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Piccalo has been diagnosed as having hyperthyroidism, as expected.  The vet says that her thyroid levels were high enough to cause the elevated liver enzymes, even though at her health checkup in November, there was no sign of any thyroid problems. Anyway, she is on 5 mg of Mercazole once a day...

Took the furbabies to the vet this morning.   I am so relieved to know that the vet thinks Pounce's large, swollen belly is due to weight gain and nothing else.  We will have a full medical run on her in the next few months, but he said that there is nothing to worry about immediately.  He felt...

Pounce (will be 9 in July) has been gaining weight despite all our efforts to keep it off her.  We switched to a low-cal option of her prescription food (for FLUTD), started using an auto-feeder to feed small portions 3 times a day instead of a big portion all at once, started doing daily...

Hi all, I haven't actively been on TCS for quite a while, but now Piccalo has developed a problem and I thought of you guys at once!  Hope you can help... Piccalo (11 y.o. female mixed breed) started acting tender with her food about 3 weeks ago.  I left her alone for a few days because I...

We feed both our cats RC S/O Moderate Calorie and half a can of wet per day. In the US, I got about half fish and half other meats (chicken liver pate, beef, etc) for the wet. Well, here in Japan there is almost NOTHING except fish for wet! I asked my DH to find out if they add taurine to the...

I promised current pictures of Piccalo once she came out of hiding... so here are two! Not the best quality - they are from my phone! Piccalo's "I love you, Meowmy" look... AKA "Feed me!" I am the only one she looks at this way, and she is always purring when she looks like this. Piccalo...

Pounce has started doing something very strange! The first few times I heard it I thought it was a sneeze - maybe an allergy to something in the apartment. But she just did it now, and it was scary! Her whole body almost CONVULSES and she HUFF HUFF HUFFs... this time for almost 30 full...

Well, I always listen to what my vets say about what to feed my cats, but after reading a lot of stuff on different forums, blogs, scientific journals, etc, I have become overwhelmed by the choices out there!! Sometimes I think I should just blindly follow the vets, but I would never blindly...

This is mostly just a worried vent... Piccalo and Pounce have both been very healthy since the move to Japan 3+ weeks ago! We took them to the vet here and they got a clean bill of health, much to our happiness. They have even lost a tiny bit of the weight gained while living with my mom...

For those who don't know, I live in Japan. A week before I left to get my cats in the States, my DH and I went to the vet. While there we picked up a Japanese cat behavior magazine to browse. Well, we just looked at the stuff for sale and put it aside, but my hubby read it last week and now...

Well, since Piccalo and Pounce have been successfully moved to Japan and are (mostly) settled in, I thought I would get some opinions from you guys. I used SoftPaws/SoftClaws/whatever they are called in Houston several times. Pounce is the worst at using those claws, but that is what they are...

Well, it took me forever, but I finally have Piccalo and Pounce on here! I hope this works! As Piccalo is still a little nervous in the new apartment (naturally, been here just a little over a week!), there are only older pictures of her. Lots of new pictures of Pounce, though! This is...

Just a quick announcement before I start settling in... Piccalo and Pounce are safely in our apartment in Tokyo now!!! The trip was not as bad as I had dreaded, but it was pretty awful. I am just SO glad we took them in cabin with us! Pictures and updates soon, and I am thinking about writing...

Hello, all! I am bringing my cats to Tokyo from the US in about 3 weeks, finally! I am excited and scared witless at the same time. Here is what I plan to do - anyone with experience, suggestions, help - please post! First of all, my cats have been at my mom's house for the past 2.5 years. I...

Hello, all! I am an American, living in Tokyo with my Japanese husband for the past 2.5 years now. I really love it here in Tokyo, but sadly, I couldn't bring my cats with me when I moved. Fortunately, my mom agreed to let them live with her until we could find an apartment that allowed pets...