Emergency

What to do in the first ten minutes of a poisoning, a blocked airway, a bleed or a seizure — and the common home remedies that make things worse. Written for the moment before the vet.

Cat Bleeding and Wounds: How to Stop It and When to Worry Direct pressure stops most cat bleeding in five minutes. Learn which wounds close on their own, which abscess within a day, and… 7 min read

Cat Choking or Struggling to Breathe: Minute by Minute A cat breathing through its mouth is always an emergency. How to tell choking from asthma or heart failure, and what to do… 7 min read

Cat Poisoning First Aid: The First Ten Minutes Lilies, permethrin, paracetamol and antifreeze can kill a cat within hours. Here is the order of actions, and the mistakes that… 7 min read

Cat Seizures: What to Do During and After One Most cat seizures last under two minutes. Here is how to keep your cat safe, time it, and recognise the seizures that need a… 7 min read

Heatstroke and Burns in Cats: Cooling and First Aid A cat panting in the heat can be dead within an hour. How to cool safely, how to treat a scald, and the cooling mistakes that… 7 min read