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by mustafa811
Sat Jan 29, 2022 11:28 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Cats glucose levels
Replies: 3
Views: 488

Re: Cats glucose levels

My 11 year old cat was diagnosed with diabetes . My wife and I took him to the vet yesterday and the vet attached a freestyle Libre glucose monitor to his back and we brought him home . Mr kitty does not like to ride at all , nor is he too fond of vet trips . Highly stressful for him . When we got ...
by mustafa811
Sat Jan 29, 2022 11:15 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Siblings, sister sudden hissing/growling towards brother. Advice please.
Replies: 15
Views: 36388

Re: Siblings, sister sudden hissing/growling towards brother. Advice please.

definitely there is a reason that we don't know about and wish you find it soon . my piece but i don't know whether it applies to you or not : sometimes bathing a cat with shampoo makes her smell funny and cats know each other from the smell , i did it before to 3 young kittens and there mom recogni...
by mustafa811
Sat Jan 29, 2022 10:44 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: elevated liver enzymes
Replies: 31
Views: 8539

Re: elevated liver enzymes

Hey can someone help me My bestfriend adopted a young cat ( 6 month old) from street , she was all good until this last week she started vomiting a lot multiple times a day and she is taking antibiotics but she didn’t get better she changed to only dry food but there was no change and then she chan...
by mustafa811
Thu Dec 23, 2021 11:11 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Possible pulmonary edema
Replies: 14
Views: 1130

Re: Possible pulmonary edema

He's a lot better, thanks for asking. He has no more fluids in his heart/lungs and the doctor said that the danger has passed and that he's satisfied with the results. We have a follow-up check-up next Friday. He was on Prednisone/Synulox injections for 3 days, which have ceased and Furosemide &...
by mustafa811
Fri Dec 10, 2021 8:47 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Possible pulmonary edema
Replies: 14
Views: 1130

Re: Possible pulmonary edema

How is your cat now krkt ?!
by mustafa811
Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:10 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Possible pulmonary edema
Replies: 14
Views: 1130

Re: Possible pulmonary edema

Did not mention anything about dyalisis. Is that an option? We were supposed to take him to the best vet in town but its a 35 min drive and i was scared so we ended up taking him to a 24/7 er vet so the other vet is cancelled. The vet appointment was supposed to be in 90 mins ,so not even yet. And ...
by mustafa811
Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:15 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Possible pulmonary edema
Replies: 14
Views: 1130

Re: Possible pulmonary edema

He has liquid in his lungs and the doctors tried draining it but could only manage half a ml. They did a ECG and some blood work. Only ones outside the norms are Cl- 131, BUN 56, K+ 3.59, CRE 2.6 and Na+ 168. Now hes back on oxygen. Shouldnt draining the liquid be the nr one priority or are the med...
by mustafa811
Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:26 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Possible pulmonary edema
Replies: 14
Views: 1130

Re: Possible pulmonary edema

I agree with molly and fjm, you need to be sure 1st and have an accurate diagnosis, if it was a chest problem lasix could dehydrate her and complicate the condition, you also need to do some labs to check renal and liver function, they could be the culprit causing generalized edema involving the che...
by mustafa811
Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:05 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Breast cancer starting to ulcerate
Replies: 16
Views: 2117

Re: Breast cancer starting to ulcerate

booktigger wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 5:41 pm I'm sorry to hear that, she will be grateful you released her and was there with her at the end. Do take care of yourself at this time, it is so easy to become dehydrated and run down. RIP Nans
Thanks booktigger .
by mustafa811
Mon Dec 06, 2021 12:18 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Breast cancer starting to ulcerate
Replies: 16
Views: 2117

Re: Breast cancer starting to ulcerate

Be kind to yourself in the days and weeks ahead, when your heart is a lead weight and your eyes burn from tears and restless sleep. You gave Nans everything and when there is nothing left to offer you gave her the ultimate gift of selfless love, to let her go in peace and free from pain, in your ar...
by mustafa811
Sun Dec 05, 2021 7:51 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Breast cancer starting to ulcerate
Replies: 16
Views: 2117

