Reader Question: Is there any Advice for an Owner of a Longhair Cat that gets Heavily Matted?

Question: Dear Dr. Plotnick, I have two domestic shorthair cats who are brother and sister. They will be 12 years old in April. T…

Reader Question: My Cat is Peeing Outside the Litter Box. Is it because of the Other Cats in the Household?

Question: Dear Dr. Plotnick,  I have a male cat, 18 years old, who is urinating all over the house even though I am cleaning the…

Reader Question: A Gastrointestinal Cat Query. Is it Feline Colitis; a Colon Infection?

Question: My 18 year-old cat has very foul smelling, watery diarrhea.  Occasionally there’s red blood in the diarrhea, and you ca…

Reader Question: What could the issue be if my cat is having trouble jumping up onto furniture?

Question: My female cat, Sadie is 8.5 years old and weighs about 14 pounds.  Lately, she has been having trouble jumping up on to…

Reader Question: What is causing my cat's chronic diarrhea?

Dear Dr. Plotnick, My 16 year-old female cat has had chronic diarrhea for 2 years now amd our vet is stumped. She has gone from 7…

Reader Question: My Stumpy Manx Has Been Constipated for 5 Years. Is There Anything that Can Be Done?

Question: We have a 6 1/2 year-old male Manx cat.  Our cat has been dealing with constipation for about 5 years, off and on.  Lat…

Reader Question: Treatment for Low-Grade Intestinal Lymphoma

Question: Dear Dr. Plotnick, My 12-year-old cat Molly has just been diagnosed with small-cell intestinal lymphoma, following a su…

Reader Question: Broken Paw and Surgery Recovery

Question: Dear Dr. Plotnick, My cat broke her paw and she had surgery within 24 hours of it happening. She is recovering (surgery…