Recent Content by aleeming

I had a cat with fungus in her bone marrow (histoplasmosis) which was not diagnosed until I took her to an internist. She was given steroids by my regular vet which almost killed her. Her blood work was almost normal all along except for slight anemia. She just slowly list weight and became...

Here's a link that shows subq. https://figopetinsurance.com/blog/fluids-benefit-cats-kidney-disease

I have had a cat with kidney disease get subq fluids at home 3x a week for 2 years. I would ask to learn how to do this. It is a lifesaver. If dehydration is the issue that will fix it. I don't know what ORS is. But subq will work great for dehydration.

This doesn't look terrible but I would definitely keep an eye on it. My vet considers a quick look at a spay or neuter incision as part of the cost included in the surgery (like they don't usually charge to take the stitches out if there are any). So I would call the vet about this and see...

Forgot to add: you might want to take a sample to the vet just to check there is no digested blood making it dark. I don't know HOW dark you are seeing, but black stools may have blood in them. This sounds unlikely but it wouldn't require a vet visit I would hope.

So I have a couple suggestions re hard stools and possible dehydration and small stools possibly needing more fiber: You can give her some pumpkin (plain, canned, not any sort of mix) alone or in her food. I actually buy a few cans each year if organic and once I open one I freeze it in I've...

I should add if it isn't changing I would be less worried. If it gets bigger I would be a lot more concerned.

I had a cat have this and it turned out to be histoplasmosis in her bones. It wasn't diagnosed until she got really sick and I saw an internist. Regular vets thought she was fine and maybe bumped her nose but she slowly went downhill. Her nose eventually really blew up. So it is likely...

I don't understand why there is no conversation with anyone but the regular vet. I have had a cat go to an emergency clinic and seeing a radiologist who did the exam with me in the room and told me he only saw one slight thing which was likely nothing and that he did not know why the cat was...

FYI in future Google is your friend. Many plants are irritating even if not poisonous so I just don't have indoor plants anymore. You could put it somewhere the cats cant reach, like a hanging planter maybe

Get to another vet. If the vet thought it was just (it's never just) dehydration then he should have given fluids (easy to do subcutaneous fluids, I do it at home). This is an emergency and the vet sounds useless.

If you have another home then tell the owner that you'd like to re-home the cat for them with someone who will do their best to treat the diabetes. Let them know the cat will not be allowed to suffer. It sounds like that is the only option because they have decided not to deal with it after...

I have severe asthma and have been on theophylline and I can tell you it is NOT a fun medication. I would second what everyone is saying and get to a cardiologist if you can. I have had a DOG with cardiac issues on lasix and it helped a lot. So that is something to check on.

I would definitely give him something for nausea if you give an appetite stimulant in the future. Imagine being even more hungry but nauseated. Glad he is doing better now though

Try Gerber chicken baby food. The one with nothing in it but chicken and I think cornstarch. No onion. Many cats will eat it before cat food. It's also easier to syringe feed than cat food Read up on fatty liver in cats and not eating. Not eating is a HUGE deal in cats. You have to get...