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Than you Bruce. Does your cat's body shape look comparable to the photos I have posted? Same as yours, she is holding a decent weight (for her) and while she has always been thin, it looks as if she has lost weight in the rear, but her weight is fine. She is very active, though. Also, had your...

Thank you for the info. I had no idea about this. How long was Tiberius taking steroids before your started noticing this? I thought because Minnie was only on a low dose that it would reduce her chances of developing such side effects, or at least delay them longer.

Hello all, just looking for some opinions and if anyone has any experience of this. My cat Minnie is 6yrs old and has been treated for IBD with 2mg medrone since Sep 2016 (half tablet every day for the first course then every other day/ 3 days subsequently). She has always been a very small...

Hi Christy, I don't actually believe in the anti-fur ball paste. An occasional hairball, fair enough, but when it starts getting frequent (esp in short haired cats) then I'm suspecting either GI issues or food allergies. She's not overgrooming, but a couple of times I've noticed her sitting in...

Hi, I have two spayed female indoor cats, Minnie & Dora, both will be 6yrs old next month. Last year Minnie was diagnosed with likely IBD via ultrasound and blood tests and is currently doing well on a low dose of steroid. I took her to the vets as she'd lost quite a bit of weight and was...

Low vit B is suggestive of some form of small intestinal disease such as IBD. Loss of weight and vomiting are also symptoms as well as an increased appetite. 

Sorry to hear she has been unwell. Seems like we are sort of in the same boat.  My cat Minnie just had her blood results back and her folate is low indicating small intestine disease. From what I have read, low folate indicates disease higher in the GI tract (vomiting) whereas low B12 indicates...

Denice ~ Thank you for replying. Yes, I understand what you mean about it being a process of elimination. These B12/folate/TLI tests are going to take up to two weeks for results! So, at the moment it feels like things are at a bit of a standstill waiting for them to come back.  EmlyAnn ~...

mrsgreenjeans ~ I know what you mean about diagnosis only being confirmed via biopsy. I just wondered if it also cause any abnormalities in blood work. I know low B12 and folate can indicate it, but obviously this can indicate other GI disease, too. Thank you for the link.  EmilyAnn ~ Thank you...

Hi Just wondered if you have a cat with IBD or suspected IBD then what were the symptoms that made you take you kitty to the vet and how long had these symptoms gone on for? Also, if your cat had blood work, what, if any, indicators were there in the blood results that pointed towards GI...

Thank you for replying so quickly Denise.  Yes, it is a lot of weight, especially as she is so little anyway. I just wanted to have a good idea of what I need to push for next if the vet comes up with, "Let's see how she goes." I'm worried sick now, tbh.

Hi, just looking for some opinions. I've just come back from the vet with my cat Minnie (almost 5yrs/spayed/indoors). She's always been a very small thin cat and also a picky/fussy eater. Over the past three weeks I thought she might have lost a little weight. For some reason, yesterday, I...

Thank you for your reply. I have monitored her BM's over the past 3 days and they have returned to normal. She's had two poops since and they were fine. Sh has been peeing normally as well as eating and zipping around like crazy during her mad moments. I'm feeling it may have been a stress...

Hi, I have two 4yr old indoor cats and one of them (Minnie) was having a few litter tray issues a little earlier today. There are two littler trays and I noticed that she kept going from one to the other wanting to use one but seemingly couldn't settle to do whatever it was she needed to do...

Hi Columbine I'm interested about this as I've been told by our own vet and a vet that posts on another forum that meds are not given if the cat is not symptomatic (even if they have HCM) and if a murmur is detected then it's OK to monitor (as you say, breathing, etc) as opposed to going in for...

It's always worth a trip to the vet, but try not to worry, as this tends to be a very common occurrence with cats. My cat had exactly the same issue a couple of years back and the vet gave her an anti-inflammatory shot, she had not further issues. One thing, though, stress can sometimes cause...

Just a quick question. How can you generally tell the difference between coughing and trying to get a stubborn hairball up? I had a cat who was very prone to bringing up hairballs but would also have bouts of coughing/hacking with nothing to show for it. We used to apply hairball paste when...

Thank you for your very thoughtful reply, samnmag :) I'm planning to take her back three months after the last visit when the murmur got diagnosed (so it would be Feb next year) and obviously keep an eye on her in the meantime. I have been told any medication wouldn't be given unless she became...

Thank you cats4sky! Was Sebastian diagnosed as a young kitten?

Hello, thank you for the further responses. Furmonster mom ~ Yes, I'm the same as you, I like to do my research and try to be as informed as possible. I have decided to take Dora back in Feb (which will be three months from the last visit) and get the appt with the usual vet I see (as opposed...