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Thanks, good information. I will assess his body condition, and then perhaps lessen his dry food just a small amount. I will also consult vet about whether he should lose any more weight or just leave it alone. He won't exercise much at all; I think it hurts him to walk. He was in poor...

Please try not to feel guilty. It's always a judgment call, especially when it comes to the ER. You made the best decision you could. It is also very stressful for most cats to go to the vet, and factoring in the expense of the ER, I can certainly understand waiting to see if it was...

Hello. I adopted my orange tabby male a year ago from a shelter. Gemini was 14 years old, weighed a whopping 31.5 pounds(!) and has arthritis. I put him on a diet of low-call catfood and a bit of canned food because of his age. He also gets Cosequin every day for his arthritis. Our goal was...

Thank you. I am at work, but plan to read the quality of life scale when I take my break. It helps to hear other people's stories. It is such a hard call to make. You don't want to do it a moment too early or a moment too late either.

I have a cat, Spooky, who is 19 years old. He has been generally very healthy all his life. Up until the past few weeks, he has done little except lay on his blanket, but he used his litter box, ate his meals (complaining if they were late!), and seemed, to me at least, to have a fairly good...

Well, I have multiple pets and not a whole lot of money...I'm not really looking for brand advice, just which type of food would be best for him and how much.  Thanks.

We just recently adopted a new cat to our family.  We already had two old cats (16 & 19) and our new kitty is only about a year old!  It is thought that he was "dumped" and for the first few days he was ravenous, but now is settling down nicely and seems to get it that he will get enough to eat...

I have an appointment with my own vet next week.  I was going to ask that Sooty be seen sooner, but I guess we have to try to get those white cells up.  I think as long as she is eating, I will try to wait.  I suspect her treatment, whatever it is, will not be cheap, so I don't want to waste...

Thanks for the info about the supplement.  Half an hour after I gave Sooty the appetite stimulant, she ate MORE than a serving of canned, then all the dry food in bowl.  This morning, she ate 1.5 servings of canned and a bit of dry.  So, it is definitely working.  I have enough to last a week. ...

Go with your gut on vets.  And your cat's gut.  If something doesn't feel right, it most likely isn't.  I wouldn't have paid for the nail clipping either, although it's always easier to think in hindsight.  I would also never use a vet who clips nails too short.  I do my dogs' myself and would...

I took my long haired 11 year old female to the vet last Thursday because she wasn't eating much and wasn't herself and we realized she didn't feel good.  I also pointed out a lump on her lower stomach that we had noticed just the night before.  I really thought it was a mat.  The substitute vet...

Thanks.  My regular vet is on vacation and we saw a vet who was standing in for him.  Do you think it is likely that it is not a mammary gland mass?

My 11 year old female long-hair, Sooty, has a small lump on her lower stomach.  Vet said it is a "mammary gland mass," and she thought it is probably a tumor, cancer.  Sooty isn't eating well and has a low white blood cell count.  The vet said let's get her over that and then bring her back in...

I am trying to get my two older cats on glucosamine treats to assist with one's arthritis and one's potential arthritis.  These are expensive and I finally decided on the brand that was the most affordable.  The senior cats won't eat them!  Not sure why.  Is it ok to give these to my younger (9...

I have a senior cat, Spooky, who is experiencing arthritis and it hampers his mobility.  My other senior, Mouse, is just beginning to get a little stiff.  I have had difficulty finding very many glucosamine products for cats; chew treats seem to be the only thing.  They have been on some, twice...

P.S.  The vet did not seem overly concerned about this and it does not seem to be bothering Spooky at all.

My senior cat, Spooky, had a bump on his spine.  It would break open and be kind of a nasty looking little sore and then heal up, then start the whole process over again.  The vet said it is a sebaceous oil gland and put him on a week of antibiotics.  She said if that didn't work, he might need...

Snowball is 19 years old and in poor health.  We are having a flea breakout and she is badly infested, even though I flea comb her.  At her age, would it be ok to put Frontline on her?  My vet advised against it a while back, but I am fearful that I can't get the problem solved for my other cats...

Thank you.  Snowball does seem to have many of these criteria.  The last vet visit showed that she had probably had several small strokes, which explains the circling and she is almost blind.  Other than those, she didn't have anything wrong with her.  She is just old.  And in remarkably good...

Hi,  I have an old kitty, will be 19 later this month.  Her name is Snowball and she is still mobile.  She eats and sleeps mostly, but that's ok.  Snowball's mate is Spooky (15 years old) and they spend most of their time snoozing on their big, soft pillow.  I usually hold Snowball on my lap and...