Re: Breast cancer starting to ulcerate

It is the last, the kindest, and the hardest gift we are able to give the animals we love. I am so sorry - you did everything and more to keep her comfortable, but were brave and loving enough to hear her when she told you she was tired, and suffering, and ready to go. We never lose them completely...
by mustafa811
Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:33 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Breast cancer starting to ulcerate
Replies: 16
Views: 2117

Re: Breast cancer starting to ulcerate

Screenshot_20211205-190735_Gallery_copy_623x633.jpg Sorry guys , nans passed away today , after my last visit to the vet 10 days ago she seemed fine to me but 2 days later she stopped eating and drinking started to hide away , i knew it was time , told my family we had to euthanize her , but they w...
by mustafa811
Fri Nov 26, 2021 6:14 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Breast cancer starting to ulcerate
Replies: 16
Views: 2117

Re: Breast cancer starting to ulcerate

I'm glad the x-ray seems like it hasn't spread to her lungs, but I still wouldn't put her through removal even for palliative, putting aside the fact that only removing the mass rather than the whole strip isn't the best idea given it has recently spread, it is very tough surgery to recover from, m...
by mustafa811
Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:59 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Breast cancer starting to ulcerate
Replies: 16
Views: 2117

Re: Breast cancer starting to ulcerate

Mustafa, we can see how much Nans means to you, and you have devoted your time to caring so well for her all this time, you have given her everything a cat could wish for, even in an environment where the most modern and sophisticated treatments are out of reach and vets have a different attitude t...
by mustafa811
Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:26 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Breast cancer starting to ulcerate
Replies: 16
Views: 2117

Re: Breast cancer starting to ulcerate

I'm sorry to hear that her cancer is progressing, but I wouldn't put her through surgery, especially now you say she has a lump on the other side - when they remove mammary cancer, they tend to remove the whole strip of nipples, as it tends to just affect one side, but if she has lumps on both side...
by mustafa811
Thu Nov 25, 2021 6:12 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Breast cancer starting to ulcerate
Replies: 16
Views: 2117

Breast cancer starting to ulcerate

Nans my cat , developed breast cancer when she was about 16 years old , it started as a pea on one side , but since she was a senior cat , thyrotoxic , diabetic with elevated liver enzymes the vet and us agreed on not doing surgery. She almost reached her 18 and still act like a healthy cat despite ...
by mustafa811
Sat Aug 21, 2021 11:14 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Cat smacking her lips
Replies: 7
Views: 729

Re: Cat smacking her lips

Mollycat wrote: Sat Aug 21, 2021 6:24 pm Nans must have so much love and trust in you. I never had a cat that would let me open his or her mouth, let alone brush their teeth.

That sounds positive anyway.
Thanks molly your are always so kind , i love her too .
by mustafa811
Sat Aug 21, 2021 4:33 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Cat smacking her lips
Replies: 7
Views: 729

Re: Cat smacking her lips

Today i received the dental care kit , when i opened her mouth i was glad to see that the inflammation subsided , i started to brush her teeth , she was angry at first but it kind of liked the toothpaste , but it was so fun brushing her tiny little teeth 😀, i wish i could have recorded this , i used...
by mustafa811
Fri Aug 20, 2021 3:44 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Cat smacking her lips
Replies: 7
Views: 729

Re: Cat smacking her lips

Thanks all for the concern , the vet visit is scheduled for the next week , i bought a dental care kit called nunbell online and i will receive it today nsha2allah . I never thought only eating wet food could do this , but apparently dry food preserve the teeth much more . She is so affectionate mol...
by mustafa811
Wed Aug 18, 2021 6:10 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: wet food
Replies: 3
Views: 415

