimes he gets blood on the carpet from his butt after a bowel movement. Whats wrong with him… vets dont even knowhas normal behavior with no weight loss. Vet say hes a normal weight. Hes active and likes to play..

there was a cat that kept sittin by our backdoor when it was rainin/cold, to stay warm (we have a catflap), then he moved in abit more an slept on the kitchen side, then the sofa lol! we have a cat already so we put down extra food for him.
he’s long haired lovely looking cat, but had matted/greasy fur, which has scabs, flakey skin & blood in (we’ve given him treatment for fleas although he doesnt scratch alot n my mum checked him for fleas & ***** see any) bumps on his neck, 1 of his front teeth are missing, and hes SUPER skinny, hes been here about 2 weeks, and eats & drinks alot. anything we leave on the side in the kitchen he’ll try an eat, my mum got really pissed off she made a whole big plate of tandoori chicken for us and he ate the LOT (then was sick on our carpet)
anywayy we’ve learnt to hide any food! and hes actually a really nice cat he sits on our laps an loves attention, gently nibbles if u stop stroking him! and he never leaves our house!!
so we’re guessin he was a stray.. should we just carry on feedin him an treatin him as our own cat? and why is he so skinny when he eats alot, could it be worms? and all the blood and scabs on his back what could that be? x

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So i’ve had a kitten for about 2 weeks now, i don’t know his exact age but i would estimate it between the 4-8 week mark. The last couple of days he’s become very depressed, ignores his toys, Eats his food only to throw it up again later. I’ve inspected the anus area for signs of worms but havent found anything substancial. The cat has fleas But i’ve commenced flea treatments and he is now wearing a flea collar to keep them under control.
Can anyone tell me whats wrong with him?
as best to my knowledge, he has NOT been vaccinated.
Will vaccinations help him?

our cat is losing hair down his back every time he cleans himself and we are not sure whaat is wrong with him. We thik it may be worms but before we out and spend the money on a treatment we would like to be sure. If you have any suggestions as to what may be wrong with him please answer. Thank you for your time. : )

our cat is losing hair down his back every time he cleans himself and we are not sure whaat is wrong with him. We thik it may be worms but before we out and spend the money on a treatment we would like to be sure. If you have any suggestions as to what may be wrong with him please answer. Thank you for your time. : )