We recently got rid of Princess, a female cat who acted like a pregnant cat, although we recently found out from her previous owners that she's acted like this for as long as she had been dropped off there for a year, so she's not preggo.
Even after a month inside, she becomes filthy for no reason! We've given her three shampoos and red dirt and black specks come out everytime. You can't pick her upwithout getting filthy, even two days after shampooing her. She sneezes a ton, wheezes, and coughs a lot. Today she had diahreah as well. That's when I decided to take her back to her former owner's farm.
A coworker suggested that her swollen stomach could be cancer since she's not pregnant. That worries me because we had our boy cat Tidus around her for like a month. He got the sniffles for the first week he was around her but he acts like a normal cat and his sinuses have cleared up and he acts healthy.
If Princess did have cancer, do I need to worry about Tidus catching it?
2006-10-08 17:08:20 · 10 answers · asked by Ell 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
The red dirt was blood from the fleas, the black specks was flea dirt! Why did you take on the responsibility of owning a cat if you weren't ready to get her to a vet to get vaccines and an exam. Didn't you consider the health risk you were posing to your male cat?
She was sneezing, wheezing and coughing because she probably had either an upper respiratory infection or something more serious.
If you didn't want to get her to a vet, you should have just put her down rather than return her to someone who didn't give a darn about her in the first place.
When one decides to take a pet there's more than just food to consider. This is a living, breathing animal. It has a heart that's beating, a brain that functions. To disregard the care of a living animal in ones possession is criminal.
PEOPLE, if you don't want to take the time, or money, or whatever excuse it may be, to care for a pet - Please don't consider one!
2006-10-08 17:33:18 · answer #1 · answered by trusport 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Cats dont catch cancer.
Sounds like she was riddled with fleas ... black and red spots = flea dirt. Did you ever flea her?
Fat stomach could be worm infestation.
"Sniffles" could be cat flu which by the sounds he has got over. But sounds like the female has a decent bout and needs anti-biotics. THAT is contageous.
Make sure you flea and worm Tidus and watch for more coughing and sneezing. De flea your house/carpets and wherever the cats have been
2006-10-08 17:14:56 · answer #2 · answered by Feline Female 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this cat may have FIP, usually a swollen stomach is a telltale sign, and it is highly contagious to other cats. Okay, you say you bathe her and "red dirt" and black specks come out....DUH this is flea dirt (fleas eggs and feces) and the red I am sure is from dried blood from the fleas biting her. It is not HER fault that you are not using a flea treatment on her! Have the current owner take Princess to the vet ASAP and take Tidus too to get him tested for FIP.
2006-10-08 19:22:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
looks like the cat princess needed to go to the vet and you didn't take her as an owner you failed her it sounds like hyperthyroid this is a condition that gives off to many hormones and leads to a slow and painful death FYI your cat tidus doesn't need to go to the vet as this condition is not catching but I'd take him anyway but then i love my cat to death and have spent hundreds just in vaccinations and health checks plus when she did get diarrhea i spent $104 on medication and treatment .
2006-10-08 17:19:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cats do get Feline Leukemia which is communicable, but the symptoms you described don't match. maybe the "bloating" was her being in heat, or cancer (a different kind) or parasites, only a vet would know for certain.
2006-10-08 17:24:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cancer is not contagious.
It sounds like Princess needs a trip to the vet.
If Tidus has any symptoms, you could always have him checked out by your vet ... I assume he has had his yearly shots? (vaccinations?)
2006-10-08 17:12:29 · answer #6 · answered by Harvie Ruth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cat had FLEAS!! She probably has parasites/worms...how cruel to just dump her off on a farm!!
Why didnt you take her to the VET??
Do your other kitty a favor and take him to the vet...what are you going to do with him if he has the same symptoms..go dump him off too?
I have taken in so many kitties that are sick and uncared for because people do the same thing around here. People who dump their animals instead of taking care of them suck.
2006-10-08 17:15:00 · answer #7 · answered by lunarbuni 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the cats have been skinned, they does no longer be alive and there could be no place for tattoos. i think of you recommend shaved???? If it is actual, then confident you will desire to call the ASPCA. yet i think of you're a troll.
2016-10-02 02:41:31 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your friends cat needs to see a vet right away tell her Your cat should go to the vet to be on safe side
2006-10-08 17:14:53 · answer #9 · answered by pattibcacl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess you should of brought the cat to the vet, but hey you might not have money to pay for it.
2006-10-08 17:16:57 · answer #10 · answered by B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