Search Results

Thanks for the great suggestions! I'll be going to a big pet food store tomorrow, and if I'm unable to afford a premium food (I'm thinking I should just try for a bag, see how they do on it, how long it lasts, and, of course, if they actually like it), I'll be looking for Purina Naturals. They...

My cats eat Meow Mix. There, now I've gotten the worst out of the way! I've been reading through the forums & cat food articles, looking at pet food prices online, and have concluded that a great diet is simply not within the budget. A 17ish pound bag of Meow Mix is about $12, while EVO 95% is...

Aww, thank you =) No extractions, luckily! She's been awake for over eight hours now and is 90% back to normal. I think I can stop worrying now =) She's still slightly restless and wobbly but has mostly regained her normal attitude, even playing and purring during her combing session. She had...

Princess is home! =D She's been home for almost three hours. The vet said to expect her to be groggy and nauseated until tomorrow, and that I could offer her a little food but she might refuse it or vomit. Well, she's certainly animated. She's wobbling all over the house, being a bit...

I'm sorry to hear about your losses. I agree with jennyranson. I had three cats, two of which get along very well, and one who kept to herself. Yet after she died, the other two cats suddenly became extra affectionate toward me. I'm not sure if they missed her, or if they could tell I was...

I just called the vet, and he said they're done—and she did just fine! He says there were no problems, that she's awake, but she's a bit groggy. He wants to keep her until 4:30pm (currently it's 12:30 here, PST) to send her home fully awake and recovered. I'm so relieved. I've finally been able...

Thank you very much, all of you <333 I'm sure in a few hours when I pick her up, all the worrying will just seem silly, but even knowing this, it's hard to avoid. I feel a lot better today after seeing the results of her tests. The vet thinks she has a vitamin deficiency and encouraged me to...

Thank you, Sugarcatmom. That's just what the other vet said, and I didn't want to keep her food for too long since I had her without food for about 6/7hrs before the tests. The vets didn't tell me I needed to fast her, and by the time I thought of it, it was too late to call. Today when they...

Took Princess today to get her blood tests. The results should be in this afternoon. The vet told me I needed to remove her food by noon today and 9pm tonight. The cleaning will be at 9:30 tomorrow, and I'll have her home around 1:30pm. Do I really need to keep her without eating for 25 hours...

Thank you so much, Feralvr. It's not even close to Thursday, but I'm already worried sick. I've sent the vets an email full of questions—hopefully they don't take offense—and will either call or stop by directly tomorrow for more information. Night Wing, thank you for sharing your experience...

BarbB, that must be nerve-wracking! It's really difficult knowing that even relatively safe and routine procedures like vaccines can have bad side-effects, and we often have no way of knowing or preventing these until the damage is already done. I wish you and your boy the best. Today went...

bugmankeith, that reminds me that many years ago I got some Zodiac-brand flea collars for two of my cats. Almost as soon as I put them on, they started pawing and foaming at the mouth. I took them off immediately and scrubbed the area. They were fine after that, but it was pretty scary! I never...

I've also heard nothing but terrible things about Hartz. I made the mistake of buying this for my chihuahua a few months back—and immediately scrubbed it off him when I read about the problems it can cause. He's perfectly fine, luckily. From what I know, Advantage is safe, and the dog and cat...

Thank you so much for the encouragement. I love my cats like my family, and it's often difficult to get non-animal people to understand how devastating pet illnesses and death can be. From your responses, it looks like there really is no other option but to find a vet that uses gas anesthesia...

My 15yo cat recently died from renal failure caused by a tooth infection. It was probably one of the most awful situations in my life. I had to take her daily to the vet for checkups and antibiotics because the vet said it would be too risky to pull the tooth given her age. She kept getting...