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Thanks so much for the reply, OrientalSlave! Piccalo is about 11 years old, but we aren't sure, as she is a rescue kitty. I don't know if radiotherapy is available here in Tokyo, but I might check that out if the medication doesn't work.  I don't know if I would want to put her through...

Piccalo has been diagnosed as having hyperthyroidism, as expected.  The vet says that her thyroid levels were high enough to cause the elevated liver enzymes, even though at her health checkup in November, there was no sign of any thyroid problems. Anyway, she is on 5 mg of Mercazole once a day...

Took the furbabies to the vet this morning.   I am so relieved to know that the vet thinks Pounce's large, swollen belly is due to weight gain and nothing else.  We will have a full medical run on her in the next few months, but he said that there is nothing to worry about immediately.  He felt...

Thanks for your reply, Momofmany! Pounce is absolutely regular in her BM.  She is not straining at all, either. Taking her to the vet on Saturday just to be safe.

Pounce (will be 9 in July) has been gaining weight despite all our efforts to keep it off her.  We switched to a low-cal option of her prescription food (for FLUTD), started using an auto-feeder to feed small portions 3 times a day instead of a big portion all at once, started doing daily...

I flew from the US to Japan about 18 months ago with my two cats.  They are both quite a bit older than your baby, but did well, considering.  Will you be taking a direct flight, or do you have to make a connection?  We flew from a small airport, so we had to take a small plane for the first leg...

$400 for an ultrasound is a bit steep, to say the least!  My older cat was diagnosed with an enlarged gall bladder last year and they did an ultrasound on her for about $100.  It was totally worth it for me, even though they were unable to tell why she has the enlarged gall bladder, because they...

We moved our two cats to Japan from the US - what a pain!  I would suggest that you start the process as soon as possible.  Also, you should have a backup plan for where to keep the cats if you have to move before the quarantine period can be completed, if they have a quarantine.  The...

Hi all, I haven't actively been on TCS for quite a while, but now Piccalo has developed a problem and I thought of you guys at once!  Hope you can help... Piccalo (11 y.o. female mixed breed) started acting tender with her food about 3 weeks ago.  I left her alone for a few days because I...

The canned food is all Japanese. There is no GA on any labels. It lists name and ingredients only and all in Japanese, which my husband can read but I can't. We feed two brands and lots of flavors/styles. One I think is pretty bad but is the only non-fish we can get: Mon Petit. The brand...

Well... I think we are about 100% certain that she is aspirating food! Tonight we got home later than usual and all the dry food was gone. So I fed both kitties their wet food immediately. Pounce DOVE onto her food and started scarfing. Before I could even touch her to slow her down as I...

I got all excited over those pictures and didn't look at the date they were posted! I want to see a picture of adorable Emmy in the bathroom sink!!

Adorable!! I bet you can't wait to snuggle with that sweetie!

I did that with Butterscotch all the time - she was a scrawny kitty, even at her healthiest. With Piccalo and Pounce, there is no need!! If Piccalo doesn't come racing to the bowl as soon as I crack open a can of wet, she will refuse to eat it. Also, she seems to get upset if her food is not...

Well, here is what I do, but not sure if it is right! On the back of our dry food, it gives a range of how much food per day for each weight (example, if kitty weighs 4 kg, give 20-40 g of dry/day). Since my cats each get a half can of wet per day, too (a small can), I feed in the low to mid...