Back in July, my 11 year old cat was tentatively diagnosed with possible early renal failure. This past Saturday, however, she had another round of bloodwork and urinalysis...the results of which indicated her kidneys are probably fine! Needless to say, I'm very happy about this. But the more I think about it, the more it seems like the clinic folks jumped to conclusions way too quickly based on too little information. Am I off-base here, or is it perhaps really time to explore other local veterinary options?
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posted by aecorwin
on Nov 27, 2012 -
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Please help me deal with my newly diagnosed Asthma and allergies. I know you are not my allergist.
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posted by dmbfan93
on Apr 11, 2011 -
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Will the drug that my vet prescribed kill my cat? It's unapproved for use in the US.
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posted by Braeog
on Sep 23, 2008 -
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Has anyone ever called the Humane Society to put down an elderly cat? How did that call go? Were they judgmental?
posted by xmutex
on Aug 6, 2008 -
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Last week my wife put one of those toilet cleaning puck things - 2 discs, one blue and one white (a type of chlorine bleach, I think) in the toilet tank. Apparently one of us or our houseguest left the toilet open and one of our two cats - the stupid one - drank a quantity of the water, even though he had a big bowl of fresh water by his food (yes, we're now being very careful to leave it closed). My questions: 1) did he drink it because it tasted good, the way some animals will eat antifreeze, and 2) is he gonna be OK? He's acting a little odd - staring at his own shadow and attacking invisible things, growling at nothing, but then again he's kind of brain-damaged anyway (flea anemia as a feral kitten). He's 9 yrs old and otherwise in good health.
posted by luriete
on Oct 25, 2005 -
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KittyFilter! I think Skinny broke a toe. I saw him take a fall and he's been limping on one foot since then. It's improved steadily, he can walk on it now (though gingerly) but I can see some swelling in one toe. Before you tell me to take him into the vet, please read the [more inside].
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posted by scarabic
on May 22, 2004 -
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