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    Nasal Cancer

    I spoke with my Vet and he said that I could use an over the counter saline only nasal spray for congestion for Sierra, sparingly. Apparently we are NOT at the nebulizing stage for Sierra yet, but the idea helped us come up with a plan for my other cat, Einstein who has chronic seasonal asthma...
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    Nasal Cancer

    What does nebulizing a cat entail exactly? I would be curious if this might work for my baby. This saline solution sounds like a good idea also. I will ask my vet about changing the clavamox to azithromycin since the clavamox seems to be less effective these days. I will also ask about...
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    Nasal Cancer

    The initial symptoms happened almost a year before her diagnosis. She had constant sinus issues, dripping eye and nose. The swelling started in December of 2020 and the Vet initially treated it as conjunctivitis with eye drops and ointments. Currently, Sierra gets clavamox for infections (4weeks...
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    Nasal Cancer

    I am sorry for your loss SDerailed. :( all4mom2 - The other problem with all of the runny nose/eye issues is the chapping that occurs on the skin in those areas. I gently dab with a cotton ball soaked in vet approved antimicrobial eye wash, then I dab aquaphor on a q-tip to keep the area from...
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    Nasal Cancer

    Sierra's cancer is slowly increasing in size. The vet is taking her off of the medicam and putting her on depo medrol. He is giving her a sub q injection that may last from 1-3 months. She is regularly on clavamox for secondary infections. 4 weeks on 2 weeks off with daily proviable...
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    Hyperthyroid early CKD cat (Mumu's new thread)

    I wish you all the best with Mumu. I would not damn a vet for the ignorance of the tech. Is it possible that they do some sort of determinative scan etc., but maybe not call it that? I am still cautiously optimistic about Smoke's progress. He gets his 3 month blood work this Friday... its not...
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    Changed rope on scratching post, cat is now peeing on clothes

    In addition to adding his scent to the post, if he likes catnip, you can rub some of that on the post. I rub catnip on ALL new cat furniture in the house. I have a multi-cat household and I make sure there are small scratching posts by the corners of my sectional and large scratching...
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    Nasal Cancer

    Thank you, My fur babies can use all the prayers you got!!
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    Nasal Cancer

    Apparently the medicam and prednisone cannot be used at the same time. My vet said that he hasn't seen good results using the prednisolone (prednisone) on Sierra's type of cancer. Soooo.... we are doing cirenia 2x week to control the nausea and keep sinuses somewhat clear, clavamox 2x day to...
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    Nasal Cancer

    I will ask the vet again, but he seemed to think that it wasn't a good option. If it will shrink the tumor above Sierra's eye or slow it down, that would be awesome, especially since she is still acting normally. I think the concurrent pressure above and on her eye and the eye infection tendency...
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    Nasal Cancer

    I asked the vet about the prednisone for Sierra's tumor. The Vet is leery of putting her on the prednisolone for cats, he's worried about potential other affects that she might not be able to handle. Her litter mate that died of renal cancer was put on it and she got a cushings type syndrome...
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    Hyperthyroid early CKD cat (Mumu's new thread)

    I would ask you vet if there is some sort of gentle soothing cleanser that you just gently rub on... When I gave a terminal kitty the mirataz to stimulate appetite, I would put the ointment in one ear and gently clean the other at the same time. I don't know if the methimazole has something in...
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    Nasal Cancer

    I am currently struggling with concerns about my 11 year old female cat, Sierra. She was always a little skittish and old biddy acting, but went into a funk when her litter mate died of renal cancer at 9 and a half years old. She has seen the vet numerous times for "eye" infections and has...
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    Hyperthyroid early CKD cat (Mumu's new thread)

    Good luck with Mumu (and Carleton too :)) Smoke is now 2 months out from his I131 treatment. His bloodwork is good so far and he is gaining some weight and growing his hair back!!! I know that hypothyroidism is a concern, but the drugs for hypothyroid treatment cause less damage to the organs...
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    Hyperthyroid cat,methimazole and I131 treatment

    Hello, I decided to go ahead with the I131 treatment. One month out and things seem ok. I was more worried about the hyperthyroid medication since even in HUMANs it is a concern for liver and kidney function and cats have more sensitive organs. (same exact medication used in humans). The...
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    Hyperthyroid cat,methimazole and I131 treatment

    My 9.5 year old Smoke was just diagnosed with Hyperthyroid. I started him on the Methiazole 2x daily hidden in his food. He developed food avoidance after 2 weeks. He would eat around the pill and leave it behind even when I used nutri-cal or tuna fish and then he stopped heating all together...
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    Cat with beginning kidney failure now throwing up every day

    I have had cats with kidney failure live up to 3 years with daily subQ treatments. I feed them a kidney diet or if they do not want that I feed them whatever they will eat (boiled skinless chicken and the chicken water that creates, canned tuna fish in water, kitten food). Kidney failure is VERY...
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