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Very sorry that poor Barney seems to have had more bladder problems, Julie. Only just seen this thread ... I'm not around this forum too much these days. Did you try him on Zyklene after all? Not saying it will help - but anything is worth a try and expect poor Barney gets stressed when he can't pee...

Hi ladies Please rest assured, neither of you have you alarmed me in the least way possible, bless you :) I am the sort of person in any case that calls " a spade a spade" I would much prefer to hear the reality of what has happened in your experiences, its absolutely invauable to me, I h...

No probs Crewella .. I was really just trying to reassure Julie that Blackie had some extenuating circumstances that might have caused his cystitis.

Go to the vet of you can. Refuse covenia because you can. There is no reason in this world to administer tht particular drug to a house cat. Can you tell me why? Blackie has had it twice since we've been looking after him - with, as far as I know, no ill effects. But if you know of them, I'd be gra...

Hi Jan, glad to hear Blackie's still doing OK. I remember his episodes. xx You probably know all this, Julie, but to explain (just in case and to stop you worrying), both Blackie and Daz (and Midnight, I believe) have an additional complication in that not only do they get cystitis, but they are al...

[quote="JulieandBarney Jan, Could I ask what happened with the cystitis episode to lead to you almost losing Blackie please ? x Hi again Julie. Try to make it as brief as I can. The truth is I had absolutely no idea he wasn't urinating in the garden which he always did and mostly does now. Thin...

Julie ... I am so sorry to read all this ... cannot express how much I understand what you're going through (as am sure many others do here). We went through all this worry/panic/tears for a few months last year after Blackie had 2 bouts of cystitis in as many months. If I come down in the morning a...

This looks just like the patch Blackie had on his neck recently. Fortunately, I spotted the thinning before he'd managed to scratch his skin to make it sore. As Blackie had a bout of miliary dermatitis from just one flea bite last summer, I took him straight to the vets. She couldn't find any fleas ...

If Tommy would eat cereal free food then that would be a good thing. Mark will be able to advise on which brands are cereal free. I'm not sure if Felix are or not. I think Felix pouches in jelly (not gravy) are cereal free, and (thanks to Mark) I used to feed the senior version as it's lower in pho...

:shock: 75% :shock: Scary indeed. (I recall phoning my mother's GP in a panic because I saw on her medical history that she was in Stage 3 of CKD and the GP telling me it was nothing to worry about ... quite normal for her age (at that time 85). She's now in a care home and still going strong at 89....

Glad things went well for Molly's flea day. We do a 2-man job but Blackie is such a wriggler that my OH finds it impossible to hold him still while I put the Advocate on him. As soon as the liquid hits his skin he fights like mad to get away. However, we brought him back from the vets the other day ...

Blackie has just turned 12. I know this is a common disease of older cats ... and of course I want to do all I can to make sure he is healthy for as long as possible. The vet who did the dental recommended he be put on the RC wet renal diet due to its low phosphorous level. I'll look round the site ...

Hello Crewella ... very remiss of me not to come back and at least thank you for responding. Its been quite a worrying time over the past week or so as I had no real idea of what to expect after Blackie's dental. In the end, I was worrying needlessly about his toileting habits ... I upped his Cystop...

Blackie had to have a canine tooth removed 4 days ago and had the usual reactions of coughing and gurgling - all of which the vet assured me was normal. His appetite never seemed to change and neither did his toileting habits. However, in the last 24 hours, I've noticed that he is peeing less ... tw...

A bit late ... but I really am so saddened to read this thread. Something all cat owners have to go through at some point ...my thoughts are with you, Mark.

Thanks to you Crewella + meriad for your reassuring posts. The vet we see locally where we live in Kent seems to swear by the Hills stuff ... when I mentioned to her that Blackie was refusing to eat it, she told me that he must stay it for two years :o Shortly after, we travelled down to NSomerset a...

You could try adding some warm water to his wet food, just able a tablespoon is usually enough to keep things moving through. If it happens again speak to your vet about putting him on a maintenance dose of something like Cystophan, you can tweak the dose upwards if you think it might be coming on....

Glad I came across this topic because in the last couple of weeks, I've been asking my OH if he thinks Blackie (aged 12) is getting thinner. Running my hand along his spine it seems to protrude more than it did (or maybe I've only just noticed it). He was weighed a few weeks ago and came in at 5.19k...

Jan, I've never been advised that Program goes with a tablet? Just had the jab and that's it done. What are the tablets for? SG Hi Sue Sorry for delay in coming back ... to be honest, when the local vet near our home in Kent spoke to me about putting Blackie on Program, he never mentioned about add...

My cats have always had "Program" injections for fleas...It's once every 6 months and it covers them against fleas..I believe it works by killing the fleas if they bite but not sure on that.You can always Google it for info. Sadly we have concluded that we will never see Bailey again.. so...

I so wish I did Mollysmummy ! We have exactly the same problem with Blackie. The very first time I gave him the flea treatment, I did it when he was eating ... absolutely no problem - expecting it to be the same the next month. Since then, its been hellish! We've resorted to covering him with a towe...

sarie - thank you again the further info in your post above. Its a bit late now for me to start asking the vet the right questions this year but I'm going to cut + paste your comments for future reference in time for next year. Looking at Blackie's vaccination card, I see that up until 2012 the vet...

sarie ... thank you so much for your detailed response - it was extremely helpful for me to understand about the vaccination booster debate. While we don't use catteries regularly, there will be odd occasions during any given year when we will have to, so perhaps it looks like an annual booster for...

Thanks for starting this thread Joanne ... Glad I've just spotted it as its reassured me that the symptoms Blackie was showing after his annual booster were fairly normal. I thought boosters had to be given yearly but have read that some people have it done on a 3 yearly basis. Now I'm confused ....

Thanks for that list ... we have a lot of 'bits' on the hearth - candles, small decs, etc and I have noticed Blackie going up to the hearth and sniffing the different smells - but haven't caught him trying to eat anything - he is almost 12 now and probably has more of an idea of what's what. I lit a...

Thank you Hunnybunny ... I feel better now

Jan

Thinking of you ... can imagine and totally understand how you must be feeling.

Please do keep us updated with progress.

Jan x

Oh dear .. wish I hadn't seen this thread! The vet told me that the Milbemax treatment is normally given every 6 months too but due to the fact that I haven't been able to use any Advocate for the last 3 months (due to Profender reaction), and had to use Comfortis instead, then I should go ahead and...

Jan, That is the first time I have heard obesity being connected with kidney disease. Kylie has always been overweight and her kidneys are fine at 15. I thought the main risks with obesity were diabetes and heart diease + pressure on joints. Come to think of it, Mark, I wonder whether the vet didn'...

Really hope your worries turn out to be unfounded .... I've had enough worry about Blackie over the past few months so understand how you must be feeling - as am sure many others here do too. Regret I don't know enough about the problems to give you any advice - I'm always ringing our clinic to ask ...