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Hi, all. I've gotten some great advice on this forum about Charlie, so I'm coming back to the well again. Charlie is my cat. I've had him about 9 months, and we've been through a lot together. (Search for "Charlie.") The love has only deepened. He has to be with me all the time, and he follows...

Yes, I can see whole pieces of food; it's clearly not been digested at all. This sounds like it might be his problem. I love how people help each other on this board. I'll try your suggestions. Thank you.

Well, this is long overdue. Charlie's ear problems have never recurred. And he is about as happy as a cat can ever be, I mean really. He just loves me and his life. When I come through the door after being out, he just jumps all over the place and makes all kinds of noises like he's really...

. . . Absolutely, I would not want to be responsible for bringing kittens into the world that would never be cared for. That would be horrible.

By the way, the vet thought he was only 6 months old. So he would have been just 4 months old when I found him. I also got him neutered while he was in the hospital. That was a difficult decision. I had regretted doing it to Peter. But it's not reasonable to have an indoor cat that's not...

I'll tell you the story of that. I heard him crying in the middle of the night in the dead of winter. The cry was plaintive, so I went looking. You know how some cats will ask for help and then run away when you approach. That was Charlie. Makes me think maybe he was born feral. Anyway, two...

Warning - these pics were taken with an el cheapo camera. It doesn't even have a view finder. Every time he heard the camera click, he mistook it for the laser pointer, which makes a similar sound, and looked to the floor for the light. He loves to sit on my desk because that's where I...

Hi! When you say it cleared up, do you mean he stopped having the dizzy episodes? How many episodes did he have? It's really a horrible experience if you don't know what's happening. I thought he was dying.

Thank you for expressing my feelings so accurately.

Yes, a few pictures would be most appropriate. Coming soon! Thanks, everyone. I'm very grateful. And Charlie thanks you too.

First of all, I want to thank everyone on this Health Forum at The Cat Site for their kind replies. But most importantly, I want to thank the so-called "lurker" - a term I'm not sure I like being used to denote someone who was extremely helpful to me - for contacting me about Feline Vestibular...

Thanks for all the kind replies, everyone. It looks like the rabies scare is behind us. I told the vet this morning, "if he has rabies, it's going to progress rapidly, right?" She didn't want to confirm that, but finally did. Then I said, "so, if he's better today, and better tomorrow, then he...

Just spoke with the vet. It was like pulling teeth, but I finally got her to say that she thinks it's unlikely that Charlie has rabies. THANK GOD! And why did they have to bring me so close to making a decision to ethanize him? So here's the lesson, folks. When your animal becomes suddenly ill...

His name is Charlie. I just called the vet for the morning update. She wasn't available, so I spoke with the tech instead. Charlie is behaving normally. If he had rabies, since it progresses quickly after onset, the appearance of other symptoms would be expected within a day or two. This is day...

The only way to test for rabies is to send a slice of brain tissue off to the lab. So they have to put him down to do that.

They are waiting to see if it happens again so they can witness it. But they said he was back to normal and eating. The problem is, if they put him him to sleep, they're going to test him. And then, if they come back and say he was negative for rabies, I am going to feel very, very bad. This...

They've kept him. He's still at the hospital. Thanks for replying.

I rescued a cat from the streets this past winter, about 2 months ago. A week ago, I suddenly discovered a wound on his cheek. I thought he had scratched himself open. I did notice a short time earlier that he had an ear problem when I saw him shake his head, and I could tell that his ear was...