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    Shocking what is in pet food

    I also get tired of cutting up fresh meat for 6 cats (it was so much easier to crack open a can, wasn't it?) but then I come across another article about a recall...or garbage in pet food...and am reminded of one of the reasons I started doing it in the first place. Even some of the premade...
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    Any experience with stud tail?

    It looks (and sounds) like stud tail to me...then again, all of my experience is with hairless cats - so stud tail just looks like a ton of blackheads on them! And they tend to get it on their chins, too. I've never seen it go down the back of their legs - but one of my girls gets one giant...
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    Any experience with stud tail?

    My male sphynx had stud tail. It shows up really well on the naked cats!! Anyway, Stridex pads took care of it. Also, I was at a cat show last weekend and was told by a breeder friend to use Listerine! The regular old, original Listerine mouthwash. I haven't tried it yet, but he swears by it...
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    WWYD regarding a vet vist - HCM and PKD

    Hi Brooklet, I don't have any experience with PKD, but unfortunately I have a lot of experience with HCM. I lost my first Sphynx to the disease and another one of my boys was just diagnosed with it in March. Your research is correct, HCM is the most common heart disease in cats, and it is not...
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    Any ex-Craigslist kittys here?

    Oh, so true. I adopted my first Sphynx, Harold, from CL...I later found out the girl who sold him to me had only had him for a month, found out he had HCM and quickly wanted to get her money back before he got sick and died. I spent thousands on his health care, and had him for 8 months before I...
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    ER visit results in HCM diagnosis

    I'm so glad to hear George is feeling better, and it sounds like he is responding well to the medications! The furosemide (the diuretic) must be working to pull the fluid from his lungs - that's why he was able to lay down again, and wasn't sitting perched up like you described in your first...
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    ER visit results in HCM diagnosis

    Hi Runnersmist. Welcome to TCS. I'm sorry that you've joined us under these unfortunate circumstances. Mews2much asked me to come here and talk to you about HCM, as I have a lot of experience with it... I have had 2 cats with the disease, one of them I lost about a year ago when he was in...
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    Prayers for Nelso Brookes Sphynx

    Thank you for the prayers and vibes, everyone! Nelson is in good spirits and does not seem to be in any pain at all. He threw a clot in one leg (a thromboembolism) and has been dragging his foot. His paw was ice cold but it seems to be warmer now and he was just hopping to the litter box and...
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    Seizure?

    Sorry to hear about this! My cat has something called Syncope, which is often mistaken for seizures...so, I did a ton of research when we thought he was having seizures. From what I understand, you can't do anything but wait it out - unless it lasts for 5 minutes or more or he has several of...
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    My Oreo needs surgery and it is risky

    Good luck, Oreo. Please keep us posted!! When is the surgery?
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    heart murmur

    I'm glad you opted for the echo, and I'm so sorry to hear this news... what type of cardiomyopathy does Samson have? My only experience is with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - which IS (in many cases) passed genetically. I'm not sure if the other types of cardiomyopathy are also passed...
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    heart murmur

    I have lots of experience with cardiomyopathy (unfortunately...). Specifically, HCM (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy). I lost my first sphynx, Harold, to the disease about a year and a half ago. But, he was not diagnosed with it until he was very sick, in congestive heart failure. By the time they...
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    growth in mouth under tongue

    this is great news so far! It sounds so similar to the story I mentioned earlier about the person I know from another forum - same thing, they were able to remove the entire growth and the cat was eating right away. I'm crossing my fingers for more great news when you get your biopsy results...
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    Fuzzybutts thread!

    Okay, I know the thread is called "fuzzy butts"...but how do you guys feel about a couple of naked butts? I call this one "The ends of my friends"
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    growth in mouth under tongue

    for tomorrow! Please keep us posted!
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    growth in mouth under tongue

    I know someone from a sphynx group that just had a similar situation with her cat. They were almost positive it was squamous cell carcinoma, but when they removed the mass and had it biopsied - no cancer!! Vibes for the same result with your kitty's biopsy. This was very recently, so she's...
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    How're things going with my raw-feeding friends?

    Couldn't have said it better myself, Auntie. I spent months pouring over everything I could get my eyes on before I was comfortable making the switch to raw...and when I decided to start making it myself - oh boy, I lost sleep with worry that I wouldn't get it right. Going raw was definitely not...
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    How're things going with my raw-feeding friends?

    Hi there! Long time no see!! I have switched over to home-made raw. In fact, I doubt the cats would even go near the commercial stuff if I offered it to them today...spoiled! I still offer ground meat/organs/bones most days (I'm a convenience girl!), but they all happily accept RMB's a couple...
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    Coco is sick

    Poor Coco! 3 of my cats are sneezing and snotty eyed, too. The only one that isn't sick right now is Helen, but she's been on Baytril for 3 weeks!! I hope Coco gets better quickly. You're a great cat-mom, Jacky.
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    So... Hope has been sick for a while...

    Glad to hear your girl is doing well on the Z/D. I was going to recommend trying rabbit - this still might be a good option for you if the Z/D becomes too expensive or if she starts to develop any issues with it. My boy, Nelson, has IBD that was cured with a raw rabbit diet, but rabbit (even...
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