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Toe teal . . . too funny! Our cat, Chester, many years ago used to love to do the same thing.

Thanks so much for the warm welcome, everybody!! Buster and I are happy to be here.

I do feel for you, hon. I had a cat with renal failure a few years ago. We did the whole 9 yards: subq's, etc. I know this is a difficult time for you.

My Buster has bouts with this off and on, too. The stainless steel bowl does work very well, as does the peroxide. It will just take time for it to clear up . . . and it will!

Just an update - The stones were calcium oxilate. Buster will be on either a diet of U/D or N/F, depending on which he likes better. He had his staples out Friday and he's doing great! He sure did give us a scare though. But he's recovering very nicely.

Ah! 'Edit Avatar' has now been added to my options. Cool!

Thanks, guys. We took him to the ER clinic last night due to his severe discomfort and lack of appetite. His bladder was fairly empty, they ran a blood panel which looked good, gave him subcutaneous fluids, and sent him home with a liquid pain killer. He did eat a few morsels of dry food late...

I know all too well how quickly vet bills can skyrocket. My Buster went into the hospital last Tuesday . . . by Thursday evening, our bill was just under $1,600. What's unreal is that one month ago when Buster went in for his annual physical, I saw some brochures about pet health insurance...

Thank you! I've tried User CP, but I swear I can't find anything that says "edit avatar".

I am so sorry . . . please know that you have saved other cats by posting this.

What an informative list! This should be required reading for all cat owners!

Hello all! As a few of you may know from my initial posts last night, I have a 10-year old domestic male named Buster. He loves to box, lay in the sun, eat veggies and fruits (which has come to an end due to his latest health issue). He is very social . . . he loves company and he'll sit in...

I'd be interested in the answer to this too, as I suspect that my Buster (who had the same surgery) will be doing this too.

Thanks to you all for your replies. Here is a bit more info: Last Tuesday morning, Buster had trouble peeing and I took him to the vet immediately. He was x-rayed and the bladder stones were detected. They catheterized him every day, then took it out to see if he would pee on his own and...

He had a shot of painkiller before we brought him home. I would say that he'd need more than that for the next couple of days. The vet said diarhea and/or loss of appetite might occur for the first day or so . . . but after that, call the office or take him to the ER. I guess I was...