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I'm waiting on a call back from the primary vet to ask those few questions. In the meantime, I called the special animal-only dentist that is 45 minutes away one more time. They are booking into December and I asked if they had a waiting list. She said they did and someone recently canceled...

Yep, in his reports they listed Telazol as a not safe drug to use. So at least that one was flagged along with Ketamine. It is a reach but I actually wrote last night to his internal medicine doctor who did have him under anesthesia in January of 2023 to see which drugs she used. It may not...

Thanks @silent meowlook . I definitely respect that point of view too. My cat has seen about 5 specialists/doctors over the past 2 months for this. I wasn't going to say anything here but ONE doctor did tell me to be very careful with this. He is a guy who I think might be in his early 60s...

Indeed, the cardiologist confirmed it is a genetic thing the way the heart muscle starts to thicken like that and start all the problems. I definitely don't beat myself on that part of it. I think for now my plan is I'm going to leave a message to have the primary vet call me this week to ask...

That is something I may ask too, is how many HCM cats they've done. Its so new and overwhelming so I think its a fair question. Thanks for the idea and hope things go well with your kitty too.

Thank you both. Yes, a couple did mention tooth issues will become problematic as time goes on. We're still in an earlier stage with that. I may contact my vet to ask a few more questions about their setup and types of drugs they'll use. I feel like I'm literally flipping a coin with his life...

Hello everyone. I'm at a very tough spot and wanted to see what other points of view others might have on this. My cat is about to turn 9 next month and I have the other large thread on him managing his small cell lymphoma. However, this is quite a different subject not related really. He...

Thanks and hope your kitty keeps on eating too! Mine is still eating with possibly slight discomfort. We just have to take it one day at a time and respond to what we see in them.

Appreciate the good words. It's gotten so hard to deal with and accept. I didn't use to have such a hard time but I guess I've changed as I've gotten older myself.

I guess we are at the point where things are getting serious. To keep it short, my kitty has been juggling his food a bit lately and it was determined he has a cavity/absorption on one of his lower molars. Got a dental all cleared to go this week in between his chemo dose. But first let's...

I did buy one and place it down for them to try without turning it on at first. Both of my cats were afraid of it. They walked up to it in a cautious way and was like 'what is this thing'? Another problem I've had is they've been eating out of clay-type bowls all these years. They would not...

Oh wow, thank you! I will probably pick one up and give it a shot. I keep wi-fi cameras on their food so I can monitor their eating habits remotely. If I can work in some timed portions with something like this... it could be very helpful!

My cats are fed dry food. They hardly want anything to do with wet food. The auto feeder is a good possibility for a helpful tool. I wonder if they make them were you can dispense food remotely from a phone? hmmm. I also never heard of a cat door activated by their chip. Thanks for the new...

I have a 6 year old cat who has gotten overweight. (17 pounds). He wasn't always like this and feel it is all my fault for not controlling the food. He has gotten more lethargic this year and it concerned me. Healthwise, he has confirmed colitis/ibd via scopes at internal medicine last...

I get it. There were times where I thought i'd get in trouble at work for being sleep deprived or taking him to so many vet appointments. I don't know how I survived some weeks but I know I have to push on to help him. I hope your Oliver gets back to a stable place! Eating like a horse...

Its hard to believe it has been over 3 months so its time for another long-term update. (I like this long-term thing.) I guess that is how crazy busy life gets.... First, I will say my buddy is in bad shape and I'm super worried about him. OK, now that that is out of the way and the universe...

I have tried some of those churo treats and he would take them at times. He is SOOOO picky its frustrating. ha. I did try a can of Friskies Ocean Fish last night between him and his housemate and he did go at it and finish about 90% of his bowl before it dried up. Took about an hour or two...

No, totally understand. I just feel it is something brewing and could get worse over the year. He is still eating good but has these moments at his dish sometimes. I'll just have to keep an eye on if they keep increasing in frequency. I have cameras on their food dishes so it is easy to...

Wow. It's been a year since this all started. I guess you can look at it that my buddy has been in remission for a year now. Success, of course! I'm grateful for that and I've spent so much time with my two buddies the past year. He just had his checkup with his oncologist on 1/12. Doctors...

Yes! I remember you showed me this earlier in the year. I actually used it a lot lately to medicate my other IBD kitty! But now he has taken onto pill pockets for now. I always keep a can of this around in case! This was a huge help this year. Thank you :)