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Hey, all! I lurk here, but haven't posted in a while. Our cat Sam is an almost-10-year-old altered DSH. He had a complete urinary blockage in 2015, at which point we switched him to wet food (with dry food limited to 1 T a day, which I throw one piece at a time so he can "catch" it). At that...

Our wonderful 9.5-year-old was diagnosed with lymphoma in February of 2019. He did incredibly well with chemo and was such a trooper, but the lymphoma came back with a vengeance this week, 'causing him to start to lose his appetite on Wednesday and affecting his breathing and energy by Thursday...

Our poor Ace cat was diagnosed this week with lymphoma (probably started in his digestive system, but is now in his lymph nodes). We have met with an oncologist and have a chemo schedule in place. I've been reading lots from various websites (including this forum and others). I'm just...

So my Ace (8.5 year old altered male) went in today for a dental cleaning, but they are holding off because they found he has multiple enlarged lymph nodes (neck and backs of knees, I think the vet said) and almost a pound of weight loss since he was last seen 9 months ago. So the vet is...

I know we are not vets. I just want some opinions. Ace injured himself on Tuesday. We think he got his right hind leg stuck in the slats of a metal shelf he likes to sit on. He YOWLED so we know it hurt/startled him. But we palpated the entire thing regularly and couldn't find any...

Our 8 year old altered DSH Ace was diagnosed with probable IBD early this year (meaning the vet felt like we should treat it as such since he had no other symptoms, and did not want to subject him to a full thickness biopsy unless he had to to rule something else out). We had tried...

I've read through older posts on the forum on this topic; I'm just hoping anyone who also has or had a cat with FIC might chime in. Sam cat is an altered male DSH, 7 1/2 years old. He is approximately 2 pounds overweight, at his 12.8 pounds. We have had him since he was very young (I found him...

Hey, everyone. My cat Ace has a minor scratch above and to the outside of his left eye. It appeared two days ago, but was very minor/surface (an abrasion with no blood) and we opted not to treat it since it's so near the eye. This morning it appears to have broken open (maybe he scratched it...

Nice to meet you all! I just got on here recently and started posting about my youngest cat, Sam, 'cause he's been having health problems and I needed advice. But we actually have three wonderful male domestic shorthairs. Max is our intelligent, techy, bossy oldest (8 years, black, gray...

I know ringworm diagnosis helps gets posted about a lot. Sorry. I just noticed my little Sam has a few concerning spots on his face. I am very worried that it might be ringworm. He is supposed to start prednisone today and I don't know how that could affect his immune system if this *is*...

I know this has been covered in the past, but I couldn't find very recent posts. I was just hoping some people who have cats with IVDD still frequent the forum. My poor Sam, who's only six, has been diagnosed with a herniated disc and while the vet didn't say the words IVDD, since there was no...

My youngest cat, Sam (6 years old), has a herniated disc (IVDD) and as part of his treatment, for at least the next two weeks, he is having modified bed rest; basically, he is in a safe bedroom unless we are within a foot of him, which ends up meaning around 14 hours a day for him in his safe...

Hi, everyone. Long time reader, first time poster. I hope to contribute more to the forum from here on. For today, I am curious if anyone has seen a situation like my Sam. He is an overweight but otherwise generally healthy 6 year old domestic shorthair with two brothers. They all go outside...