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Well, we got the sonogram. Stella has a small mass in her stomach. It's in an inopportune place to have removed right away so first they are going to scope it to see if it's an ulcer or if it's a malignant tumor. I have a really bad feeling about this... If Stella only had one or two...

They did recheck for infection. She came up infection-free. I believe they looked for abscesses in her other organs when they x-rayed, but I'm not totally sure about the bloodwork. I will call and ask them tomorrow as it's a good thing to know since we have to see a different vet for the sonogram.

I know they checked her thyroid, but would a CBC blood panel include her pancreas? I know they ran it twice.

Hello, I'm really concerned about my cat, Stella, and was hoping someone could give me some insight as to what could be going on. So far, our vet is coming up with nothing. Stella is a small tuxedo DSH who has a gravely loud voice and a passion for my husband that almost competes with my own...

our Mini Mew did that, too. He was separated from his momma when he was 5 weeks to be tamed (he was a feral kitten). He stole our hearts and the hearts of our other pets--especially our little black pomeranian, Ace--who became Mew's surrogate Momma in almost every way. This has resulted in...

I'm so happy! I not only found a vet who does early neuter, but a vet who will end up being the permanent vet for all our cats--and probably our dogs, too. Our neighbor (the one with the rest of the litter Mew came from and his mom) recommended her. She is VERY neat and highly educated about...

Okay, I'm really confused. Today, I've heard from six different vets (including two who have state of the art equipment) that it's best to wait until kittens are six months because their immune systems are stronger, they recover quicker, and seem to do better with anestesia. But then I read...

Early spay/neuter? I was wondering about that. Our vets seem to be against it for some reason. They think it's bad to neuter a cat/dog before it's sexually mature. My husband's folks' vet feel this way too. I'm not sure why.

OMG - Redford, and your other two kitties are beautiful. I'm a sucker for tabbies. Wow...up to this point I was beginning to think only orange cats had genetic heart problems (my mom's two orange cats have murmurs). I see you are in Maryland, too. Did you also end up going to Chesapeake...

Thank you all for your support. I don't feel so bad now, but it's still crazy here. Gold (3 yo pom): Hypothyroidism, luxating patella (probably will be getting corrected this winter depending on what the vet says) Ace (3 yo pom): Skin infection, possible hypothyroidism Kira (4 yo American...

Hi, All- I have a 2-week old kitten who we found under our shed (Mini Mew). We were going to rehome him, but he's gotten along so well with the rest of our crew we decided he already found his home. He really has taken a shine to our two pomeranians and they will play nonstop until someone is...

If it's not one thing, it's another. We took our Stewiecat (2 yo longhair orange kitty) to the dermatologist a few weeks ago to have his pads looked at (they have crusty sores). During the checkup the vet couldn't find out what was wrong (he has to do a biopsy), but he discovered a type 3 heart...

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I posted here initially asking how to rehome a kitten. As we already own 3 dogs and 2 cats and it had been a week of vet bills, we needed another pet like a hole in the head. Somehow, though, this little orange-striped stinker who squirmed his way under our shed squirmed his way into out...

Thanks, All, for your advice and kind wishes. It's been a wild few days. The entire family is caught (momma and all 5 kittens). Everyone has checked out great at the vets (they are even FIV/FLV negative). The momma cat is being spayed. All five kittens are healthy. Unfortunately, the cat who...

Well, I just gave the trap to my neighbor who has two of the kittens. He is going to trap mamma and her remaining two babies. They've been on his porch so he has a good chance. Turns out he and his wife are in the same predicament. They are getting attached to the kittens and have 3 cats. DH and...

Thank you so much for your well-wishes and replies. Well, I am not sure what Yoda's future is, but I know where ever he goes he'll end up in a good hom. I'm also very glad we caught him and his sister. I hope we or our neighbor can catch the remaining litter and the momma. There are many...

Hi, All. Me and my dh had an interesting Father's Day. We found a pair of kittens under our shed. I was concerned our three dogs might find them or that a raccoon or a local tomcat may come after them so we caught them both in a raccoon trap. Our neighbor came out and took the first one...

Oooo... Interesting. I use carefresh and yesterdays news for my rat's and sugar gliders. I'm sure hoping the little dude comes up negative for the diabetes, but if he is positive we'll definite soak his tootsies in that grapefruitseed extract mix. Thank goodness he's mellow--it would be hell...

Hi, All- I've been here quite some time ago. Last year we adopted a senior kitty, Salty, but he left us last March (cancer) so we adopted two more kitties in his honor: Stella (a beautiful black tuxedo girl who loves to talk) and Stewie (a handsome, sweet lad who strangely has similar markings...