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Hello everyone! It's been a while since I've been on here but I am hoping for some help! I've had my cat Inky for about 3 years now. He's about 5 years old. He has always occasionally urinated out of the cat box on rugs or towels that would be left on the floor. I always assumed it was...

Hi Everyone,  I've read through many of the articles posted on this, but my situation seems a bit different and I'm not sure how to approach it. First off, my cat is healthy and has no issues with UTI- we did check that out first. However, he has been urinating out of his litter box since we...

We got the results back from the tissue sample that was removed from Plushy during surgery. It turns out Plushy had adenocarcinoma. I guess it's a pretty rare form of cancer that affects older cats. The prognosis is usually poor and cats rarely live over a year with it. Surgery is recommended to...

Hi everyone, Got bad news from the vet this morning. Plushy didn't make it. The surgery was really rough on him and he died early this morning. I am very sad I had hoped we would be finally seeing a solution but I guess we just didn't catch it early enough. Thanks for all of your support...

Hi Everyone, So this latest emergency with Plushy is making me wonder if I should consider pet insurance. I sort of just assumed that insurance wasn't worth it b/c my cats were always healthy... Now that this came up, I am wondering how much I would have saved if I had just had the insurance...

So after struggling with the assumed IBD, Plushy took a turn for the worse. He was refusing to eat which is totally unlike him. I took him in today and the vet felt a mass which she thought might be lymphosarcoma and said he was very dehydrated and had urea smell to his breath which might...

Poor Plushy is not doing well. I have suspected for a while that chicken could be the problem but I may have finally confirmed this. I started raw feeding as a last ditch effort to get his IBD under control. Since I had my suspicions about chicken, I decided to try a turkey batch first. He threw...

So today is day 5 of the new raw diet for my IBD cat plushy. So far it is not going well... the first day seemed to go alright, but he has been throwing up every day since. Usually once a day but it is very foul smelling... almost like feces. He throws up within a few hours of eating. So far I...

Hi All, After many attempts to get Plushy's IBD under control, I am going to try a raw diet. I researched it and decided to try it. I plan to buy the raw meat from mypetcarnivore.com as they do local delivery with low fees. I am about to place the order but have a few questions. 1.) The...

Hi Everyone, First, sorry this is so long. I really need some advice so I hope those of you with experience in IBD will take a few minutes to read through and reply. You may remember me talking about my cat Plushy. We have tested him for everything the vet suggested and the vet says we have...

Many of you may remember that my cat plushy has been through a lot of testing and is currently being treated for ibd. Side effects are weight loss and diarrhea. The steroids seemed to be helping but due to a suppressed immune system from it plushy began sneezing. The vet decided to put him on...

So today is day 3 of Plushy's Prednisolone treatment. He is on 4mg per day for 5 days then 1/2 tab each day for 5 after that, then 1/2 every other day for 10. So far I'm not seeing any improvement. How long should I wait? The reason I'm asking is because they are thinking of testing him for...

Plushy was re-tested and is negative for FeLV/ FIV and Heartworm! I started him on the prednisolone today. He is on 4mg per day for 5 days, then 1/2 a tab for 5 more then 1/2 every other day for 10. I gave him one in a pill pocket and he ate it right up! I also asked the vet about the i/d food...

Hi Everyone, Some of you may remember my previous posts about Plushy losing weight. When I last spoke with the vet he had suggested trying to separate the cats at feeding time as it may be a dominance thing. I did this, and Plushy still eats regularly, only he's still losing weight. I...

I have some questions regarding FeLV. My vet recommends testing plushy for it again. Plushy tested negative while he was at the shelter. About 6 months later, we adopted him. He was healthy for about a year and a half. Is it possible that he has it even though he tested negative and has been...

Hi Everyone, I posted about a month ago because my cat, Plushy was losing weight rapidly. He was 10 pounds in August and was 8.25 one month ago. I took him to the vet and he was given blood tests (the vet was convinced he had a hyperthyroid) but his blood work (kidney and liver functions)...

Hi all, I have a 5 year old cat named Plushy. About 3 weeks ago I noticed that he started sneezing. As a side note, my sisters dogs were at my house for 3 days before this started so I am wondering if stress started it because he is terrified of the dogs. Anyway, he was sneezing a lot...

Hi Everyone, Sorry this is sort of long and detailed, but hopefully somebody else on the forum has had an experience with this. About 4-5 weeks ago, I woke to find drops of blood all over the kitchen floor. Nothing major, about 1/2" in diameter and about 4-5 spots. I checked both of our cats...

Hi Everyone- My cat Giraffe is an indoor/outdoor cat. He is neutered and is just the sweetest cat EVER! He ran away from us about a month ago and just came home today!! I was so happy to see him, but to my horror, he has a broken front leg!!!!!!!!! I could see bones sticking out and thought...

How old do kittens need to be before they can be given away? I have a litter of 5 babies that are about 6 weeks old and my mom wants to take one of them home in about another week or so, is this too early for the babies to leave their mother??