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Hello everyone: Two years ago, neighbors moved and never took their cat with them. (Well, they got dogs, threw the cat outside. I felt sorry for him, fed, watered and got him a heated kitty tube). They moved and I searched frantically for him & even called them to see if they wanted him &...

"Psycho" showed up on my patio about two weeks ago. I hadn't seen him in three years - ever since my new neighbors moved in and their indoor/outdoor cats ran him off. But those neighbors moved a few weeks ago. And I guess Psycho felt my patio was safe place again for a meal and a bed. I first...

Hi everyone: I know gabapentin can cause drowsiness and ataxia, but can it cause loose stools too? Henry takes a probiotic - fortiflora - per the vet's instructions. Henry was taking antibiotics for a bad abscess (long story short: He was abandoned by his former owners - they got dogs & booted...

Six months ago, Molly had pancreatitis. The specialty vet did a needle biopsy on the intestines and the results came back as "inconclusive". She was diagnosed with IBD. I thought she was out of the woods, as she is doing so much better with a change of diet. But she threw up (water) this...

Hi everyone - Molly doesn't have lymphoma but she was diagnosed with IBD. Her vets (regular vet & specialist/internal medicine vet) prescribed hydrolyzed protein & novel protein foods. I am wondering if they really will work. Molly had gastritis, was hospitalized b/c she wasn't eating, was...

Can anyone provide good resources for diabetes in cats?

Hi everyone: I posted my tale of woe regarding giving Punky Flagyl for the diarrhea he was experiencing. His stools were soooo smelly & I was concerned. Punky is the friendly homeless kitty who followed my neighbor's cats to my door a year ago looking for a meal. Six month's later, I decided...

Poor Molly! The biopsy had to be postponed until tomorrow due to a power outage. I have to haul her back to the vet. Poor Punky! I was going to take him so the vet tech can administer the Flagyl but I cancelled due to above. That's more important right now. I feel scared & overwhelmed &...

So, follow up on Molly's "pancreatitis" (my post on 07-04-21). She had an abdominal ultrasound today & the vet recommends a needle biopsy on her lymph nodes. I am waiting for them to get back to me on the price. She may have lymphoma. She just turned 9 years old. Now what? What do I do best...

Cats are smart. They learn from previous experiences. Maybe too smart. Okay, so now I've set it up, how do I get Punky from spitting out the liquid medicine? It is Day 3 of a 5-day treatment of Flagyl, and I have finally learned to wrap him in a blanket or towel (after suffering major...

Hi everyone: My 2 year old cat Punky has very loose stools. He had two fecal tests for parasites, one 6 months ago, one 3 weeks ago, including testing for giardia and the tests came back negative. What could be the reason? Oh, and his stools STINK! In fact, I have to clean the litter boxes...

This little guy found me! And now our family has 3 cats . . . Say "hello" to Punky. He's recovering from his neutering.

Hello - all My 9 year old cat isn't feeling well. First, she is seems lethargic. She is also doing "low cat" things - hiding under the bed or behind the dresser. This is unusual for her. But I am concerned about her weight loss. She has lost 1.7 - 1.9 lbs in 2 months. She is 10.6 lbs...

I adopted Abby from Furry Friends Rescue 18 months ago. She's now 4 years old & a wonderful, wonderful, happy cat. Always happy. She loves humans (other cats, not so much). I sing to her a little rhyme - Abby Dabby the happy tabby from Cincinnati - because she's so good natured. But 6 weeks...

I have had Molly most of her life (I adopted her when she was 9 months old from Purrfect Cat Rescue). She's 7 years old now. But it never fails - she always "helps" me make my bed. And I don't know why. She seems to know when the clean sheets come out of of dryer & hightails it to the bedroom...

Molly has impacted anal glands - so when she was going in & out of the Litter box 2 weeks ago, I thought that was the problem. So they vet expressed her anal glands. And she kept going in & out of the Litter box. I called my vet, begging them to stay open because this in-and-out of Litter box...