Recent Content by caitlinbrooke

Very interesting. I was wondering to what degree different choices in anesthetic agents comes into play. It sounds like from your experience likely each vet's choice of anesthesia can greatly affect the recovery period of the cat. I'm so sorry you were upset all night. I was also worried...

I am so sorry to read this. Sounds like a very difficult time for you and your family. I have used Lysine several times for my cats over the years. It works generally quite well I find. I put it in their food - thus important they are eating. I have read a few people say that their cats will...

8 feet! That's amazingly long... yes, as mentioned there is no way to cut the line and make it shorter, unfortunately. If there was an extension set you could remove it but it sounds like there isn't. The consequences of cutting a line could be absolutely dire for your cat due to destruction of...

Aww so sorry to hear this. I hope for you sake and kitty's sake that he doesn't ever need surgery. I did a bit of research on feline anesthesia and vets actually use very similar if not the exact same types of gases used to put humans to sleep. We even use Ketamine often as an adjunct for...

Thank you for sharing this, it helps a lot to hear what others experienced with the same operation. Knees are exceptionally painful for most humans so I thought perhaps as well for cats but of course not my area of expertise! Keeping the cat at the clinic for 24 hours sounds like a great...

Oh my goodness that is scary. I'm sorry you had to go through that :( I was so impressed Chewy was eating as well. After a few hours at home I started putting some very watered down food on a spoon and putting it through the cage, just to get his gut moving a bit and he took it readily. The...

I recently posted that my cat Chewy would be undergoing surgery on his back left leg to correct some orthopedic issues: http://www.thecatsite.com/t/276757/cat-needs-surgery-for-luxating-patella-and-joint-mouse We had the surgery this past Tuesday (three days ago now) and I have to say it was...

Thank you all so much for your thoughtful replies. You have given some great advice and raise important questions. I too have questioned the luxating patella diagnosis, only because I feel it's something I am not overly familiar with. I did quite a bit of reading on it and it seems likely...

My beloved orange tabby Chewy will be undergoing surgery for a luxating patella and joint mouse in the next few weeks. This is the first time I will have a cat undergo a surgical orthopedic procedure. Has anyone else had a cat undergo the same or a similar surgery? The vet is suggesting cage...