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During her blood test before her spay, my girl Ka's liver functions were diagnosed are abnormal. Her test results are: ALP - 338 U/I (normal range 3-61) BUN - 87 mg/dl (normal range 10-30) Creatinine - 0.882 mg/dl (normal range 0.8-0.2) Hemoglobin - 10.4 g/dl (normal range 8-15) Potassium -...

Hi everyone, Thank you so much for your advice and reassurances! I managed to call the clinic today, and they said no worries, as the procedure would probably be done at noon, so that gives little Ka 10 hours to digest her food. They'll also do a pre-check to make sure everything is okay...

Please help! My 5 month and 3 weeks old kitten Ka is scheduled for an operation (spay) at 10am tomorrow. At 2am I fed the rest and she grabbed a few bites when I wasn't watching (maybe 5 biscuits). Is this detrimental? Should I cancel or proceed with the spay? Thanks in advance! FiveCatsMom

Thanks everyone for your feedback! It's a relief to know studies have found the urinary tract unimpaired. I'd thought to let them enjoy their kittenhood a bit more but considering the risk, I think I'll take them in next week. Thanks again!

hissy: Thanks! I'm keeping them separate for now. I recall the vet saying something about how it might be better for the male to be sterilised later as if his sex organs aren't properly developed yet, he might have urinary problems or infections later in life. Have you heard of this? In either...

I'd asked my vet the same question recently about my cat Boy, who is now 12 and never had any vacs before. She said if he is indoor-only, it is better not to stress his immune system with vaccinations. For our other 4 kittens, under two years, she recommended vaccinations annually or once in...

My kittens Ka and Sam are now 5 months and 1 week old. They're female and male respectively. Their sibling Maggie's mom called me yesterday morning to tell me that Maggie had tried to hump one of the other cats. Maggie is a male and from the same litter as Ka and Sam. Should I be worried about...

Thanks everyone, for the warm welcome!

Our older cat Boy's claws don't shed as well so the vet says we have to trim his claws. He gets very upset though. Thanks for the advice above. I'll try when he's asleep.

We bathe our kitties only when they smell or have rolled in the soil. Generally, our eldest, Boy, at 12, gets bathed the least (maybe once every three months), plus is most grumpy when bathed. Buffy and Tux, at 11 months old and very playful still, tend to get into the soil a bit and are...

Hi, I'm fivecats, cat-mother of 5: Boy, 12 years old Buffy, 11 months Tux, 11 months Sam, 3.5 months Akasha (Kaka), 3.5 months They have their own blog with pics at http://fivecats.blogspot.com which chronicles Tux and Buffy's first encounter with former only-child Boy, and later, Sam and...