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    Cat with possible allergies (bites, scracthes, overgrooming), need help picking new food

    For anyone looking for advice, just wanted to say that we end up getting a diagnosis. Cassis had an auto immune disorder that kept getting worse (at some point her entire belly was raw/red from biting), and a fairly high dose of attopica was what helped. She has been on it for 3+ years now and...
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    Piloleimysarcoma..any advice or things to know?

    Hi everyone, our little one has been diagnosed with a Piloleimysarcoma after a biopsy of a growth on her bottom lip that came fairly suddenly. It is type of a growth from one of the muscle layers and is unfortunately malignant. It is a very rare type of sarcoma and there is very little medical...
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    When to know whether dental work is needed

    I would absolutely have done the dental exam but it requires full anesthesia, which is what stops me. I am real worried she wont recover.
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    When to know whether dental work is needed

    Our vet has suggested for several years that it would be good to schedule a dental exam to see if teeth extractions are needed. They seem to think that is something we should consider but cant tell us until they do it how many teeth will need to be extracted. Our kitty is about 13 years old...
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    claw does not retract, nail bed looks bigger( infected or debris?)

    hi everyone, just wanted to give an update in case someobe else has this issue. took kitty to the vet. vet confirmed an infection of the nail bed and the build up was green pus. (i didnt notice it much fyi, it looked blackish to me). vet did antibiotics injectiob but mentionned it could also be...
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    claw does not retract, nail bed looks bigger( infected or debris?)

    thanks guys, i soaked her paw in warm water and it didnt go away. vet is closed over the weekend but i will be calling first thing am. definitely looks like inflammed tissue to me
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    claw does not retract, nail bed looks bigger( infected or debris?)

    hi everyone, our vet is off right now and their office just had covid scare, so after emailing and not getting much reassurance, i turn to you. our cat has one back claw that was very long and does not seem to retract. arguably i waited a bit longer than usual to trim their claw but all others...
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    Anyone using Atopica?

    Hi everyone, newcomer, just wanted to share my atopica story since I referred to this thread last year when we started it and found it very helpful to hear other cat owners experience. I have to admit it did not start well. Cassis was miserable and had been miserable for some years with no...
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    Cat with possible allergies (bites, scracthes, overgrooming), need help picking new food

    Hello, We just moved back to the US from Europe and feel that I can finally try something different for our cat Cassis. Cassis has been overgrooming for a few years now, she is pretty much hairless on the underside of her underbelly as well as parts of her legs.  She bites herself. She also...
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    Need advice on cat food issue

    Hi, We are having some issue with our kitties and I wanted to see if anyone had some advice. I am planning to see the vet soon but I am also worried he might want to sell me their prescription cat food, and want to hear other's opinion too. We have 2 kitties, same litter, one male, one female...
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