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So, what did the visit cost you (total)?  I am going to be starting a thread about this as soon as I can find the time. I want to post some startling findings I've made that may interest everyone on this board.  Let me just say that I made a recent visit which cost me $2,500 (yes, that's not a...

I started a very simlar thread about a month ago. My petite female was kept overnight for GI problems, and when I got her back she really smelled bad (to me)!  It was a typical "kennel" smell, and the other cats treated her like a new comer, with hissing and avoidance.  Since there was no actual...

That sure looks like a "Clouded Leopard".  Where did you take that picture?  Wasn't a zoo, was it??

Agree wholeheartedly.  My two sibs were found (with the rest of the litter) in a dumpster.  The male had his right eye mangeled.  I realize that it's not the same as being blind, but I wanted him the most.  The whole point of animal rescue is to provide a fighting chance to an animal that...

Don't they have vet ERs in Canada that operate on donations?  We even have that here in NYC.  So, with that great health care system in Canada, nothing for animals??   Do you pay taxes??

I have a rescue feral for almost a year now, and she won't even let me TOUCH her!  She gets along with the other cats, likes to play, and eats well.  On the other hand, my 3 year old boy is my tightest bond.  He loves to sleep next to me, and cuddle on the couch.  NONE of the four will allow...

Do you really want it to get "bettter".  Since you just brought the kitty home, she's probably a little insecure and scared.  She obviously sees you as her "security blanket".  I would try to bear with her for a few days or more, and as she acclimates to her new environment she should become...

I hate to be the contrarian here, but Hills products are JUNK.  Read the ingredients!  All by-products.  You may as well feed her Fancy Feast.  I was given a couple of cans of Hills from one of the biggest Veterinary hospital chains in the country, when my cat was discharged.  I couldn't believe...

Not to get you totally confused, but I think the best ones are here, http://www.cozycatfurniture.com/.  I have an Armarkat, and one from "Cozy", and the latter is better quality and heavier.  I'm not going to recommend a specific one because I don't know your home set up, or your cats.  I will...

So, I guess it makes sense as an appetite stimulant, but, as your article states, .." Mirtazapine must be used with caution in anyone with renal problems..."  This is clearly a risk/benefit situation, but increasing appetite is actually a "side effect" of the drug.  Remeron is a psychotropic...

Yes!  After days and days of licking herself, I guess the others know and accept her.  She smells like a cat should smell - neutral!  It took longer than I would have expected, but the others have taken her back into the fold.

Remeron (Mirtazerpine) is used in humans as an antidepressant.  It is not considered a first line therapy, i.e., physicians usually try drugs in the SSRI class (Prozac, Zoloft, etc..).  I've never heard of it used in cats or dogs!  What I do know, however, is that one of its more undesirable...

I didn't see where the OP said she was locking the cat out, is she?  My cats do this also, from time to time.  They always have access to the entire house, including my bedroom while I'm asleep.  But sometimes I am awakened by meowing coming from another room.  My theory is that they wake up in...

Thanks, it never occured to me to ask.  The Pricilla Grass is pretty cheap, but the shipping (from California) is ~$40.00!  $40 to ship a $6.00 pot of live grass.  Willowy, thanks, but I don't have time to try growing my own.   

I've been concerned about the lack of a source of edible grass for my four indoor-only cats, so I was wondering if anyone has tried, and/or can recommend "Pricilla's Grass"?  I would also like to know about any similar products, or what others do to provide edible grass or live plant matter for...

To the OP - You should be happy that you received ANY replies (with very good advice) after writing an entire essay about how important your computer is, and how lame your cat is.  Perhaps you'll consider me to be condecending, also.  In that case, just stop reading!  If not, I can tell you that...

I had a very similar experience with my 2 year old girl last week.  I thought she had swallowed something.  I took her to the ER and they did X-Rays and an Ultra Sound.  They found no foreign objects, but she tested positive for tapeworm, which they treated.  When I picked her up they showed me...

Thanks, MomOfMany - that sort of confirms what I was getting at.  No, I haven't moved, and the only cat that developed GI symptoms was takin in and treated.  They discovered tape worm.  They found both eggs and a few adults in her colon.  She was treated with a single dose of Donatal (dewormer)...

A very mild (or low dose) opioid should stop the coughing.  Vets usually use Buprenorphene for pain, but, just like we use Codeine for a cough, all opioids stop the cough "reflex".  If the cough were productive, i.e., she were bringing up mucous, then you don't want to stop it!  But for dry...

My cat tested positive for Giardia, in addition to tapeworm.  They treated the tapeworm in the hospital with one course of medication.  But the Giardia diagnosis had to be confirmed by lab.  When the vet called me with the diagnosis he wants me to put her on Metronidazole AND Pancure -...