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I don't believe that FIV has any effect on a cat's life span. I can't speak for the other 2, but since 1 has been well controlled for 5 years, I wouldn't worry too much about that. IBD I have no clue, although (I am not sure...)I don't believe that IBD could have an effect on life span. It...

I was going to guess Ragdoll because of his markings and big blue eyes! When you pick him up, is he kind of limp and floppy? That would be part of the Ragdoll breed too.

I have a long haired tuxedo girl, who has that blackish brown/brownish black fur! That is why I named her Licorice!

Wow, it sure looks like it could be your cat! The light areas around the eyes, the black stripe patterns on the forehead...

Awwww hope little Speedy is feeling better soon! "Hate pee" - I like that term!

Good for Speedy! Beating the odds is a really good thing for these kitties! No, neither of my cats are on low-sodium diets. There are never any issues with his blood when various things are tested for - including kidney and liver function. The numbers are always in a "normal" range - for...

Correction - he was FIVE years old at diagnosis, still kicking it at 12, SEVEN years later! Nothing is impossible or cast in stone with HCM.

My soul-mate kitty Creamsicle was diagnosed with HCM when he was 7 years old. It broke my heart to think of losing him sooner rather than later, and his cardiologist at first was giving me the "You understand this could go bad at any time, right?". Well, Creamsicle is now 12 years old. His...

The final update on Licorice is that I got a call today from the vets office. The aspirate taken on Thursday was all clear! So she is her healthy and happy self again!

Licorice had her followup visit today. Other than re-aspirating an area (I am pretty sure it is the "squishy" area), all other signs are great. What was the origin of this whole mess? I don't know, maybe a bug bite that eventually went into a systemic infection? All I know is it was a bad one...

I am curious about this, but all I read is Cats spreading diseases to humans. Is the reverse not possible as well?

I scheduled a follow up appointment for my kitty. She was originally seen at this vet - not my regular vet - and I subsequently had to take her to the ER where she spent 2 nights in the hospital. She has been taking antibiotics - first Clavomox (which made her unable to eat, and have...

Better to be safe than sorry, and have it checked by a vet!

@Maddie Cattie - do you think it is just a matter of her not having an appetite? I just went through a period with my cat - where she probably had not even been able to eat the equivalent of 1/2 van of wet food in the space of a week. She seemed so lifeless and weak, like I had already lost my...

@babiesmom5 - She originally went in because I found 2 bumps on her - which come to find out, were 2 lymph nodes, one under her jawline, and one in her groin area. Both of these were aspirated - the vet brought the needles out to show me, which she kept saying she had never seen before. Instead...

I think it is a female as well!

I just LOVE his little lion tufted tail!

I want him! I just want to rub my face in his fur! He is a cutie pie!

My sick girl has been given Cerenia to "prevent vomiting". However she does not seem to have any sort of appetite. I just called the vet to see if they could give her some kind of appetite stimulant. I am going to pick that up in a bit. The strange thing is that I was just reading about side...

That is fantastic news about Porter! Did they give him an antibiotic to clear up the infection?