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    Rodent ulcer on senior cat with FIV+

    We have a 14 year old cat that has many issues including IBS, hyper thyroid, myocarditis, high blood pressure, and FIV+. She recently has been diagnosed with rodent ulcer and had laser surgery to treat it. A biopsy was done and it came back negative. It was healing but recently flared back up...
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    Trouble introducing new cat to our senior cat

    We adopted a new cat from a shelter named Roy. He is a one year old tabby about 11 lbs. We wanted to get our senior tortoise shell cat Lilly a friend. She has always had other cats around and after they had passed away and she was the only cat left she began to have behavior problems...
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    Chronic urination issue in house - giving Amitriptyline - what is max dose allowed?

    Our cat Lilly has been having chronic urination issues in the house for about 4 years. She was on Fluoxetine but was still having the issue. Though it did seem to be less when she was on it. Started giving Amitriptyline about a month ago and we do not think the issue is any better than before...
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    Regular canned cat food similar in texture to Hills A D or Royal Canin Recovery

    Our cat Lilly was just diagnosed with severe case of HCM and has gastro issues as well. We are finally on the right track with her thanks to changing vets. She has trouble chewing and is in need of a dental but due to her recent diagnosis of HCM the vet wants to wait on the dental. We need a...
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    Chronic constipation - had enema and now post enema issues

    Our 13 year old cat Lilly with chronic constipation had to go to the vet Thursday because she hadn't had a bowel movement in a couple of days. The vet first did an x-ray and the x-ray was normal with the exception of her being stopped up with poop. The vet went in to extract the poop and also...
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    Cat Chewing One One Side Of Mouth - Not Eating Enough

    Our very senior ex-feral cat Fluffy has a list of issues including hyperthyroidism, anemia, and CKD. Lately we have noticed he takes a few bites of food and then tilts his head to the right and chews a few times and then walks away. We have tried all kinds of patte, food with chunks in it, same...
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    Very Senior Cat With Ckd And Hyperthyroidism - Diet Question

    I was wondering if Hills Science Diet a/d "Urgent Care" food is a good choice for our very senior ex-feral cat Fluffy. He s approx 17 years young and has Chronic Kidney Disease and is borderline in renal failure. Our vet gave us a/d food to help put weight on him because of the hyperthyroidism...
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    18 Year Old Long Hair Cat Not Eating - Just Took Mertazapine

    We have a roughly 18 yo feral cat we rescued about 4 years ago. He is hyperthyroid and weighs about 6 lbs and also has kidney disease which he is getting medicine for. He was recently diagnosed anemic and is in the middle of a series of shots to treat it. Just took him to the vet today and the...
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    Old Male Cat - Strong Urine Smell - What Can Be Done?

    We have an old feral cat that we rescued about 4 years ago. We know from talking to the neighbors that this cat, Fluffy, is about 17 - 19 years old. He has a hyper-thyroid condition as well, which he gets medication for daily. He has had kidney problems since we rescued him. He gets a senior vet...
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    How To Pill A Semi Feral Cat

    We have a semi feral cat named Callie that we rescued that was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Approx 14 Year Old Cat Diagnosed With Oral Cancer - Treatment? Post SRS treatment she was given Onsiar for swelling and pain relief. She was taking the pill in a kitty treat but I think she bit into...
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    Approx 14 Year Old Cat Diagnosed With Oral Cancer - Treatment?

    We took in a feral FIV positive cat from a rescue about 3 years ago. Yesterday Callie was diagnosed with oral cancer. Vet took x-rays and an an aspirate. Will not have results until Monday or Tuesday. Vet did not offer much hope initially. When the aspirate results come back the vet said she...
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    FIV cat has anemia and labored breathing

    Neptune is a feral cat that was on our property when we bought our home in Neptune Beach 6 years ago. He is FIV positive and really hasn't had any FIV related issues. We think he is between 13 and 15 years old. A few days ago we noticed he had labored breathing - about 60 breaths a minute. He...
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    Senior (21.5 years old) Cat Fluid in Belly - Belly Warm to the Touch

    Hi everyone. We have a 21 (and a half) years old cat. His health starting failing him in November when he had his first seizure. Our vet made the conclusion that it was from a UTI since he didn't have any other seizures regularly. Then in January almost 2 months to the day of his first seizure...
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    Took in Semi-Feral Cat-Wondering if we're doing the right thing

    Hi.  I'm new to the forum.  My husband and I took in a semi-feral (or at least that's what we think after researching the topic).  We had been feeding her for about 6 months.  She always came and sat on our carport in the back when it was her "dinner" time.  We could get about 5 feet away from...
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