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@LDG Yeah the cat ate large amounts of food, stopped eating (probably from nausea), and then vomited. Sounds like its from eating a lot of food to me, but it can be taken as she stopped eating and THEN vomited. From the little info she wrote, it sounds like the stopping of eating is because of...

I completely disagree but I'll save it for a Raw Food debate, not a debate on the semantics of the word Natural. 

jen it sounds like it was an infection since the abx worked. good for Miss!

Yeah those things you wrote are similar to people except that cats are more susceptible to fatty liver because they rely on protein more than us due to their carnivore nature. But all those descriptions are basically the same thing that happens to humans. As you noted it takes days to weeks of...

Congratulations on having your cat back! I would check him for ticks if you already haven't. The early prednisolone discontinuation shouldnt be a big problem since he was so close to the end of the taper. Any effects from it would have been long gone within a few days. You could keep the other...

That's not true. Although we are different from cats and have variation in disease, our physiology is basically the same. Our DNA is probably around 95% the same as a cats and the same goes for our metabolism. Cats do in fact use fat as energy stores the same way we do and the disease process of...

Sounds like he's getting better. Advance his diet as much as he tolerates. If he's OK with eating his regular meals, then let him have them. A common theme I've been noticing here on the forums is over-treatment/medication/concern. Less is More.

Perhaps I did word that too strongly! haha. I meant leave the food for the cat and let it starve itself if doesn't want to eat. Eventually it will develop an appetite and eat something. If it doesn't eat for over a day then consider a trip to a vet. Fatty liver disease doesn't happen from...

A common theme I've been seeing on these forums is that things should be "Natural" for the cat. For example, raw food proponents often use this as the foundation for why a cat should eat a raw diet. But what does the word "Natural" mean?  That it comes from nature?  That it is not chemically...

Don't worry too much about it. The cat probably became a bit hypothyroid from the anti-thyroid meds and lost his appetite. When cats have hypothyroidism, they lose their appetite, but despite that, they still gain weight.  On the other hand, when the cat was hyperthyroid, it was very hungry all...

famotidine is for heart burn. don't even bother if its stressful for her to take it. It has no effect on colitis, which doesnt seem to be the problem here. She has had soft stools with occasional blood her whole life... so if the cat isnt anemic or have electrolyte abnormalities in the blood...

on second thought, i imagine a urine sample would be pretty hard to get from a cat. Do you know if blood glucose was checked?

Its normal for the cat to have high ranging Cr after vomiting and/or diarrhea bc he is likely dehydrated after that and so the Cr becomes higher concentrated from the loss of volume. It is not concerning. As you said, it is within the normal range. What pills is the cat taking and for what...

I would just withold his food for a little while, and then if he's hungry start him on a little food and move him up to his normal amount within a days time. See if the diarhhea and vomitting resolves. It's probably something he ate. Maybe that old food you were talking about. Food poisoning is...

I have a background in medicine so I'll throw in my own advice. This is not a product that should be given to cats. Please take the example of the author who tried this approach and the results are documented in her blog. There is no reason to think that a low Iodine diet will treat...

This is a very serious issue you are talking about. Have you had any testing for toxoplasmosis done? It is extremely harmful to a fetus if a pregnant woman becomes infected. It is transmitted from cats such as the one in your story. This is more concerning for human health than cat health. The...

Boy I sure hope so! If only he knew how much work I put in to make his life a happy one.... then he would have some RESPECT for his new daddy! That's a great idea to have designated play time. I sort of had a designated training time for him with the clicker, which he likes a lot, and if I'm...

I bet from the picture of Julius Caesar, that you can see he has this "no messing around" look to match his low tolerance personality. 

Kyle, your cats are very beautiful as well. Such long elegant faces! I took your approach for the first 5 weeks but tried the complete opposite over the last week b/c my wife wanted me to be more friendly with the cat by petting and cuddling it a lot. I would say I have had mixed success with...

I spent a bunch of cash on a pedigree cat that we got from a breeder as a wedding present to my wife. I picked him out at 1-2w of age and visited him at 3 months and 4m of age before bringing him home at 5m due to delays. The breeder told me that he had an unusual abscess in the umbilical region...