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I'm trying to respond to a post by @jssatx, but I can't find it in this forum . . . I hope Ollie's chemo is going well. I'm sorry to hear that you have experienced similar frustration with Ollie's veterinary care as we have with Samantha. Samantha is 5 months post surgery and the fecal...

Hello friends, 2021 has not been a good year for our pet cats. On 9/17/2021, Samantha underwent a colon biopsy that resulted in a resection that is still healing and an FGESF diagnosis. On 10/20/2021, her fur brother, Watson, was diagnosed with Conn's Syndrome / hyperaldosteronism. @Antonio65 ...

Friends, update on Samantha ... It has been five weeks since Sam had surgery on 9/17/2021. She is S L O W L Y getting better control of her bowels. During the day, there are some deposits in her litter box and she does not soil her bedding. Overnight, it is still a disaster. My fastidious...

Thanks so much for all the advice and support. This is such a wonderful community. Sam has been much perkier today. I’m happy to report her appetite is getting back to pre surgery levels and she is now walking around. I think it helped that we took her out of the crate. She is a social kitty...

Thanks so much to this wonderful community. It is so good to know there are good people like you all to support kitties and their families. this is from the surgeon: “A large portion of her descending colon was removed to ensure excision of all palpable masses, and we attempted to spare the...

Hope your guy continues to recover smoothly! Thanks for your note and the reminder that the squeaky chair gets attention. Going to hold the surgical team to some accountability.

Thank you so much all. Really appreciate hearing about the recovery period and the links to FGESF. We did spend a fortune at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists - $2k for the ultrasound that detected the growths and $7k for the surgery. We go back for a 2 week recheck on 9/30/2021. The surgeon’s...

We just got the biopsy results. No cancer detected. Sam has Feline Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Sclerosing Fibroplasia (FGESF). It is very rare and we are learning more about it. Often misdiagnosed as cancer or IBD.

Hi all, our 6 year old DSH underwent surgery to remove masses in her colon at gulf coast veterinary specialists in Houston. The surgeon removed 7 masses from her colon and 1 mass from her lymph node on 9/17/2021. The surgeon performed a resection to rejoin the remaining pieces of her GI tract...

Thank you so much!

Hi all, our cat Samantha likely has colon cancer. She is a 6 year old DSH. She had an acute kidney injury at 8 weeks and we have been very focused on her kidney health. She has been on phosphorus binders almost her whole life (lanthanum carbonate). The binder causes constipation so we have also...

Thanks so much. he pees on the mat outside the same 2 boxes. He pees inside the other 2 boxes. We have changed the litter mats - no difference - he pees on the new mats outside those two boxes. We have started laying down rags to make clean up easier. He happily pees on the rags. I can’t think...

Hi all, I have a 12 year old neutered male cat who has been peeing outside of some litter boxes consistently. For some boxes, he will always pee on the mat outside the box. For other boxes, he will pee inside the box. We use the same litter for all the boxes and have the same litter boxes in all...

Thanks all. We are taking our big boy to the vet on Monday and hopefully will find out what's behind the personality change.

My 10 year old guy went to the vet on 7/18 (2 weeks ago). He had 2 teeth extracted during a routine cleaning and also had a nasal scope because of sneezing. Prior to this, he was the most playful, friendly and social cat ever. I'd never seen a cat retrieve until I met him. Now he is much less...

How are your big boy’s thyroid levels? My Mao groomed her belly excessively to the point of baldness until her thyroid levels were regulated. If you’ve not had Tonka’s thyroid levels checked recently, you might consider doing so. We finally diagnosed Mao’s hyperthyroidism around age 14. It...

Thank you so much, babiesmom5, for sharing your experience with your kitties on amlodipine and darbepoetin. I am hoping that the syringe feeding will give her the nourishment to turn the corner as she has done before. She is still alert and responsive, but I am fearful this might be the end as...

Hi all, my Mao will turn 17 this Friday. She was diagnosed with CKD in August 2014 after receiving I-131 treatment for hyperthyroidism in July 2014. Since then, a host of other ailments have cropped up and she has been on a litany of drugs, fluids and supplements (listed at the bottom of this...

Hi all, I thought it would be helpful to share some pet sitter resources that have been helpful to me. I live in Manhattan, and it is shockingly hard to find a sitter.  I found the name and number for my long time pet sitter through a business card she had left a locally owned pet store. As Mao...

Thanks so much for everyone's thoughts. Yes, 75mL every other day was the primary care vet's protocol based on the fact Mao has a heart condition. The vet recommended I take Mao to a cardiologist to make sure. Mao went to the cardiologist this week where she got a physical exam, a full review of...