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Cat Care 101: Ask the Experts

Robert M. Esbensen, DVM, of the Arlington Cat Clinic in Arlington Heights, Ill., is a diplomat on the board of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners.

Kenneth F. Lyon, DVM, has a specialty practice in dentistry and works at the Mesa Veterinary Hospital in Mesa, Ariz. He is a diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College and a member and past president of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry.

Gregg Dupont, DVM, of the Shoreline Veterinary Dental Clinic, in Seattle, Wash., is a past president of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry.

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i have a kitten who is very hyper and full of energy.my bf has a older cat about 7 yrs old and hides most of the day and comes out at night. the kitten seems to always pouncing her and following the older cat everywhere.wondering if it is normal. she also seems to not let my bfs cat spend time with him and is upsetting my bf..he seems to think the kitten is trying to be dominate the older cat and is acting like she is the only cat in the house....i think personally the kitten just wants to play with the older cat and doesnt understand the older cat really doesnt play. what should i do..also the older cat has started to act not normal. her fur feels coarse and is throwing up right after eating.
lisa, portland, ME
Posted: 8/25/2009 2:56:22 PM
I have a kitten that we found in our barn and took him in he was only about 6 weeks old but we have had him over a 2 months and he hasn't gotten any bigger he is fat just small he is about 10" long from head to tail and about 6" tall is there a reason that he is not growing
Amber, newborn, GA
Posted: 7/20/2009 3:53:01 PM
I have a 5 month old snow bengal kitten, I've had him since he was 8 weeks old. Today after I fed him I noticed he was doing something out of the ordinary, he looked like if he was choking on something and wanted to throw it back up. I put his plate under his mouth and he spit up what looks like his back teeth more like a molar tooth and then another one that looks like a fang, I don't know if he injured himself of if from a lot of playing and biting they became loose. When I feed him his wet food I have to keep an eye on him because if the food is too stuck on the plate he won't finish it so with a fork I have to keep loosening it and sometimes he'll eat off the fork too. Do cats go through the phase as children that loose their baby teeth and grow new ones, could that be it? Please help
Esmeralda, Salinas, CA
Posted: 11/10/2008 8:42:01 PM
We just recently took in a stray cat and made it our own. I also have a 5yr. old little girl who just can't leave the cat alone. Today she was playing with the cat and a dog leash. My daughter was dragging the leash around the house and the cat was chaseing after it. Apparently, the cat caught it and my daughter jerked it away and one of the cat's teeth came out. He seems to be fine and not bothered by it, but I was wondering if this was a permanent tooth or not. We think the cat is about 5 or 6 months old. The tooth that came out was on the cat's top left side. It was the longer fang. (not sure what the real name is) We do have an appt. scheduled for the beginning of November, but my daughter is so upset about all of this I promised her that I would try to find something out. She does really love her kitty. Thank you so much!
Kristin, Northumberland, PA
Posted: 10/26/2008 9:51:31 AM
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