Recent Content by mdmaroon

I bet it was Carbon Dioxide (as opposed to Carbon Monoxide) from the pellet stove that killed the cats. Carbon Dioxide is heaver than air and would accumulate closer to the floor.  Carbon Monoxide is just slightly lighter than air, and will tend to mix in with the air and be diluted (and affect...

What did the small round ball look like?  It sounds like possibly a BB from a BB gun.  They are usually 4.5mm or 0.177" in diameter and often copper or zinc plated. It's unlikely that this was from any kind of "real" firearm like a shotgun as it would be much more powerful and the ball would...

Is there any redness or swelling in addition to the flaking? My brother had a cat that had Plasma Cell Pododermatitis.  It took a lot of tests and a long time for the vet to figure out what was wrong.  Basically, they won't find it unless they are specifically looking for it. They had to do a...

He's still alive! Hard to say how fast this will progress, but at least from the ultrasound I know what is wrong, and most importantly know what treatments not to bother with. Things like milk thistle, Zentonil, and all that sort of stuff isn't going to do anything for him, so now I don't have...

I have the results of the ultrasound examination. The report is quite lengthly and I'm typing on an iPad, so I will only type the conclusion. "There is a relatively large mass lesion occupying the left side of the liver as described. Consideration could be given to both benign etiologies such...

So, I've decide to go ahead and do the ultrasound. Appointment is on Tuesday. I'll let y'all know what they find...

Check out this sweet pilling action. I made a video just for you guys. This is about as troublesome as it gets now. Usually it goes much more smoothly, but that would be a boring video. The excitement, the near escapes, the whining, and triumph over adversity make this thrilling video an...

Sometimes I run water in the kitchen sink so he can't hear me getting the pill out of the bottle. The element of surprise does help. I used pill pockets for a while, but then he decided not to take them anymore. That's when I started using the traditional pilling methods. He hated it at...

Sorry, I wasn't ignoring you, it's just that I'm in Canada and Denamarin might not be available.  I can ask my vet if that is an option. However, Zentonil Advanced ALSO contains SAMe and Silybin, just like Denamarin.  It's pretty much the same, as far as I can tell. I will ask the vet if...

I have had to give my cat a pill every day for ten months, so I've had a lot of practice. What I do is kneel down beside him, roll him over onto his back, grab his head in my left hand, he meows in protest, and I throw the pill in the back of his mouth. Then I pick him up and blow on his nose...

Although I did already try the Zentonil Advanced, which didn't seem to help, I'm thinking of trying a milk-thistle extract type medication again. The Zentonil pills were huge, and very difficult to administer, and MUST be administered whole (can be broken in half, but not crushed...even half is...

Well I guess that gives me some hope that an ultrasound could find something.  However, was there any benefit to detecting this tumor?  Was the vet able to remove it and prolong the cats life because you did an ultrasound, or was it simply a matter of finding out what was wrong, and then having...

Hi Franksmom, Yes, I think I'm kind of leaning to your way of thinking.  When it comes to elderly animals, especially when they have exceeded the average lifespan for their breed, diagnostic tests just end up confirming that there's nothing you can do. Clyde is a very nice cat, and I wish I...

The vet did have me try Zentonil Advanced, which seems to be similar to the product mentioned above, Denamarin.  That was quite some time ago, but he was on it for a few weeks and his liver enzyme values continued to rise while using this.  The pills are quite large and it was a real struggle to...

Thank you for the reply. The vet says an infectious cause is unlikely because the white blood cell count (and maybe other things) do not suggest any infection.  Before prescribing prednisolone, she mentioned that it suppresses the immune system and would make him worse if he had an infection...