Cats
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Why Is My Cat Constipated? Signs, Causes and Safe Next Steps
Cat constipation can range from a short-lived stool problem to serious obstipation. Learn what to watch, what is safe at home and when straining is...
Focused Cats Library
Cats Health Guides - Page 2
Browse 99 Virixoo cat health guides, organized to help you move between closely related questions.
99Related guides
Cats
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Why Does My Cat Cry When I Touch Its Lower Back?
If your cat suddenly cries, flinches, turns to bite, or moves away when the lower back is touched, treat the reaction as possible pain rather than...
Cats
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Why Is One of My Cat’s Whisker Pads Suddenly Swollen?
Sudden swelling of one whisker pad or one side of a cat’s muzzle should be treated as a medical sign, not a cosmetic change.
Cats
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Split or Torn Cat Claw: Safe First Steps When the Quick Is Exposed
A split or torn claw can be very painful because the quick contains nerves and blood vessels. A claw may snag on carpet, furniture, wire, or a scra...
Cats
3 min read
Cat Suddenly Dragging a Back Leg: Injury, Nerve Problems and Emergency Clues
Learn why a cat may suddenly drag one hind leg and how to recognize orthopedic injury, nerve damage, spinal disease, or circulation emergencies.
Cats
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Head Pressing in Cats: Why This Neurologic Sign Needs Prompt Attention
Learn how true head pressing differs from normal face rubbing or sleeping positions and why persistent pressing against walls or objects can signal...
Cats
3 min read
Unequal Pupils in Cats: Why Sudden Anisocoria Needs Prompt Attention
Learn what unequal pupils in cats can mean, why a sudden change deserves prompt veterinary attention, and which eye or neurologic signs raise the u...
Cats
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Why Are My Cat’s Paw Pads Suddenly Red? Irritation, Burns and Pododermatitis
New paw-pad redness is a sign to look for pain, swelling, blisters, cracks, discharge, licking, and limping. Burns and chemical exposure need promp...
Cats
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Rectal Prolapse in Cats: Causes, Treatment, Recovery and Recurrence
Understand why rectal prolapse happens in cats, how veterinarians treat exposed tissue, what affects recovery, and why controlling diarrhea, parasi...
Cats
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Why Is My Cat Suddenly Eating Much Slower Than Usual?
A cat that still eats but suddenly takes much longer to finish a familiar meal may be showing an early sign of pain or illness.
Cats
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Why Does My Cat Keep Smacking Its Lips After Eating?
A few lip licks after eating can be normal grooming, but repeated lip smacking that is new, prolonged, or accompanied by other signs deserves atten...
Cats
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Yellow Gums or Eyes in Cats: What Jaundice Can Mean
Yellow discoloration of the gums, whites of the eyes, inner ears, or skin is called jaundice or icterus . It occurs when bilirubin accumulates in t...
Cats
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Why Does My Cat Have a Sore That Will Not Heal? When a Skin Wound Needs a Vet
A nonhealing sore is not just a slow version of a normal wound. Repeated licking, infection, parasites, allergy, deep tissue disease, or a skin tum...
Cats
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Pale Gums in Cats: Anemia, Blood Loss and Emergency Warning Signs
Learn how pale gums in cats can signal anemia, blood loss, poor circulation, or shock and which accompanying signs mean the situation may be an eme...
Cats
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Cracked or Peeling Paw Pads in Cats: Dryness, Burns, Injury and Skin Disease
Cat paw pads are naturally tough, but they should not be deeply cracked, raw, bleeding, or peeling in large sheets.
Cats
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Cat’s Claws Won’t Retract: Injury, Arthritis and Nail Problems to Check
Cats normally extend and retract their claws using tendons and small muscles in the toes.
Cats
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Why Is My Cat Suddenly Sleeping With Its Neck Stretched Out?
Some cats sleep with the neck stretched forward simply because the position is comfortable, but a new persistent neck-extended posture deserves a c...
Cats
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Why Does My Cat Have Diarrhea? Stool Changes and Vet Red Flags
Cat diarrhea can follow diet changes, parasites, infection or chronic disease. Learn what to monitor, how to protect hydration and when care is nee...
Cats
4 min read
Cat Licked Antifreeze: Why Even a Small Exposure Is an Emergency
Ethylene glycol antifreeze is extremely toxic to cats, and even a small exposure can cause fatal kidney injury. Cats may lick spilled fluid from a...
Cats
3 min read
Pink or Red Tissue From a Cat’s Anus: How to Recognize Rectal Prolapse and What to Do Now
An immediate-action guide for owners who see pink or red tissue protruding from a cat’s anus, focused on recognition, safe transport, and urgent wa...
Cats
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Why Is My Cat Coughing? Hairballs, Asthma and Other Causes
Cat coughing can be confused with hairball retching. Learn how asthma and other airway problems look, what to record and when breathing signs are u...
Cats
3 min read
Cat’s Ear Flap Suddenly Swollen: Aural Hematoma, Trauma and Ear Disease
Learn why a cat’s ear flap may suddenly become puffy or fluid-filled and how scratching, trauma, mites, infection, or an aural hematoma can be invo...
Cats
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Nosebleeds in Cats: Trauma, High Blood Pressure and Other Causes to Check
Nosebleeds are uncommon enough in cats that a new episode deserves attention. Causes range from trauma and nasal irritation to high blood pressure...
Cats
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Black Tarry Stool in Cats: Why Melena Can Signal Internal Bleeding
Black, shiny, sticky, tar-like stool can represent melena, which is digested blood that has passed through the gastrointestinal tract. True melena...