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    Severe spasms during sleep

    I had a Siamese cat that was the most precious, wild and affectionate cat I'd ever had. At 15 1/2 years he started acting different--lethargic, quiet. But, he never failed to meet me at the door when I got home. He did not have the twitching everyone is talking about, but one morning he tried to...
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    Should I have my long haired cat shaved?

    My cat, Simba, is the one I wrote about his hairball surgery. I just wanted to add that neither one of my Ragdolls have ever had a mat, and their fur is super long, too. They either had allergies or are just over groomers. I have to get them shaved short because that's all they will do--but NOT...
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    Should I have my long haired cat shaved?

    Charlie's Mom, I have two Ragdolls that I have to keep shaved.  They are half-brother and sister.  When they were about four years old Simba started licking and just wouldn't stop. He was getting cortisone shots, which I know is bad, but I didn't know what to do.  At six or seven years old he...
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    Severe spasms during sleep

    My cat will be in a deep sleep on my bed or couch and all of a sudden, she jumps like she's been stuck with something or had a bad pain.  She just sits for awhile and sometimes gets a drink and comes back to bed. She does have arthritis in her hips, and I'm giving her adaquan injections which...
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