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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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

I have an 18 yr. old kitty, Snowball.  Her health is pretty good for an old cat.  She is at least partially blind and the vet thinks she has had a series of small strokes.  Still, she gets around pretty well.  Snowball usually stays in our spare room where it is quiet, but comes out at times...

Snowball is 17 years old. I have had the blood workup and the other senior tests and she doesn't have anything "wrong" with her; she's just old. She is almost blind and she has not been stable on her feet, although she does walk. Now she has open sores on all four of her legs and the vet says...

My big white cat, Spooky, has a black growth in one of his ears, possibly more than one growth. At first we thought his ears were just dirty, but when my daughter attempted to clean them, she noticed this. They do seem to be painful to him. Does anyone have any ideas what this could be?

I am not sure which section this post belongs in. I have a senior cat, Snowball, who is 16. She is almost blind and the vet believes she has had several small strokes. She sometimes walks in circles and goes in for a steroid shot every few weeks, which seems to help. She is mobile and vocal...

I noticed Iams canned food is now back on the shelf at the grocery store. Does this mean it has been fixed and is ok to feed? After they recalled it, my grocery store immediately didn't sell it for a while.

A few days ago, my co-worker was late coming in to work. She complained that her long-haired cat, Lynx, had unplugged her alarm clock. It sounded a lot like "my dog ate my homework," but I humored her. The next day she was on time, but again insisted the cat was unplugging her clock...

I was feeding my three cats Iams canned, but now what with the recall, it isn't on the shelves. Does anyone have any ideas what kind of canned I can buy that would be modestly priced, but not too bad quality? I bought Little Friskies and they like it, but I am unsure of the quality. I almost...

I posted last week about my son's cat, Six, who had a urinary tract infection. I am not certain of the details, but it somehow affected his kidneys and my son made the heartwrenching decision on Tuesday to have the vet put Six down. He had stopped eating and was crying in pain. He was too...

My son's big male, Six, has been at the vet since Monday with a blockage. Sounds like it is really pretty serious, as they are concerned his bladder is perforated. They will find out today. My son was told that if it is, they can perform surgery, but can't guarantee it will work and he would...

Spooky is 12 years old. He has been overweight for a long time. I have attempted to deal with it by encouraging him to exercise and changing feeding, but to no avail. Now he is acting like he hurts all over. He squeals when I pick him up. He won't even attempt to jump off the counter, where...