Recent Content by pcarpe

Thank you for the reply. My vet did exploratory surgery and did not think it was operable - this was last week. He told me that the tumor is attached to his pancreas and intermingled with blood vessels. He also did not recommend seeking a specialty vet as he felt that any type of surgery...

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving, I am looking for advice. My 13 year old boy was diagnosed with an abdominal tumor. His symptoms are weakness, poor appetite, weight loss and vomiting. My vet does not recommend me seek a specialist to potentially have it removed - he believes I will be putting...

Update: Happy holidays everyone! Oliver started eating yesterday morning - wet and dry food throughout the day and even this morning! It looks like he is returning to normal. He started playing again, wanting attention, not hiding etc. He still has some soft stool, but I guess it just needs...

Update: Soooo, no change this morning, however he did eat a little dry food and some treats. However, he -Oliver is still not himself. He had some diareaha today. Also, the original vet gave him Bitrall (spelling) injection. However, since it's not a one time shot I think it was a waste...

My 6 year old male cat has no interest in eating or drinking water. It started yesterday evening. I took him to the vet that evening. The vet said his temp was normal, however he has some gas in his small intestines. He was quiet to entire night, usually he runs around the house like a...

Thank you all again. I posted a follow-up in the same forum

I posted a little while ago regarding Izzy's eye developing a rustic/orange pigmentation in the right corner. We took him to an ophthalmologist and the diagnosis is "melanosis" and their recommendation is to treat the pigmented cells with a laser, which will stop the pigmentation from...

I posted about a week ago regarding Izzy - he has a brown/rust colored pigmentation in his iris. Anyway, his an ophthalmologist appointment is tomorrow and he is horrible whenever we bring him to a vet- very very afraid. Our primary vet. had given us a tranquilizer called "Acepromazine" and...

Thank you all. It doesn't appear to impact his vision. I have an appointment with a feline optomologist. I will post results. Regards, Paul

Hi, I have not posted here in a while. My 7 year old cat just started developing a rustic/orange spots on his iris - it's not red it's almost like a smal area with an orange/rustic haze. It cannot be seen when his pupils are dialted. I guess that's why I just noticed it as I work most of the...

Yes you are right, it a matter or perception. Even still, it doesn't make it right that someone would have say, a pet gator and one day decide they no longer want it and release near a local mall. There are some animals I wouldn't dare have as pets as I would never want an animal in my home...

Thank you all for the kind words. I looked at the E.R. invoice and it states a CBC was performed, so I plan to call them later to get the results. My wife and I have been saving these creatures for several years now and finding homes. We have saved abondoned cats from several places - one of...

No other kittens in the house. I am still not certain that is was FIP. I am going to contact the e.r later just to get Albie's records/test, I may as well..I paid for them. Albie was kept in a cage in a seperate room with the door closed. We only brought him out a few times and my other two...

Thank you all for the kind words. It's just frustrating, becasue my wife and I don't believe that it was FIP either. It's just too easy for the vets to use as an excuse as their is no direct test for it. It's sad that people rely on vets for answers - if they don't know or not sure about...

With regard to the vaccines, I asked a number of different vets as well as the e.r. vet and they all said that the vaccines shouldn't have killed him. There was no diareah and only one instance of vommiting. Also, Albie had his own room and was seperated from our other cats. He was in a cage...