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Hi there, My kitten will be turning one this month, but she still seems unbelievably tiny.. What's the average length and height for a one-year-old? Am I just being paranoid? :p Thanks!

Eek, lots to catch up on Thanks for all your concern. Update: Dudley had seemed to be feeling a bit better over the past day or two, but this evening he's back to being skittish, and on top of that, he seems to have stopped using the litter tray to do his business.. Obviously something is...

Momofmany - Your poor dog Happily, Dud's FAD is fairly mild, and he's only had the one initial outbreak. With regards to the HCM, he is indeed on a very low (the lowest possible) dose of Furosemide, but he's been on that same dosage for over a year now..seems a bit odd that he'd suddenly...

HCM >> http://members.aol.com/jchinitz/hcm/ And thanks for the suggestions. I had thought about allergies, and, given that his heart is weak, that's a possibility. Just can't think of anything at all that might've changed in his environment lately... If you don't mind my asking, were your...

..are always difficult to describe, but I'll do my best: Dudley hasn't been himself the past few days. He's been sort of..twitchy, like he's itching, which is causing him to clean quite aggressively. Let me mention at this point that he's always been prone to itching, and was diagnosed with...

I'm relatively new to the site, and haven't posted often, but felt that this was an experience worth posting about, and wanted to share the positivity I feel now things are over My eldest cat, Willow, had been suffering with kidney failure for 6 years or so, and was recently diagnosed with a...

Thanks for the good vibes - looks as though they did their work nicely Just back from this week's vet visit, and it's good news, all in all. The vet listened to Dud's chest, and thinks that the Furosemide has indeed helped clear the fluid on his lungs. He also showed me the original x-ray...

Sincere apologies in advance for such a scatterbrained/disorderly reply..the heat is messing with my head booktigger - Thanks for your input. I'm now giving him smaller portions more often, and so far, so good, as far as I can tell. Our oldest cat, Willow, often vomits as well due to his age...

*Bump*, because I'm still wondering about the above question.. Am also wondering about the hot weather.. I remember the vet giving some advice for the hot days, if he seems to be struggling, which he does today. However, I can't for the life of me remember what that advice was.. He's been...

I have a follow-up question... Is vomiting at all likely to be a symptom/by-product of HCM? I still think it's happening because of the speed at which he eats, but thought I'd better check anyway.. He just had some cod for breakfast, after being without food overnight because there was no...

Heehee, they're lucky to live with their brothers and sisters, whether or not they appreciate it all the time Peter and Claire look almost identical in expression in the first pic, both gorgeous. And he looks quite regal in the second, with his paws tucked in tidily and his head held high...

Thought I'd thank you again for the link to the Yahoo! group, Eileen. Have been reading through the messages all evening, quite interesting and informative stuff I now know the correct name for the diuretic Dudley's on ( Silly vet spelt it wrong ), and it surprised me to discover that...

Eileen - I actually read your recent thread regarding Peter's progress, and was sort of hoping you might make an appearance here Great news with his latest check-up; I hope he can keep things up. Does he manage to take his meds fairly well, or is he as bad as Dud? From the picture in your...

Following this thread, I eventually managed to change vet surgeries - much to the detriment of my bank balance - and took Dudley in for investigation. Consequently, he was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Despite a delay in diagnosis, it seems he is, at least, still in the early...

Hi there Tavia looks like such a cutie, reminds me a little bit of my Dais, though that's probably just the ginger/orange thing. They both look like proper girls, too, methinks I notice you might have a signature now, so not sure if you're still interested in another, but I put together a...