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Hi, I know this is an old thread, but wanted to chime in. I just lost my boy of 11 1/2 years, bottle nursed him as an orphaned 4 week old from the side of the road. His mother was hit by a car, and his siblings were rehomed by a relative, but didn't survive. I found a blowfly larvae in his chest...

Wasn't going to respond again, but thought it might help someone with a similar issue. ....I lost my boy. :( We had him in the ER last Wednesday, the day after the last post...my abdominal concerns were again ignored because he was already terminal and in heart failure from HCM with a faulty...

Thank you. She gave him an injection of Lasix in the office. She prescribed Furosemide 12.5 mg 1/2 pill 2x/day, Enapril 5 mg 1/2 pill 2x/day, cerenia for pain (injection in office and pill to take home), and then 1/4 aspirin 81 mg once every 3 days. He had Cerenia and Simbadol last time he went...

Ok. So, I've been taking my cat to the vet for my concerns the last few weeks, but, I feel like they are missing something. Bare with me, please, it's long.   A little background on my boy: I have an 11-year-old, I've had since he was 4 weeks old, found on the side of the road, who's generally...

Has anyone ever treated their hyperthyroid petor know anyone who has with radioactive iodine treatment? They say the anti-thyroid drugs are for life and eventually it is likely to become cancerous anyway if it isn't now (our ~10 year old cat was just diagnosed yesterday, along with a slightly...

Hannah1369 I'm so sorry for your losses. I truly feel for you and wish you nothing but the best. Hopefully one day we will get to be reunited with our loved ones again somehow. **hugs** 

With all our cats, we use Revolution as needed (intended for once a month use) without problems, yet they seem to be bothered more that it's a cold and wet liquid going on them than by anything else, including smell. I put it on them when everyone's eating, and I pre-pop the containers before...

If you go to, I believe it's called, www.vetshopmax.com,  you can buy Revolution without a vet prescription. It's based in Australia, and you don't need a vet approval for it in Australia, just here in the US, so you should be able to order it from there without a problem.  It also may help...

We have a young 6-month-old as well I saved back when she was just 5 weeks old, and almost all of our other cats are between 8-12 years old, so they are much less hyper than her.  Generally, she stays in my room if I'm not home to supervise interactions between them. When introducing them, I...

Every cat is different with preferences when travelling. I raised most of our kitties myself and got them used to the carrier early, which always helps a great deal, so in an emergency we don't have to waste hours finding and catching our own pets when you only have minutes to work with. When...

As a side note, something I noticed here is for Serengeti it says "entirely domestic". However, if it is mixed with Bengal, that is not true, as Bengals are domestic hybrids themselves, mixed with Asian Leopard cats. 

Is it uncommon for cats over age 10 to have issues with their teeth or have teeth that need to be removed? I've heard that around 80% of all cats have some form of gingivitis by age 5, and that you should brush your cat's teeth. Yet this is a new concept and wasn't even an option a decade ago...

Hello everyone.  Most of us know indoor cats, spayed or neutered, live an average of 15-20 years, and outdoor or indoor-outdoor generally only up to 5 years, but can live much much longer. However, it's not clear how long they live compared to their diet and vaccine schedule. Everyone says one...

Very interesting article on kidney health, look forward to hearing more.

Thanks for the link, it's very helpful. Advantage Multi is also sold in Australia as "Advocate" without prescription. In the US they won't sell either without vet approval, which always makes it hard when I recommend it to someone and they are desperate and ask if I know of anything cheaper that...

Thanks for the link. Advantage Multi is also sold in Australia as "Advocate" without prescription. In the US they won't sell either without vet approval, which always makes it hard when I recommend it to someone and they are desperate and ask if I know of anything cheaper that works without...

About a decade ago we had a flea issue and a lot of people had issues with the heat that year and fleas were horrible. A local therapist lost her pet to flea-initiated anemia and blood loss, as well as a relative's pet. We'd never even heard of such a thing before. The vets told us it was one of...