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    Keep from hiding under the bed?

    Hello! I have a cat that needs to be tested for diabetes a couple of times a day but I have run into a bit of a problem. She loves to sleep under the bed, for like 10 hours. This is a bed that it is impossible to get her out of, unless you tip it over, which I don't like to do because it's so...
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    Younger cat wont leave older alone!

    Hello! A couple of months ago we adopted a 1 year old male cat to go along with our 11 year old female. We had two other males at our old place that used to attack her, so she was weary about other cats. We were assured from the adopter (?) that this cat was mellow and would get along with her...
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    cat diabeties question

    Hello! My cat was diagnosed with diabetes about a year ago, and not too long after that, we had it under control. We stopped giving her insulin shots, and the doctor advised us to only check her levels once a month, which until now were around 100. I checked it the other day, and it came up in...
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    Worms?!

    Hello! I went to say hi to my cat today and noticed something on the back of her tail near her rear, and it looked to me like a worm. It was about the size of a piece of rice, and the same color. It wasn't moving, and (I know this is gross), but when I squeezed it between a piece of toilet...
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    introducing cat w/ vision problems to another cat...

    Hello! I have had a cat for a number of years. She used to live with two boy cats, and while they got along for a while, they soon started fighting all the time, leaving her scared in my room most of the time. Anyways, my girlfriend and I moved away and took her with me. She was very happy to...
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    Question about inflamitory bowel disease...

    Hello, my cat has been diagnosed with IBD for about a year. She has had to go through numerous medications until finally settling on Buedesonide (not sure if that is spelled right). It seems to work the best, although she vomited the other day, and last night. The other day, she was running...
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    Lump on gums or mouth?

    Hello! I noticed my 12 year old cat had a lump in her mouth today. It is right on the left side, right in the middle near the corner. It doesn't seem to be any strange color. She has had a number of teeth removed over the years, but nothing anytime soon. You can see them lump under her skin by...
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    question about insulin times

    Hello! I posted about my cat earlier, but I have another question regarding her diabeties. When we first started giving her shots, we were giving her shots twice a day. Once in the day, and once in the night, at 7:45 and 7:45. Her levels have been doing pretty good lately, and the doctor said...
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    Diabetes level question?

    Hello! My cat was diagnosed about a month or two ago, and recenty, she has been doing well. Her levels have been around 100-200 for the last week or so, and the vet said that we would only have to test her once a day, and not to give her insulin if it's under 200. However, we just tested her...
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    Urgent diabeties question!!

    Hello! I recently found out that my cat is a diabetic, and today we went to the vet to learn how to give her insulin shots. When we were there, they did a reading, and it have a number around 400. The vet said if it drops below 150, to not give her insulin and to call. When we got home, we...
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    cats and hamsters

    does anyone have any experience with cats and hamster, guinea pigs, gerbils, etc.? our cat seems to be lonely, but i'm thinking she wouldn't like another cat. she will probably get jealous of another cat. does anyone know if she will interact with a furry friend?
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    cat vomiting on outside water?

    Hello! I have a cat with inflamitory bowel disease who was perscribed prednisone a couple of months ago. She is also taking another anti-nasuea medicine. We upped her dose of prednisone, and she hasn't vomited in about a month. Lately, my cat has wanted to go out on the patio (we live in an...
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    metoclopramide question

    hello! My cat was recently put on prednisone for her inflamotory bowel disease. We took her to the vet for a checkup, and the vet wanted to increase her dosage. However, she recently tore a ligament in her knee. Increasing her dosage of prednisone might not help in the healing of the knee, so...
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    prednisone question

    Hello! I have a cat who was recently diagnosed with Inflamitory Bowel Disease, and it is a pretty severe case of it. We were perscribed Prednisone about 3 weeks ago, and she didn't vomit at all, until last night. She threw up so we took away her food, but she threw up liquid throughout the...
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    Cat can't keep food or water down?

    Hello! My cat Roxy throws up everyone once in a while, but I was assured by my vet that it was nothing out of the ordinary, but tonight I'm kind of worried! She has thrown up a number of times tonight ( many times nothing solid). It seems like she does it whenever she eats, or drinks any water...
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