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    Sister, 16, Urinalysis Shows Elevated Protein

    Sister is a diabetic, fully regulated (off insulin since 2021) using low carb food (Dr. Elsey's CleanProtein) which contains 59% animal protein. So her wellness exams last week (BW, urine, xrays) indicated protein in the urine. Vet suggested special urine tests which we just did. Result: Protein...
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    Unable to Trim Cat's Nails

    I have had Rochana for 12 years. She has big trust issues. (She and her sister Kay stay 10 feet away from me if I am standing.) The last time (September) I tried to trim her nails, I was bitten twice and needed stitches at ER that day for skin ripped from my hand. So I have been cautious. And...
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    My Sick Semi Feral Catching Tips?

    Kay is 12. Has been inside only since she was a kitten. Can't pick her up. Used to throw a towel on her to trim her nails. She thrashed and screamed. But now she is just TOO cautious. I touch a blanket or a towel and she is GONE. Won't let a door shut behind her, won't allow me closer than 5 ft...
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    Stumbling

    On two occasions now, another time about a month ago, my 15 year old cat, Sister, had unexplained stumbling that lasted less than a minute. She was resting behind my chair moments ago where I could not observe her. I heard a commotion, she verbalized a little, and then she came out stumbling. I...
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    Allergies or URI?

    My 14 yr old cat Sister has been vomiting pretty regularly the last year. Probably every other day, rarely with a fur ball. Sometimes just mucus. Sometimes food and mucus. I hoped that once she had a dental, which was done in October, the delay hinged on getting her diabetes regulated first, she...
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    Inflammation of Abdominal Lining

    My cat Monkeydo, who had exploratory surgery 14 months ago to correct a non-working gallbladder by draining fluids (6 cups) from his distended bile ducts, resizing the common bile duct and reattaching it to his duodenum, started to be less interested in food or water about a week ago. His back...
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    Dental Question

    My 14 yr old kitty has a dental scheduled Wednesday. I was told it was a 12:00 appointment, but today's reminder says it is at 1:50pm. I'm asked to drop her off between 7 and 8:30 a.m., and the verbal instructions at the front desk were no food or water after midnight the night before. (I...
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    Cat Diagnosed with Diabetes

    My 14-year-old cat, Sister, has consumed water excessively and peed a great amount for a few years. Tests showed she did not have diabetes. The vet said back then, she just drinks a lot and pees a lot. I should have gotten a second opinion. Just took her in for weakness in back legs and NOW the...
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    Cerenia Dosing

    I've been giving my kitty Cerenia as needed. That means when he acts nauseous, licking his lips and swallowing, or is vomiting, I give it then, which risks his vomiting it up. I am wondering if I should give him his dose every morning as a preventative. Is that what some of you do? My cat's...
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    Sadness that comes and goes...

    It seems to me that my only good days are those when my cats are fine. Nobody had a troublesome BM in the litter box, nobody threw up food or water without an actual hairball, nobody has a strange cough, and there is no vet appointment in the next 72 hours. It bothers me that my joy is tied to...
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    Missing Starla

    Starla was seized by AC from an infamous Cat Rescue in Chatsworth, California. I fostered her soon after when I saw her at Casitas sharing a cage with a kitty she did not like. Starla didn't much care for my own cats, but she and I became the best of friends, and she slept on my pillow each...
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    Quality low fat food but not weight loss?

    My kitty has a gallbladder that does not function, discovered during exploratory surgery. The vet said this week that he needs a diet low in fat because he is less able to digest them without a gallbladder. So I've been perusing cat foods online and in my local pet store, and the foods that are...
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    Cramping with RC High Fiber?

    My 13 year old Kitty has been eating wet food and also the Royal Canin high-fiber response dry food because of diarrhea issues he was having last year. The downside is he gets in a hunched position for an hour or more before a BM. I believe he is experiencing either cramping or discomfort with...
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    Cats poop has no odor

    My 13 year old cat, who had bile duct surgery last week, was recovering pretty well until this morning. He threw up and I determined it was World's Best Cat litter and he has never eaten litter before. I attribute this to being nauseous. He is on two antibiotics, Zofran, and one pain med. He's...
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    What's the longest a cat ever went without eating?

    My 13 year old cat, Monkeydo, started throwing up September 3rd. Keeps down very little. He has liver cysts inside and outside which press on his stomach and gallbladder. Makes him nauseous, makes him throw up. Before 2 days ago he loved to drink from the faucet. Now nothing. He was hospitalized...
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    Gabapentin for Pain

    My cat has an inoperable liver pseudo cyst that causes him discomfort, and possibly a little pain. His vet suggested compounded Gabapentin, 2x daily. I have been reading that it is a drug that needs to be tapered off, like prednisolone, because of adverse effects of stopping it abruptly. This...
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    Exploratory Surgery

    My cat Monkey has a large pseudocyst outside his liver with several other cysts inside the liver. Very rare. The challenge for this board certified surgeon would be to remove the outer cyst without disturbing the others that could leak bile into the abdominal cavity which would be terminal. So...
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    Cat Hyperventilating

    One of my cats, Monkey, has a cyst in his biliary system. X-rays, ultrasounds, and a CT scan cannot diagnose exactly what it's attached to, if it's on his liver, bile duct, gallbladder, or all three. To make him comfortable we were extracting fluid from the cyst every other month. Then in May of...
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    Lasix For Pulmonary Cancer?

    My 14 year old kitty was just diagnosed with lung cancer. She has pleural effusion and had a thoracocentesis Saturday removing one cup of fluid. But after 36 hours her breathing is harsh again. With chest heaving. The vet gave me no instructions for palliative care. Only a list of oncologists...
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