I arrived home from work today to discover that Merlin had passed away. It still hasn't completely hit me. When I left for work this morning he was happy,...
Forgive me if I've asked this already. I'm losing track. Freddie's BP has been consistently 180-200, sometimes 195-200, over the past few weeks, including...
Thanks to everyone who has written to offer condolences, support, and kind words in the wake of Merlin's sudden passing. They definitely, definitely help....
This November will mark the three year anniversary of Baby Boy's journey from this world to the next. I think of him most days, but today ... I was caught by...
Whiskers ended up in the ER on Friday with difficulty breathing. Fluid had built up around his lungs, some in his lungs. He was hospitalized and given...
Freddie had his cardiac and abdominal ultrasound today. I don't have the report yet, but the vet came out afterwards and talked to me.First the good news (or,...
Hi Everyone, Brandy's norvasc was increased this past saturday as his blood pressure hasn't responded to the 1/4 tab once a day. We're now dosing 1/4 tab 2x a...
Finally, after two weeks my Whiskers has been diagnosed with an immune mediated hemolytic anemia!! He is getting his 2nd transfusion today due to this problem...
Mars Petcare US Issues Voluntary Recall of Everson, PA Plant Dry Pet Food Product due to Potential Salmonella Contamination http://www.petcare.mars.com/ ...
Hello, My cat Freddie, who has hyperthyroidism and has also been getting subq fluids for CRF (which was unmasked after beginning methimazole to treat the...
Hi, Newbie here with two Siberian kittens, litter mates, about 4.5 months old, male and female. The female, Athena, does open mouth breathing after playing...
boo-boos is limping on his front paw, i'm assuming it's a clot, can someone give me the low-down? i guess he goes back to the card for this and not the reg...
Has anyone on here had fluid drained by means of a chest tube? Reynard has a significant amount of fluid in his right chest cavity and the CT he had Wednesday...
Hi, i may not be able to reply to you til Sunday.. I'm very stressed. I don't want to lose my beloved 16 yr. old, half-Siamese, Pola . I successfully...
here are a few pictures of my girl. I think I have the hang of it now. She loved shoeboxes. That sultry look- she was telling me something, I think she was...
Hope everyone is doing well.. just wanted to give you an update re: Red One. We're still fighting the effects of dehydration. Red received an enema last week...
Otis, our black maybe-12-year-old cat, has been doing very well. I posted about him two years ago. He was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy on the basis on...
My kitty didn't take well to Plavix. Has anyone had experience with Nattokinase for clotting? I'm nervous to try aspirin with all the side effects/cautions in...
Hi everyone, I am the catmom of three beautiful cats; one of whom, Popper (age 7), was diagnosed with Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in May of this year. ...
Hi everyone, I'd like to introduce Calistica who is Angel Petuly's little sister. It seems that we can't catch a break. We lost Petuly on 8/19 and on 9/4...
I spoke w/our vet today,and after consulting w/a cardiologist, they think Oonah has arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.I'm finding there is a lot...
Hi all If you remember, we had a large litter of kittens earlier this year. I am looking for advice here as one of them has a very slight heart murmur (right ...
My friends cat may have ate the inside of a cymbolta (sp) 60mg capsule. I say "may" because she came home and found it empty. So there could be traces of it...
I have not read the details of the study yet, but the abstract suggests that there was no benefit seen by decrease in fibrosis (the cells in the heart not...
Daisy had her second echo on Wednesday, but I don't have the official report from the specialist yet. I have an Internal Medicine Vet who only does echoes and...
Wednesday around 4:15pm I found Simon (11 years old) lying in the hall breathing fast with fluid on his lungs (crackle like sound). 15 minutes later I had him...
Dear Folks, Now it seems we're facing fleas, just when zena's condition seems to have improved! Not sure if it's from the family of wild turkeys that has...
