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Thank you both Alfie is back home again. Pet crematorium were amazing, my partner watched Alfie go in and come out again so there is absolutely no doubt we have him back.

He's gone 😢 He spent such a lovely day on the bed with my partner today, they were the best of friends ♥️ Apart from a stressful 20 minute wait outside the vets whilst they'prepared' him, we got to spend time with him before and after and it was quick and peaceful. We're going to a pet crematorium i...

If it helps, black stools usually indicate bleeding in the intestinal tract, even if Alfie isn't in pain this is not a good development. It sounds like your family is in a great deal of stress over poor Alfie, which in itself isn't giving him the peaceful ending he deserves. So sad when two of you ...

Thanks both. It's so hard and made even harder when there is two people involved in the decision. I have booked the appointment again for this evening. He's had recovery food but he's not actively looking for his food you have to keep shoving it under his nose. He seems comfortable but his liquid st...

Even Buddhism recognises that taking a life to alleviate suffering with love in your heart is a kind thing. Alfie will be at peace, a deeper peace than you are able to offer him now. Your doubt is whether it's right for you or whether there was any way to delay the very final moment, or whether the...

It is such an awful situation. I have so many doubts of not making the right decision, should I leave him at home in peace, is there something that can be done for him! He seems to try and pick food up but can't, is there something wrong with his teeth for instance!? I am absolutely dreading this, i...

Thank you. He has been laying on the bed all morning. He keeps nodding off but then jolts upright again. We're not in the vets until much later so we've pretty much spent the last three days with him so I am very thankful.

Alfie is still with us, but still not eating and his back legs seem weaker. We have spent our whole weekend with him and he seems alert and comfortable. Much as we want him to pass at home, I don't think he will. I'm pretty sure he hasn't slept at all, he must be exhausted. I made the worst phone ca...

fjm wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:00 pm Good old Lick e Lix - always a reliable stand by!

Definitely! I'd been using it for Alfie's brother who has kidney disease. And I used to put it on his renal food to try and get him to eat it. I've given up with it now, he's on Felix with a phosphate binder mixed in instead.

I have had some success giving mine very tiny (half a teaspoonful) portion of raw liver when they have not wanted to eat. If he is able to absorb B12 it may help. Lamb's liver is perhaps the highest in B12, and is readily available. Popped in Sainsbury's earlier and no lambs liver left 😔 He's been ...

I have had some success giving mine very tiny (half a teaspoonful) portion of raw liver when they have not wanted to eat. If he is able to absorb B12 it may help. Lamb's liver is perhaps the highest in B12, and is readily available. Thank you 😊 When we returned from the vets he was very vocal and a...

Kay wrote: ↑Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:06 am will he eat raw meat and liver to boost B12? ground into a liquid paste perhaps?

Possibly, if his treatment this morning gets his appetite going again I'll definitely give it a try. We blended cat food for him last night as he seems to like licking up 'sauce' as opposed to chunks of food.

Thank you

Thanks. Blood results came back last night. He hasn't got EPI nor does he have pancreatis. His vitamin B12 levels are extremely low though. So frustrating that there are no injections available! He is going in vets this morning for fluids, and anti nausea/appetite simulant. As he's gone from having ...

sorry forgot to thank you too booktigger

Thank you for the very helpful reply Mollycat

Hi My elderly cat has had digestive issues for a good few years now, it started as needing to have his anal glands expressed every now and again, and after he started having bouts of sickness and diarrhea we moved him to another vets who said he most likely had IBD or cancer. He was put on long term...

Hi Mollycat Thanks for your reply. Personally I don't think its lymphoma, I think it is IBD and something he's had for quite sometime but my previous vet hadn't bothered to look into the issue of him having his anal glands expressed so frequently! Alfie is also 15! And like you we decided not to tes...

Hi Has anyone used a private lab for testing their cats stools? Having such trouble with Alfie. Vet diagnosed r IBD or possible cancer. Gave him steroids and I gave him probiotics. After missing a week or two of his steroids I realised he was doing ok and maintaining weight so didn't carry on with t...

Hi, thank you for replying to my post. I'm really sorry for the late reply, I don't remember seeing any notification on my email so assumed no-one had! So sorry to hear about your cat 😔 at the moment Alfie appears to be doing well. He is on steroids still every other day. I didn't know that about we...

Hi Our male cat has a long history of loose stools and sickness, usually bile, this was an almost daily occurrence. He also had occasional scooting and had regularly anal gland expressions. However sometimes he would scoot and he would have them expressed and there wouldn't be much in them. I decide...

Thanks both - Advocate had a handy chart where you could compare their product to others, I've not used Frontline for years as I'd heard it wasn't very effective anymore so had been using Advantage. One of cats is indoors and goes out for walkies in the garden, but the other is free to roam. More re...

Hi I've just recently got one of my cats a prescription to Advocate as he had possible ear mites. I don't believe he did although we don't know what the issue was but it was treated with drops and they don't irritate him anymore, but I didn't realise that advocate was the only treatment available fo...

Thanks both, yes I read earlier about putting straw in, I have used straw in my rabbit hutch before as I read it was better than hay. Love hedgehogs! Have three hedgehog houses in my garden but sadly I think all empty :( I don't think they'd take offence over the rabbit shelter, although after chuck...

Hi My brother and his family own a cat, she was previously owned by his fiancée and before they moved house together with a new baby they debated about rehoming her as they didn't think she would cope with the move. I recommended feliway and something else and she was fine. Although once their baby ...

There is a new product on the market by the manufacturers of Feliway, which can be sprayed on furniture etc to stop scratching - I'm going to purchase some as my cat Daisy has basically ruined two carpets, 1 (almost 2!) sofas!: https://www.monsterpetsupplies.co.uk/cat/cat-training/feliway-feliscrat...

Strips of double sided tape are usually very effective, as cats hate the sticky feel when their paws touch it. I've used it a number of times, often at the bottom of the stairs, like your problem area, for various cats and it's always worked. It's well worth trying. Best of luck - hope you sort it ...

Hi My indoor cat Alfie has taken to scratching the hell out of our new carpets :( If I had known how much he would do it I think I would have got laminate! In particular its the usual bottom of the stairs but he is doing it every time he has one of his mad dashes round the house, or wants our attent...

Hopefully Mark B will see this thread as I'm sure he'll be able to advise - the only food I know of is that RC Fibre Response one - and it's meant to be really good. to be honest, I totally get the ethical dilemma bit, but given there are potential health implications with this one I think (in fact...

Hi All My indoor cat Alfie has started suffering with blocked anal glands :( He has been on yarrah chicken chunks wet food for years, did try the grain free stuff but neither cat liked it. For the last year he has also had lilys kitchen hunters hotpot so have been feeding both foods alongside each o...