Recent Content by walden

Hi there, I'm really sorry to hear she's not doing as well, but it sounds like you're doing everything you can to make sure she's feeling as healthy as she can and giving her lots of love which is so important.  She's so lucky to have you as her human! Now, I'm not a vet, but I did a LOT of...

I have a cat who, 2 years ago, suffered similar symptoms though with slower onset.  I wouldn't describe it as paralysis, but he suffered extreme weakness and atrophy of muscles in his back legs to the point of barely being able to walk, had a low-grade fever, and almost no appetite.  Vet...

I'm so sorry to hear about your baby's health problems - it's never easy to see a companion we care about suffer.  I can't answer your questions about if this is FIP but I had a cat who was incorrectly diagnosed with dry FIP (and Stephen Q, above, was amazing in answering my questions when I was...

Hi siameselady - Steven Q who answered above was a huge help to me when my kitty was diagnosed with FIP and I truly value his advice, but I also wanted to throw in my 2 cents in answer to your question as a multi-cat owner.   I'm not a vet, nor an expert, and I would definitely advise you to...

I'm so, so sorry to hear that Darcy lost her fight.  It sounds like she put up a good one, and though it might not seem like much, I know the love and care you gave her meant the world to her.  I know from your posts that Darcy was an important part of your family, and saying goodbye is never...

Update on Walden - an FIP diagnosis with a rare happy ending! I took Walden to a new vet today after his health has steadily improved for over a month.  I called the original vet to ask him about Walden's improvement and he pretty much brushed me off, so I decided to seek a second diagnosis...

StephenQ - thank you for the links!  I've read the first two, but didn't stumble across the last one on my own and will be sure to ask the vet (or the new vet, as the case may be) about PI as a possible treatment of Walden's symptoms.  I didn't post until yesterday and am still trying hard not...

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum but have read through some threads and found some great advice here.  I'm planning on calling my vet on Monday when he's open to talk with him, but would appreciate input from people with more experience with cats (my only other cat before this one died of old...