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    very high amylase

    Hi....our wonderful Sheldon, a 9 year old male cat, had a very high +2500 u/l reading in his blood test (sept 2021). the rest of his blood works was basically fine. april it was 1700. Sheldon is currently taking prednisolone .25 ml once a day and leukeran once every other week. both for his...
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    How We Give Our Pill Hating Cat A Pill

    I am glad your Sydney is doing well. What an amazing picture. I can see he is a just an incredible cat. Such presence! Best wishes.
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    Hyperthyroid cat,methimazole and I131 treatment

    Hi....i'm very glad you had such a successful I-131 treatment for you cat. I was wondering if you had to give replace thyroid hormone after? thanks.
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    hyperthyroidism prognosis?

    Thank you.....Sheldon's T-4 was 143 nmol/L with the normal range being 10 to 60. He weighs 8 lbs 12 oz and is about 9 years old and is just so cute and lovable. Thanks for the great info. I have a lot more reading to do.
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    hyperthyroidism prognosis?

    Thank you very much for your information and kind thoughts.
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    hyperthyroidism prognosis?

    Thanks for your information and reply. We are in shock. Sheldon is about 9 years old and we are hoping for another 6 to 10 years or purrfurably forever. Our wonderful vet wasn't keen on the radioactive iodine. he found that after having the treatment the cats needed replacement thyroid. i...
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    hyperthyroidism prognosis?

    Hi Fellow Cat Lovers....our wonderful Sheldon had just been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism due to enlarged thyroid glands. He's about 12 years old. He has been prescribed methimazole. What is the average life expectancy? I have read some articles that say about 2 years and others that say...
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    Stages of Bereavement

    oh no....i hope you haven't had another loss in your life. the grieving process, unfortunately, is not a linear process. do you have support around you? people who listen and understand pet bereavement? to respond more directly to your question....generally, you go back to the beginning and...
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    Practical suggestion for dealing with loss

    Dear Nadia.....thank you. As for having your Sueño "talk" to you.....you let her words and thoughts flow through to you. You probably know what she would want to say to you. Kinda like how we talk out loud to ourselves, this time let it be your beautiful cat. Similarly, you could have Sueño...
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    Practical suggestion for dealing with loss

    Dealing with Loss Here are some suggestions for how to cope with loss that I have learned from my own personal experience, reading, chat groups and message boards. Initial grief The grief you feel at the beginning can be overpowering both emotionally and physically, but, please take heart...
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    Stages of Bereavement

    Thanks folks. Di and Bob.....very, very eloquently stated. I thought a lot about the "last" stage and what to call it. Most of the literature calls it something like resolution or closure but this give kind of a sense of the grief coming to a complete end. I don't think this happens. That's...
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    Stages of Bereavement

    Stages of Bereavement Here are the stages one generally goes through. Please keep in mind it not a linear process. One day/hour/month you feel okay/better and then wham. The stages can be mixed together and some may not happen. Grief and Shock Denial and/or Disbelief...
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    Tentative IBD diagnosis in one cat, and his brother has it, too.

    This is how we gave Marlow his pills. Maybe it might work for you ps....your cats are very lucky to have you
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    I literally think we experienced some sort of miracle. Great news at the specialist hospital!

    Our Marlow had an enlarged left ventricle that also miraculously returned to normal and this is after he almost died from congestive heart failure. Best wishes!
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    Did I do the wrong thing? (caution: mention of taxidermy)

    I agree. Follow your heart. (If you want a natural pose bring a photo.) Clearly you deeply loved your Oxley. Is it wrong to keep pictures up of someone who has died? Having said that, when you have people over you might want to put Oxley in your bedroom but you certainly don't have to.
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