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Smoke finally came around after a trip to the ER (11 hour wait!) for an appetite stimulant back on 1/2/22. He’s completely back to normal, however I’m now noticing a lump on his back right leg. I don’t know what brand rabies vx he got so now I’m nervous all over again. Will call the vet tomorrow.

I’m going through the same now. Smoke was vaxed with 3 year rabies and FeLV on 12/30/21 morning, so I’m at about 58 hours. He’s very lethargic and walking slowly with a slight limp. He’s not eating much and I’m having to spoon feed him little bits at a time while he’s laying down. He’s drinking...

@mrsgreenjeens, yes, we are doing 2x/day doses of Lysine and will to 1x/day after the antibiotics are completed. GREAT news is that things are vastly improved. After having the craziest sneezing/snotty day on Sunday, he finally turned the corner. Not sure if it was switching the antibiotics or...

@mrsgreenjeens - yes the vet mentioned herpes and mentioned it could be something he picked up earlier but will stay with him. I myself take Lysine for cold sores so sadly I can relate. 😂 I did call the vet today to update her and she recommended first switching antibiotics to Amoxycylin but...

Hi all - Smoke (age approx 3 years) started sneezing Sunday. Quite a few times a day, and many consecutively. Went to the vet Tue, where everything else looked great, and Dr prescribed Azithromycin antibiotic 1x/day and L-Lysine 2x/day to treat potential bacterial or viral infections. Since Tue...

Thank you @cat nap and @Mamanyt1953! Smoke is doing great after that initial little vomit, so thanks for your reassurance.

Smoke had his HCP/FELV and 3 year Rabies vaccines this afternoon. Shortly after arriving home he spit up a little after eating. Mostly water, not a lot. Then a few hours later after dinner he looked like he was about to throw up again. I either saw his tongue or he sucked the throw up back in, I...

Hello! I have a newly adopted cat (Smoke, adopted 12/16). He's 3 years old and was a former street cat until he was trapped and fixed and his trapper thought he was too sweet for the streets. She was right - he's is so sweet! We've been feeding him Nulo wet - 1/2 can in AM and 1/2 can in PM...

Sadly, we decided to let Porkchop go after 4 days of in-patient care and no improvement. We are heartbroken but we were able to be with him at the end. While spending some time with him before the procedure, it was clear to us how uncomfortable and agitated he was, so we know it was the right...

The other part of this is I waited nearly 3 years to adopt again after dealing with traumatic end of life illnesses/treatments for my last cat Tessie. It was so sad and stressful, and I knew I wouldn't be ready to adopt at the risk of that happening again. And here we are. I had Tessie for 10...

I‘m so sad and distraught I am about this. It's pretty amazing how you can fall in love so quickly with an animal so new to the family, but I do love him and am anxious and upset about what the next day or so will bring. In the 6 short days he was home with us, he was such a delight to have...

There was a setback and vet is now seeing hepatic encephalitis (crooked head, drooling) so they’re doing a naso tube. I really hope it’s already done because he needs food! He was brought in at 4p yesterday and not given food last night because of the ultrasound which didn’t happen until 1p...

@mrsgreenjeens - hepatic lipidosis was mentioned yesterday as a possibility but not specifically mentioned today when I talked to the vet about the ultrasound results. He's getting the e-tube inserted, likely right now, and we should be hearing soon how that goes. Hoping all goes well and he can...

His name was Porkchop and we kept it. Not my first choice but as we drove home with him it really grew on us. He's a sweet boy.

Does anyone know if you can get pet insurance AFTER your cat is diagnosed with an illness? I just adopted my boy last Tue 11/24 and he was diagnosed with Triaditis today. It all happened so fast and pet insurance wasn't even on my mind. Can I apply now and back pay but then submit any expenses...