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No, no food change. Thank you for asking that. I forgot to mention it. Nothing has changed in the time I have had her.

Hi All. I adopted an 18 yo cat (previous owner went into hospice) about a month ago. She has hyperthyroidism and beginning kidney disease. Obviously, I am just trying to give her a good home for whatever time she has left. I am posting because tonight she has experienced some apparent bowel...

We adopted a 10 year old cat from the shelter 2 years ago. In the first few days when we were still getting to know each other, I tried different toys with him. He was not particularly interested in any of them, even Da Bird. My 4yo daughter grabbed the handle of Da Bird and started whipping it...

Well, he seemed like he was getting better but last weekend he took a quick turn for the worse so I brought him back to the vet. She gave him IV fluids and 2 antibiotics (different from the one he had previously). She taught me how to give sub-q fluids so I can do this twice a day for him. She...

@ LDG: My info is not wrong. Apparently some cats have a better experience than mine did, but do not dismiss my experience just because yours was better. I am glad for your cat that his experience was good, but my poor baby did not have the positive one yours did.

I agree with getting a second opinion from a different vet. Get all of the medical records from the current vet first, so that you don't have to pay for more blood work. Ask about arthritis while you there. That might explain the sensitivity with the paws (although cats generally hate having...

The problem with chemo for an animal is that they do not understand why they are hurting or what is being done to them. Chemo is painful and frightening, and because your kitty would have no idea why she's hurting and having these painful things done to her, it seems to me to be too much trauma...

Senior cats are wonderful but they do have their own quirks, don't they? I can share some of the things that have worked for me in the past. Howling/yowling especially at night: I am currently dealing with this myself with one of my cats. I have found that providing lots of attention and a...

Thank you, Lightblue! It is SO good to hear that someone had a similar experience and it ended up fine. I had read other things hear and there that basically said the fever might come and go a bit over a few weeks but would ultimately be very bad news. I am hoping that maybe there are so many of...

He is eating and drinking a little more and hiding less, so that is good. I have just never had a cat get a fever for no apparent reason, so it worries me.

Hi All, I adopted a senior cat 2 years ago (he is 12 years old now). He has had good health until a few days ago when he stopped eating or drinking anything. I took him to the vet right away of course, since not eating or drinking for even a short time can be very dangerous for a cat. The vet...