Thanks gentlemen-any help that aids these pets is indeed needed. Do think the basics are paramount, e.g., clean food and water especially-flea medications, disinfest the bedding-wash often, and as you can. Check out eyes, and nose of animal-watery eyes, and a dry, or overly wet nose should be checked out. Blood/worms in thew stool, or around butt-hole area indicates-worm medications-over counter stuff works, however, a worm shot by the vet is better, and he/she can check out the pet too. Blood in the stool, or constipation is more of an immediate problem, and would recommend a vet as soon as possible.
Deal with hair balls with a special over the counter meds that you apply directly in the mouth-brush animal often-that helps with the hair balls. Keep aspirin away from animals, and only use if the vet deems it should be used. Also, please note the cost factors for animals and their meds and vet treatments. In terms of animal medications, and their costs-check out other sources than the vet's prices, i.e., if you feel that you are being ripped off-you can/may use medication from outside drug companies, e.g., only after you checked out the firm's legal status. In the past, did rehydrate my cats with a set-up of saline hanging from my tie rack for several cats, use a new needle each time-no air bubbles in the line-just squeeze them out of the line-you can regulated the amount of fluid you put in, but remember to be as gentle, and careful as possible, and use care when injecting at the base of the neck, in a tent like fold that you place the needle into-use care you don't go through skin back out again, or go into neck muscle-just under the skin! That is, once you are instructed on the procedure by the vet. Point, this saves a "ton" of money, and getting your own supplies from outside sources, and again, that are from quality, and honest distributors. Thanks for your input.
and check out electrical wires that can be chewed on. still, if an inside cat-unlocked and open doors, and windows-many cats and dogs are killed on the streets, especially at night (a reflective collar helps). In addition, an identification tag about the neck, or a new electronic chip that is imbedded (neck area) with all the information, address, and medications animal is taking/vets name/phone-along with the name of owner-or, an additional phone of another party, that can take charge of your animals, if your not at home-for both cats/dogs. 
