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I never give Otis table scraps, excepting the occasional taste of tuna, and some crumbs from sourdough bread. However, he is crawling all over me to get to these roasted almonds that I have. I don't plan on sharing these. Am I right that it would be a bad idea?

ok, thanks, I'm about to check out that article.

My old vet used nose drops to administer our annual booster. However, my new vet says that they use an injection. Is one better than the other? Does it make any difference? Also, they said to bring in a stool sample to check for intestinal parasites. Is this really necessary?

thanks all. I called the vet and she seems to think that there's no problem a) crushing up both pills, and b) putting them both in the wet food at the same time.

OK, thanks! Here goes....

Just came back from the vet, and got antibiotics for Otis' urinary tract infection. The vet said to give him pepsid so he can handle the antibiotic. The medicine is in pill form, and i'm going to crush it up and put it in his wet food. Is it OK to just crush up the pepsid with the medicine and...

This is weird. I called a vet nearby, and they quoted me a price of $74 to check his ionized calcium level. I then called my own vet, and they told me that they charge $150!

OK, that's not a bad idea.

Otis has (slightly) high calcium level, and the vet said she wanted to do a blood test for (I think) hyperparathyroid. She said that this would run approx $200 - $225. However, I've been hearing that it's better to first test for ionized calcium, and that this blood test would be cheaper...

I'm going to bring him in tomorrow, but I'd really love to hear from somebody who knows about these following things: I think I'm supposed to ask for a ionized calcium blood test, rather than one that tests for hyperparathyroid. It's the latter that my vet said she wanted to do, and would cost...

I postponed Otis' vet visit until Thursday, and consulted with another vet in the meantime. I'm not so sure that it's so urgent to have another round of blood tests. His calcium level is high, but only barely so. (I think the two previous tests had readings of 12.4 and 11.8, in that order...

Yes, I do have rescue remedy. If I give it to him before the blood test, will it possibly interfere or throw off some reading?

I don't recall what the exact number was. There were two tests that each showed the level was high, however. I'll most likely keep his appointment for Tuesday. It's just rough to make him go through it. Thanks for the link. I'm about to check it out.

I have an appt scheduled for Tuesday. It's just that he's been there twice over the last month, and he's traumatized (albeit briefly) each time he goes. Also, he's showing no symptoms, no discomfort or anything.

A couple blood tests have reveled that Otis (11 yrs old) has high calcium level. My new vet (I just moved), wants me to bring him in for yet another blood test in order to identify exactly what the culprit is, and possible take whatever action is necessary. I'm wondering how urgent this is. He...