Recent Content by bkydrose

Hi, Just replying to the cone issue.  My female cat Desi had bladder stones removed last November.  There were complications (a suture came loose) so she ended up having to have two surgeries.  The second surgery to fix the first one.  After the second surgery her incision was stitched up with...

Last fall, my female cat, Desiree, had bladder stone surgery.  It didn't go smoothly but that's a different story. I brought her back in to the vets because she wasn't eating on her own and she was sneezing.  She was put on cypro twice a day for about 7 days.  She started eating almost...

Glad to hear that Bella has gained weight and is getting better!  Just wanted to say that cyproheptadine seems to really work well to increase a cat's appetite.  I started Sydney on cyproheptadine (1/4 pill once a day) last night.  The change in his appetite was immediate. He has always eaten...

Hi,  I've been feeding my cat Sydney since May 21.  I have no problems using Hill's AD.  I mix the whole can with 1/4 cup of water in a plastic container which I store in the fridge.  When I need to feed Syd, I put the required amount in a pyrex measuring cup and warm it a bit in the microwave. ...

There are many reasons why a cat can lose his appetite.  My cat lost his appetite due to pancreatitis.  I noticed May 10th that he wasn't eating anything and by May 17th, the vet installed a feeding tube attached to his stomach.  I've been feeding him 3 times a day through the feeding tube since...

My cat is a licker also.  She likes her wet food mixed up so that it's like gravy.  I don't mind this since it is a way to get more water into her, but she doesn't get enough calories this way so she eats dry food also.  You could try different brands to find a knibble that he likes and can...

A few years ago I bought some fake leather fabric and stapled it to the bottom of the box spring.  My bed is just a double bed so the fabric was wide enough to cover the entire bottom of the box spring.  My cat, Desi, wasn't able to get a grip on the fake leather and subsequently lost all...

Did the vet take an x-ray?  Some bladder stones don't show up in the urine tests.  They can only be seen on an x-ray and can only be removed through surgery.  If a stone or stones are blocking her urethra she will have difficulty peeing. D

Hi Phillip,  Unfortunately I have had recent experience with the same type of situation.  On Nov 1/12, my female cat, Desi, went in for surgery for bladder stones.  I knew there were problems when the vet didn't call me when she said she would.  When she did call me, she said the surgery took 2...

This happened to my cat recently.  Desi suddenly started peeing almost constantly in very small amounts.  The vet (that comes to my house) was treated her for a urinary infection, then when the urine sample came back it showed that there was no infection, but there was blood in the urine.  So...

You might consider force feeding Purdy. I know it sounds bad, but it is actually very helpful to the cat. After one of my cats had dental surgery, he didn't want to eat and I couldn't get the vet to realize that two pieces of cat food wasn't enough. I started the force feeding on a Sunday...

Are you asking because you're wondering if it tastes better than CD? All 3 of my cats eat RC Urinary S0 dry and love it. They've never had CD so I don't know if they would like it. Only one cat, Sydney, had urinary problems (crystals) but now they all have to eat it, because Sydney must stay...

I bought two Pet-Ease bottles with the diffusers in January. The bottles are still almost full. The Nutri-Vet diffuser doesn't get as warm as the Comfort Zone diffuser did. (I'm in Canada and PetSmart can no longer sell Comfort Zone products. It's a copyright issue I was told.) I bought two...

when I am in the laundry room where the 2 of the litter boxes are and Beacon starts scratching the side, of the box, the wall, the washing machine... I say "Thanks Beacon! You're all done! You can go now." And he does.

I would take her to see the vet immediately. The cost of the visit should be covered by the fee you paid for the spay. A co-workers cat had swelling etc. a few days after the spay. The stitches on the inside of the incision had not been stitched together properly by the tech and her cat...