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Does he eat wet food? I have seen very similar looking bits in some fish based cat foods. I have always assumed it was processed fish skin.

They put him on Buprenorphine, every 12 hours as long as needed. The one they took him off of was Meloxicam, every 24 hours. He had just had a dose of Meloxicam yesterday before I took him to the vet, so he hasn't officially started the Buprenorphine yet. He should be about due for a dose, but...

Hi there, everyone. So, my 18 year old boy cracked a tooth and most, but not all, of it has come out. Due to his advanced age, the vet decided it would be best to not do surgery. Basically, we are waiting for either the nerve to die or the remainder of the tooth to come out on its own. A...

Thank you, iPappy and FeebysOwner! Just knowing there might be more options gave me some more hope. I have had a couple of bad experiences in the past, and worry about the vet jumping to euthanasia before it is necessary. I did end up calling the vet after your responses. She is out today, but...

Does anyone know if there is an alternate steroid to the prednisolone that could be prescribed? Unfortunately after 4 doses he had a bad reaction: he vomited blood. I stopped the steroid after that. No more bloody vomit after that. None in the litter box either. 5 days later and He's still...

They did not mention this. I will have to look into it. Thank you!

Just thought I'd post an update. The appointment at his regular vet was Saturday, they did another blood test and they said they were referring him to a specialist. The specialist called this morning and said I needed to bring him to their urgent care office today. Between the blood tests and...

Fionasmom- thank you. I know I shouldn't panic. It's just hard not having any answers yet and having to wait. Plus the clinic saying it could be multiple serious things makes me a bit anxious. I was expecting something relatively simple to treat, like normal thyroid issues. But I guess worrying...

Thank you! Nothing scheduled for the tooth yet. It is on the discussion list for the visit.

Hi there! Long time, no post. My 12 year old cat, Oliver, is having issues. I have about 2 weeks until the next vet appointment, and I am looking for anything: ideas or past experience. Trying not to worry, as that won't help him. I had thought for quite awhile he felt too thin when I would...

Absolutely! We had a freak warm day yesterday, and all of my windows were open to air it out some. My cats always like it. Inside cats like interesting things to sniff at, even if it's only a smell on the outside breeze coming in.

If it's attacking you, then you may want to find a new home for him, especially since children will be involved. My father owned a cat like this. Adopted it from a shelter when it was a kitten, and it never overcame its aggression. While it adapted to him, it was still a fairly dangerous cat...

Hello, A few months ago I had to have my 13 year old female put down due to an inoperable tumor. Since her death, my oldest male, Zephyr who is also 13, has started acting aggressive toward the other two cats in the house. Before this point, Zephyr has always been the top male cat who didn't...

Thanks for the information! She is on Prozinc. 1 unit twice a day after eating, if she eats at least 50% of her normal amount of food. I've left a message with the vet and let her know that I am picking up the monitor and having her call me back at what level she wants her getting an injection...

Thank you for the reply! I really do feel the blind dose is dangerous. When they tested her Wednesday, she was only at 175, and I assume if we had done the evening dose without checking, she probably would have crashed. Yesterday when they tested her again, she was at 345, and the vet said go...

My Oliver will try anything... I think the top of the weird list for him would be sweet baby pickles. He loves them. He also loves asparagus and brussel sprouts. When he was a kitten, Zephyr would eat bananas. He loved the little slices of them, and the baby food variety. He doesn't like them...

My cat would do that, and it came down to allergies. Stress can also cause overgrooming Since it's recent you may want to look into any recent changes at all in your cat's life: diet, cleaning products, litter, or even a new neighborhood cat who might be stressing him out.

 Simple question: how much time do you give them to eat before taking away the food?  My cats don't  free feed, but if there is food remaining on the plate when it's time to go to work, I'll leave it there. They seem to finish it in a couple of hours most days. I do the same with their evening...

Thanks, that is my hope too!

Well, I just gOt back from a 24 hour follow up appointment. It was supposed to be a couple if days, but the vet fit me in because of my concerns to test her again. Less than 24 hours of being on insulin, and they have already cut the dosage in half. So, now it is only one unit in the morning...