Recent Content by lakotawolf

Hi guys - Preacher is my 10-month-old kitten who likely has wet FIP. He just had fluid drained from around his left lung on the 15th, but his breathing is really labored again today and I don't know if I should take him back in as an emergency case. Here is a video of his breathing. I have...

I'm sorry to hear your boy is in a crisis right now :( I got 6 more years with my kidney kitty after her diagnosis, so I know how scary the crashes/hospitalizations can be. IV fluids usually would stabilize her, so hopefully that helps your kitty too! Fingers and kitty claws crossed for your...

tl;dr my 10-month-old tuxedo gentleman, Preacher, was acting a little standoffish last week, but NOTHING I would have been suspicious of. But, he still has some of his kitten teeth, his gums are red and irritated, and his breath is HORRID. So, I booked an appointment on Saturday the 12th with a...

I'm (unfortunately) well-versed with CRF/CKD... my old girl Wintressia was diagnosed at age 14. She lived with the disease for another 6 years and died of a stroke in 2018, two months shy of her 20th birthday. She was actually a hyperT cat as well and I considered i131 for her - but her hyperT...

Hi guys, long time no see! Some of you may remember I used to post here - I had a CRF/CKD kitty named Wintressia, who was also hyperT and was on a raw diet. She was diagnosed with kidney failure when she was 14 years old. She died in February of last year, two months shy of her 20th birthday. I...

How old is Aurora? What do you feed her? Is she on kibble? Slippery elm bark is great stuff, but it won't do anything for urinary issues afaik. I've always loved Dr. Hines' site for understanding pet bloodwork/urinalysis. It has some ugly formatting and good old "Geocities"-era graphics, but...

Do not fall into the "hype" of senior diets in regards to their protein content. Many vets (like mine) will try to tell you that your aging cat needs "less" protein. This is simply not true - do aging wild cats start switching to plant foods as they get older? Sigh. Reducing protein in an aging...

She does eggs beautifully; I often give her a raw egg yolk with her normal meat blend - there was a while when all Wintressia would eat were egg yolks, so I developed quite the technique for separating them from their whites! Kolh does seems less enamored of cooked egg whites, however, so she...

Hi guys, tl;dr I used to have a kitty, Wintressia, who was diagnosed with Stage 3 kidney failure when she was 14 and given 3 months to live. I switched her to a fully raw diet (ground meat/bone/organ from Hare Today, supplemented with Alnutrin) and she lived another 6 wonderful, healthy, happy...

In light of various health issues that my 14-year-old cat was recently diagnosed with (CRF, high blood pressure, IBD), I am finally going to make the long-planned transition over to a raw diet. I've bought some commercial raw for now as a sort of "taste test", but I plan on moving onto...

Try to transition your kitty OFF of that dry kibble completely, first. A cat shouldn't be eating kibble anyway, at all, and you'll have a much easier time of the transition if your cat is only on canned/wet food. Trey leaving a little blob of the raw out for him and don't offer him anything...

Now that my elderly cat has been diagnosed with various health issues and requires daily meds, I will ONLY board her at my vet's if I need to be out of town. I have family that I live with, but they are not exactly "cat people" and frankly, I wouldn't trust any of them to properly medicate her...

I imagine a cat can definitely be stressed by changes in environment. If she was at the shelter for any length of time, she may have gotten used to her surroundings and schedule, even if it wasn't the happiest time in her life. Conversely, if she was only at the shelter a very short time, she's...

Metal allergies do exist in humans, even allergies to stainless steel, which is usually regarded as pretty benign. So, I suppose it's possible for a cat to have metal allergies as well! Usually metal allergies are contact allergies - i.e., from piercings or jewelry worn right against the skin -...

My 14-year-old cat, Wintressia, was diagnosed with CRF a few days ago. She's urinating a lot, and she's lost most of her appetite, which is a very drastic change from her usual black-hole eating habits. Her BUN and creatinine weren't super-high yet, so the vet only recommended the special diet...