I am cat sitting for a professor; the cat has a sore on her tail and won't stop worrying it. After a vet trip (antibiotics, 5 days of pain medicine, and the addition of a cone), it keeps scabbing over ... until she catches it and bites the scab off. How do I keep her from totally destroying her tail in the next week? [more inside]
posted by ChuraChura on Aug 7, 2012 - 26 answers

How can I help an injured kitty? [more inside]
posted by futureisunwritten on Jul 29, 2012 - 15 answers

Kitty with a nose injury. Is it "fixable"? [more inside]
posted by Rocket Surgeon on May 11, 2012 - 9 answers

What's up with my cat's chin? My cat has a strange spot on his chin that looks sort of like a wart, and I'm not sure whether I should be concerned about it or not. [more inside]
posted by odayoday on Nov 18, 2011 - 28 answers

Mystery cat injury. How did this happen? (Description of non-life threatening but odd injury inside) [more inside]
posted by pointystick on May 31, 2011 - 11 answers

My cat has stopped eating (for a couple of reasons) and I'm running out of ideas on how to get her to eat. Looking for advice and suggestions and anything which will help me quit worrying in the meantime. [more inside]
posted by hippybear on May 19, 2011 - 42 answers

Addendum to this question... will my cat become bitter and angry from being crated for so long? [more inside]
posted by torisaur on Aug 29, 2010 - 9 answers

HurtKittyfilter: My cat has (as far as the vet can tell) injured a ligament in her knee. What can I do to help her? [more inside]
posted by torisaur on Aug 22, 2010 - 9 answers

Is it possible to tell the difference between an old, long-standing injury and a more recent injury to the brain on a brain scan? Would a particular type of brain scan (fMRI as opposed to CAT scan) be better able to reveal the difference between the two? This question would be pertinent to the Peter Braunstein case: earlier in the news coverage, they showed Braunstein's brain scan on television, because the defense claims that the decreased activity shown in the frontal region is consistent with schizophrenia. However, I understand Braunstein hit his head while in custody, and I'm thinking that could cause a similar result on the brain scan. I'm also wondering, could a brain scan show whether he got dropped on his head when he was a baby and/or all three possible conditions and when, approximately, they developed?
posted by bunky on Jun 18, 2007 - 2 answers

CatScratchFilter: My friend just got mauled by our cat when he became frightened. Help me treat her wounds. [more inside]
posted by atayah on Dec 18, 2006 - 18 answers

MoggieFilter: My cat keeps coming home injured. (more inside) [more inside]
posted by Zed_Lopez on Aug 22, 2004 - 11 answers