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  1. scarlett 001

    My cat Louie had PU surgery last week

    My Duncan had this surgery about 14 years ago and is still going strong at the age of 16 years. He blocked and reblocked too many times so this became our next option. As he aged, he stopped getting crystals and his urine is normal now. He did get the occasional urinary infection until he was...
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    Had to put CT down and now another cat is really ill

    Best wishes for a full recovery.
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    Kitten - limp which has shifted between legs

    Good news. Once this left, my Gryffin was back to being a hyperactive kitten and has not stopped since!! So if this disappears, it will be a forgotten blip and nothing more.
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    Kitten - limp which has shifted between legs

    My kitten had this limping kitten syndrome a few days after vaccinations and while it was scary, within a few days he was all better again.
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    Having trouble administering oral Buprenorphine

    I've been using oral buprenorphine. But on the cat cancer yahoo group that I am on, some people keep mentioning transdermal buprenorphine that I think is put in the ear (??). Is this a possibility where you live??
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    Ear ablation surgery and recovery etc. - please tell me the reality of what happens

    This is a very difficult time for me. Murchie my beloved cat who I discussed on here a few months ago is nearly 16 years old and has pancreatitis. He is a high risk for general anesthesia (had serious issues in the past so for most of our lives we have been lucky enough to not have to put him...
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    I'm afraid my cat might have been seriously misdiagnosed - please chime in!

    Piece of advice, if you are going to take legal action or make a formal complaint, I would not be talking about this on a public forum any further. You might even ask to have this thread removed if you move to that next stage. While you need to make a formal complaint if necessary, I would do it...
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    I'm afraid my cat might have been seriously misdiagnosed - please chime in!

    Good point. Presumably the vet would discuss possible reactions with her - or at least I hope so. One needs a prescription for this so a vet by default would have to be very involved.
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    Rexy has anemia that is of concern

    The vet was trying to teach me about auto-immune issues, and she did use the human lupus analogy. She said with Rexy's multitude of issues, that this is a strong possibility (of course it is difficult to confirm for certain). Triggers are tricky to figure out, but I mentioned to her it does...
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    Rexy has anemia that is of concern

    Thank you. The vet is very optimistic that Rexy has more time of good quality of life ahead of her. She just sees nothing alarming at all. Rexy does have a multitude of issues, but it does appear that we should be able to manage most of them for now as nothing is leaping out as immediately...
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    Pancreatitis (bloodwork diaganosed) with almost no symptoms - need to do anything??

    Murchie is stabilized (thank goodness). After a lot of learning and working with my great at-home vet, Murchie was put on regular buprenorphine and ondansetron (anti-nausea) about 3 weeks ago and it has done wonders for him. We also gave him an antibiotic as his chronic respiratory has flared up...
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    I'm afraid my cat might have been seriously misdiagnosed - please chime in!

    I have a hyperthyroid cat and 20mg (10mg 2x daily) is an almost unheard of dosage. What was this vet thinking - one would never begin a cat on a dosage this high - one begins with a lower dosage and retests and then readjusts dosage. I was on the yahoo group for hyperthyroid and they found my...
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    Rexy has anemia that is of concern

    Finally we got in to see that new internal medicine specialist vet. And this vet is AMAZING. She lived up to all the great things that people had said about her. Obviously very talented in terms of technical expertise and personal interactions are wonderful with both the kitty and myself...
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    Rexy has anemia that is of concern

    Thank you so much for your thoughts and wishes. Rexy's issue is so strange - earlier today she had that fever and had me worried sick about her - now her tail is up in the air and she is walking about the house and eating as if nothing had ever been wrong (fever is gone).
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    Rexy has anemia that is of concern

    Not stable yet. The fever seems to come back every 4-5 days very suddenly, and within 12-24 hours it disappears just as quickly as it comes. The days without the fever, she is doing as well as could be expected given all of her issues. The days with the fever, she looks like someone sick with a...
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    My cat has a broken hip, please help me with care solutions

    My cat broke his hind leg many years ago and was very unhappy in the crate - twisting and turning and spinning - doing quick turns in a small space is not good for healing a broken leg. My vet and I reached a compromise that it would be okay if I took *all* of the furniture out of a spare room...
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    It is officially pancreatitis

    I would join the yahoo group on pancreatitis. It has good documents on file to read about this disease, loads of very experienced people on there who know about this disease. Because it is focused only on pancreatitis, you can get very detailed feedback. This is a good document that covers the...
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    Crust on cats nose

    I had a cat with some black stuff sort of like that on his nose and he had it for years. The vet never mentioned it either at his physical exams. He died of unrelated issue, and I have to say I never really did figure out what that was. When he got ill towards the end of his life, it seemed to...
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