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Thanks everyone. Deuce is doing a bit better today - ate a little food and dranks some water. She also snuggled with me last night and followed me around this morning - typical behavior for her. The good news is she's had no vomiting or diarrhea since Saturday, so the metoclopramide is...

Hi everyone, Our 6 year old cat Deuce had two teeth pulled on Thursday, and is still not feeling well. She is a healthy kitty and her pre-op bloodwork was perfect. Thursday evening when we picked her up she was sort of still loopy, - eyes dilated from the anesthesia and hungry - but otherwise...

Hi folks, We just got back from the vet with Puddy and she indeed had a small abcess on her tail. Thanfully it was small and had already ruptured, so the vet shaved part of her tail and cleaned it out, gave her a shot of antibiotics. We will start a course of antibiotics for her tonight as...

Thanks It turns out the vet can't see us today, but will open a bit early to see us first thing tomorrow morning. We'll keep an eye on her today... hopefully she is already on the mend! Elizabeth

Last night we were able to examine Puddy a little bit better - by searching the forums I saw that the tail is a common site of bite wounds - sure enough, near the top of her tail is a wound, or swollen segment, or something... I called the vet this morning and am waiting to hear back about when...

Two days ago a stray cat came onto our deck while our two cats were sitting at the screen door. Trying to "defend" their territory, Deuce started to growl... and when Puddy, our younger (fatter) cat tried to get in on the action, Deuce turned on her. They were tussling pretty hard and I YELLED...

Thanks ladies. We opted not to have exploratory surgery as the vet was able to feel the mass in her spleen or omentum. He said that if it were localized to the splee, her eating would not have been affected, so he was 95% confident it had spread extensively. On xrays done 8 weeks ago, damage...

I've been posting a bit over the past few days because my cat, Kitty, has just been diagnosed with cancer in her abdomen. She has lost a lot of weight and now only weighs 6.75 pounds. The vet gave us the option to put her to sleep on Monday, but my Dh was not ready (and I'm not sure I was...

The vet reviewed the old xrays. He said that he could already damage starting to occur in the liver and upper GI area. We reviewed all of the old bloodwork, and all levels were normal (including T4). He said that new xrays would probably not tell us any more than he could already gather by...

My DH and I are hoping that with a course of prednisone and fluids, we can keep Kitty hanging on for a little while longer. Realistically, we know we only have a few weeks (cancer) but we want her to be as comfortable as possible until we are ready to say goodbye We are both scientists and...

Thanks everyone. As for treatment, the vet basically told us that at this point even if they could find a single mass, it has probably spread and the prognosis would still be grim. He said that if it was his cat, he would not opt for surgery. He also said that with the steroids, we might be...

thanks Jenny. She's very young - only 9. But today the vet told us that he is 95% certain that she has cancer. She's gotten very sick (she's lost 2.25 pounds in only 8 weeks) and we just have to decide when to put her to sleep. I feel so much better knowing I can take her with me. Thanks.

Is it possible to have your cat cremated? We will have to put our beloved Kitty down soon and I can't stand the thought of leaving her here. We are only in this state temporarily, and we don't like it at all. I'd really like to have some way to take Kitty with us. Has anyone done this...

Well, we went in knowing that this vet appointment wouldn't be fun, and it sure wasn't. First off, Kitty is down to only 6.75 pounds - from an all time high of 11, but more importantly she was 9 pounds 8 weeks ago. This vet (a different vet than last time) felt around and feels 95% confident...

I just had a thought - while both of our cats are indoor only, we bought our house from a family that had in indoor-outdoor cat. Since distemper is very hardy, it is possible that Kitty could have been infected simply by being in the house (in particular the basement). Will definitely ask the...

No Hissy, that's OK - I had thought of distemper when she was first sick - she is overdue for her vaccinations (by a year or two), though she is an indoor-only cat, as is our other cat. I realize it is still formally a possibility, and will ask the vet about it. The only thing that is not...

My 9 year old cat, kitty, has been having some sort of illness for about 8 weeks ago. Over the course of a weekend at that time, she vomitted about 6 times. I took her to the vet where they did senior panel bloodwork, physical exam, and xrays. The "diagnosis" was gastritis. She did have...

Kitty has to back for her distemper vaccine in a few weeks, so I will be sure to get copies of her blood work results then, as well as ask about any lingering problems... Thanks again for the tips! Elizabeth

I believe that they did do a full thyroid panel - the vet told me that they thyroid conditions are common in older cats and that this could cause the weight loss and vomitting. When I got the results back (by phone) I was told the thyroid levels are fine. So while I can't be sure they measured...

(I also posted this on behavior since I wasn't really sure where it belonged: I hope that's OK!) Hi there, My 9 year old cat, Kitty, had a spell of vomiting about 6 weeks ago. She vomited about 6 times within three days, and I took her to the vet. After a thorough physical exam (external and...