Dr Ayaz Ali 
Cat anal glands are the #1 reason owners rush into my clinic at midnight thinking their cat has a “mysterious brown leak” or “can’t poop.” Last month alone, I treated 118 cats for anal gland issues — 83 were first-time owners who had no idea cats even HAVE anal glands. One case still breaks my
Electric cord bite injury in cats is the single most underrated emergency I see, and it terrifies me more than snake bites, hit-by-cars, or chocolate toxicity combined. It happens in the blink of an eye:Your 7-month-old kitten spots a dangling phone charger.She pounces.One tiny bite.0.3 seconds later she is screaming, foaming at the mouth, her
Can I give my cat pumpkin puree? That single question has blown up my clinic phone every single fall since 2018. Last November alone, I had 87 panicked calls in one week: One of those calls ended in a $9,400 emergency surgery. A 4-year-old Maine Coon named Moose ate an entire 29-oz can of pumpkin
Siamese cat cross eyed is the single most googled phrase about the breed… and the one that causes the most unnecessary panic. Last year I had 63 frantic calls in one month from new Siamese owners:“Doctor, my 9-week-old kitten is staring at me like he’s possessed! Siamese cat cross eyed is he blind? Brain damaged?
Cat litter box liners changed my life in 2017… and almost ended another cat’s life in 2023. A client called me at 3 a.m. screaming: “Doc, my cat ate an entire Jonny Cat liner! He’s vomiting plastic strips and there’s blood!” We did emergency endoscopy at 4:17 a.m. We pulled out 47 inches of shredded
Cat squinting in one eye is the #1 reason owners rush into my clinic at 2 a.m. thinking their cat has “just something in there.” Last month alone, 41 cats came in for exactly that symptom. Thirty-nine of them had corneal ulcers deep enough to scar permanently. Four had glaucoma that exploded the eye within
It was 2:14 a.m. when my emergency line rang with pure panic. A 23-year-old college student was sobbing: “Doc, I let Luna lick an entire venti Starbucks whipped cream off my Frappuccino every week for a year because the barista said it was just ‘puppuccino for cats too.’Tonight she’s hiding, her belly is rock-hard, and
It was 11:03 p.m. on a Friday when my phone exploded with the call that still keeps me up at night. A dad from Ohio had given his 65-lb Labrador three regular 325 mg aspirin tablets because she was limping after a hike. He’d read online that dogs and aspirin dosage was “totally fine.” Within
It was 6:42 p.m. on a Tuesday when Sarah’s text came through with a photo that made my stomach drop.Her 4-year-old Golden Retriever, Max, had just projectile-vomited a neon-green puddle the size of a dinner plate.The message:“Doc, dog throwing up green liquid… he ate some lawn grass an hour ago. He’s acting totally normal and
It was 3:17 a.m. when my phone lit up with the message every vet dreads:“Doc… Rocky just threw up a coffee-cup full of dark red blood clots. He’s wagging his tail and begging for treats right now. Dog throwing up blood clots but acting normal is this really an emergency?” I told them to leave