Recent Content by kristin23

I just wanted to express my sincere condolences at the loss of your sweet Gracy. My own cat Liz suffered from a mysterious anemia several years ago and I know how absolutely horrifying it can be. Never in my life have I felt a worse panic than that for one of my pets. Please know how good you...

I apologize in advance for how, erm, graphic this may be. It's not a pretty subject and neither my cat nor myself enjoy either the procedure or talking about it. My 9 year old cat Gus had a bout with sepsis last week. Pretty scary stuff. His temp went up to 105.4. Although he had no visible...

How low did Max's platelets get? IMHA can be present with not only an immune attack on the RBCs, but also on the platelets, causing thrombocytopenia. It's my understanding that when IMHA and thrombocytopenia occur together, that's called Evans Syndrome. (As if one of the two weren't scary...

My heart goes out to you. My Liz had her first bout with anemia as a result of a haywire immune response last September, and my vet is treating as IMHA/AIHA. Very,  very scary stuff, I know. I can't speak to the bleeding from the gums (her problem was abysmally low HCT, rather than platelets -...

Thanks for your replies, Mike and MomOfMany.  I did a lot of googling on this prior to posting, but most I found on the condition indicated it was something born with, rather than acquired. I didn't, however, see the page you linked to, Mike. Thanks. I'll wade through it soon. And I'll...

I've been noticing lately that Gus' back feet seem to angle outward as he stands (together up by his hips, but at an outward angle further down the legs - think opposite of pigeon-toed). I've done some looking around on the internet and it looks like the stance of a cow-hocked animal, but from...

I've accidentally done that with my Gus and Liz, so I know how scary that can be, and my heart goes out to you. Keep in mind, cats bonk into things even when they're playing, so to some degree, they can be pretty resilient - depending on how hard the bonk is. (I know it's especially...

Hi, I have a question I'd like to bounce off you all regarding a rather complicated situation with my rather complicated cat. Making a long story short, last year she had a severe allergic reaction that almost killed her when she was on a combo of pred, amoxi-drops and flagyl for a dangerous...

Hmm. He's definitely been eating (a lot, as per usual). So, why would there just be clear liquid and hair in it, I wonder.

Thanks for all the input. This seems like it can set us in the right directions.

One of my kitties threw up just a tiny bit of clear liquid the other day -- nothing else in it. He's drinking/eating and eating/pooping. Today I found a clear wet spot on the floor with fur scattered through it, but not in a hairball form. It looks more like it would have someone had cut his...

(I hope I'm posting this in the correct section. Apologies if not.) With Gus and Liz's sea-sawing health issues, I'm trying to make sure that I'm looking after their health on all fronts. I've always used clay clumping litter with them, but after hearing about the dangers in the dust (both...

Thanks for the input. Unfortunately, as I'm now probably pushing the $1,200 mark in the past couple months for Liz's issues (with more on the horizon if the biopsy comes back with clear diagnosis and treatment), I've had to walk that line between, "I'm nervous -- better take her to the emergency...

Yet another page in the saga of the quest for Liz to be restored to health... Backstory: After she seemed to be all-but-improved with her intestinal/liver/white blood cell issues, she developed a terrible rash around her ears, head, and parts of her body. On top of it, she's extremely lethargic...

After a terrifying few weeks with an unknown illness (low white blood cells, liver issues, intestinal inflammation), Liz started to pull through last week. She was perky and all but back to normal. (She's still on flagyl, and prednisone, but last week they took her off amoxi-drops.) However...