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We've been diagnosed with ideopathic hypercalcemia. I bought a baby scale to monitor her weight and we go back in three months for a follow-up panel (unless her weight further declines). Vet doesn't want to hunt for cancer until we have more reason to suspect it. I guess this is good news? If...

@PushPurrCatPaws The sample was sent to Mich State and had a 7-10 day turnaround. I just called and the results came in over the weekend -- the vet is going to review them and hopefully get back to me this evening. Waiting is so hard. @catsknowme I'm sorry you're going through a similar...

Hi. This forum has helped a lot over the past few years of lurking, but it's been nothing short of a total lifeline this month. I need somewhere to pour my anxieties. Future developments will be kept to this thread despite its specific title. Anya (9 F DSH) lost about 1-1.5 lbs this summer...

Excellent name! Also- I've seen you around this forum and have read every single one of your posts in Fry's voice. :nerd:

I'm not sure about any other soaps, but Dawn is kitty-safe and she'll probably want to clean herself when you're finished. You can get a small thing of it for a dollar if you're in the US. Otherwise, try looking up the brand of soap you have to see if it's suitable -- I still press for Dawn...

Ehhhh I wouldn't give the second dose without consulting a vet. Fill a cup with water and dish soap (Dawn) and give kitty a thorough brush with a flea comb. If you can't crush the fleas into the bristles with your fingernails (lol), dunk the comb into the cup after every sweep. The bubbles from...

Anya (9) bites. A lot. She grew up without another cat to show her that it hurts, and as a kitten she'd cross the entire house for the sole purpose of attacking me. She was also extremely hyperactive until she was about two. She turned out to have a mild form of hyperesthesia and can't tolerate...

Kittens are so silly! Chances are he'll grow out of it. Both my cats dedicated the first six months of their lives to driving me bonkers between the hours of 1 and 5 AM. One now sleeps through the night and the other saves his crazies for 9 AM :). Try tiring him out with some super playtime an...

Phil (orange/white) was originally named "Fry" after Phillip J. Fry from Futurama. We started calling him by his first name because he grew up to look more like a Phil than a Fry:

Anya is a bear trap. Phil was raised to tolerate rubs and has since blessed us by being inexplicably fat. My favorite thing to do is hold his belly flub while he walks. He doesn't seem to mind!

My older girl gets mad at us but in a clingy way. She follows us everywhere because she has to show us how upset she is. And then she snuggles with us at night. Angrily. My little boy acts surprised, as though he truly believed that we were never coming home again, and purrs up a storm once...

She did it! :celebrate:

No poopies in the litter today, so I called and they're writing a script for Lactulose. She's eating and drinking a lot so I'm really hoping that the (questionable imo but what do I know) combo of Lac and Miralax will do the trick! Yep! I think that's included with our malignancy panel...

Hi! Anya (9 F) is giving us quite the health scare. She dropped from 10.5 to 9.0 lbs this summer and her ensuing blood work showed high calcium. We're waiting on a malignancy panel to rule out the scary. I have many reasons to think it's not cancer but of course I'm worried that it is. She...

Ha! I just noticed that Anya only does it when she's had enough of food, my other cat, and me. Thank you for the link! I do intend to bring it up to the vet when she calls with the blood results. Fingers crossed.

...or should I be concerned? Anya (9, F) oçcasionally shakes her front right paw. It's a split-second twitch, as though she's just stepped in something gross. It usually happens before she drinks water (resulting in a metallic ping sound) but lately she's been doing it away from the water bowl...

Anya last night after spending a whole day at the vet!

Hi y'all. This is quite an over-addressed topic, but I'm in a pickle and need some honest advice/opinions specific to my situation. Sorry for providing my entire life story. This is seriously all I can think about. My SO and I have two cats: an 11-year-old dilute calico, 5lbs, always happy and...