Recent Content by goldengoose83

Thanks for sharing this beautiful story about Christy! It was so hard, but I'm glad we were able to be with Kim Chi in his final minutes and reassure him as he went to sleep. I'm getting misty-eyed reading all these messages but I keep reminding myself how lucky we are to love and be loved by...

Thanks for your kind words. The abdominocentesis was done this afternoon and it did seem to hurt a fair bit but Kim Chi cooperated better than I would have if the procedure was being done to me. My resolve broke though when the doctor showed me the bright yellow liquid. FIP as good as confirmed...

The vet has requested a culture sample to see if it is a bacterial infection but I think a fluid sample (and drainage) is the next step. I've been dreading this as I imagine how painful it must be for the cat but gotta be done I suppose. I spoke to a different vet about the fecal test for FIP...

Grateful for any ideas as to what is making our beloved Kim Chi sick. Our vet is at a loss! We adopted Kim Chi and his brother at 3 months and they're now 6 months. Brother is a muscular teenager full of attitude but Kim Chi, although sweet-natured and responsive, is lethargic and underweight...