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Thank you. But I think we were the lucky ones. He was amazing.

First, thanks to everyone here who read, responded to my posts, and sent me PMs about Sherman, his illness, and ideas for helping him. I expect I'll still be around but hopefully less in the health section and more in the fun sections. Sherman lost his battle today. He put up a good fight and...

It actually has fewer calories per ounce than either the Eukanuba max cal (which I'm hoping will be in on special order to my vet tomorrow) or the Friskies kitten food. But I think it's more than the a/d and I'll try about anything Sherman will eat, so I'll ask the vet if they can get that in...

Sorry. It's been a busy week. Thanks for asking. Yes, Sherman had his vet visit last Wednesday. This doctor noticed that the two medications to which he responded at all were both steroidal-based (the prednisolone eye drops and the nose drops with Dex). So we decided to try him on oral...

And another update - after looking on the website, I made a quick spreadsheet of some of the higher-calorie foods and then calculated the calories per ounce of food (did I mention I'm a dorky scientist in addition to a crazy-cat-mom?). To my HUGE surprise, the Friskies Kitten Turkey dinner is...

What exactly are the heat symptoms you mention? Bleeding? Yowling? Physical, behavioral, or both? To your first question - it could be possible if some tissue had been left behind after her first surgery, but is HIGHLY unlikely after all these years. Much more likely there is something else...

Wow! Thanks for that, the table is very helpful. I will definitely ask my vet about the Eukanuba maximum calorie food, and I'll stop at the pet store on the way home to pick up some of the other higher-calorie foods to see if he likes any of them.

I posted in a previous thread about my Maine Coon, Sherman's illness. The good news is that he seems to be recovering, but it's VERY slow. He still has lowered energy levels and some congestion. However, they eye problems are nearly completely gone and he's starting to eat more on his own...

Yes, he likes to hang out in the bathroom when I shower, so that's easy. I've also got a decongestant for him, which I give him when he seems to be the most stuffed up. But since he's had so much in his system, I try to minimize that. I also give him saline drops (Little Noses, only saline...

Thanks. I just wrote a long response and it disappeared. Actually, he did respond well to the first round of Clindamycin. That's why he was given a second. The second round was when he completely stopped eating, and the Azithromycin was prescribed because it should have been less disruptive...

One of my cats has cystitis and when he has a flare-up, he usually "leaks" wherever he may be lying. Otherwise, he never "thinks outside the box" as it were. Don't dismiss the Hills prescription food, either, it's always helped when he has a flare-up. Two of my other cats are more "creative"...

Thanks for the response. I've been doing a lot of research on FIP, and unfortunately there's a lot of conflicting information out there. One thing that seems consistent is that the elevated globulin usually goes with increased lymphocytes, which we didn't see, and his protein ratios were also...

Hi everyone, I just found this forum today and posted in the health section about issues one of my kitties is having. Anyway, our household is a busy one - we've got 4 cats, two dogs, and a tank-full of fish (which I refer to as CATV). All our cats are indoors and in order of age, they are...

Hello all. I'm brand new to this forum. I've got 4 cats, the youngest of whom, Sherman, is a 19 month old neutered male Maine Coon. He's been having some serious health issues, and we're still a bit stumped. I hope this isn't too long, please bear with me. In late November, I found a couple...