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Yea, she has been on Rutin, antibiotics, and lasix with no improvement. Ultrasound showed a solid tissue mass between one lung and the ribcage and some "scarrin/roughness" on top of her liver. They said it could be anything from an injury, cancer, bacteria. They said the liver could have been...

My 7 year old cat Muffin has been suffering from idiopathic chyloyhorax for about 6 weeks. Once a week she has around 100 to 150cc of fluid drawn. Her blood results, liver values, etc., are all good. They cannot find a reason. Heart, kidneys are good. She eats, drinks, plays, grooms, all like a...

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Has anyone ever seen a worm like this in a cat's stool? A stray that we feed from time to time (when we see her outside) passed this in our driveway. There was mainly mucus and 4 of these, which wiggled a lot. They look nothing like roundworms or tapeworms to me. They don't seem to resemble...

My 6 month old Fluffy cat has 2 hard swollen kidneys. She eats and drinks normally. She does not vomit, urinate abnormally, or have anything else wrong. She has been to 3 different vets, each twice in the last week. One said it was probably polycistix. Her kidneys are both swollen and firm...

Forgot to mention, feeding Purina One Cat Chow dry mixed with Friskies canned. I know there is "better" food out there, but seeing as I only earn $700 a month and there are 57 cats, I cant afford better.

I feed and care for a feral colony that resides at an old barn two miles from my home. I have noticed one going to urinate and producing little to no urine and thought perhaps it was an isolated UTI. While figuring out how to catch and treat this baby I have seen 10 or more do the same thing...