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Firstly, a cat with cancer or early renal disease can have normal bloodwork. Including red and white blood cells, BUN/CREA, and PCV/TS. I've had some with normal BUN?CREA the first year, and the next year, they have non-regenerative anemia, then high BUN/CREA, high phorphorus, and calcium. I've...

As pushylady indicated, parting the hair at the base of the skull, over nape of neck, toward shoulders, and applying the topical parasiticide directly to her skin will better ensure sebaceous oil uptake in her sebaceous glands for a timed release lasting 30 days. Are you certain it wasn't on...

The chest ultrasound, specifically echocardiogram, will convey more information than a chest Xray, by a cardiologist. See if Memorial-610 Hospital for Animals http://www.mem610.com/services/cardiology.php can monitor her with their upgraded cardio monitoring equipment, as they seem to have a...

Hey again Tommy, glad your rDVM can help Dusty at least. ECG lines should be attached to her limbs constantly, with readings of her heart rhythm so they can hear and see any arrhythmia or premature ventricular contractions, which injectable and oral drugs can treat. With strange noises upon...

http://www.alaskamillandfeed.com/#!cat-dog-food/c1byh Great food selection at your feed store. Acana and Fromm are available. Fromm and Instinct canned seem their best options. Get them to order Weruva or the same company's less expensive line, b.f.f. available in 5.5-6oz cans you can split for...

You can order Feliway online, the feline facial calming pheremone I mentioned. I love chewy.com service and deals. Their shipments always arrive in great condition. Amazon is 60/40 for me. Get ready for a ridiculously long web address. Jeesh...

So true. Many vets that are part of mobile spay/neuter units miss an undescended testicle on exam, and surgery! And they do these 30 times a day. Your rDVM palpated, found it readiy, and told you. Points in his favor, surely.

The EPA and DHA in Renal Essentials is similar to the low concentrations in pet diets. Too inconsequential to make a difference. A cat can have upwards of 40mg/kg EPA to effectively help organs beyond skin. Orthopedic surgeons put all their cats and dogs on 40mg/kg EPA. I stick to a 20-25mg/kg...

Welcome to TCS Rusty ;] Katherine sounds like a normal transitioning cat, adjusting to her new digs. A home is a big environment, especially if she came from a shelter, single cat room or cage, and has been through the stressful transition of 2 previous homes. Cats can hold their bladder even...

Depends upon which registry you activated your chip with and if you have the microchip numbers. If you aren't sure of the registry, petmicrochiplookup.org is a website search engine ran by AAHA that can help you find which registry. Then you plug in the number at that registry's website, or...

Legally, your vet should be sending all patients' certifications in to the corresponding county public health office, who coordinates with animal control to enforce dog registrations, if a county is populated enough to warrant registering, and enforces rabies vaccination law. Most of my...

They can feel so crappy with high calcium and high phosphorus we avoid it. High Ca cascades to multiple organ/glandular involvement, tight spasming muscles, as Ca triggers muscle contraction, and leads to higher pain. Aluminum hydroxide, while administering a metal and hydrogen/oxygen is...

OMG, he's flame point AND polydactyl! What a stud muffin! He looks my dad's old cat Leo, crotchety old flame point siamese, abandoned at one of my clinics at 14 for pooping outside the box after the baby started walking :[ Man, was that old man happy livin' with an old man ;] And old cocker, of...

Dave's Pet Food makes low phosphorus cat food. But, your cat just needs to eat groceries, no matter the protein or phosphorus. You can adjust meds to help bind excess dietary protein and phosphorus better than you can tempt a late stage renal cat to eat unpalatable kidney diets. Investigate a...

My state and local area requires all cats and dogs be vaccinated against rabies, as it is a serious zoonotic problem in my area. They don't require licensing or a household limit on cats, thank goodness. I have humanely euthanized rabid wildlife, cats, and dogs, prior to sending them to the...

Note, do not start any corticosteroids, aka prednisone, prednisolone, dexamethasone (injection nor oral), Medrol, or injectable Depo-Medrol, until she has that Xray. If they administer steroids without knowing her cardiac health status for sure, they can induce pleural and cardiac effusion...

Spoon feeding is exactly what we do to start jump starting poor appetites in nursing. I finger feed, but tomato tomoto. Good for you, finding a method that limits the reflux sounding indigestive burping! She may have some reduced peristalsis with her esophagus, or poor ciliary movement in her...

I don't know what the standards of veterinary medicine are in Pakistan, but as an owner there are specific requests, let's call them orders, you can give your vet to ensure a smoother surgery and recovery. 1.  Preanesthetic blood chemistry and CBC, to ensure they aren't in the middle of...

@boomstick and @LDG Soft tissue sarcoma is a broad group of many specific tumors. Abdominal mass being palpable does not mean gastrointestinal mass, stomach mass, intestinal mass, or colon mass. When we palpate a mass in the abdomen, it could be a pancreatic mass, hepatic (liver) mass, splenic...

Pleural effusion, aka fluid around the lungs, and peri-cardial effusion, fluid around the heart, are the primary concerns with a geriatric kitty persistently coughing. October is too long ago for bloodwork to be helpful. No recent labs done? A lung mass or, as detmut mentioned, CHF, are primary...