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Just one more "been there, done that".  My rescue cat Ping had most of her teeth and teeth remnants removed, leaving about 3 right in front on the bottom.  No problems at all.  Now she eats canned food, kibble and treats.  I do break up the treats for her, since they're often bigger than the...

Everybody above has said it all, but I'd like to repeat- put your energy into finding a vet you feel you can trust, and don't worry about leaving one you can't.  You're certainly not the first person to change vets!

That could be asthma, for sure.  But if your kitty goes outside and hunts, it could also be lung worms.  My guy has had both (the asthma went away when we moved out of a moldy rental house)- and the treatment is very different. It sounds like time to go see a vet, who will listen to your kitty's...

In case it helps someone else, I'll describe what I'm seeing.  I dropped Gus's steroid dosage to every other day, a week and a half ago.  His energy is way up (playing, walking with me outside, even in the rain), his mood is excellent, appetite very good, weight up a bit with new muscle and fat...

As I read the long string of replies, I found most of what I wanted to contribute has already been said.  But I didn't see anyone asking you if you'd done just a simple thyroid test, or the complex, multi-part one.  The simple T4 test doesn't rule out hyperthyroid with a high-normal senior...

I had a couple of foster kittens who needed about 3 courses of dewormer before they finally got free of round worms.  It can take some work to get rid of those things sometimes, with their various life stages.  I wouldn't worry too much about details- just be prepared to repeat until they're gone.

Thanks for responding.  I will check out your post, Larsan. My cat suddenly dropped a pound or so a year and a half ago.  Vet found elevated folate, diagnosed IBD, treated with metronidazole and started oral pred. Recently I've been seeing muscle wasting, a pot belly, poor coat and general...

Hi, folks- I'm wondering if anyone has experience weaning a cat off prednisolone. He's been on it for about 14 months now, at 2.5 mg a day, and is showing some side effects. I've bumped him down to 2.5 mg every other day, and I'm wondering if anyone has advice about how long to continue this...

I agree with the need for patience! I brought home a semi-feral, abused kitty who had spent many months in a  cage at the local shelter.  She's living in a carpeted box in a cat tree in the bathroom, and only coming out at night when we're all in bed.   It's been 7 months now, and about a month...

What a handsome fellow Marvin is!   Thanks for the inspiring story.  It's heartening to read, as I'm working with a semi-feral now who is making slow progress.  Very nice to hear that it's possible for things to change completely!

An update, in hopes that some of what has been working here might help others:  Ping has started to play with me, every day, with a feather wand.  She also loves to be stroked with the wand, so there's back and forth of playing and stroking.  Another thing she loves is brushing with a...

I'm so sorry- this sounds completely awful for all of you! The only advice I have to offer comes from my own 14-yo's medication.  He gets 2.5 mg predinose for probable IBD, and it's compounded into a soft tablet with chicken flavoring.  Your vet may know how to get hold of this, or should be...

Thanks, Rose.  I agree that it's probably a good sign that Ping is claiming her space, and being more decisive about things- even when it takes a difficult turn for me.  She has had a whole lot to recover from, part with health stuff my vet cleared up, and part with probable abuse and rightful...

Thank you, Aimee!  Ping has come back around, and I just need to understand that she has moods/responses to triggers that have little or nothing to do with me.  I really appreciate your support. I'm surprised that folks here keep talking about play, as I don;t really expect her to be interested...

Thanks, Shadows!  Ping has come back around but I'm much more attuned to what and when she gets grumpy now.  I have a tiny, crowded house and can't keep her truly isolated- but in some ways I think that's good.  She gets a visit regularly from me, not necessarily interacting but being present...

Thanks for your comments, Shadows.  What concerns me is that she was doing well (for a semi-feral) and then seemed to slip backwards.  Your advice to leave her alone and be there for her is good.  Who can know why she changed?  I'm just hoping that another huge dose of patience will bring her...

Thanks, Ondine- I needed an outside view!  Ping is okay in the bathroom for now, or she could conceivably live in the crawl space, inside the cat fence, or some other arrangement.  What she doesn't need is for her only defender to get upset with her.

I took home a semi-feral cat named Ping from the local shelter, and got her some major needed vet care.  I mentioned her here earlier, as an unresponsive cat.  Things were going pretty well for a while- very slowly, but mostly forward.  She liked to be stroked, especially on her head.  She would...

LRose- I have such a huge advantage, because it was under my watch that my little Ping got major mouth pain fixed- which had probably been around for years, absolutely destroying her quality of life.  Her oral surgery was only 8 days ago, and the changes since then are micro and immense.  I know...

I hope it's more steps forward than back!  I went sunshine mad the other day and dragged my little semi-feral out of her safe spot to see the sun on the window sill.  Bad, bad move.  I'm not fully forgiven yet.  Before that she had started being awake a bit during the day, even eating some in...