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Thank you both so much. I'm still crying today.

I am empathizing with you completely today as my 13 yr old kitty had to be euthanized yesterday Nov 28 and I'm still grieving. I am so sorry for your loss. It really hurts so bad. I spent the morning sorting through tons of photos that I had taken of my sweet Little Kitty and it helped to see...

We had to say goodbye to our 13-year-old yellow cat, Little Kitty, this morning. He started getting lethargic about 10 days ago, and we thought it was a URI, but the x-rays at the ER showed with about 90% certainty that it was a tumor. He was struggling to breathe, and they weren't sure if it...

Some cats do love music! I had a precious tuxedo cat who loved when I played Beethoven's Adagio movement from the Pathetique Sonata. He was very specific in his love for that piece. He'd even sing along sometimes. Man, I miss that cat.

Well, it has been over a year -- my how time flies! I was returning to report that Little Kitty has done pretty well on Trixsyn. He still walks with a limp because he is a pretty old guy at 13, but he's not dragging his leg and is able to jump up into chairs and still use the litter box. I'm...

This may be a long-shot, but my 12-yr-old cat developed a raging case of chronic diarrhea about 3 years ago, and it turned out to be an allergy to grains in his food. And he had previously had no problems with them. I switched to a grain-free diet and he improved almost immediately. I was amazed...

Thank you too, Arlyn and Steph. I talked to the vet this morning and described the symptoms. He said he had been seeing a lot of cats with allergy problems lately due to all the spring pollen. He told me to feel her ears and if they were hot, she was running a fever. I felt them and they were...

Thanks to you too, ZM. I have read about L-Lysine, and see it's often recommended for cats with URI caused by feline herpes. I guess it won't hurt her to take some even if that's not what she has. She really doesn't seem too bothered by this URI other than being sneezy and weepy. Calling the vet...

Thanks for weighing in, OC. I will definitely be calling my vet in the morning. It's funny that he didn't mention my kitty's lack of immunizations. I think it may be a law where I live, but not enforced. My girl has been incredibly healthy and sleek up to the recent hairball bout and now this...

My sweet little 8-yr-old kitty girl was vomiting a lot over a 2-day period last week, so I took her to my wonderful vet. Well, about 7 days later, she now has what appears to be a cold, which she must have caught at the vet's. She never goes outside and neither does our other cat. And now...

As usual -- sharky, rang, otto -- you guys are fabulous with the advice. I can't thank you enough. I went ahead and ordered the Trixsyn today and will discuss the alternate pain relievers with my vet. I'll let y'all know how Little Kitty is doing. Thanks again so much!!!

Hi everyone. I did search for this info and ran across some threads about Metacam and Trixsyn. My poor Little Kitty (that's his name) is about 12 yrs old and is dragging one of his legs. The vet said he has arthritis in his lower back and prescribed Metacam, which I have been giving him every...

Carolina, thank you for your reply. I know what you mean... I would just die if I had to give up my fur babies. Unfortunately, my aunt is going to have to live with either with my mom or in a small apartment, where it is not feasible for her to keep so many cats. She's financially struggling to...

My darling widowed aunt lives in Long Beach, California. My mom and I just visited her last week and she has decided she will move to Alabama to be near us as her health is poor and we're her only family state-side. Unfortunately, she has collected almost 20 stray cats over the last couple of...

Wow, that was fast! Thanks, y'all. That's why I think this forum is the greatest. I'm bookmarking all these suggestions and will visit each of them.

I haven't been here in a while, but when I need help, I can count on this forum for the best advice about my cats. Now, thanks to my daughter, we have a stray puppy in the household. Does anyone know if there is a dog forum that is as trustworthy and helpful as this cat forum? Our two cats...

I hear ya! I'm totally baffled about why my vet dismissed the idea that my cat's problems could be due to food allergy. He wanted to start daily meds right away without my even investigating diet! Argh! My cat had chronic diarrhea, not constipation though. Still, as soon as I took him off the...

I probably sound like a broken record on this forum, but my cat had diarrhea for months until I put him on Wellness Grain-Free canned. The vet said it was IBD and wanted to put him on daily meds. But I started the grain-free and eliminated all dry food from Little Kitty's diet, and after 3 or 4...

I'm wondering whether yearly vaccinations are really necessary. My little girl cat also reacts badly to vaccines. Then, I also read that vaccines may be linked to cancer. Since my cats stay indoors, the only reason I think they need to be vaccinated would be for when I take them to the vet...

Totally agree about vets overpromoting Science Diet!! And I'm another huge fan of Wellness Grain-Free canned. I can't say enough good things about how Wellness has reversed the bad health problems my older cat was having that my vet could not cure with steroids and antibiotics. I have 2...