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Are kittens basically toddlers who can climb? I swear mine tries to eat everything in sight. Anyway, today my kitten (6 mo) shredded and ate about half the wrapper from a McDonald's chicken burger. She's acting normally but I'm wondering if this should be an immediate vet visit or a wait and...

Baby steps! You've got this. It takes time, but is so worth it when you get there. I also stumbled across this video series today - might be helpful if you have not seen it before! Inhaler training | International Cat Care

Fair enough re: gentle restraint - the big thing early on is to try as much as possible to normalize the process and make it a non-scary thing. It can be frustrating and feel like it is taking forever, but I promise it's worth it! I'm unfortunately not sure re: mask size, as our guy always...

Hey there! Sorry to hear about your kitty's cough. It might be asthma or it might be something else. My guy has asthma, and while he does crouch while coughing I wouldn't describe his cough as 'wet'. I shared a video of one of his episodes in my post history if you'd like to check for reference...

It sounds like you are doing all the right things! All in all, I'd say it probably took us between 4 and 6 weeks to get our guy comfy for 10ish breaths. Now, five months later, he puffs like a champ twice a day. We similarly felt sometimes during the training like we took some steps forward and...

Hey! Sorry for the delay in responding. We actually had to bring my guy in to get his bladder expressed three days in a row. The vet recommended we stop the pain meds on that third day in case that was the issue, and he peed on his own that day. It sounds like the delayed urination can be from...

Hey @Blahblahblah - that sounds really stressful :(. Honestly - I would consider going to another vet if you don't feel like you are being heard or respected. Are the three you spoke to all at the same clinic? Did the pred stop the coughing while she was on it?

Hey @Blahblahblah - sorry to hear about your kitty. One thing that stood out to me was the 44 mcg of Flovent (I assume via Aerokat)? This is a really low dose - our guy is maintained on 125 mcg Flovent 2x/day and some cats need 250 mcg 2x/daily to stay happy, especially in shoulder seasons...

To echo others here - this sounds like possible asthma to me. Our little guy has it and exhibited symptoms very similar to what you are describing (take a look at my post history for videos!). He is now on inhaled medication (flovent) through a puffer and is doing great - no attacks in months...

Thanks both. You've essentially confirmed my thoughts and I'll make sure we bring him in at some point tomorrow afternoon if he hasn't gone. To be clear, he was expressed today at ~3pm by our vet so he is not in imminent danger right now. He has been on oral buprenorphine 2x/day which we have...

Hi all, I've gotten a ton of thoughtful insight in the past and wondering if there's more out there for me today. My guy went in and had 6 teeth extracted on Thursday morning. He was given an antibiotic shot and buprenorphine. Thursday evening he was vocalizing in the litter box and squatting...

Thank you SO much to everyone who has shared stories so far. You have all brought a lot of comfort and confidence to me that I desperately needed. It is great to hear more about what to expect and what is normal for them before and after the procedure. @cosmic_latte, thank you for the...

Hi folks, Our kitty needs some teeth extracted and is scheduled to have that done this week. I'm an anxious cat mama and keep coming across stories of things going wrong, cats not recovering well, experiencing personality changes/prolonged fear at home after treatment, or dying from the...

Please do DM me if you end up going that route - I have lots of suggestions based on our experience getting our cat used to it. You can also check out the feline inhaled med group ([email protected] | Topics) for lots of other tips!

Yeah, with our guy it's similar - he is totally fine as soon as it is done. It's definitely asthma with him. In his case we manage it with inhaled medication, which is much easier on them since it only targets the lungs (vs systemic steroids, which are much harder on the cat's whole body). He...