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Prefacing this with I know she needs an ECG for us to know for sure. I’m calling them first thing in the morning to try to get one scheduled. She woke me up around 2:30am with another coughing fit. Once I start petting her it doesn’t last long, and usually ends with a few swallows as I’m...

I’m using some of those liquid terro ant baits in my home currently. My cat has no interest in them but sometimes sits on the path of the ants walking to/from the bait and presumably a few get on her. I am guessing she may ingest a few ants while grooming. Assuming those ants may have some or...

I already found this article but want personal anecdotes from people who have gone through this before. I rushed my 17 year old girl to the emergency vet yesterday worried she had a urinary blockage or worse, kidney failure. It ended up just being a UTI which is still not great but is better...

Hi all. My elderly cat (16 years) just got out of a grooming appt (for a sanitary shave). I knew it wasn’t going well when they came out and asked me how to best pick her up when she hides. This is a new groomer - her last one was great. I told them they could try scruffing her. Anyways, the...

Hi all. My cat was diagnosed with mild pancreatitis and hepatitis. She was given these two meds to treat it. I’m supposed to give them to her 1mL of each 2x a day for 30 days. It was a process to figure out a way to administer them. Ultimately, a day and a half ago it became clear that the...

Hi there. I am treating a burn on my arm with aloe vera gel (the kind that you buy at a drug store). I picked up my cat without thinking, and some got on her fur. Knowing that aloe is toxic to cats, I immediately wiped it off with a "cat bath" cleaning cloth, but I can't be certain I got...

Hi everyone! My kitty recently had her yearly vet exam and I had them run bloodwork to make sure everything is still normal. She is 13 years old, and seems to be in good health from my lay person's perspective. The test results are in. Everything is in normal range except for ALT. The vet said...