Re: wet food

Wet food moisture is about 80% , so 80% is water and thats explain why he is eating much more . You could try various brands of both wet and dry food , but if you are gonna go for the dry one i would better stick to royal canine , it is much healthier i think . My cat used to eat friskies dry food b...
by mustafa811
Wed Aug 18, 2021 5:54 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Cat with terminal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (heart failure)
Replies: 4
Views: 584

Re: Cat with terminal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (heart failure)

It is not just the clot tara , once diagnosed with heart failure it means he is sick , and you might not notice but he is suffering , he can't play as before , he might find it difficult to breath . A clot formation means the heart can't pump blood efficiently anymore so blood stagnates and more clo...
by mustafa811
Wed Aug 18, 2021 1:24 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Cat smacking her lips
Replies: 7
Views: 729

Cat smacking her lips

My cat usually lick her lips after eating for like a minute , but recently she have been licking her lips excessively for like 5-10 minutes after eating. I noticed when i touch her mouth on the right side she feels some discomfort , so i got peek at her gums and apparently the right side is inflamme...
by mustafa811
Mon May 03, 2021 10:14 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Hyperthyroidism behaviour - is this normal?
Replies: 10
Views: 1368

Re: Hyperthyroidism behaviour - is this normal?

The story is heartbreaking , so sorry for lilo , R.I.P hero .
by mustafa811
Sat May 01, 2021 10:16 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: (Breast cancer) what to expect !!
Replies: 4
Views: 509

Re: (Breast cancer) what to expect !!

:) Oh thanks molly , yup i do lol i like to talk with her all the time , and she likes to meow back and takes me on little journies to the balcony or outside where she likes to sit and enjoy her sun bath :D
by mustafa811
Sat May 01, 2021 8:26 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: (Breast cancer) what to expect !!
Replies: 4
Views: 509

Re: (Breast cancer) what to expect !!

Your comment soothing as usual molly , i wasn't thinking at all about the cancer but while i was eating a chicken sandwich she started to pick on me as usual 🙃 and i gave her half the chicken in the sandwich sliced in very small pieces the way she loves em , then i gave her a large long shredded pie...
by mustafa811
Sat May 01, 2021 1:05 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: (Breast cancer) what to expect !!
Replies: 4
Views: 509

(Breast cancer) what to expect !!

My cat developed a breast cancer last year beneath her left most upper breast nipple , she was 17 years old and the vet adviced against surgery due to age and other problems such as liver , thyrotoxicity , weak immunity and diabetes . Almost a year passed and the mass progressed from a pea sized to ...
by mustafa811
Mon Mar 08, 2021 10:14 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Molly's mouth
Replies: 28
Views: 2012

Re: Molly's mouth

urea tends to be strongly correlated with hydration level too . whether molly is prediabetic or not still the protein diet is the one preferred in my opinion , you can change food and follow up the urea/creat level to check its effect . btw nans ate a piece of plastic bag as usual and vomited afterw...
by mustafa811
Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:52 am
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Molly's mouth
Replies: 28
Views: 2012

Re: Molly's mouth

well that's a relief the vet excluded scc , i wish her mouth will recover soon inshallah , i usually don't trim my cat's nails as it is annoying for them but lately i had to , since nans has no self control when to stop itching and always injures herself . as for the renal / diabetic tendency i woul...
by mustafa811
Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:41 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Cat will starve but will not eat cat food
Replies: 38
Views: 15467

Re: Cat will starve but will not eat cat food

lots of cats like the smell of olives very much and when she smells it she will act as if aroused or someone is cuddling her . i wish my cat was like yours in eating proteins only , as cats are pretty much carnivores , and proteins is a much healthier food than a cat dry/wet food , my cat after 10 y...
by mustafa811
Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:10 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Molly's mouth
Replies: 28
Views: 2012

Re: Molly's mouth

Yes it's the distress it causes them, especially now we are not allowed to go in with them. Thankfully I have a very understanding vet and we agreed there is no appointment to check her, just one appointment she goes in has everything done and that's it. Did you check the UV lamp against other thin...