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Hi Jan Yes, we were told that Barney was a 'difficult cat' too !....I only hope he hasn't started another bout of cystitis yet again, I can't think of any changes I have made, except I gave him a little Hi Life chicken food this morning with his Butchers..... I have posted the link below which just ...

Hi Mrs Kane That would be brilliant if you possibly could, I would be most grateful, just let me know in September how much I owe you, that would be really helpful. Thank you so much for your kind offer, it really is very much appreciated...as I left for work this morning it looked as though Barney ...

Hi Jan Please don't think that you aren't looking after Blackie properly, I have the same issues with Barney, at the moment, he is 'ok' but the last few weeks it has been taking him ages to pee normally, though he doesn't seem in pain and to all intents and purposes appears happy, we still live with...

Hi Nicola First of all, so sorry to hear about Puzzle, bless you for taking such good care of her.. You completely did the right thing, I also lost my lovely boy, 'CC' to oral cancer less than 2 years ago, his tumour was on his tongue and grew very fast, very quickly, to the point he could not eat, ...

What a lovely picture Carol...it so sums up HRHFluffy at her best.... I totally understand how you feel about the worry that Fluffy struggled to the end, CC howled all the way to the vet on his final journey and the guilt tore me apart for a long time, he too struggled to the end and I felt that he ...

Hi Jan Sounds like Blackie is quite at home !! Pleased to hear he settled so well. I bought some Dorwest Valerian drops, which I pop in his food, its dark brown and a bit pongy, but he seems unaware. I also put some where he sleeps and between his ears now and then, it does appear to relax him a lit...

Jan I so feel for you, I really do...we get the same issues with Barney, currently I have a Pet Remedy plug in and some Valerian drops which I drop into his food and onto his chair he sits in outside. It seems to have calmed him down a little, as his flare ups have been much shorter, though I may we...

Hi Jan I can so sympathise with you, as Barney has this same problem on and off a lot of the time.. :cry: I also could not get a sample from him in this way, when I took him to the vet, the vet managed to take a sample by manually pressing his bladder, he then flooded the table and sample tray !..I ...

Hi Meriad Thank you for that. Our garden is not officially cat proofed, though we have 6 foot fencing all of the way around. Barney very, very rarely leaves the garden, he sits either in the greenhouse, or on his reclining chair in the garden !! (used to be ours !)....however, my oh has discovered w...

Hi Everyone, Just an update.....Whilst I appear to have identified one problem for Barneys stress, which was being locked in at night, he had been absolutely fine since then.....until last night that is !!! Next doors young tabby came into the garden, thankfully, right at the bottom of the garden ne...

Hi everyone Thank you so much for your input, I have rescue remedy and the pet calming plug in on order now, so should be with us in the next few days. Since starting the regime of leaving the patio door slightly ajar at night to allow him outdoor access, he has been much calmer and happier and all ...

Hi everyone, Thank you all so much for your responses, I really do appreciate all of your support with this, bless you. I have been over and over in my mind what may be the trigger for this, so last night I changed tactic and decided to leave the patio door slightly open to allow him access to the b...

Anybody..........?... any other advice please other than what I am doing now... advice please, I have tried everything... ?......

Thank you both.....Barney has had no difference at all in his day to day life....I honestly beileve that he may have kidney stones or similar, he has no skin complaint at all, without a bladder scan I can not work it out, but it is only my own vet who believes he needs one, which is frustrating....t...

Hi everyone, As most of you who know me, know that my lovely boy Barney has been suffering with cystitis, more or less constantly over the last several months (with the excpeton of when he is on anti biotics!). My vet, who is away from the practice for a while, as he is having a hip replacement, wan...

Fantastic news !!

Yay....good old Greebo...on his way home, so, so pleased to read this ...xx

Everything crossed here for your lovely boy.....hope he's back home soon ...xx

That's some good news at last for the poor fella !!

Sounds like he is really picking up, bless him, everything crossed for tomorrow !!!..xx

Lots of good vibes for Greebo this morning...thinking of you...xx

Hi.... This is all too familiar and it's disgusting.....I could write you an A4 pad full of stories of the total apathy of the RSPCA, I have yet to hear of one good one...unless of course it's one on the TV and they are all smiles and "look at what we have done..." :evil: A couple of years...

Chris

This story touched my heart, what a truly moving tribute to Giggsy and what a beautiful boy he was, always in your hearts, what a lovely life you gave him, bless you.

Wishing you a lovely new life in Australia.....xx

Well done Helen,

The difference in the first picture to the last one is amazing, you can actually see his little smile forming

Bless you for looking after this poor little soul, looks like he's on the mend already..xx

Play happily at the bridge Lila, all our loved ones will be there to welcome you...RIP little one.....xx

Thinking of you at this time, heartfelt thoughts for the kindness that you have done for Lila today, totally selfless and full of love for her........xx

Years ago when I first joined Cat Chat I heard someone use the phrase "better a day too early than a day too late". It does sound like it's time, will be thinking of you all tomorrow, take care of yourselves x I too remembered this, from the wondeful people on this site when I went throug...

Oh Helen

I almost cried when I saw his picture ......that poor, poor boy, I dread thinking what has happened to him......but now he has you at his side......if anyone can tuirn him around, you truly can.....bless you for caring for him...xxx

Come on Fred, we are all routing for you....!!!!

Hi all... My Barney was given a Convenia injection by my vet about 2 months ago, with a terrible case of cystitis...I didnt know any of the horror stories until I googled them the following day, just to see what information there was about the drug. I have to say Barney was fine, though I am sure th...

We will all be thinking of you..... Poor Lila sounds like she is in some pain......I so feel for you, I know its difficult, but mindful that you say she is crying out in pain, could you get her to an emergency vet tonight, as she may be suffering a little too much, to have to wait a number of hours ...

Hi Suze Webcam ? No, not too extreme, at the moment I would seriously consider it with my fella !! : :? As soon as my vet touches Barneys bladder, he pees for England,all over the table...though if these occurences keep happening, he has said he has to go in for a scan, to rule out kidney stones, I ...

Thanks Jan... We had a minor blip this morning when he seemed to start straining again.. :cry: It lasted about 2 hours, where as previously he was ill for at least 24 hours.... . though he seemed far less miserable than previously, he ate his breakfast, drank his cat milk quite happily, then was bac...

Hi Suzy Glad to hear from you again, I remember Wiggins so well. Hopefully Max will be sorted with his blockage and soon back home with you... I understand your concerns, my Barney has reccurrent bouts of cystitis and I worry he may go down the same route, so I totally understand your feelings...I h...