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Or more specifically it may just be one big mat! The poor thing is a persian mix and obviously is never brushed. He's fed and allowed in their house, so he likely doesn't count as neglected/abused by law. I have no idea what, if anything, I can do about it. I live in a rural midwest that is...

Is anyone else in drought areas that gets their water from local lakes dealing with this right now? (Like some of you in Texas?) I'm not sure what they've done now. My water smells and tastes awful - very strongly of chemicals and not how chlorine usually smells (reminds me more of a fertilizer...

Siri had a bit of a silent infection (no scratching, gunk, or head shaking until it was starting to get bad) crop up. Note: She's a black cat with black ears. Has anyone used gentamicin sulfate and betamethasone solution? I've come across mention of it having the potential side effect of...

I recently had a bunch of blood work done and part of that was a thyroid panel... but the doctor mistakenly ordered T3 uptake and not Free T3. Otherwise everything is within range on that, with TSH being a lower normal - .43 mIU/L on their .4 - 4.5 range (still not the .3 - 3.0 recommended in...

My recent diagnosis has me thinking - my DH is currently having a lot of GI symptoms himself. Pretty bad gastritis and some GERD. I had another errand at the hospital last Wednesday and thus didn't get a chance to broach the subject with his doctor.. So far modifying his diet - very little...

Tanna coughed a little earlier this evening and Blasa just coughed a few minutes ago. This is a bit ridiculous that all three siblings have this. Blann's bronchitis is luckily well controlled on flovent, though, and is what I wanted to put the girls on though my vet, being new to cat asthma and...

I sort of suspected and was suspicious for a few years due to getting gallstones in my teens (actually probably closer to 12-13 years old) when I didn't eat that fatty of a diet, and was very much underweight then. In fact until the last two years I've always been underweight.. which can be a...

Blann's right eye had some discharge this morning. The outer eyelid is reddened, inner eyelids are only showing slight redness toward the corners of his eye. There is a little bit of swelling with the inflammation, but you have to be looking for it. No scratches or abrasions on the eye. He...

After the incident nearly two weeks ago I've still been having problems with eating/digestion and nausea. Finally to the point that I'm going to have to do something after ignoring it for a few years. My GI doc didn't think it sounded quite like the other Thursday was just a virus, either, with...

Sorry in advance if this grosses anyone out. I've been vomiting with little respite since noon. Its 7pm now. :/ Its the food I ate around this time last night? How is it even possible to still have food in my stomach 16 hours after eating? Or, now, 24 hours? I've had minor episodes in the...

..when the late fall/early winter nights finally get cold enough for you to turn the furnace on for the first time? The smell of burnt dust and fur... and the sound of the dumbest cat of the group complaining because he's already forgot what the furnace is. Sherman's my slow cat. He's...

Did anyone ever come up with a safe and cheaper pharmacy to purchase this from? (or any way to save some money on it, really) I'll either call or drop by the one I use later to ask about their prices so I have something to compare to. Blann's final diagnosis at this time is chronic...

I'm curious how often this occurs in cats? I've been thinking about it for a while because my Blasa has a hypermobile tail. The average cat tail can only bend a little further back (forward towards the shoulders) past 90 degrees at the very base, some bend even less. Blasa's can lay flat...

Has anyone had a bad headache as a side effect form a cortisone injection? I've read that it can happen but rarely see anyone complaining about it. I had an injection in my foot yesterday around 3pm and today that headache started just before noon. Migraine level pain but encompassing my whole...

The kittens have been on it since the 10th (5 doses so far) and I swear I can smell it in their stools today. I do have a sensitive nose, but am I losing my mind, here? Has anyone noticed stools smelling like the antibiotic their pet is taking? The other possibility is just that this stuff...

Does anyone have any tips on how to get this horrible concoction down a cat? I can usually get some really nasty liquid meds in a cat, but I think this is a lost cause. Don't ask why it's cherry, I think they lost their minds... I got most of it in Blasa, she's my good one. I don't think I...

And so do the kittens. They've never seen me with anything more than socks on my feet. I actually had to take the slippers off and round everyone back up for supper, that's how much it spooked them. Earlier Sho was giving me strange looks and ran under the bed. As to why I'm wearing...

Tanna started coughing more last night and today, so with this being labor day weekend I decided I better squeeze her in at the vet this afternoon. And that's where I've been for nearly the last 3 hours! Some news: Tanna does have something in her lungs, maybe the start of what Blann has or...

Has anyone seen/heard of this newer topical, yet? My vet finally sold off his stock of Advantage (I missed out on the last part of that sale ) and apparently they're carry this now instead. It's supposed to cover multiple parasites like Advantage Multi and Revolution - though also supposed to...

This is mostly just me being upset and stressed out. Poor Blann's coughing is much worse today and his breathing is more labored. To top it off the techs can't get a hold of my vet. I really wanted to get him in tonight and on oxygen. They're too unsure and the big animal vet too spooked to...