A simple walk down the cat food aisle at a grocery store offers pet owners a large variety of feeding options. Which is best for your cat? Wet food offers your pet a food source that is closer to the non-domesticated cat’s diet, reminiscent of a time when cats weren’t often seen cuddling with humans at bedtime. Wet food assists in hydrating your cat, and for some, can be a great tool in keeping your pet at a healthy weight. It can also be an easier feeding option for cats who can’t easily ingest dry food, like young kittens, elderly cats, and those with dental or digestive issues. Preference plays a part as well, since many cats tend to be finicky eaters and will turn their nose up to food they consider unsavory. A Greenwood Village veterinarian can help you determine the best food for the cat in your life. See here for details Cherry Hills Animal Hospital.

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If you observe your cat breathing only by its open mouth, your cat is clearly having a respiratory problem and this is a MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

Your cat may also be making sounds while trying to breathe through its mouth, but do not attempt to waste any time trying to handle this yourself. Get it right over to a vet or the nearest animal hospital and let them handle it.

Do not be tempted to stick your fingers down its throat, turn it upside down and push on its chest, or handle it in any manner other than transporting it. You could make it worse.

If your cat struggles with you, do not allow your cat to waste precious time by reacting to the stress it is obviously under. This website of the vet Greer can help you learn more.

Your cat can experience a certain degree of difficulty with passing urine. It is your first clue that your cat is developing or has developed a serious medical problem. If your cat is having less or no urine at all, this could be caused by serious conditions, like a bladder infection, bladder stones, kidney or heart disease, urinary infection, or blockages or diabetes, just to name a few of the many conditions.

Your vet will ask you questions that will aid in the diagnosis, so prepare yourself for questions about when the last normal urination, or how often is your cat trying to urinate, or if it has urinated outside of its litter box?

You should treat this change in your cat’s ability to urinate as an emergency medical situation. Find out more by visiting this website of the vet Matthews.

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