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Awwwwww..it's always hard to lose our babies, no matter what the circumstances.  I've had guilt and questioned myself over every animal I've lost...it's a normal reaction.  Please don't beat  yourself up and know that you were only trying to HELP your cats, because you love them so so much and...

I can tell he is a very sweet cat and I love his face.  He truly is so very lucky that he got to spend his last months with you, someone who loves him very much and gave him a good life instead of letting him get stuck at a shelter. So sorry for your loss.  Wish he could've been with you longer...

It was on October 27th, around 6:15pm that my little girl, Twinkle, passed away.  She died due to complications from having chronic feline herpes.  I could spend an hour writing my own little novella about her. She does have her own little story, as all the kitties here do, but for now I just...

Thank you for all your input.  My baby girl just passed away about 40 minutes ago.  I feel like I've lost a child.

I've just now turned the heater off for a bit to give it a break, and the vaporizer seems to be doing a decent job at keeping moisture in the air as well as some warmth. I had the option of leaving her at the vet to be put in an incubator with IV treatment but it was not a guarantee it would...

With regards to the heated bathroom, I've been checking regularly to make sure it's not feeling overly hot in there...keeping a close eye on things and the whole setup.  She needs to be warm but she won't stay in a cat bed..she doesn't even seem to want to lay on the rugs I have scattered on the...

Thanks for the info on the SubQ.  I feel a little better about it now. Yeah, the steroid, antibiotic, and sub is a temporary fix. He said it will only last her maybe a week or so (if it DOES help, right now it's wait and see) and then I'd need to see my regular vet for continued treatment.  He...

Had to take my cat to the emergency vet today because she is so sick. She seemed to go downhill pretty fast since Friday evening and didn't eat or drink anything yesterday.  She has feline herpes and chronic congestion has been an ongoing issue for her since the day I first got her.  She has an...

She's only ever been on the Clavamox.  And early on after I first got her she got Convenia a couple of times. The Convenia did seem to help her but there's a lot of controversy now about that med so I'm very hesitant to do it again.  Animals have a knack for knowing when to get sick.  This...

I had brought her to the vet during the last bad episode she had.  Vet listened carefully to her heart and lungs and then prescribed clavamox and suggested I get her on lysine.  The clavamox seemed to help a little but the congestion never did clear up.  I got the Lysine in gel form and was able...

well I had thought about that...the hot water danger, but the kind I'm looking to get is designed to be child friendly with a steam guard. I seriously doubt Twinkle would go anywhere near it anyhow with the way she is now, she has no energy to be curious, poor girl. She's drinking a little, but...

Well, I'm thinking about heading out to the store very soon and getting an inexpensive vaporizer...I see that Vicks makes one for under $20.  Might set her up in the small guest room with it along with litter pan, food and water.  It will be quieter in there for her anyhow for when company is here.

My cat, who has feline herpes and has been having chronic chest congestion for months now is having a very bad spell with her breathing.  I have started syringing her Lysine gel last night.I plan to keep on with it today. The only thing that seems to give her some relief at the moment is steam...

Well, his kitty seems to be doing okay thus far, though we won't know for sure where she's at with things until she get her 3 month follow-up.  I've looked at several good sites about feline kidney disease and passed on some links to him, as well as a list of the foods and their phosphorous...

Hi, Yes, that is Twinkle in my pic.  Not sure if you can see it but she's an odd-eyed cat..left eye is blue and right eye is gold.  She came from a Mississippi shelter during Hurricane Katrina timeframe when shelters were overflowing..she and a bunch of other cats got transported to the local...

Twinkle has been doing well these past couple of days.  Appetite has been normal and she's been eating more wet food and she seems to enjoy her steam treatments.  The chest rattling is still there of course, and she needs to be careful about exerting herself, but she's seemed happier these past...

Thank you so much for all the info.  Trust me, I am taking notes.  Yeah, I'm aware there is controversy about Convenia and I have heard mixed things. I wasn't aware of the possible dangers of it at the time she got the injections. Thankfully she didn't have any bad reaction to it and it seemed...