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I was looking up information about L-Lysine and came across the following two articles: Study Finds L-Lysine Does Not Decrease Symptoms of Feline Upper Respiratory Infections - The Conscious Cat Bad News for a Popular Feline Herpesvirus Treatment | petMD Basically, they indicate that L-Lysine...

I don't want to say too much about this particular issue because I worry that someone from the vet clinic might be reading these forums. I get the feeling that this problem isn't very common so they could easily identify me if I posted exactly what's going on. My cat, Shorty, had surgery to...

I took my 14 y/o male cat, Mr. Cuddles, to the vet last Monday morning because he was having urinary and other issues. He was diagnosed as having arthritis in his hind legs and the vet is 99.9% certain that is causing the urinary issues that I'm seeing. I'm supposed to try some joint...

My vet gave me two prescriptions for my cat and said I could get them filled at an online pharmacy such as Drs. Foster and Smith. They said to order the prescriptions and select the option to have the pharmacy contact them. This is the second time I've ordered from them and it's taken...

I need an E-Collar for my 14 y/o cat. He keeps licking and chewing at the bandage on his leg/paw. Today he was really going at it and I think he's just making the sore worse. I have literally spent hours looking on Amazon for a suitable e-collar. I've read the reviews and looked at the pictures...

I'm only asking this here because I probably won't be able to see the vet until Friday due to the snow storm heading my way. I'm going to call first thing in the morning (Monday), but they probably won't be able to squeeze us in. I'm concerned about what's going on with my cat, so I thought...

Firstly, this may be upsetting or gruesome to some people as it involves a cat being hit by a car. If that bothers you, please stop reading now. Secondly, this incident was done and over with more than a month ago, but I'm still not sure I made the right choice. Sure, it's over, but the same...

Has anyone noticed if kittens that were raised completely indoors grow up to have more behavioral issues than cats that spent the first year of their life outside? Of all the indoor only cats I've had over the last 26 years, the only ones that were naughty are the current ones I have that were...

My (stray) cat was recently prescribed a liquid antibiotic (Clindamycin) for a fairly deep wound. The prescription label on the bottle says to give 1 ml twice a day for 14 days. Here it is at day 6 and I just realized that this particular medicine contains 20 ml of liquid according to the...

My outside/stray cat has what I believe is an abscess from a Warble/Botfly. There's a mass the size of a toddlers fist under the skin near the hole and I believe the larva has already hatched and fallen out. I'll be taking the cat the to the vet's either Monday or Tuesday, depending on what they...

My 17 y/o cat has CRF (creatinine and BUN are a smidge outside of the normal range) and possible IBD, and last month she was diagnosed with having a UTI. Last year she had a few episodes of falling over after vomiting (this led to the IBD diagnosis). She had an abdominal and chest ultrasound...

What is a good non-tracking litter that isn't too hard on the paws for an elderly (almost 17) cat? I switched to a crystal litter about a week ago, but I'm unsure about it. I'm using this only for my oldest cat that I'm keeping confined to one room now. I think she doesn't like the feel of it...

I haven't gotten to exchange Christmas presents with my aunt and uncle due to illness and other unfortunate things. Anyway... Within the last six months two of their elderly cats had to be euthanized due to CRF and cancer. With the help of the vet I managed to get their paw prints on a sheet of...

I have to be kind of vague about this for privacy reasons. A few years ago some elderly relatives moved twice and couldn't take all their cats with them due to pet limit rules. I volunteered to hold onto three cats until they could buy a house. They agreed to pay for cat food, litter, etc...

According to several Black Friday websites, Petsmart was supposed to give out free Paw Print ornaments to the first 100 shoppers. They didn't have these in my local Petsmart. Did anyone here get one of these ornaments? They did give out the free movie rental ticket or whatever that was (not...

In the last 15 years I have been to two different vet clinics for regular checkups and things like that. The first clinic had several doctors who took pretty good notes during exams, and everything was kept in paper records - no electronics. I could almost always obtain a copy by the time I was...

I need information before scheduling a follow-up visit with the vet about this issue. Is a thickened small intestine always indicative of IBD and/or cancer, or can it be from something else? For example, could it be from bad food? Like if the food had bacteria (I'm thinking of the bad food...

I have/had a thread already going about this but I didn't get the resolution I'm looking for and I feel like I need a fresh start because an answer NEEDS to be found. I will never give up on my cat. So my 16 y/o female cat who I am now finding myself lovingly referring to as "Scooter" (because...

My 16 y/o, indoor only cat has something wrong with her and the vet cannot figure it out. I was hoping maybe someone here might have some ideas. Basically, the cat has loose stools with occasional vomiting. I think it's worth noting that up until maybe several months ago, she had hard...

My apologies for all the threads and posts, I believe this will be my last until Monday or Tuesday. About three weeks ago, my almost 2 y/o indoor only cat, Nosy, developed a cough. At first I thought it was allergy related (tons of outdoor leaf mold here), but it persisted for nearly a week. I...