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I will add that stress does not appear to be an issue with this cat. She's is otherwise very comfortable and playful in her surroundings.

My 9 yo indoor female tortie, Stella, has ongoing urinary issues that don't seem to be completely resolved by antibiotics. Every few months she will "spot" blood in her urine, both in the litter box or, when really bad, in the shower. She previously had a polyp in her bladder (diagnosed by...

Has anyone had problems with their cat experiencing frequent UTI's?   My cat Stella recently completed her third round of antibiotics (three different meds, different durations, up to 4 weeks).  Within a week to completing, she is back to straining, frequent small quantities of urination, and...

Just saw this and have not read the prior replies.  He's my experience. I adopted a 6 yo female tortie with extreme stomatitis (I had no idea what that word meant at the time, only that she had "dental issues.").  She had TWO partial teeth removals after being surrender, with many remained...

My cat Stella was just diagnosed with E.coli as the source of her urinary bacterial infection.  She's currently on amoxycillian, and a temporary diet of canned C/D Urinary Care. My question is:  What's the probable cause of an E.coli infection in the urinary tract?  Could it be food-related?  ...

My 8 yo female tortie was prescribed 14 days of clavamox for a UTI/cystitis.  After symptoms returned two days after completing this cycle she was prescribed a second antibiotic, Baytrin/Enroflaxacin, which I crushed and mixed with her wet food.  After two days she started vomiting 4-6 times in...

July 4th.  Worst night of the year for pet owners. I have an 8 pound tortie that I would like to "mellow out" a little pre-fireworks.  I have Rescue Remedy (alcohol-based, not glycerin) and was wondering how much to administer and how long before the fireworks begin?  In food or straight down...

From the oncology vet's report: DDx proximal bowel obstruction (partial), motility disrder. Feel best dx/tx test at this time would be abdominal explore, run bowel for parital obstruction, repair if found, otherwise get gastric SI bx, eval biliary tract. O. would like to avoid sx if at all...

@StephenQ   I brought Stella in to see my vet after finding a small amount wet clear vomit with, what looked like, blood in it.  She did a physical exam and weighed her, and said let's watch her.  After a second vomiting episode (no blood) I brought her back for an x-ray and bloodwork.  That's...

Well, this just got interesting. Second opinion:  Oncology vet was unable to palpate the mass that my vet supposedly felt in Stella's left side abdomen.  Re-did abdomen x-rays and added chest X-rays.  All appeared normal.  Sent them out to be read by a second radiologist and came back normal...

Quote: I thought this was really insightful. I spoke with an oncologist in Reno and am taking Stella in on Friday for an US guided biopsy.  This is a conservative first step, as he suggested.  It will be an eight hour round trip drive, and I have "kitty sedatives" on order from my vet.  I may...

Thanks for your kind thoughts and words. Honestly, I am struggling with this decision, in my mind, to either make her as comfortable as possible, and let her go when the time arrives, or to go the surgery/chemo route.  Is it cruel and inhumane to make her suffer through (another) surgery and...