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Answers to the cat health questions owners ask most. Start with what you’re seeing, or look up something your vet mentioned.
Emergency signs
Not sure? Check the signs Go to a vet now if you see any of these
- 01Straining in the litter box with little or no urine (especially a male cat)
- 02Breathing with an open mouth, panting, or breathing very fast at rest
- 03May have eaten a lily, human medication, antifreeze or another poison
- 04Collapsed, can’t stand, or had a seizure
- 05Bleeding that won’t stop, or blood in vomit
- 06Hit by a car, fell from a height or was attacked by an animal
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Every guide is researched from veterinary references and lists them at the bottom, so you can check them yourself.
- Based on Cornell, AAFP, iCatCare, the Merck Vet Manual and ASPCA Poison Control
- Emergency signs first, and never any drug doses
- Every page shows when it was last checked
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3,651 vet clinics in 49 US cities, with 24-hour emergency vets and cat-only practices listed first.
- New York City273 clinics · 15 emergency
- Seattle209 clinics · 15 emergency
- Phoenix192 clinics · 4 emergency
- Portland176 clinics · 8 emergency
- Dallas174 clinics · 10 emergency
- Denver161 clinics · 8 emergency
- Washington155 clinics · 8 emergency
- Los Angeles147 clinics · 8 emergency
- Atlanta114 clinics · 5 emergency
- Chicago112 clinics · 5 emergency
- Minneapolis109 clinics · 3 emergency
- Baltimore95 clinics · 4 emergency