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I brought my old kitty to the Vet to have her mouth checked after seeing her pawing at it. She had a bit of redness in the back and was prescribed Clindamycin. I should add she has only her front fangs as the others have either fallen out or had removed. The dosage prescribed is .5ml twice a...

I just got a refill of mirtazapine transdermal for my old kitty. I was surprised to see the .375 mg dose is now every 48 hours rather than 72. I remember reading something about this 'new' approach and curious if any cat parents here know about this. I have a call in to my Vet. Thanks

Hi all, My last old girl is now 17 and had surgery a few weeks ago to remove her remaining molars. She now only has her front canines and proudly displays them. I didn't think she would make it through the surgery and had to syringe feed her for about 2 weeks. Now, with the help of mirtazapine...

I have not been on the forum for months tending to my sick 16 y/o cat. Today, after multiple Vet visits, x-rays showed that my baby has fluid around the lungs, tumors in the lungs, and possibly a tumor on the heart.  The Vet gave her a month at the longest. I was told the fluids can be drained...

My 14 y/o girl had a bad cold and stopped eating two weeks ago. The Vet checked her out then and said no infections. He prescribed Orbax for a week as a precaution. Because of her appetite loss, I have been syringe feeding her for two weeks now. Her symptoms have improved dramatically - very...

Lots of postings lately for syringe feeding. Is there a way a sticky can be started with information, videos, etc on the subject?

This is a first for me so any advice is appreciated... On Monday, kitty started sneezing. Vet gave me Lysine powder for her food. Tuesday morning, eyes watery, bad congestion, coughing and no interest in eating. That evening I started syringe feeding - not sure of the amount. Wednesday morning...

As many years that I have owned cats, none have ever had a cold - until yesterday. My girl started sneezing and coughing and has, what sounds like, some congestion. She does not appear to be having trouble breathing. I called the Vet today and was told that as long as no milky or green discharge...

I stumbled across Simply Nourish freeze-dried chicken treats for dogs that works well for my cats. The ingredient list is only chicken. I just add a little warm water and tear the chicken into bite size strips. Made in USA and a much better deal than the ones sold as cat treats - PureBites 0.6...

My 14 y/o has lost her appetite again. In June, she was pawing at her mouth and had most of her teeth removed. A return visit in October found that a tooth chip was left in from the surgery and was removed. DepoMedrol was administered and her behavior and appetite have been fine until a few days...

My stubborn tortie has left me with 6 cans of different foods in the fridge. Any idea how long these should last before spoilage?

I am trying to get my old girls to eat more wet food. Because I cherish sleep at night, hard food is left down at all times. Would it be safe to leave a good amount of wet food out overnight and let them graze on that? I read that cats in the wild don't eat all of their prey at once, saving some...

Seeing that this old post has very little responses is disappointing. I have a fish addict and having a difficult time breaking her. I've tried mixing new with the old food and she manages to eat around it or just walks away. Freeze dried toppers don't work either. She keeps going back to the...

My 14 y.o. cat is going through hell (and so am I). After pawing at her mouth, she has been to the Vet three different times to have most of her teeth removed. The first was done about 4 months ago. Two weeks ago, her appetite was fine but continued pawing at her mouth brought us back. At that...

I have not found much on this but wish to share it with other cat folks... My 8 year old Tortie, who has never had seizures, has had two in the last couple of months. The other day she was sitting in my lap while I worked on my wireless computer with wireless mouse. I noticed her twitching each...

About 5 weeks ago, I noticed my 9 year old Tortie peeing in one of our plant pots. She would spend a lot of time in there so I took her to the Vet. The Vet squeezed a urine sample and said it was cloudy, contained blood, and a high ph (7.4). He suspected a bladder infection and put her on...

I'm new to TheCatSite. My sick Tortie and 3 vet visits the last 24 hours has brought me to search for information and comfort on the web. I noticed the Health forum and hope someone can perhaps ease my anxiety over my 8/yo spayed Tortie... A brief chronology: Tuesday - Tortie showing signs of...