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After surgery she will have drains, so make sure you cover the floor and lower surfaces of her recovery room with blankets or towels you can wash. You will also want to be home with her the first couple of days so you can administer pain meds if she needs them.

In my case, this procedure will be done in my vet's office and my cat will fast as he would for a normal dental because he will have a normal dental that day if there is any sign of a problem with a tooth or his gums or if he is just finding the procedure too stressful. I would never take my cat...

Do you think he would tolerate a diaper? I know that might sound nutty, but I have used kitty diapers on a few of my kitties in their later years. The ones I use are made of cloth (so they're machine washable) and have a tail hole and only catch the urine (the kitty can poop normally in the...

Are there any vets in your area that offer anesthesia-free dental cleaning? My vet has just partnered with this company:  http://petdentalservices.com/ One of my kitties will be undergoing this on February 20.

could you try a calming collar on him? I've had some luck with that on one of my cats. I've also had good success with the stud pants.

My girl's first lump was discovered by a vet tech as they were waking her up after a dental. The vet tech called the vet over to have a feel and then they called me to ask if they could remove the lump and send it for biopsy. I gave my consent and the biopsy was positive for cancer--the mass...

One of my kitties is about 8 years old and had two radical mastectomies last year (one in February, the other in August) to remove mammary cancer. She did very well with the surgery both times.Unfortunately, my girl was not a candidate for chemo because her veins are so tiny and uncooperative...

If you do take your kitty to the groomer, this would be called a "sanitary groom". 

Would you consider replacing the litter with puppy pee pads and/or would you consider a kitty diaper? I lost a senior kitty with CRF last year and toward the end we had to keep him in a kitty diaper because he was just going on a pee parade through the house due to his constant urgent need to...

Another concern I would have is that this food is formulated for all ages. Kittens need more calcium than is good for an adult CRF cat. Try to find a food that is formulated for adult cats only. You'll be surprised how many foods are formulated for "cats" or "all ages", but there are adult only...

I would have the vet check it out. I have a female cat, Molly, who had to have two radical mastectomies last year because she developed mammary cancer as a result of being spayed later in life. The first lump was detected by the vet tech as she was rubbing Molly's tummy to wake her up after a...

I believe VPI has a benefits schedule, which means they determine how much a procedure *should* cost and reimburse based on that amount as opposed to how much you actually paid. There are other companies that reimburse a percentage of whatever amount you actually paid.

Please have someone do some lab work on those growths. Chronic infection anywhere can lead to cancer. The cat I had with ear problems had chronic ear infections and repeated ear mite infestations before we adopted him and he wound up developing a ceruminous gland adenoma, which is basically an...

I'm not sure a vet would put an animal under anesthesia for the sole purpose of thoroughly cleaning its ears, but I know my vet will do a thorough ear cleaning as part of another procedure because she has done that for me in the past.

I had a cat who had chronic ear issues and the vet would often do a thorough ear cleaning while he was under anesthesia for something else (e.g. a dental). I don't know what tool(s) she used, but I know she would squirt water in there because once she thought she saw a tumor in his ear and it...

Domestic Short Hair (DSH)

I use 24Petwatch (http://www.24petwatch.com/US/Pet_Insurance/index.aspx) and I haven't had a negative experience with them. One of my cats had to undergo two radical mastectomies last year and they reimbursed me for 70% of the cost of treatment (after the deductible). Although that has nearly...

I had a deaf cat a couple of years ago (she crossed the bridge in December 2010). One thing I can recommend is if you want to pet her or get her attention when she is sleeping or just not looking at you, gently tap the surface she is on a little bit close to her so she can feel you are there.

I can't speak to any underlying medical issue, but to address the pee parade behavior would you consider trying her in a kitty diaper? I know it sounds strange, but I have used them for two of my cats in the past and they worked wonders. The ones I use are handmade with cotton fabric that can be...

My vet gives my cats the FVRCP and rabies shots every 3 years, but she staggers them so they never get two shots at once. Also, once a cat gets to a certain age (usually in the teens) or if the cat's health has deteriorated to a certain point my vet will recommend the cat no longer get any...