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    Cytauxzoonosis: A Deadly Disease

    I am so, so sad to hear about Piper and my heart goes out to you and your wife. He sounds like he was one incredible boy, and you are to be commended for giving him a home! Thanks for sharing the information about the disease, because like the others I had no idea it existed. It's awful to...
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    IMPORTANT: Cats CAN get "Alzheimer's"

    Thanks, everyone, for your condolences. They truly do mean a great deal to me. It's odd, over the past two years I kept having Domino checked out by the vet, with complete blood workups (the $200 kind) and she would always check out perfectly. The weight loss (even though she was eating as...
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    18 Year Old Cat -- Distress

    Maureen, so sorry to hear you lost her. I certainly know how you feel, and about giving extra attention to your surviving cat (I'm doing the same thing now with 3-yr-old Socrates after losing Domino). Bless you for taking in an older cat - that's a sign of a big, kind, generous heart! My...
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    Unexplainable behavior in aging cats

    This is SO IMPORTANT if your are the owner of an aging cat or if you plan on being the owner of an aging cat. Please see the post in Health and Nutrition about the form of Alzheimer's that cats can contract. Some strange behavior in older cats could be a results of this disease. I found out...
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    IMPORTANT: Cats CAN get "Alzheimer's"

    I found out the hard way a couple weeks ago that cats can get a form of Alzheimer's disease. Although the disease has been formally adopted for dogs as "Canine Cognitive Dysfunction", it's not officially adopted for cats. However, take time to read the article posted on this website under the...
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