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He was still very quiet and wanting to hide this morning, so just dropped him off at the vets. They are going to get bloods back today, he's had a couple of injections and they are going to give him fluids. Going back for him at 6.30

Well, he came in the kitchen for his tea and was sick again, so rang the emergency vet, while on the phone he decided to show an interest in playing! He's had a little bit of food but think he'll be going to the vet in the morning. He could be in pain but unfortunately can't have metacam.

Thinking of you and Buster today. Does he like those creamy licky-sachets? They might get vitamins and some fluids into him. Headbutts and fusses to the lovely boy - so worrying for you but I hope it's just a blip. xx He's never had them, as he has a sensitive stomach so never risked them. I syring...

Please can I have some vibes for Buster please? he wasn't interested in his supper last night or his breakfast this morning, he has been sick a couple of times and is now just very quiet and not interested in much. He seems a bit dehydrated so we've syringed some fluids into him which got him to eat...

Glad to hear she is improving Mark

As cats are pregnant for 9 weeks, I'd be very surprised if that was the case. If you've had her for 2 years and she's been going out, you'd have found out by now if she wasn't neutered

If she was mine, I wouldn't put her through the tests, if they show the cancer is back, you wouldn't want to put her through treatment. If the abs don't work, I'd ask the vet for steroids but wouldn't do more than that.

I've had some really awkward cats but never needed one being sedated for bloods, instead mine use a local anaesthetic gel called Em la, needs to be put on 20 mins before bloods so you do have to wait but works well.

Sometimes food high on meat content can be too rich for them so maybe changing to something less rich might help

Personally, I would give him the metacam every day as it's a cox inhibitor which can slow cancer down.

Could be hyper t, which isn't covered by standard blood tests. It might be worth checking to see if it was included

How old is she? Hyper t can cause raised liver enzymes. Also, it could be the lack of eating and bad tooth rather than liver disease. The liver can regenerate though.

Oh my god, I'm so sorry to hear this. At least he knew love, warmth and kindness at the end, he was a very lucky boy

Oh Joe - that brought back some memories! I heard of that idea back in the 1980s when a little girl of mine, too young to breed, had continuous calls. So I phoned my vet - and she reported back to me that the whole surgery was in fits of laughter! But apart from dirty jokes it's not unknown - I onc...

If there is swelling, he needs to see a vet, in case antibiotics are needed

I'm very surprised they haven't seen a vet, CP minimum standards are neutered, microchipped and had at least first vaccination

She could still have hyper t then, if values are in the upper quartile (which I'm guessing they are if he said grey area), then they can actually be hyper t which can be confirmed with a Free T4 test.

I wouldn't rule out hyper t based on that mark, someone who used to be a member had a hyper t cat without increases appetite, it's rare but can happen

Personally, with his history and your holiday, I wouldn't let him out till after your holiday.

I'm sorry to hear this, I hope she can rally round but figures going up that quickly in such a short space of time as well as the ultrasound showing a decline doesn't sound good unfortunately. I'm sure you know that they can function with no symptoms until 20% function remains and they often do end ...

Unfortunately sometimes those cats are worse in a crate as they don't cope in confined spaces - we had a semi feral who was fine in a room, but when transferred to a pen, she was a lot more aggressive and unhandleable. Unfortunately it doesn't sound like your fiance realises what fostering really en...

I'm glad your little girl has found a good home. Regarding your other foster, 3 weeks is no time at all for nervous cats to come round, you need to be looking at months before deciding - how much time are you spending with him every day?

Fingers crossed you get some good news soon

Personally, I'm not sure I'd put a cat that age through something so invasive. I think you need to ask a few questions such as the kind of recovery, what kind of complications etc. Has she had blood tests recently?

I'm so sorry to hear this, but thanks to you, he got what all cats deserve, love and happiness, he was a lucky cat. RIP little one

Sorry you've found us under such sad circumstances, sadly those values are very high, did the vet suggest stopping the metacam?

So sorry to hear this - I thought medication was better than diet with PKD? So sad with everything the poor thing has already been through, I hope he can prove them wrong and have a lot of quality time left

Fingers crossed he improves and you don't end up at the emergency vets

I'm so sorry to hear this, Ollie is lucky to have such a good owner who is willing to take his pain. Sadly it's never easy

Dad isn't a persian. Your kittens will be moggies, and I would recommend getting mum neutered when the kittens are old enough, and advising whoever owns dad to also get him neutered, there are far too many cats /kittens already looking for homes and not enough homes