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    Follow up for hyperthyroidism

    One of my cats was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. Her T4 was 14.6. She was dosed with 5 mg Tapazole once a day. When I took her in 1 month later, they told my her T4 was 18 (?.) Vet upped her Tap to twice a day. The recheck after 1 month showed a T4 of 1.4. There was no follow up scheduled and...
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    Major peeing

    We rescued a cat last fall and in the process of having dental done on him, we learned he is FIV positive. I've been attempting to add him to our household of 2 adults and 2 other cats (1 male, 1 female) since he won't be able to be an outside cat anymore. We initially thought it was him peeing...
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    Release cat in the storm?

    Hi, looking for others to weigh in. I trapped a feral male and had him neutered yesterday. He is now in my garage in the trap. I just fed him breakfast. Because of the Isaias storm, we are due to have heavy rain and wind all day. Do I keep him in trap or release him? I hate to have him stressed...
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    Dental Issues

    Hello. I am pretty sure my elderly cat is having dental problems. I made an appoitment with the vet dentist, but that is a few days off. If I go to my regular vet, is there anything they would or could give her for pain so she can eat?
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    Reeling In Pain And Guilt For The Loss Of My Darling Cleo

    There is no comfort. I let her down. This picture was taken last summer. She was gorgeous with a lovely personality. I am filled with regret over not taking her to the vet sooner.
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    Kidney Failure

    Please help me. My cat has been diagnosed with kidney failure and the vet advised me to strongly consider putting her down. I really don't want to do that. Her levels in December were great and showed mild kidney disease. Then a few months ago she began throwing up water in large amounts...
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    Chronic urinary infections

    My 17 year old cat is having recurrent urinary infections and the vet found a couple of kidney stones in her x-ray. She had a urine test last week and was clear. Now today she passed a bloody clot and is peeing small amounts of pink urine. I am despondent. This is the third infection in 6...
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    Urinary problem

    I just watched my elderly cat in the litter box. She had two urinary infections in the past year due to kidney stones. I have her on mineral water (homemade calcium chloride and magnesium formula) for several months and I've been trying to catch a sample to check her urine ph. I haven' t seen...
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    Allergies

    I originally posted this on the hyper t forum, but thought I'd post here too. This may seem so obvious to some, but I only recently figured it out and my vet completely missed it. I've had Isis for 14 years and during that time she has suffered from asthma attacks and been given multiple...
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    Advice on care of new kittens needed.

    Hi there. I hope some of you with experience will be able to help me. A feral stray who spent the winter under the neighbors shed gave birth to a litter of six several weeks ago. She chose my straw strewn shelter (I take care of several outside cats) to have her kittens. I contacted a sanctuary...
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    Stray kitten medical problem?

    A little stray kitten (maybe 2 months old) came to our house and has been coming by for food and comfort. I think it's a "she" though she is orange. Anyway, she is very thin and her little belly really pumps even when she's resting. At first I thought it was because she's so thin and so you can...
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    Help!!!! Fleas inside and out

    My cats have never had fleas before. The vet found "one" flea on my inside Cleo and within 2 days my four inside were covered in eggs and flea poop. It must have somehow come from the outside cats we take care of. Now I need to find a way to treat those cats. We've got three that reside in our...
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    Hyperthyroid

    My cat was diagnosed with a hyperthyroid after "senior" blood work. I am devastated after reading information available in the web. She's had several misdiagnoses in her life (including cancer) and I am wary. She's 13 and at the physical exam, the vet said she seemed remarkably healthy. Then...
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    Infiltrator causing big problems

    I've been caring for three 1/2 (and a half because one comes for food only) cats outside for three years. All four were neutered and we've set up shelter in our garage. In addition, I have four cats inside. There have been cats that occasionally stop by, but none have remained. Earlier this...
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