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A week ago, I lost one of my babies to effusive FIP.  It was about a week long battle, but as you all know, there is nothing that can be done once it starts.  The doc thought it was pancreatitis up until close to the end.  But the fluid accumulation in the belly just was too big of a red flag to...

My 11 month old kitty is currently hospitalized with our vet.  We noticed that he was losing weight and wasn't eating, so took him in yesterday.  Tests were ran for FIV/FeLV just in case (both neg), xrays and bloodwork done as well.  The xrays showed a ton of fluid in his abdominal cavity, and...

I am considering adopting a Manx kitten from a rescue organization. He's still too young to meet friends yet, but I wanted to look into the breed before we got to that point and fell in love. He is a nubbie. I keep on reading horror story after horror story of shorter lifespans and...

We recently adopted a little kitty boy from one of our area rescues (born 9/25). The foster mom said she was confident he was ready to come to a home, but now I am seriously doubting her. He came to us with a cold about 11 days ago. She said once he settled in, it would go away. Took him to...

Oh, and he also has a stinky butt (stool is clear of critters, just the product of all the junk food he had been eating). Doc gave him probiotics, and the little stinker rejects his food when o try to add them. Tips for getting them in him? Or a better brand than the proplan stuff the vet...

We just bought home a new little guy. He has had a really rough start (was a bottle baby) and came to use with a URI, which the foster mom thought would clear up soon. He has been to the vet, who wasn't too worried about the URI, but gave him meds for a bacterial ear infection. Anyway, I know...

First off, yes.  My kitty (Oliver) does have a history of a urinary blockage.  And yes, the vet checked for crystals again last time we were in. No crystals, but we are keeping him on the prescription diet just in case.  I know my kitty, and I'm going with 95% sure this isn't a health issue. I...

My 2 year old kitty, Oliver, has been peeing and pooing in the sink for about a month now.  He's had a stressful couple of months - shots at the vet, and we lost our 18 year old kitty.  Plus shortly before that, we bought home a 4 month old terror of a kitten (he's sweet, but NUTS). He does...

Here is a picture of our new baby.  Couldn't help myself.  Have to show him off whenever possible :o)

We have a new kitten, joining our 2 year old and 18 year old.  All neutered males.  Everything is going great - they are all happy, the obligatory hissing is over and the two young ones now play happily. My trouble is - when we got the kitten, we started him in our bedroom to separate him from...

So sorry for your loss!  I'm glad that you were able to be with him when he passed!

I think my husband is just the king of all worry worts :o)  He called me yesterday worrying about him, which was why I posted.  When I got home, he was in the same spot in the kitchen, and was purring like a motorboat when I went over to pet him.  I think y'all are a little right about the...

My 12 year old male kitty (Merlin) suffered what our vet is pretty sure was a retinal detachment a couple of weeks back.  Very suddenly, his vision was poof, gone.  We tried all sorts of things to bring down the swelling in his eyes - in case they weren't fully detached, but no luck.  The...