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I have a 19 years 8 month old kitty who is doing pretty well. In winter bc my place gets on the colder side, I have been keeping a heating pad on for him that he absolutely loves. I also keep warm wool blankets piled up for him. Since i have been working from home that’s been fine, but for...

Hi All, Long post for details but the short of it is I have 2 senior cats and I inherited a beloved third senior cat who hates other cats. My home is large enough that my new cat lives happily away from my resident cats but I would obviously love it if she could happily live with the resident...

I have to divide a powder prescription for my cat and want to put the powder into smaller pills. Are 100% gelatin capsules safe for cats? What about ones made for human consumption? Insights appreciated, thanks!

Looking for any experiences or knowledge about Aranesp or Epogen. Also iron shots. My 18 years 7 months old baby is going through it with anemia. Starting Epogen tomorrow or day after depending on soonest pharmacy can get it + iron shots to bring his numbers up, currently at HCT 17. History of...

Over the course of many years I have come here for advice with my beloved cat Silly and I have always gotten great support here along with his regular veterinary advice. At 18 years and 7 months old, I think his beautiful chapter is coming to a close. While I’m accepting of this, I’m still...

Hi all, may 18.5 year old recently had slightly anemic blood results. Is it not cause for concern at the moment, but is there any additive or natural food remedy (like adding a specific food protein like liver to his diet) that you think could help him?

I keep my 18 year olds bum area shaved because he can get messy down there. Have been doing this a long time and just accidentally “snipped” an area that gave him a tiny Knick/cut, but there was a dab of blood. My concern is that I can see poop on his fur just beside the area. Thinking I’ll use...

My 18 year old is blind now, and he gets gooey eye crust in his eye corners that is very wet. Like a build up of tears. Every night I boil water and once cooled wipe the crust away with cotton balls, but what is left is very dry skin in the corners of his eyes. He is medicated at highest dose...

I have another ailment to add to my beautiful 17 year old fluff Silly's list...enlarged heart :( -he has had a stage 4 heart murmur for approx 4 years -conducted echocardiogram 2 years ago, cardiologist determined his heart murmur was physiologic -today, his insurance-included chest x-ray...

My beloved 17 year old boy Silly is slowly losing some quality of life, but I don’t feel it’s time. He still has a great appetite, purrs, He has ckd, highest dose amlodipine, but he still recently went almost blind…this or dementia has caused him to be VERY disoriented. If he’s not using the...

My senior cat, and beloved baby, Silly is 17. He has ckd but hasn’t really had many ill side effects from it other than very recently, high blood pressure. He is on the highest dose of amlodipine and has gone blind in one eye and I suspect partially blind in the other. he has always had...

my beloved 17 year old furball is showing signs of dimentia at night. He is meowling (yowling plus meows) from 12:30am-5:00am every 15 mins or so. This has been going on at a steady increase over last year. He just had his physical - all pretty decent but lost eyesight in left eye. Not...

I write this at 1:30am, another sleepless night my cat Ofie woke me up. She is the shyest scaredy cat, who gets really confident at night and runs up and down my hall. She pounces and jumps. She weighs 6 lbs but sounds like 30 lbs as she flies and hops up and down. I would normally leave her be...

Hi, I’m so excited to say my beloved longhair domestic cat Silly has gotten to 17...now sadly there has been some deterioration over last 6 months. Not sure what is worth pursuing. My main goals for him are to reduce pain and suffering as much as possible for whatever cost necessary. He has...

Hi everybody, My fabulous 14-15 (he was supposedly 2 at adoption) black and white long haired kitty named Silly was diagnosed with a stage 4 heart murmer last week. He was diagnosed with a stage 2 last Jan. Vet also heard an arythmia at his checkup in September. He has been in three times...

Hi everyone! Short Story: My beloved indoor 13-14 year old black and white furry fuzzbutt Silly was diagnosed with a stage 2 heart murmur yesterday. His littermate brother died last month suddenly (see my other threads for details, still heartbroken) Silly is getting an appointment with a...

Hi everybody, I’m here about my 13-14 year old long domestic haired kitty, Silly. Not sure how to link a thread but Silly had some issues last year and wouldn’t eat wet food... In short - Silly is allergic to most foods except for duck, and doesn’t eat enough duck food...any advice is...

Hello, I recently posed two threads asking if I should have an "autopsy" done on my recent deceased kitty but I have learned it is called a "necropsy" done on cats. 1. Can I or a moderator change the word from autopsy to necropsy? Thank you very much!

My 13-14 year old (rescue) all black beautiful furry baby Woody died yesterday. He was, to my knowledge, perfectly healthy. He had a vet check 1.5 months ago. I have been away for over a month, due home in three days, but my SO saw him 2 weeks ago, looking perfectly healthy, before also...

Just have to get this off my chest... I'm in an airport right now trying not cry in front of people...have been sobbing all day. I'm mixed with guilt, anger, confusion, shock and denial. My beautiful fluffy furball best friend Woody died yesterday, and I never got to say goodbye... The worst...