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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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hi hi, wondering if anyone has had experience with subcutaneous fluids for an older CKD cat with cardiac issues. Mao got I-131 treatment for hyperthyroidism in July 2014 at 14 years of age, and it has been downhill ever since. She was diagnosed with stage 2 CKD in August 2014 and commenced sub Q...

Hi, I've been giving my cat sub q's with terumo needles and Amisino venosets. The needle hub is getting stuck on the venoset - the luer lock rotates but the needle is still attached to the venoset. How do I get the needle off? Thanks.

Hi folks, I recently found a new kitten. At her initial exam, the vet judged her to be ~7 weeks old. She got her first distemper (FVRCP) vaccine during that visit on June 24. Since then, the kitten got extremely ill - acute renal failure from aspirin toxicity. She was in total renal failure and...