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Apologies in advance for such a long response.... In a way we did, but I never felt satisfied with the results. The IM specialist said the cells from the wash were indicative of chronic bronchitis, not asthma. He said there was no sign of an allergic response, which would point to asthma...

My cat had a sudden back injury when he was 8 years old, so not young but not super old either. He ended up having disc disease/IVDD which was finally diagnosed after a month of symptoms and multiple vet visits by an MRI. We kept him confined to a room for about a month with no high furniture...

Thought I’d post an update in case anyone is looking for information on the topic. Dillard had the procedure yesterday and was able to come home the same day. We spoke to the specialist about our concerns beforehand and he was very open to them and able to address them. He thought Dillard was a...

Thank you both, I appreciate your input. I did a lot of reading over the past couple of days and formed a list of questions for the specialist. I'm confused as to whether a bronchoalveolar lavage is always done with a bronchoscopy, so I will ask him that. It sounds like the lavage is...

I'm wondering if anyone has had their cat undergo a bronchoscopy or a bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). My 10-year-old cat has been having rapid, shallow breathing since July or so. Our primary vet and the Internal Medicine specialist we've seen believe it's asthma from the x-rays we've had done...

Also just wanted to add that the feet slipping bit you mentioned sounds like a possible symptom of IVDD or maybe some kind of other spinal issue. IVDD is pretty uncommon in cats from what I’ve heard and difficult to diagnose, so general practice vets may not think of it as a possible diagnosis...

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. A very similar thing happened to my cat about 2 years ago. Sudden tail limpness and pain. We tried X-rays, etc. and visited 3 vets who couldn’t figure out what was wrong. Eventually, he stopped eating because he was in such pain when he crouched to eat...

We have a similar dynamic between our 2 cats at home. Our younger one is aggressive/territorial towards our older cat and will stalk him. We think it’s playful, but she’s relentless and doesn’t pick up on his cues that he’s not interested and it escalates. This has been getting worse over the...

Thanks, everyone! I think I was overthinking things :). Most of the cans are in good condition and aren't bulging so they should be safe to serve.

Somewhat of a strange question, but we recently had a shipment of canned cat food delivered. It's cold where we are (20F) and before we could bring it inside, the cans froze. Is it still safe to serve? On some websites, it says not to serve canned food if it was frozen since the seal may have...

I have a bunch of house plants and a cat that will eat anything resembling grass. I try to steer clear of anything that's tempting to my cat because I'm such an anxious person. ☺ I've had good luck with calathea and prayer plants. They're listed as non-toxic on the ASPCA website and there's so...

The follow up was just last week, so at least about 6 weeks after his last dose. I also thought that 2 months seemed like enough time for the drugs to be out of his system. I mentioned my concerns to the vet, and pointed out that this was definitely abnormal behavior since he has never drank...

Thanks for your post! I'm happy to hear that you think diabetes and/or Cushing's would be unlikely. That's what I gathered from what I've read, too. I'll keep an eye on his urine. He's pretty regular with his bathroom usage; he's always gone twice a day and continues to follow that schedule...

Hi everyone, I posted a little while ago about my 8 year-old cat, Dillard, who had increased thirst after a short round of prednisolone. I am posting here because he has had continued increased thirst and I'm starting to get worried. Dillard was on the prednisolone for about 2 weeks to see if...

Thank you both for the information! It helps to compare notes with others. :) Tomorrow will mark 2 weeks since he's been off the pred. His thirst has decreased a bit since he was on the medication, but it still more than normal. Neely, I'm hoping that this is the gradual elimination of side...