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JCAT ~ that link you posted is such an amazingly mouth-watering & gorgeous Hungarian cookbook site…. YUMMMMM Here's one from Japan that most people here may never have heard of ~  たい焼き (tai-yaki) is a fish-shaped pastry with a sweet azuki bean filling. It's a popular festival food. Delish! :)

UPDATE on Buddy ~ Day 8: 98% recovered! The title for today's update is a reference to a previous post in which the mortality rate for kittens with panluekopenia is estimated at 98%.  Buddy started drinking water on his own yesterday afternoon (one day after coming home from the vet). His...

Thanks IrinaSak ~  First, I appreciate your input. I think all information is valuable. I watched loads of videos (including this one) and have read a range of articles / reports / forums on this virus since Buddy was diagnosed. I have to say that most information out there conflicts, and 98%...

UPDATE on Buddy ~ Day 7: Eating well but not drinking water Good morning!  Thank you for your encouraging words, everyone. It's so wonderful to be able to share this experience with other cat lovers. I know that all of you can understand the feeling of seeing one of our beloved felines fall...

He just ate some dry food. The vet told us to give him canned food at the beginning, so his digestive system can get used to it, but he just went straight for Bastét's dry food and ate some... no vomit! He looks tired now, but great that he went for the food on his own and is able to hold it...

UPDATE on Buddy: Day 6 ~ We are home!! As if Buddy knew we were waiting for a sign that he was recovering, he ate a little today (with no vomit) while we were visiting. This was enough of a positive sign for the vet to send him home without a blood test.  Without further delay, here's a photo...

Thanks Denice,  Will definitely ask about that. Not sure what the equivalent here in Spain would be ~ but hopefully she will know what that is. 

Hi Catwoman ~ thanks for all your messages.  Tomorrow the vet will take his blood and we'll see how his WBC & RBC are doing. Will report on that.  Depending on this, the vet thinks it's a good idea for him to come home because 1) She thinks it's not healthy for him to be cooped up in the pen...

Here's one of the best articles I've read on Panluekopenia ~ hope it helps someone who has to go through this someday.  http://www.petfinder.com/pro/for-shelters/preventing-feline-panleukopenia/