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I've been using Mirtazapine for over a year on my CRF foster, Sam, as needed earlier and every three days now. She has responded to it well and it's had no side effects on her, apart from making her a little more affectionate, as well as having a good appetite, right after her dose. Sam, after...

I'm a few months away from finishing renovating my daylight basement (living room, two bedrooms, bathroom, enclosed deck) which will have Marmoleum flooring put down. I'm havering about which kind of cats I want to foster in this space and keep veering from seriously disabled (incontinent, etc.)...

I believe we are entering the stage of Sam's life where everything that can be done has been/is being done.  She's been in CRF for three years, her anemia is controlled with Epogen, and she's just been diagnosed hyperthyroid. She's always been a hospice care foster but that's taken on a more...

I apologize if this has been posted before: http://www.drernieward.com/do-cats-get-arthritis/

Many of you here will have taken care of/are taking care of, cats with CRF. As we all know, hyperthyroidism makes the kidneys function better for while. Have any of you, with advice from your vet, taken the route of not treating the hyperthyroidism while it's in the early stages because...

I will begin by saying that the shelter vet has been contacted about this foster, Miss Z., and I'm waiting for her response. Last evening, I noticed that one of Miss Z's eyes looked dark and unreflective. I was about 6 feet away from her and my glance was quite brief because she zoomed off. I...

My Surya, who has radial hypoplasia and can use only his hind legs, has developed luxating patellas in those hind legs. He used to jump around like a kangaroo, terrorizing large cats with four usable legs. Now, he can still get up on the sofa sometimes but mostly stays on cat beds on the floor...

I am very pleased to have found a site where cat health is discussed in detail and by knowledgeable people. 40 years ago, I started out caring for one or two cats, moved to TN ferals (fostering them for adoption or keeping), then on to fostering for a local cat sanctuary, became involved with...