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Steroid injections can take up to 2 days to work, according to my vet; however, there are also side effects that can appear, especially since the injection (which I am wondering might have been Depo-Medrol) is more potent than pills and can cause some of the side effects that you are seeing. If...

This may or may not help, but cyproheptadine and Elura are two other appetite stimulants for cats. Elura is specifically for CKD cats.

Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants If the one on the far right is lavender, it is considered toxic. The list above is a good help, if you know the names of the plants. I use my iPhone and take a pic. Sometimes they can be identified that way as well.

Ticks and Lyme Disease I have no experience with ticks at all, in dogs or cats, which probably has to do with my location/outdoor activity or lack thereof, but they need to be dealt with if they are found. Ticks and Your Cat – FAQs

I love the first pic with the eyes half closed, as if he has reached Nirvana. I feed the birds and squirrels so that the cats have something to watch as well.

We have had some terrible cases of mange in coyotes in my area. Literally covered with it and blistered all over.

Let us know how everything goes. It was good that you followed your hunch and went yesterday to a much better vet.

When a cat passes on, we lock the thread out of respect. If you would like to post a tribute to Rocky in our Crossing the Bridge forum, you are welcome to do so. Thank you once again for having given him such a wonderful life.

Thank you for the care and love that you gave to Rocky for these last years. You saved him and made his world secure which I hope will bring you comfort.

She is a beautiful little girl!

Please let us know how everyone does at their new home!

The black and white cat is Pixel? They look supremely happy together, not to mention unconcerned about the move.

Grace looked enough like a house cat that it is fortunate, in this case, that someone did not try to bring her inside. The bobcat is beautiful but it is good that you warned your neighbors. I lost a feral a week ago to a coyote who was brave enough to come up to the back door in a three sided...

It is very kind of you to care for this kitten and to take such wonderful care of her. Botox is used in human medicine for problems of this kind of problem and this is a relatively recent article about its use in cats. Hopefully this may help your kitten. Please let us know how this progresses...

I know almost nothing about mesotherapy, but wondered if the vet used it as more like acupuncture or if medication was injected. If medication were used, I might wait for the 15 days to see if there is any improvement. It sounds as if the vet is using a 30 day window of treatment, but you still...