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What can I do to help my pet?
We recently adopted a cat from someone who needed to find a good home for him. He is approximately 4 months old. We do not have much money to take our new pet to the vet for problems he is having: diarrhea, defecating on carpet and has sneezing and running nose. His appetite is good and he drinks well. He will use the litter some of the time but also goes on the carpet in hide away places. He is alert and does not act like he is really ill. My question is "How and what can I do to handle these issues myself like is there any medication I can get ? Going to the vet is so costly and sometimes there are things that we can do to help. If anyone has any suggestions please tell me.
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My advice is to take him to the vet. It sounds like he is definitely sick, and it may get worse if he doesn't see a vet. Maybe you can call your vet, and talk to him/her on the phone and tell them you don't have the money to bring your pet in, but maybe they can identify what's wrong and tell you what to do. Good luck.
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See if you can find clavamox. It is a strong antibiotic and will work with these symtoms. You might try Canadian web sites like humans do with their prescription drugs.
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Like YG said, milk causes cats to have diarrhea. They are lactose intolerant, contrary to popular belief.
Also, if you feed him tuna from the can, make sure it is tuna in water, and not in oil. Oil also causes them to have diarrhea.
As for the sneezing and running nose, I'm not sure. There could be something in the home causing him an allergy, but that is only a guess, other than maybe he has a cold. If THAT doesn't get better, you should take him to the vet.
But if he is acting like he isn't sick, then I would notice where he is and what he is around when he seems to sneeze and run at the nose the most.
For example, if you notice it more after he digs in his litter, then change to a different litter brand. It could have dust particles aggravating his nose.
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Here is an article titled "Diarrhea in Cats
When to call the vet and things you can do at home"
I do know from experience that giving a cat milk
will cause diarrhea. The kind that will prevent it from making it to the litter box! I thought milk was good for cats but it isn't. :)
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