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- Sun May 01, 2016 11:25 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: My 18 yr old has manky teeth that Im convinced need a dental
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1874
My 18 yr old has manky teeth that Im convinced need a dental
Arghhhhh! My 18 year old girl licks her lips sporadically every so often - and in an odd way - not in the way they would lick to get food off themselves. These are quick little licks. My vet says her teeth are bad but unless they are causing her real problems she wouldnt advise a dental. But Im conv...
- Sun May 01, 2016 11:22 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Very early signs of kidney failure
- Replies: 20
- Views: 33261
Re: Very early signs of kidney failure
Thanks Crewella.
- Fri Apr 29, 2016 6:23 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Very early signs of kidney failure
- Replies: 20
- Views: 33261
Re: Very early signs of kidney failure
Thanks Jan.
- Fri Apr 29, 2016 4:05 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Very early signs of kidney failure
- Replies: 20
- Views: 33261
Re: Very early signs of kidney failure
Im getting a bit worried here as my vet hasnt mentioned anything about a urnine test - maybe because my cats bloods have come back ok? I wonder if I should have one done anyway? I think she is drinking more water - but hard to tell as she demands I get it from the bathroom tap and then sometimes doe...
- Fri Apr 29, 2016 2:07 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Another CKD question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1159
Re: Another CKD question
Hi TJ, All I know is, my Tezzy (almost 18) had to go in for a dental as there was pus coming from her mouth and she had stopped eating. To save money I didnt have bloods done. She came home after the op and was ataxic and not eating. Went back and she had bloods done and came back kidney failure. Sh...
- Fri Apr 29, 2016 11:05 am
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: Overwhelming grief
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10761
Re: Overwhelming grief
Tracey, I have my old girl here at home and she is being cremated next week. Its weird but her being here is comforting to me. I even thought about having her freeze dried but decided this wasn't for me. Someone was telling me yesterday they have a 3D photo of their passed over dog which helps him f...
- Fri Apr 29, 2016 11:02 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Very early signs of kidney failure
- Replies: 20
- Views: 33261
Re: Very early signs of kidney failure
Just want to add an alert to this.
- Fri Apr 29, 2016 10:27 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Very early signs of kidney failure
- Replies: 20
- Views: 33261
Very early signs of kidney failure
My 18 year old cat had her bloods done this week and they have all come back pretty much ok. I cant really remember what the vet said as I was so happy but one thing I do remember her saying is that my cats bloods were one number down from the very early stages of kidney disease. So she doesn't have...
- Fri Apr 29, 2016 10:23 am
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: Overwhelming grief
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10761
Re: Overwhelming grief
Tracey, I too have depressiona and was thinking about topping myself when my cats went. I lost one two weeks ago and have one old girl remaining plus a stray boy. What I have found by reading this site, is that some people feel just as we do, but getting another cat seems to help them. I have two fr...
- Fri Apr 22, 2016 8:43 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: My cat pawing at face and nasal noises
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4833
Re: My cat pawing at face and nasal noises
Thanks Mark. Janey, they were on a drip before the op?
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:16 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: My cat pawing at face and nasal noises
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4833
Re: My cat pawing at face and nasal noises
Blimey - thanks - I had no idea.
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:11 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: My cat pawing at face and nasal noises
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4833
Re: My cat pawing at face and nasal noises
Thanks Kay. Do you mean put on a drip BEFORE any anaesthetic?!! I have never heard of this?
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:09 pm
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: My cat seems a bit lost without Tezzy.....
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2856
Re: My cat seems a bit lost without Tezzy.....
Thankyou Alanc and Mayday21. My cat is a lot better in herself. Am giving her loads of attention and things to do. Our cats are so lucky to have/had us.
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:04 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Cats kidneys not working properly and ataxia.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8169
Re: Cats kidneys not working properly and ataxia.
Thanks Cussypat, I agree with you. It was easy to have her pts. Still dont know why she started walking with her back legs splayed - very weird to watch - my vet had never seen anything like it before. But it was a peaceful end for her. The cathetar was already in - she just faded away - it was so l...
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 12:13 pm
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: Does it get any easier?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8134
Re: Does it get any easier?
Hi Wanda,
How are you now? Does it get any easier?
How are you now? Does it get any easier?
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:31 am
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: My cat pawing at face and nasal noises
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4833
Re: My cat pawing at face and nasal noises
Thanks Kay, but I had to have my Tezzy put to sleep last week - she had two teeth out and the anaesthetic or drugs she was given made her ataxic and stop eating. She had kidney failure and I am just worried about my old girl Oody here. I am going to have her bloods done but even if she comes back cl...
- Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:18 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: My cat pawing at face and nasal noises
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4833
Re: My cat pawing at face and nasal noises
Shes also been dribbling slightly from one side of her mouth for the last two months. I took her to the vets a few weeks ago and they couldnt see anything wrong - they looked in her mouth and saw nothing wrong apart from elderly teeth.
- Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:15 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: My cat pawing at face and nasal noises
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4833
My cat pawing at face and nasal noises
When my cat Oody eats something, she starts to grind her teeth - its as if she has something stuck between her teeth and she cant close her mouth properly. She sometimes gags and paws her face and Ive noticed she is making slight nasal noises lately. She also seems "off". I am going to tak...
- Tue Apr 19, 2016 12:25 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: How successful are IV drips for cats with kidney disease?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14246
Re: How successful are IV drips for cats with kidney disease?
Thanks everyone. Have decided my old 18 year old will not go on a drip if her bloods come back next week and she has kidney disease. I don't think so anyway - never know until the time comes do we but I'm pretty certain.
- Mon Apr 18, 2016 3:50 pm
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: What to do when your animals are all you have?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6894
Re: What to do when your animals are all you have?
Oh God, your post gives me hope.....thankyou. Crying myself now - for your loss and for mine.
- Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:09 pm
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: My cat seems a bit lost without Tezzy.....
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2856
My cat seems a bit lost without Tezzy.....
My current old girl Oody never had much time forTezzy (now passed over), but since Tez has gone, Oody has been very needy with me and seems down. I am taking her for bloods next week to make sure all is ok with her.....but I wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this and if so, how long did ...
- Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:01 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Cat had teeth removed 2 mths ago - old problem back
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9667
Re: Cat had teeth removed 2 mths ago - old problem back
My Tezzy used to do this a lot. She would paw the side of her mouth and gag. Took her to vet and an x-ray showed a hairline fracture on her jaw. The vet wired her jaw together for 6 weeks in the hope that the bones would gel together but they never did. Ive never heard of the disease mentioned in th...
- Mon Apr 18, 2016 1:49 pm
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: What to do when your animals are all you have?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6894
Re: What to do when your animals are all you have?
Jamesie, its tough isnt it. Half wish I didnt give a hoot you know.....
Do you have any more animals? Sop sorry about all your losses - wish they could live with us forever. Maybe they are.....
Do you have any more animals? Sop sorry about all your losses - wish they could live with us forever. Maybe they are.....
- Mon Apr 18, 2016 1:47 pm
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: What to do when your animals are all you have?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6894
Re: What to do when your animals are all you have?
Hi Wanda, I read part of your story on here when Tezzy was ill last week. I wanted to ask you - do you think you can love Molly as much as your boy? I cannot ever imagine feeling as I do about the old girl I have left now Tezzy has gone. I thought about getting an old girl from an animal rescue plac...
- Mon Apr 18, 2016 10:36 am
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: What to do when your animals are all you have?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6894
Re: What to do when your animals are all you have?
Thanks all. Keep expecting her to be there - I forget for a few seconds every now and again.
- Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:17 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: Cats kidneys not working properly and ataxia.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8169
Re: Cats kidneys not working properly and ataxia.
Thanks AndyMac.
- Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:16 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: How successful are IV drips for cats with kidney disease?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14246
Re: How successful are IV drips for cats with kidney disease?
Oh yes Ive got it now - thanks a lot.
Unless I hear of success stories where cats have lived healthily for at least a year or so, Ive decided not to put any of my animals through an IV drip again. For me, its not worth it to give them a few more months I dont think.
Unless I hear of success stories where cats have lived healthily for at least a year or so, Ive decided not to put any of my animals through an IV drip again. For me, its not worth it to give them a few more months I dont think.
- Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:02 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: How successful are IV drips for cats with kidney disease?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14246
Re: How successful are IV drips for cats with kidney disease?
Also - way off topic but how do we get email notifications for threads we subscribe to? I have to keep coming back to see if anyone has replied even though Ive subscribed - well it seems when I post I am automatically subscribed - but still no email notifiaction.
- Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:01 pm
- Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
- Topic: How successful are IV drips for cats with kidney disease?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14246
How successful are IV drips for cats with kidney disease?
I've been reading about feline kidney disease and see a lot of cats are put on IV drips for a few days to see if it can help. I wanted to ask - how successful are IV drips for cats with kidney disease - has your cat been on one and come off better and lived a fruitful life - or, has it made matters ...
- Sun Apr 17, 2016 7:08 pm
- Forum: Bereavement Support
- Topic: What to do when your animals are all you have?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6894
Re: What to do when your animals are all you have?
I wonder why they sometimes dont show themselves in full. I often hear about people glimpsing human ghosts out of the corner of their eyes. Weird, but we know very little I think - and we are all energy and atoms. I dont understand it but I know there is definitely something out there HUGE that we d...