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    Experience with overgrooming and cat allergies

    Hey, everyone. It's been a long time since I last posted here. My beautiful 5 years old Atena is doing great right now, but we are experiencing some issues regarding overgrooming. She had some spots on her fur, so I took her to the vet last Saturday. The vet took samples of her fur to the lab...
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    Question About Stiches - Worst Time To Go In Heat

    Thank you guys very much for the advices. I really didn't know about silent heat due to the fact that her first one was very visible. Turns out I found who owned the two cats that live nearby and they are both ladies too! But I won't let her walk on the garden unsupervised anymore because I know...
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    Question About Stiches - Worst Time To Go In Heat

    Hi, everyone! There was a unfortunate plot twist in Atena's postoperative. After the surgery that took 3h30 to correct her diaphragmatic hernia, she was doing great until her nipples started to get bigger. We took her to the vet and she said she was about to go in heat again, and that's why it...
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    Question About Stiches - Worst Time To Go In Heat

    Good afternoon, guys Well, I have been telling you guys about everything Atena went through since we got her and what I'm going to ask now is related to that big picture. Sometimes I feel like I'm overthinking, so I'm just gonna tell you about my newest paranoia concerning her and see what you...
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    Question About Stiches - Worst Time To Go In Heat

    Update: the incision site was great! The vet was able to get the stiches out and it is almost already fully healed. I'm very surprised! I thought it would take a long time considering how big it is. Since all her organs that should be in her abdome were in her chest prior to the surgery, I'm...
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    Question About Stiches - Worst Time To Go In Heat

    Ok, I messed it all up lol. I have already asked for the moderation to delete my two last comments. I can't edit them and I don't know what is happening. The picture just wasn't uploaded and it isn't that large. But let focus on the incision site question. Don't bother my poor computer skills...
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    Question About Stiches - Worst Time To Go In Heat

    Thank you guys very much again. She is doing OK now and I'm waiting for next Thursday to take her back to the vet. She is eating a lot more than she used to before the surgery, so I think that is a good sign. Her breath is still faster than a normal one, but her lungs will take a while to...
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    Persil needs Board magic NOW

    Jenny, thank you SO MUCH for this! You have such an amazing soul. All your posts about Percil have been unbelievably important to me. I cannot express in words how grateful I really am. You are an inspiration! It was indeed very traumatic. Even though she was behaving normally, her breath was...
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    Persil needs Board magic NOW

    Jenny, I went through Persil's story with you and I am so glad she could live a great life with you! You have an amazing heart. My cat went through the same thing as yours did. She had a surgery in order to solve her diaphragmatic hernia problem. She is now doing amazing, but there have been...
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    Question About Stiches - Worst Time To Go In Heat

    Update: thanks to the idea of @Jcatbird , Atena has a new room leash-free! I have covered the toilet sea with bags (not so heavy for her not to get here if she tries to push it, and not so light for her not to take them off easily). I have used her food plate and her water plate to prevent the...
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    Question About Stiches - Worst Time To Go In Heat

    Thank you guys so much!! @Jcatbird , I loved the idea! There is a tiny cabinet that would do! And there's a bathroom in my room. I'm going to sterilize the cabinet and put some pillows for her, since we use it for shoes. I will avoid taking a shower there as well in order to keep everything dry...
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    Is Your Significant Other A Cat Person?

    That's indeed a hard situation. You could try to convince him that putting off going to the vet can lead to even more expensive vet bills and the death of your beloved cats. I know that by now he knows how much you love them, so maybe recurring to thr financial benefits of being a heath cat...
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    Question About Stiches - Worst Time To Go In Heat

    Thank you very much for that point of view! I was aware of the risk of strangulation, that's why I made sure she was in a place where there is no chance she could climb, get tangled and lead to that. Unfortunately there is no crates like this available where I live :( I have looked all over and...
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    Atena And Me!

    Hi, everybody! I'm José Maria and Atena is my kitten! She is approximately 6 months old. She was abandoned 2 months ago near my aunt's house in Escada, a small city of Pernambuco, a state of Brazil. People came to my aunt's asking if she could keep her, and she denied it because she has a...
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    Question About Stiches - Worst Time To Go In Heat

    Hi, everyone! So, my rescued cat Atena went through a diaphragmatic hernia surgery on Wednesday. Since we found her, she has shown an abnormal breathing pattern. Even though it is a extremely risky surgery, she managed to survive! I couldn't be happier! However, these first days are crucial in...
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    Anaesthesia Effect

    Update: she was discharged yesterday after 2 days of intensive care and she is now with us!! We found out that the surgery cloth and the bandages were the cause of her not being able to walk properly. It was such a relieve!
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    Anaesthesia Effect

    Hi, everyone. This is my first post here, so I beg your pardon for any mistakes I might make. My cat went out of a diaphragmatic hernia surgery yesterday at 5h45 p.m and the vet recommended 48h of rest there on account of how risky this surgery is. Everything went well, but, when I called them...
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