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Has anyone had a cat with an oral mass that turned out to be benign? Looking for a little bit of hope here after reading so many horror stories. Background: I took my cat Orville in for emergency care a couple of weeks ago for some GI issues, and while he was there the vet discovered a mass in...

Three days ago my cat Orville refused his dinner after being inactive all day, and I took him to the ER yesterday after the diarrhea and vomiting started on day #2. They did a full blood panel and she said it all looked great (although his “PLT” and “EOS” values were flagged as low on the...

Hi all. My kitty Winston passed unexpectedly in December. Our other cat, Orville, is 10 and he always loved being around Winston. He is very playful and still quite energetic despite his age (we’ve always called him our “perma-kitten”). I’ve always had two cats and my heart is feeling ready for...

Hi all. My boy Winston (11) was at the vet over the weekend with some symptoms I'll outline below, and they did x rays to check for a bowel obstruction but they were inconclusive so they gave him fluids and sent him home with probiotics and antibiotics. I'm calling again today but in the...

Hi all. I'm wondering if anyone has or has had a cat on Gabapentin long term who can talk to me about tolerance. After starting on the medication, did your cat become tolerant to it and need the dosage increased? If so, how long was it before the first dosage increase and how often did you have...

Hi all. I recently posted in the cat behavior forum when my cat Orville started violently attacking the other cat, Winston, even though they've coexisted peacefully for 10 years. There had been no changes in the house and no strange animals outside. Moved over to this forum because we've now...

Hi all--building off of a recent post about my normally-peaceful cats suddenly fighting violently. I have them separated because the fights are so violent, and we have a vet visit scheduled for tomorrow. However, Orville (the aggressor) is not having it being stuck inside his own room. He meows...

Hi all. I have two indoor cats, Winston (11) and Orville (10). They've lived together for 10 years and have always gotten along amazingly well. They hardly ever fight and when they do, it's mostly playful and short-lived. Since last Thursday, Orville has been violently attacking Winston...

Back in September, Winston (who is 10) had 12 teeth extracted (some were rotten, others due to FORL). Two of them were his top canines, which seemed to be a big change for him because they were so large they always poked out of his mouth. Anyway, I contacted the vet a couple of times in the...

Winston was at the vet six weeks ago and had quite a few extractions. At his 10-day follow-up, the vet said his mouth had healed great and that the stitches should be gone by the two-week mark. Well, he's had some weird mouth behavior and I inspection to find he still has several sutures still...

Winston is 10 and last week, he had 12 teeth extracted—combo of a few unsalvageable bad teeth plus some tooth resorption. It’s been 7 days now and he’s acting like himself, in good spirits, eating, drinking, fighting with the other cat 😹 etc. However, occasionally I still find him with his...

Hi all. Long story short, my cat ate a leaf off of my Mother's Day Easter lilies on Monday while I was at work. I feel an immense amount of guilt, let's try not to get into that. :( I rushed him to the emergency vet and he was promptly admitted for two days and kept on IV fluids. Over the two...

Asking on behalf of a friend today. A month ago she took her cat to the vet for his annual checkup. Everything checked out fine, cat was completely healthy. Over the past month, her cat's eating has decreased and he's lost two pounds. She took him to the vet earlier this week and they have...

I have two cats, 6 and 7 years old. We've had them since they were kittens, and they've always been free-fed. Now one of my cats (Winston) is 19 pounds and the other (Orville) is about 11-12. Winston recently developed asthma and I've realized I really, really need to help him lose some...

Has anyone found a way, not including ordering from out of country, to make affording inhalers for feline asthma more affordable? My cat was recently diagnosed and of course I will do what it takes to take care of him, but I have a child with medical needs and it's going to be hard on us to...

Hi all, My cat is 7 years old and a bit overweight--he's about 18 pounds. He's always been pretty healthy but I'm starting to suspect feline asthma. I am going to be calling the vet Monday but we've had a pretty rough couple of days and my anxiety is getting the best of me. I'm trying to...

Background:  Saturday night out of the blue, my 3 y.o. cat's arms began trembling horribly, followed by his head.  In total this lasted for about half a minute and then he settled down.  He lied on my lap for a few minutes and when he tried to get up and walk, his front limbs were limp and he...

My husband and I are closing on our new house this coming Friday.  The woman who is buying our current home is closing earlier in the week, which means for a few days we are going to be homeless until we get the keys to our new house.  During those few days, my husband and I are going to stay...

About a month ago, I bought a new cat tree for my boys.  It's got five tiers, it's almost twice as tall as their old one, and it has a little cradle at the very top.  Both cats absolutely love it, which is good--that's why I bought it!  However... Winston is a little on the heavy side.  He's...

Hi everyone! I guess if I'm going to be a crazy cat lady I might as well complete the character by gushing about my furbabies on a cat site.  :D Until earlier this year, I was an adoption coordinator at a no-kill cat shelter and I learned a LOT about cats in the process (even though I've had...