Recent Content by kauzmo

Hang in there, right now it is a blazing inferno of grief but over time it will become embers. I lost my sweet boy of 17 years about a month ago. He was my soul mate. I cried just yesterday morning and can't believe he's not here anymore but it's not the all consuming grief that it was the first...

I'm so so sorry. I lost my soul mate kauzmo last Thursday and have a lot of guilt on how I didn't do things correctly with a clueless vet and by the time a competent vet looked at him it was too late and who's to say anything would have changed with how much time my Kauzmo had left but I...

Sheesh. I'm so sorry. The internal angst dealing with an incompetent vet vs a really good one is something that just eats you up. Good luck to you and Merlin.

Good luck! Rooting for you both.

Really trying to get through the loss of my beloved kauzmo. We said goodbye to him on Thursday. I just don't think it's real, I see his last foot prints in the litter pan like you described and his many drinking cups still with water he drank from and half filled food bowl and treats. I find...

Thanks for the kind words. Still doesn't feel real and I find myself constantly expecting to see or hear him when I do certain things and then it hits me he's gone. Or I'll be leaving the house and out of habitat turn a light on for him or have a blanket all set out perfectly for him on the...

What a whirlwind the last 3 hours have been. The vet called after running a full blood panel and his kidneys were shot and he didn't have much time left. We decided to end his suffering earlier this evening. He looked so out of it and we knew. We got him to take some drinks and lick his beloved...

Update: Took kauzmo in for an emergency appt with a different vet. She took an ultra sound and X-rays. Fluid build up around heart and lungs. She said it's either heart or could be cancer. She did a blood test to confirm/rule out the heart. It came back positive, so she thinks it's heart and no...

How did the appt go? Wishing you the best!

I did try calling another vet he's been to before but they didn't want to give me any info/guidance without bringing him in.The vet tech called me back after speaking to the vet and said at this point to just stick to the Prednisone while he tapers off. I've liked the place I go to but this is a...

So, I did just have the vet tech call me, she spoke personally to the medical director and he said both can be used and it's a preference thing at times. I asked the vet tech if just tapering the Prednisone is preferred at this point or if switching midstream to prednisolone while he's tapering...

She actually just emailed me back and said prednisone and prednisolone are the same. At this point I don't know what to do. Keep tapering like prescribed and hope it hasn't wrecked him and he bounces back after? She also said she's not concerned about the lack of urination as long as it's full...

I did just call the vet and ask why about the prednisone since I haven't had an email back, she's out all week. I'm waiting for a vet tech to call back. At this point could there be a lot of irreversible damage done by him taking Prednisone and that's why he's not urinating as often? I feel...

We have two low profile litter boxes setup and he was finding them no problem, they're in easy open areas and we will sit him by them to try and encourage going. As far as the Prednisone, I've yet to hear why, he's started to taper off, he was on 7 days of 2 pills a day, he's now been on 1 pill...

Thank you for the info! Very good to know. I was gentle and he was being held by another while I did it and used Vaseline but I don't think I'll be doing it again for awhile and let this little guy be while his system is trying to work itself out.