Hey Karen, I am Linda, a small animal vet.   Passing poo or pee outside of the tray is not an uncommon issue and there can be many causes.   Oftentimes, this will be anxiety related, ...

I have a 13 yr old cats who goes outside the litter box even when clean

I just adopted an 8 month old kitten from a rescue. Along the way, he learned that hands are great toys. I keep trying to redirect him to a toy, but it happens too quickly at times to respond. I am...

My cat is constantly licking me. What's that about?

@Teresa Bosket have his annual glands express by a vet. I have a cat that has to have this done every 2 months. Until that I thought it was only dogs but not so. The annual brother them a lot.

I recently required a male not fixed 2 years old. My daughter got him from people that were putting out on road cause they said he was mean. For his 2 years he had been fed table food and kept in a...

Hi there, this is Dr Linda. I'm sorry your cat has been poorly and know you will be very worried. By 'on the way out' do you mean close to passing away?   We need to have him re-seen if we...

Hi there, this is Dr Linda, a vet with 10 years of clinical experience. I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your partner.   We'd wonder if these issues are medical or behavioural. Anyt...

Hi there, this is Dr Linda. I am sorry to hear about these issues with your cat.   Given his ongoing digestive issues, I'd want to look into this at the vet clinic. I'd wonder about e.g. ...

Can't get it under control.  I think he's on the way out.   Started with a parasite.  And he was diagnosed with liver & gall bladder issues.  Now he has severe diarhea...

My 11 yr old cat American shorthair poops everywhere and only sometimes in box. Ever since my soulmate died of stroke 2 yrs ago (it was his cat) and moved to.household with lots of cats this has be...

My 9 y/o male cat, fixed at around 4 months old. He throws up a lot & has constipation at least once a week.  What can I do to elivilate his constipation?  I make sure he has plenty o...

Hi there, this is Linda, a vet with 10 years of experience. I'm sorry to hear about this.   Some breeds will have narrow tear ducts genetically; especially those flat-faced ones like Persia...

Hi there, this is Linda, a vet with 10 years of experience.   Young cats and kittens do often chew plastic as part of their play. They typically grow out of this and we can manage this behav...

Hi there, this is Linda, a vet with 10 years of clinical experience.   So, the treatment for IBS will vary from cat to cat. This is because there are lots of potential causes and what works...

My cat has drainage in both eyes and turns his fur brown like what could that be? I bought some wipes and try and wipe his eyes but she doesn't like it

Why does my youngest male chew plastic?  

Cannot afford the prescription dry food in for this.  Best OTC cat food for it?  Cat is thin.

Why does my cat bite me 

My cat is newto my house she been hear for a month now she sometimes used the litter box I do have three more cat