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    Cat Products Aren't Made for Cats?

    I want a cat bookshelf. By which I mean something that has the basic form of a bookshelf, but every shelf has a hole cut in one end or the other (alternating ends on adjacent shelves) so a cat can climb up between shelves. And then the non-hole end of each shelf has a barrier between it and the...
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    I want to make one more try on the gut dysbiosis theory

    I just found the DrFormulas Nexabiotic feline probiotic. I think I like the look of this one - many different strains instead of just Enterococcus faecalis, includes S. Boullardi and inulin (a prebiotic to give the good bacteria something to eat and grow), and is in an enteric-coated capsule so...
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    I want to make one more try on the gut dysbiosis theory

    Background My cat's digestive issues had stopped responding to Tylosin (an antibotic that has helped him in the past), so I was close to ready to accept a diagnosis of intestinal lymphoma on the basis of "nothing else has worked/helped", and put him on chlorambucil. But now for two nights in a...
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    How long does it take to see improvement with chlorambucil? And how much improvement?

    Do you know how common it is to use budesonide (his current steroid) instead of prednisolone? Are they usually similar in effectiveness? He was on Cerenia for a little while, but got a bizarre side-effect where he drooled like a constantly-dripping faucet. Also tried ondansetron, but it didn't...
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    How long does it take to see improvement with chlorambucil? And how much improvement?

    The old vet suspected lymphoma, especially because of his age (11-ish years old) and the fact that it has gotten progressively worse over time. I don't know yet what the new vet will say, but if the old vet hadn't moved away then her next step would likely have been chlorambucil. He's had the...
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    How long does it take to see improvement with chlorambucil? And how much improvement?

    My little guy has had GI issues getting gradually worse over the last two years. We did all the special diets and nothing helped. For a while it seemed like his symptoms improved with tylosin, but recently that hasn't helped either. We've also tried several different probiotics, including S...
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    Why do cats sometimes look more floofy and then suddenly look more slick?

    Assuming you’re not referring to fluffed fur as a behavioral reaction to something (more like changes in general appearance over hours/days) I think some of it may have something to do with how long it’s been since their last give-it-their-all-groom-every-hair bath. When my boy has recently...
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    Cost of Euthanasia

    I don’t know about corporate owners - many clinics are owned by veterinarians who are absolutely drowning in student loans. But despite their own financial issues, the vets at the clinic I go to still try to help me when I can’t afford something. Yes, they’ve had to increase their prices, but...
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    Cost of Euthanasia

    The problem is that the cost of bread, eggs, milk, and the gasoline vets put in their cars to drive to work have also gone up. As have the costs for the clinic’s electricity and insurance. It’s not greed. The people who work in vet clinics are facing the same increased costs as everyone else...
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    Is Medical Boarding OK?

    It is OK to choose either option. You do not have to be the patron saint of idealized self-sacrificing cat parenthood - it is OK to let your own stress factor into the decision too. Cats spend time in vet clinics all the time for things like ICU care, and if you do use medical boarding his...
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    Help with a missing furbaby.

    Looking at her legs and face in the pictures where she’s shaved, I would guess she’s a medium hair, not a true long hair. My best guess is that she’d probably look kind of like this, although her stripes might be less pronounced. The color on this cat is probably a closer match, but the coat...
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    Cat bit me slightly

    I’m glad you’re understanding about it when it happens!
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    How much a month

    Ugh - I thought it was $64/month, but I realized he eats a can and a half a day, so $96/month. Throw in two bags of crystal litter a month and suddenly I realize why I’m broke. But the vet said his bloodwork shows early signs of kidney disease, and Science Diet was the lowest-phosphorus...
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    Cat bit me slightly

    I’m glad it didn’t hurt much, and I hope the cat in question has calmed down and is feeling less bitey now.
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