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    What happens when you can't pay your mortage?

    I know someone since October that could no longer make house payments and I wonder if anyone can walk me through the process. Sounds like working with the lender to greatly lower monthly payments didnt work and some denial letter came. Anyone know how long you have to work with? My concern is...
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    Should I take my sister's 12 year old cat?

    The day after aki my 2 and half year old cat died she offered me her senior cat. I was offended in multiple ways and shocked as you just dont do that to a cat of that age. Both her and my dad keep bringing it up, now my dad claims he is going take her as my sister's dogs are just too rough with...
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    My young cat aki has died

    Why? I just don't understand, its 2010 and everything science can do it could only make guesses for poor Akihiko, one of most amazing animals I ever meet. A cat barely 30 months old, it just isn't right. The apartment is cold, lifeless and empty. I'm past hyperventilating but I so sick to my...
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    Vomiting, refusing Z/D food now

    Aki my little 30 month old cat with a long history of apparent food allergies that never resolve has slowly been less interested in eating his Z/D and I told the vet a week ago he is doing the same thing he did with Natural Balance Venison after 5 months, massive licking and scratching right...
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    Squinting eye after anesthesia?

    Vet just closed, receptionist seemed annoyed I called and had her repeat about the eyes but they are closed tomorrow. I guess I worry too much I just had no preparation about the eyes. Apparently they put goop in them with anesthesia. Its just that his right eye he squints so much, pink and...
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    Bloody fur, bump after blood drawn?

    Is it normal for your cat to have bloody fur and abit of bump around his neck/under his mouth? He has white fur there so it may stand out. I have to go back in 2hours since they canceled the cleaning from high liver count for another blood drawn for this liver function test.
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    How did your cat do after a teeth cleaning?

    My 2 year old cat with long history of never ending allergies bad ears every 48hrs, swollen lips and issues has really bad teeth already, god awful breath and needs a cleaning. I cant help but remember my first cat how she came back shaved so hard she had red front paws and was completely out of...
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    Air Purifier to help cat with allergies?

    I've been looking into Air Purifiers and wonder if anyone has some feedback on them? Two years of food trials and my little two year old still has issues with Z/D and needs mometamax stuff in his ear 3 times weekly. Vet keeps saying dust mites could add to his allergies. Would this help? It...
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    My cat hissing at me for 30mins after seeing stray outside

    I cant leave the porch door open anymore because every time he sees a stray animal out there now he goes vicious to everyone for 30mins, all puffed out even though they been long gone for 20mins. This is my first male cat, are they more prone to going from mellow to wild state like this? This...
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    Those on the Z/D diet long term is your cat sated?

    I ask this because my cat is begging for wet food hourly now, its been crazy the last week with my health I dont have enough time focus on the little one much. Maybe it's just the steroid shot from two weeks ago but he was perfectly happy with one can a day and suddenly every hour he is begging...
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    Stomatitis vs just having Gingivitis

    I'm curious as my vet automatically assumed that my cats upper front lips with red swollen bumpiness over top teeth was just an allergic reaction. Its not any worse since 2 weeks of solely Z/D but his bottom front lip now is also puffy and red too. Is stomatitis just in the back of the mouth...
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    Gaging how much Fatty Acids are in your cat food

    Yeah another post by me, hopefully we have an ignore function for folks well past sick of me! Spend the morning researching and this isn't a question my vet can answer, actually I am starting to realize there isnt much more my vets can really do for my cat anymore but push trying Z/D again over...
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    Thinking of changing to Feline Pine

    I am running low on Fresh Step stones with that fancy chemical stuff, plus every time you dump the bag its a huge cloud of dust. While I am quite confident my cat is alot more complicated and has food allergies I dont see the harm moving to Feline Pine. Can I safely assume there is no known...
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    C.E.T. still okay during elimation allergy diet?

    How paranoid do I need to be? I eliminated all snacks but it just dawned on me my cat started scratching his ears the first time today ten mins after I cleaned his teeth with seafood CET paste. Figured it was just coincidence. glucose-oxidase, lactoperoxidase
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    Opinions on Nature's Variety Instinct?

    Was pondering trying Nature's Variety Instinct Lamb Formula Canned Cat Food as part of new elimination suspected allergy trail. It lists eggs and peas though, was kinda wishing to avoid that. Done NB chicken to turkey to duck LID to a year of Venison LID, running out of new protein sources...
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    Calling all Epi Otic users

    What do you use Epi-Otic or Epi-Otic Advanced? I have advanced and it turns my cats ears pure red for hours. Someone on Amazon said it irritated their dogs ear while the normal one did not? Looking for any feedback before I buy a big normal bottle.
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    Allegra for cats, any concerns?

    I was given an allegra prescription for my cat. Vet said no side effects but she said the same thing with dentrol and sure enough I found it can cause vomiting, which my cat did for 48hrs. Just curious of anything I should be aware of with cats on this? My cat needs to recover, especially...
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    What are you guys paying for Hills Z/D diet?

    Well I give up, two years of this allergy and ear stuff, I'm going to cave in on Monday and ween my little one off Natural Balance LD wet food. Either he is going get much worse, start to have bowel issues too or he is going get better. My concern is the cost though. I think at my little Vet is...
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    My sister averages two months of sick days a year

    I'm abit concerned about my sister. She is beautician and always seems to be sick. I dont know what advice to give her besides really make sure she uses that hand lotion after every person as preventative measure. Alot of throat issues. Some really odd stuff like green growths in the back of the...
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    Two years of dealing apparent food allergies

    Its time to wrap this mess up. Here are the facts for my 2 year old male 1)Was found with black debris in his ears. Always has this issue come back in his right ear. Last year was told it was not ear mite related. Four times a year it gets bad enough I have to use Epi Optical liquid and flush it...
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