We have the same issue with our cat who we have to pill 3 times a day. We bought a pill popper. That was our solution. Takes some getting used to but now it's not a problem. Good luck.
Thank you everyone for your responses. They all mean more to me than you could possibly know. I am saddened by some of the stories you've shared and sorry for all who have gone through the loss of loved one. I am also very grateful for the support you have all provided. It has been painful and...
Kittens Mom, Thank you for the reply. Her name was Jerry. We had her since she was a kitten. Almost 16 years. Her brother, Tom is laying next to me now.
Hello,
I certainly hope no-one ever has to go through what we have over the last few days. We noticed that one of our cats, a 15 year old female did not come to eat wet food that we put out for her one night. We did not think much of it because we leave kibbles out during the day for our...
Wanted to update my cats status.
The hydroxyurea was not keeping the PCV count down so we took her off it this week. Also, the phenobarbital stopped keeping the seizures at bay so we switched her to keppra, which worked for a couple of months but she started to have seizures on 9/4/2015 again...
Our cats love Soulistic. Weruva is the parent company but the Soulistic is much less expensive. Open a can and its basically chunks/shreds of meat in gravy.
http://www.petco.com/product/110264/Soulistic-Adult-Canned-Cat-Food-in-Gravy.aspx
Hi Leslie,
Thank you for your reply. We had our cat, Nibbles on Phenobarbitol (an anti seizure medicine) because she was seizuring frequently. We were taking her to the vet for a PCV count quite frequently which resulted in phlebotomies at a frequency more than we wanted her to go through. So...
Hello,
I am so happy to have found this thread. It looks like it has been a while since anyone has posted updates about how your cats are doing living with polycythemia vera.
We have a cat, Nibbles who was diagnosed in September of 2014 with polycythemia vera. We have been having phlebotomies...