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We lost our Siamese kitty Coco in January. The 3 remaining cats worked out their new pecking order and a new alpha kitty was established.  In March, we unexpectedly ended up with a stray kitty named Elsa.  Elsa was around 6-8 months old when she showed up at our house.  Our intentions were not...

Coco is now running free.  No more pain, no more health problems.  My heart is in a million pieces.  

I've posted several times over the years about Coco, but here's a brief history. Bladder stones in 2008 Diagnosed HyperT in 2010 Thyroid tumor removed in 2012 I-131 in August 2012 Diagnosed HypoT in 2013 Last week, we took her in to our vet for a suspected UTI.  The vet noticed her gums...

After almost 3 years of dealing with my big mystery cat Coco, she is finally healthy again.   Now, her little sister Sadie has decided to take over the role of mystery cat.  Sadie had a hard to treat UTI last Oct/Nov.  After a few rounds of antibiotics, it cleared up and she has been fine...

Coco returned home from her I-131 treatment last Friday.  She had to be off the tapazole for 2 weeks prior to treatment, and got down to a super skinny 7.8 lbs.  She was 14 lbs last December, and has the build to be 12-14 and still be in a healthy weight.  Our goal now is to get some weight back...

I'm dropping my sweet Coco off at Auburn University tomorrow for I-131 treatment.  After successfully controlling her hyperT for 2 years with tapazole, things have spiraled out of control since May.  Despite my and the vet's best efforts, this is our last option.  She has underlying...

Even after Coco's tumor removal, her T4 is still over 10.  She has a long history of bladder/kidney problems, so they aren't sure yet if she is a candidate for I-131 or not.  Auburn Vet School (the I-131 clinic closest to us) wants her on 2.5 mg tapazole 2x a day and the y/d diet for 1 month to...

I recently switched my 4 cats to Wellness dry.  I have 2 cats that are special needs, so I'm having to tweak my food plans again. Coco - History of Bladder stones, just had large thyroid tumor removed last week. Still hyper-T, but levels are dropping.  Lost tons of weight from hyper-T and needs...

My sweet Coco is in the kitty hospital tonight.  A brief history: Bladder Stones/surgery in 2008Fatty Liver Disease and Liver Biopsy 2010Hyperthyroidism diagnosed 2010Large tumor near thyroid removed last week.  Thyroid gland was not removed. Pre surgeryT4 was 11.5.Tumor sent for histology at...

My sweet Coco girl had a possible thyroid tumor removed this morning.  She has been hyper-t for the past 2 years.  Up until December, tapazole was controlling it well.  We've been fighting a losing battle since Dec. with increasing dosages and rising T4 levels and weight loss. At her monthly T4...

Coco has been home since Monday and is doing great! Per my vet's paperwork, she weighed 13.2 lbs on Monday morning. I curiously weighed her this morning, and my scale is showing 10.8 lbs. When I took her in last Monday when she was so sick, she weighed 11.4 lbs. She's been eating and...

After 7 days at the vet, Coco came home yesterday! I was so nervous that that she would start vomiting again, but so far so good. She isn't eating a ton of food, but the vet said it may take a while for her to gain her full appetite back. For now, we're feeding her whatever food she will...

Coco had her last dose of injectible Reglan at lunch on Friday. She has been off all anti nausea meds since Friday night. She started eating on her own again Friday night, and has been ever since. As of this morning, she is no longer requiring IV fluids to keep hydrated. At our visit...

The vets found no tumors, just a large fat deposit in her abdomen! There is some scarring on her kidneys, and just to make sure nothing is wrong, they biopsied her liver due to it's abnormally small size. Even though her bloodwork is normal, it appears she has hyperthyroidism, which they...

Coco came home briefly last night after spending the previous night at the vet. She continued to vomit on Reglan, so we took her back to the vet last night. She vomited one time over night after the vet injected her with another anti-nausea med. This morning, the vet did a serious of...

Coco (9 year old Siamese) was diagnosed with a severe bladder infection a week ago. She has a history of struvite stones, but no crystals were seen in her urine, and no stones were seen on ultrasound. She was put on Clavamox 62.5 2x a day. Until yesterday, she had no problems. She woke us up...

My mother in law had a stray take up residence at her house several months ago. It just gave birth to its first litter last night. After looking over the kittens, I noticed they have fleas, which is not a surprise since the mother lived outdoors. The mom and her babies have been relocated...

My cat Coco had bladder stone surgery on 11/26. Her food was changed to Hills Prescription Diet C/D. She returned to the vet today for follow up. She was on Amoxil for 5 days and was given 15 days of Baytril, so we are still doing that. The past two mornings, she has vomited undigested food...

My cat Coco had to have bladder surgery today to remove a large bladder stone. She did fine during the surgery, and I brought her home this evening. I wasn't able to pick her up due to work, so my fiance picked her up. This means that I don't really know what to expect as far as her recovery...

I switched my cat and kitten from Science Diet to Nutro Max during the summer. My cat Coco is 7 years old and weighed about 16 lbs this summer. I noticed recently that she didn't feel as heavy to me when I picked her up. I weighed her, and sure enough, she is down to 13.2 lbs. I have seen...