Recent Content by jagged37

Thank you all for the advice. Just got back from the vet and after looking at an x-ray, her diagnosed her with megacolon :( I came across the diet for megacolon forum, so I will continue to read through that. Again, I appreciate everyone taking the time to respond to my post about Lilly.

I appreciate all the advice on meds, however, she was taking Pepcid and it nothing for her which is why she was switched to Prilosec. She was taking Miralax for a long time and did nothing for her and so Benefiber + probiotic was suggested. These were all suggested by an internist who my vet...

We are thinking about giving her Hills A/D (Recovery food) for 1 week to see if she still has issues after a few days. It is supposed to be very easy on the stomach as it is given to cats and dogs recovering from surgery. But, we can't get this 'til the vet opens Monday morning. I just bought...

First of all, I was only adding her medications to show that she absolutely needs to eat something every day and to show she has several medical conditions. These conditions have shown up in the last few years. My vet suggested feeding her a novel protein but she doesn't like them - tried...

Our cat Lilly is a senior cat (about 13 yo) who has bouts of not eating. She has multiple health issues with one of them being IBS with constipation. She is on several medications (Plavix, benzapril, Metoclopramide, Lactolose, thyroid med, Prilosec). What seems to be a pattern is that she eats...

I'm Lilly's mom. Thank you so much for your suggestions but I have to say we've done just about all of them. I've even sprinkled lavendar essential oils around the basement where she sprays to no avail. I've also cleaned up the areas with vinegar, Nature's Miracle, OxiClean and have even tried...

Regarding thyroid - high side of normal range after being on the medicine. I am not a vet so I don't know technical terms. Regarding behavior - spraying and yes I understand what spraying is. Again not a vet so I use spraying and peeing interchangeably indicating that she is not using her box...

I have actually thought about that. Or a backpack or sorts. She hates to be carried around or picked up really so maybe something like the stroller would be good. Then, she could be outside with the dogs and me.

Yes, she is on Methimazole transdermal and the vet recently checked her thyroid and it was in normal range. She was diagnosed by our new vet (we moved in November but the peeing issue had been happening way before we moved) in February. Actually it's a little on the high side but the vet said...

I love LIlly to be with me. But, she kind of likes hanging out on her own. The problem comes when she's left out like when we go outside. She wants to be outside with me and the dogs. Whenever my husband takes the dogs out for their morning walk, she sits by the window and watches them. And...

Well, when she was peeing downstairs, it was in the evening. I was getting so paranoid about her peeing downstairs that I wouldn't be able to sleep. So, I started a routine with her where around 9/10pm, I go to bed and have her come to the bedroom with me by giving her a bedtime snack. I then...

Mmmm - if the pet communicator could help, then it might be worth it. I will check out the links. I feel like the pants would only stress her out more and that's the last thing I need. This is a cat who held her pee during our move her for 9 hours when the poor thing couldn't hold it any...

She's on anti-anxiety meds. My husband thinks everything can be solved with a pill. I think of them as a last resort. Anyway, she's on the highest dose she can be on. Already done the black light thing. I caught her going over to the wall in my office again this morning. When I saw her and...

When we first moved in this house, she didn't spray at all. It took her months before she started spraying. Tonight, I gave her her evening kitty chow (she basically only gets wet food so I have to feed her like 5 times a day). I then went downstairs to talk to my husband all the while I was...

I'm back, unfortunately. I just looked up Animal Behaviorists in the area and they charge anywhere from $425-$525 for a consultation. I am seriously at my wits end! I have never considered re-homing her but I am starting to think about doing that and I hate myself for even thinking about that...