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    nipple gunk?

    Today we shaved Orion, as he had a bunch of mats. Now that he's got his little lion shave going, we noticed that he looks like he has pimples on his belly. Of course, I know boys have nipples, and these are pretty much in the right place to be nipples, but one looked like it had some brownish...
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    Open Riser Stairs?

    Hey all, we just bought a nice 3 level condo unit that has open riser stairs. I'm a little worried about our 2 very very active catkids getting themselves into trouble or hurt on them. Anybody have open riser stairs? Am I just being an over protective catmommy? I mean, they're not total idiots...
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    heavy breathing..

    I know this post is a few days old, but I wanted to say Orion does this too. We call it his 'play hiss', since he does it when he's rough housing with us. He'll take a look at my hubby, blow air out of his nose, and jump on his hand. So, it's probably not a big deal at all.
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    Oil belly!

    Ooo. I didn't even think of using Dawn. Orion will be so displeased with another bath! Thanks!
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    Oil belly!

    Orion was on the hunt two nights ago and dragged his belly through frying oil (cold, of course) that was splattered on the countertop. We gave him a heck of a bath last night and soaped him up really good. I noticed this morning, though, his fur still looks all stringy. You can't feel the oil...
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    Fever

    I know that your kitty really *does* have a fever, and I hope the little baby gets better quick, but I just wanted to share a little tidbit my vet told me. She said to not necessarily go by the ears or paws to feel for a high temp, but to use their gums as a guideline, as that is usually more...
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    colitis

    Well, the vet put him on the z/d food. It's pricey, but oh my gosh, Orion loves it! You know how you're supposed to switch gradually? Well, that's pretty much out the window, because he eats around the old stuff to scarf up the new stuff. When he ate all the new in his dish the other night, he...
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    colitis

    Well, I started putting that Missing Link in his food..it has added fiber, and omega-3 and some other good stuff. I havn't seen any more bloody stool, although he is still behaving a little sick, and last night was hacking like he was going to have a furball, and today brought up just a tiny...
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    colitis

    Orions a big eater of anything stringlike he can manage to scrounge up, so I was concerned about a blockage. The vet did say, though, that the stool had no overt blood, and there were no parasites, so that made me happy. So, the bloody mucusy junk was from the anal glands. Those anal glands...
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    colitis

    So, Orion went to the vet cuz yesterday he came running downstairs after a poo, and I noticed blood on his bottom, but it was very mucus-y. So, the vet said it was his anal sac, and expressed it (poor baby). He said that Orion has colitis from his food change (meow mix to nutro hairball...
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    heart murmer

    Incidentally, an echocardiogram is the same thing as an ultrasound. Just like a baby sonogram and a human echocardiogram are basically the same thing, just on different parts. I work in human cardiology, but I don't know a whole lot about pet cardio, only assuming it's similar enough. The echo...
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    food change

    We're in the process of changing Orion from his meow mix to nutro hairball. We decided to do that, since even with petromalt 2-3 times a week, he was still bringing up hairballs pretty regularly, and the vet said mos tpeople have luck with the hairball food. So, my question is, is it normal...
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    Nails splitting?

    Orion is just over a year old. Get this, today the little bugger broke out of the house, and went and climbed the tree. This, of course, split one of his claws more, and hubby says there is a little dried blood on one. The vet said that as long as he's not bleeding now, to watch them closely...
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    Nails splitting?

    We trim Orions nails as needed, and we only ever cut the sharpest points off, since we wrestle so much with him, and don't want to be shredded. ANyways, we use a sharp blade, and the cutters where you put thier nail in the little hole and squeeze the handle, since I heard those are the best to...
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    Fetch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Orion used to play fetch like mad, but now, it's just not his game anymore. We got a super fun toy, though, for kitties who like to chase things in the air. Hubby bought one of those little kids foam disc shooters, and a big pack of refills. We sit on one end of the room and fire em out into...
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