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Hey everyone... 4 years ago at exactly this time of year, one of my girls took me on the worst journey of my life that lasted 4-5 months well into July. She was diagnosed with mild IBS and an enlarged pharynx, and finally after ignoring what the vets kept pushing me to do and weaning her off...

I mean so far they both seem fine, but I'm hesitant to accept that nothing is wrong because the last time one of them had a foreign body obstruction, it was something she ate 4 months prior that stayed in her stomach the whole time before trying to pass and getting lodged right at the beginning...

So for years I've had this wooden box with my name engraved in it, and for years I've really not used it at all.  The last time I remember looking inside, all I kept in there was a loose, maybe 3/4", screw--and a tab of pre-printed Christmas postal stamps with my grandma's address and name etc...

Well I definitely plan on staying within the NV brand for as long as they'll take it, I just worry about switching between flavours. My initial instinct is to stick with chicken for 6 weeks, take 2 weeks to transition to duck, continue with duck for 6 weeks, take 2 weeks to transition to beef...

So my 2 year old was diagnosed with mild IBD via oral endoscopy earlier this month.  Or, "signs concurrent with IBD" anyways!! After initially having problems with her, the vets put her on Medi-Cal Hypo Canned (which has a duck protein), but she got bored or started experiencing taste aversion...

Today I was actually at my Global Pet Foods, and the lady working there told me that she is studying veterinary nutrition from California or something.  She was very adamant that I try Nature's Variety, even though I went in asking for advice on Evo!  I'd tried mixing some Natural Balance in...

My girl Elly was on prednisolone forrrrr.....  2 months?  Plus a week or so? I guess that's not really long-term, but she was very subdued, like you said.  She hardly ever vocalized or made any effort to follow me around like she used to.  Getting her to play was impossible and only managed to...

Thank you for the link!!  I think I will try out a few of my local brands and if nothing works, definitely use this site to order a case of Hound & Gatos!  I have a very conveniently located Global Pet Foods right next door, so anything I can pick up on a whim would definitely be preferred  :p...

First off, if this is in the wrong thread, I apologize... I'm really at such a huge loss when it comes to feeding my cats. My cat has been struggling with IBD for a while, it seems.  She was officially diagnosed via endoscopy.  I'm trying to get her on a really good canned diet, because it's...

Around the end of March she was put on prednisolone, and virtually all vomiting and diarrhea had finally dissipated by May 12th, which was nice.  (There was never much to begin with.  5-7 vomits over the course of 3 1/2 months, and 2 bouts of diarrhea.) I took her off prednisolone beginning of...

Thank you very much!!

So 4 and a half months ago, my 2 year old girl was just really out of sorts and lost all interest in eating. Then a month later, she started getting dehydrated and very upset. The following month and a bit was filled with trial and error, with intermittent vomiting and diarrhea showing up...

So, update.  She had the endoscopy today and the specialist said everything in her stomach and esophagus look up to snuff, but her pharynx is apparently showing quite an unusual thickening.  He did a biopsy of it and the stomach just incase.  He said that the problem with her pharynx could...

I will definitely bring up those tests tomorrow.  I remember writing off toxoplasmosis for some reason or another a few months back, but I don't see why it can't be a possibility.  I'm actually quite worried now...  If she has it, and the bacteria are dormant and turning into cysts in her brain...

I don't actually know if her blood was checked for thyroid function, but hyperthyroidism has crossed my mind.  I plan on having another blood test done tomorrow anyways, just because her last one was end of March and who knows what could have changed.  I will request a T4 test! She's negative...

Most of her tests to date have been done in the interest of an IBD diagnosis.  They started with blood work, then did an X-ray, then ultrasound.  She had a urinalysis done to find the vaginal e coli.  And then the fecal exam I mentioned to find the roundworm. The blood work came back fine. ...

So I tend to write essays when I'm looking for advice, so I'll start this post with my question, and then below you can read my cat's history thus far if it interests you. Question:   Has anyone here ever had a cat with a neurological disorder?  It was only mentioned to me as a vague...