There was one query last week, which I can't find. Eli is the 14 year old black cat who suddenly stopped eating. Vet cleaned teeth, did all manner of blood tests and X-rays. He's in good humor, affectionate, but just won't eat. S.O. gets him to lap up a little Boost, and sometimes lick some beef...

For those of you who read my earlier post regarding vets and whether they really care about the creatures they treat.Thank you all of those who replied to my post last time...I was uplifted by your thoughts. Yogi lost his fight against cancer yesterday. He bore his illness with the same calm,...

Hi everyone, I just thought I would let everyone know who's interested about my poorly moggy. Thank you for your email, I don't check this account daily which is why I've only just seen yours! I have spoken to the vet this morning who has had Clyde on a drip all night and anti-biotics. He has...

Thanks to all who responded. Secondo had her first chemo today. Her URI seems to have abated and her incision was almost totally healed. She seems to feel a little under the weather, but I've been given an anti-nausea pill for her. Hopefully, the cancer was cured by the surgery. It had not...

OK, had computer issues, hopefully it's fixed--but regarding Chase and his peeing gig--the bloodwork and urinalysis came back OK, so there's nothing physically wrong with him. His vet asked if he's been doing it ever since, and he hasn't. She suggested I pay a bit more attention to him, that...

Vet called me back today she was very nice asked what potting soil I used, looked it up for me said it's supposed to be non-toxic and like someone said here they may be lacking something in their diet not likely though given I only use band name cat food even told thier vet maybe once a month they...

I posted a while ago about my brother and SIL's cat with possible cancer, they were debating doing chemo. She had also eaten recalled food. Turns out, she has melamine poisoning! I want to give a big thank you to the person that gave me the info on getting tested for that. There isn't a...

My husband told me this morning that his allergies have really been acting up since Tumbleweed came to live with us. He didn't tell me before because I had loved the cat so much. I've had him at the vet's since yesterday to treat his diarrhea and find out of any physical causes of this. I bought...

All, Thanks to all who have voiced their advice and concern. It looks like Orion is gaining a little momentum and is starting to eat again. It seems as if grief / stress may have been the cause of him stopping eating. We found that if we get him to play with us a while before eating, things go...

My full-figured hyperthyroid tuxedo cat has been on Tapazole 10 mgs (.5 every twelve hours) for three weeks now and three days ago began showing less interest in her food, which she formerly gobbled. This morning she had to be dragged out from under a table to be pilled, then refused her food...

Thanks everyone for their kind words when I posted a few days ago. Bubbas has been diagnosed with malignant histiocytosis. (A good layman's description can be found he http://www.xs4all.nl/~gvdt57/histiocytosis.html). Basically it's a rare very aggressive form of cancer that is nearly always...

Got our kitty back from the vet this morning. $1129.14 poorer, I might add. He was in the vets for 3 nights, Highlights of the bill were hospitalization charges including "biowaste management" ($3.99 ea) at $122.40 per night, $120 for a CBC and chemistries, $114 for 1/2 hour anesthesia, $122 for...

Hello everyone, just wanted to update all thoose who were following the thread about my kitty Abby AKA The Lazarus cat LOL. I am thrilled to report that my new vet phoned today, she received all blood work back on Abby, and everything is NORMAL!!!!!!! WOOOOOHOOOOO! She is our little miracle cat!...

I wrote a couple of weeks ago for advice on handling a kitten and it's mother living over my fence. Well, we invited the kitten, he's about 12 - 16 weeks old, into the house a few nights ago. I got an animal advocacy group to donate some money toward his neuter. We took him to the vet today and...

Hi All, Just wanted to thank you all again for the great suggestions regarding Ed bringing in all kinds of dead/alive animals through the dog/cat door. I'm still trying to find an electronic door that will fit in the brick wall opening, but in the meantime I've got him wearing a harness and bell. ...

It's been a month since I posted that my 9yo dsh Ted was diagnosed with bald belly syndrome, which is basically feline OCD -- licking the hair off his hind legs and belly. He was on Valium for two weeks, then had a follow-up visit with the vet. The vet said the hair on his tummy was all the...

Hi, Thanks for all your responses. Well the vet guessed wrong. Isis had a very malignant and aggressive cancer (the kind with tendrils) deep between her shoulder blades. Surgery and chemo would only give a very poor prognosis so this morning I said good-bye to my friend. Greta -- All outgoing mail...

Hi everyone, Well, my mum took him to the vet this morning (I didn't explain in my previous post, I'm at university now living away from home, so couldn't take him - all the info about his condition was actually relayed to me). The vet checked his teeth, his temperature, and some other things...

I think the guy is a con artist. All last week, the guy didn't have the kittens with him at all. On Monday morning and this morning, he had them back again. This guy is working a scam. How do you have kittens one week, and then not another when you're homeless? You can't *store* them anywhere!...

Good news first - he tested negative for FIV and FeLV, so he's definitely now an indoor only pampered cat. Second, since we're definitely going to keep him (as if that was ever in doubt), I decided "Garvin" just wouldn't do - too undignified. So we're going to call him "Hunter" (kinda goes...