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  1. susan denning

    Moving Question

    I am going to be moving to an apartment due to family reasons (my Dad recently had a stroke, and my parents decided they want to sell their house and move closer to family). I am trying to decide between taking my seven year old cat, Felix, vs giving him to the humane society to rehome. My...
  2. susan denning

    I thought we were friends - shy cat regressing

    Hi, I'm a little concerned about my 7 year old cat Felix. As those of you who have followed my earlier posts know, he is a shy cat with a history of a blockage (On Royal Canin SO, no repeat). I thought he was doing fine, jumping up on both my dad's and my lap voluntarily and generally making...
  3. susan denning

    cat vomiting up undigested food

    Before I make an vet appointment for my cat Felix, I am wondering if there might be some things I can try at home to solve the problem. I've found a pile of undigested cat food on our garage floor and on our cat tree at least three times this last week. It looks almost like the results of...
  4. susan denning

    Legitimate Cat Memento Sites

    Hi, I recently had to put my cat Trixie to sleep due to arthritis and kidney disease. I wanted something that would remind me of her, but would be cheaper than a cuddle clone. I purchase a pillow from a website (I don't want to name it, in case it turns out to be legitimate after all), and am...
  5. susan denning

    Cat with recurrent UTIs and spondolithesis

    I took my cat 18+ cat Trixie to the vet yesterday for a probable UTI (dribbling urine with blood in it). By the time I got her there, she was really starting to leak bloody urine (enough that they were able to get a sample from the carrier). The vet took an x-ray (no bladder stones), did an...
  6. susan denning

    gabapentin

    My cat Trixie was prescribed gabapentin for her arthritis. She seems to have taken to the powder form being put in her canned food ok. However, when I changed to the liquid form a couple days ago, she seems to be turning up her nose at the medicated food (and not eating as much of it). I'm a...
  7. susan denning

    Would waiting until Friday put Trixie at risk of hepatic lipidosis

    I made an appointment for my CKD cat Trixie to be seen this Friday for litterbox issues. Since I made the appointment, she seems to be threatening to go on a hunger strike - She did not touch her dry food, and didn't eat her canned food with her usual enthusiasm. This is the second time this...
  8. susan denning

    Cat with messy behind

    Hi, I have a question about my CKD cat Trixie. She has a messy behind, which I was attributing to her not cleaning herself very well (she is an older cat, 18+ years old, with possible arthritis). However, I noticed today that it sees to be getting worse, to the point where I am concerned it...
  9. susan denning

    Using a furminator brush

    My four year old cat Felix has some small mats on his flank near his tail. The vet commented on them when she gave him his rabies booster and suggested using a furminator brush to get them out. Before I buy one of these brushes, is there anything I should know about how they work? Am I right...
  10. susan denning

    Holiday cat sitting this year

    I have no idea what my family's plans for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year are, but am trying to think through what my options would be in case my parents and I visit my sister's family overnight (she lives about 2 hours away from us). The last time I had someone cat sit for us was just...
  11. susan denning

    Litterbox issues - Questions to ask

    I had some unexpected litterbox issues come up, and could use advise on how to get things figured out. Last night, I noticed some poop (it looked normal, not diarrhea, and was easy to pick up using a glove) outside of one of our litterboxes. There was some in the litterbox as well, so it...
  12. susan denning

    Saw a rat in our backyard today - Concerned about letting cats out

    I am curious to know about people's experience with rats and cat flaps. My parents told me to they saw a rat climbing our neighbors house. Later, we all saw a rat eating food my dad left out (peanuts and an ear of dried corn, I think) for squirrels. My Dad got rid of all the squirrel food in...
  13. susan denning

    Keeping my cats (and especially my parents) safe

    To give you to background to my question, I live with my elderly parents (79 years old and 80 years old) and two cats (Trixie, 15+ female and Felix, 3 year old male). My parents are understandably very concerned about catching coronavirus due to their age. I have two older sisters (one of whom...
  14. susan denning

    Could this be an antibiotic reaction or something worse

    As those of you who read my earlier posts know, my cat, Trixie, just finished a course of trimethropim for a presumed UTI. She has been acting a bit strangely, which made me wonder if it could be an antibiotic reaction or something neurological (reduction in sight/hearing, or something...
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    Cat foaming at the mouth after being given liquid trimethroprim antibiotic

    This is an update on my cat Trixie. As those of you who read my other post know, Trixie is being treated for a UTI, and there was some concern that my other cat Felix might be stressing her or that she might have developed a stress related UTI for other reasons. I haven't made up my mind about...
  16. susan denning

    Possible FIC Diagnosis in Senior Cat

    In December, I noticed my older cat Trixie (diagnosed with CKD) was dripping some blood, so took her in to get checked for a bladder infection or other problem. She was prescribed amoxicillin which seemed to help (the vet's office was unable to get a UA), but she started showing symptoms again...
  17. susan denning

    Weird behavior from cat

    Hi, I went to check on my two cats before going to bed, and my cat Felix did something that scared me. He was walking around acting normal, when he started to meow like he was in distress and walk backwards. He is laying down now, and acting normal. I'm not sure what to make of that...
  18. susan denning

    Should She Have Known?

    I boarded my older cat for about a month. When I greeted Trixie after getting her back (my Dad picked her up), I noticed she had a smelly, burst abscess on the side of her cheek. I ended up taking her to an urgent care vet to get it taken care of. Several people in the vet's office commented...
  19. susan denning

    Pooping On The Garage Floor - Not Next To Litter Box

    Hi, I am wondering how to go about problem solving a litter box issues with my two cats. They have both been completely reliable in the time that I've had them (three years for Felix and 18+ for Trixie). Trixie has stage two KD, and has is an a mixture of dry and canned KD food. Felix is on...
  20. susan denning

    Having Second Thoughts About Giving My Cats Revolution

    I gave my two cats Revolution spot treatment tonight. My reasons were that I bought some treatment earlier that needed to be used; my vet asked a question when I took my youngest cat, Felix, in last weekend, that sounded like she thought he might have flea dirt, but wasn't sure; and my mom said...
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