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  1. swanjun

    Do potassium levels affect coat softness?

    Hello! My kitty, Baker, has chronic renal failure and recently started receiving the powdered Renal K+ potassium supplement twice a day. I hadn't thought he was showing any symptoms yet, but it turns out his constipation problems were at least partly a potassium issue, as the supplement has...
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    Could This Be a Hot Spot?

    Hello! I just noticed this patch on my ginger girl. Previously, I'd seen slicked down fur in that area, like she'd been grooming it. Now, there's no fur there and there's a pink area of skin that's thicker than the surrounding skin. Could this be a hot spot? So far, I have wiped the area...
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    Chin Acne from Plastic Syringe?

    Hello! My kitty, Riley, is 13 and has hyperthyroidism. She's tough to pill so I was using transdermal methimazole for a while. However, she's just not absorbing it well enough so we have opted to have the methimazole compounded into a liquid. She's only been receiving it in that formulation for...
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    Paranoid About Earwax

    First, some background... A few weeks ago, I noticed that my ginger girl, Riley, was shaking her head more than usual. She also had some orangish-brown substance accumulated around the tips of her ears. I assumed this wax earwax. I gave her Revolution right away in case mites were the issue...
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    Buprenorphine After Enucleation

    Hello! My kitty, Alfie (14 years old) had to have his eye removed on Monday due to ulceration/suspected perforation. He weighs 15 lbs and was sent home with some preloaded vials of buprenorphine. Each one has 0.5 ml of medication in it. I've been administering these at around 12-hour...
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    Essential Oils in Soap for Human Use Only -- is this okay?

    Hello! I don't own any indiluted essential oils and I don't have a diffuser. What I do have are some handmade soaps that list essential oils among their ingredients. These may include anise, peppermint, spearmint, cinnamon, etc. I will definitely not be applying these soaps to any of my three...
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