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    Our sweet beloved Tikka

    Hey everyone, I have some sad news to share. Our beloved cat Tikka passed away Thursday morning after her battle with mammary cancer, which had spread to her lungs. I couldn’t even write this the day of, have just been slowly rolling out these notices, between thinking about her and missing her...
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    Mysterious wet spot left on lap?

    There have been a two incidents in the past month where, after sitting on my lap, Tikka left a wet spot about two inches wide. It seemed to be clear/watery, without a strong smell or any coloring. Based on this and the way she was sitting, we eliminated a few possibilities: urine, drool, anal...
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    Potassium Supplement tips

    Does anyone have any tips for giving a potassium supplement? We tried adding it to food, but our cat doesn’t seem to want to eat it. I saw an older post that said a compound pharmacist could create a transdermal gel for us. Anyone have experience with this? Our cat currently has low body weight...
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    Senior Cat with Potential Mammary Cancer

    Hi everyone, we received some bad news about our older cat Tikka. Two weeks ago, we brought Tikka in to our local vet due to slight increased thirst/urination, since we were worried about onset diabetes. While doing her usual examination, our vet discovered a growth on near her lower mammaries...
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    Swollen lip not getting better?

    Our cat was given covenia on Thursday because he had a red mark on his chin and swelling. However, there still appears to be a bump on his lip and redness on his chin even after 2-3 days. See pic, right in the center of his bottom lip. Is this normal for the healing to take a while, or does it...
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    Increased spraying outside litter-box

    We are having an issue with our cat Rory where he keeps on spraying pee in inappropriate places with increasing frequency. For context, he often sprays when using the litter box. He sometimes gets attacked by our other cat in the litter box, which most likely increases stress. However, this...
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    Rory Vomiting - Food Sensitivity/Pancreatitis?

    Our cat Rory has been having issues with periodic vomiting since last summer. On October 22, he had a high Spec fPL value (4.0, range: 0.0-3.5), though ultrasound did not show signs of pancreatitis. On the recommendation of our vet, this winter we placed him on a food sensitivity diet (Hill’s...
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    Gagging/Bobbing Head - What is it?

    Can anyone help us identify what is happening when our cat is gagging/bobbing her head? She's done this several times, where it seems like she's going to throw up, but then usually doesn't. Instead, she will just bob her head, and kind of do a swallow/gag, or smacking her lips. These attacks...
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    Quality control issues with pharmacy for chlorambucil

    Hi all, our SCL cat gets chlorambucil from Stokes Pharmacy, and we’ve had quality control issues multiple times now. The first time, there were two tablets in one blister pack. The second time last week, the medication was scuffed and our order of six mini-tabs was split into 4 and 2. It it...
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    Reducing Prednisolone for SCL - Need Advice

    Hi everyone. We are new to the forum, but wanted to post because we feel a little stuck about some contradictory advice we received, and want help deciding between the two. Just to give a summary our cat’s situation, last summer she started having issues with weight loss, vomiting, and...
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