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    Walking into Walls?

    My wife has already taken Izzy to the emerg, but I thought I would ask here. As a brief history note, Izzy had a liver shunt that was treated surgically in October - he is still on a low protien diet & lactulose though. Most of today, Izzy was a little listeless & did not want to eat much at...
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    How much should I feed a kitten on low protein diet?

    4 month old Izzy has a liver shunt, so we feed him a low protein diet. How much should we be feeding him & how often? I'm getting concerned that he is not growing
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    Licking Nose

    Just curious, Max (who passed away in March) loved to lick noses. My wife & I would wake up to Max licking a nose - nowhere else but the nose. Any others have cats with a nose fetish?
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    Royal Canin Renal LP Online?

    I've tried searching with not much luch. I'm trying to find the Royal Canin Renal LP online - anyone know where? Thanks
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    Homemade low protien diet

    Can it be done? Has anyone tried?
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    Liver Shunt/Low Protein Diets

    The saga continues.... As many of you may already know, Izzy has been diagnosed with a Liver Shunt. He is on a low protien canned food - Hills K/D. CathyC uses Hills K/D & she definitely knows about Shunts, so for now I am following her reccomendation on food & feeding him Hills - my vet also...
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    Portosystemic Shunts

    Our vet left a message on our answering saying that she has been doing research over the week to help diagnose Izzy's problem. She thinks he may have a Liver Shunt. Does anyone have any experisnce with this? I understand from my research that it can be treated medically or surgically. Medicines...
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    Formal Introduction :)

    Through all the Izzy posts I hav e not taken the time for a formal introduction. My wife & I live in Toronto with three wonderful cats; Zoe, Izzy & Ella. Izzy & Ella are our newborn Maine Coons & Zoe is a 12 year old domestic short hair. Picture of Izzy & Ella here: Picture of Zoe to come. We...
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    Maine Coon Breeder in Toronto Area?

    Are there any reputable Maine Coon breeders in the GTA. Some of our friends have fallen in love with our Maine Coons & want to get a pair.
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    Can't Eat Anymore?

    Our little Izzy is now having trouble eating. He wants to eat, but he seems to have trouble getting it in. He goes up to the food & can't seem to figure out that he has to open his mouth to get it in & chew. He'll then back away from the food for a few seconds & try again. This is on top of his...
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    peeing in waterbowl

    Our little guy Izzy (who has had a lot of problems) has recently started peeing in his waterbowl. He is peeing blood too which was checked by the vet & they could not find anything wrong. Does anyone have any ideas to get him peeing in his litterbox again? He does poop in there... It's more of...
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    OK...any other men here?

    I found this forum on the weekend - its been a great help for my wife & I while we deal with our problems with Izzy. I'm a 38 year old professional male married for close to 10 years. I'm a Project Manager for a major hospital in Toronto. My wife & I have no kids (fertility issues) so we do...
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    RAW to dry/canned - a potential killer?

    We received 2 kittens last week. At the breeder they were eating raw food with the odd fancy feast put down. When we got them home, they were both great & eating a mixture of Solid Gold dry & Performa Plus wet. To make a long story short, the male kitten got very sick - anemic to the point the...
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    Please help....

    Last week my wife & I purchased two beautiful kittens from a local Maine Coon Cattery We brought them home on July 7th & all was well. On the morning of July 9th, the we noticed that the male was having trouble standing, breathing, would not eat & had a runny nose & eye along with coughing &...
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