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Forum: Cat health - Ask members * If your pet is vomiting-bleeding-diarrhea etc. Vet time! March 18th, 2013, 12:29 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 393
Posted By dogmelissa
Not dehydrated.

Aubrie is not dehydrated. She is drinking plenty of water. Her vet was not concerned about dehydration. She has had a probiotic - the FortiFlora - which had no effect. We do not have mice in or near...
Forum: Cat health - Ask members * If your pet is vomiting-bleeding-diarrhea etc. Vet time! March 16th, 2013, 08:47 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 393
Posted By dogmelissa
Ah come on, someone has to have something. I just...

Ah come on, someone has to have something. I just spent 20 minutes cleaning up 3 separate diarrhea puddles - from berber carpet - and cleaning the pee out of a round scratcher-ball toy.

Aubrie is...
Forum: Cat health - Ask members * If your pet is vomiting-bleeding-diarrhea etc. Vet time! March 16th, 2013, 02:33 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 393
Posted By dogmelissa
Giardia, how?

How does an indoor-only cat get Giardia, when no other pets have it? And the diarrhea started immediately after starting the medication. Bit too coincidental to be anything else.
Forum: Cat health - Ask members * If your pet is vomiting-bleeding-diarrhea etc. Vet time! March 16th, 2013, 01:41 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 393
Posted By dogmelissa
Forgot to mention: Aubrie has been dewormed and...

Forgot to mention: Aubrie has been dewormed and is an indoor-only cat.

Thanks.
Forum: Cat health - Ask members * If your pet is vomiting-bleeding-diarrhea etc. Vet time! March 16th, 2013, 01:35 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 393
Posted By dogmelissa
Post Washout remedies for clomipramine?

Advance apologies for the length of this... usual for me. :sorry:

Aubrie, currently 14 years old, has been a random time, random place urinater for many years (since I got her in 2001). It was...
Forum: Pets that have passed away - Rainbow bridge February 12th, 2012, 11:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 746
Posted By dogmelissa
Unhappy RIP Rusty, my love.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z60/dogmelissa/Pets/PICT1688.jpg

Rusty came to me in 2001, after a tough year that saw her come to a shelter, given to someone else and then returned to the...
Forum: Cat health - Ask members * If your pet is vomiting-bleeding-diarrhea etc. Vet time! February 12th, 2012, 10:54 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,556
Posted By dogmelissa
We took Rusty to be euthanized tonight. The look...

We took Rusty to be euthanized tonight. The look in her eyes was exactly like Sierra's when Sierra was dying. In just 4 short days, Rusty had lost nearly a pound (we didn't know how much until...
Forum: Cat health - Ask members * If your pet is vomiting-bleeding-diarrhea etc. Vet time! February 12th, 2012, 12:33 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,556
Posted By dogmelissa
I think Rusty is dying. She has the same look in...

I think Rusty is dying. She has the same look in her eyes that Sierra did. She just looks miserable and like she's given up. I can't decide if I should take her to emerg to have her blood checked...
Forum: Cat health - Ask members * If your pet is vomiting-bleeding-diarrhea etc. Vet time! February 12th, 2012, 01:18 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,556
Posted By dogmelissa
Attempt #2 at this since the first one...

Attempt #2 at this since the first one disappeared on me. :(

Let's see.
Most recent test was just for T4, but it was full panel in January. I have photos if anyone wants me to post them.

The...
Forum: Cat health - Ask members * If your pet is vomiting-bleeding-diarrhea etc. Vet time! February 7th, 2012, 01:28 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,556
Posted By dogmelissa
I read it in an article written by a vet:...

I read it in an article written by a vet: http://www.2ndchance.info/hyperthyroid.htm (scroll down to 'procedures that help') " Studies published in 2006 found that cats that were treated with...
Forum: Cat health - Ask members * If your pet is vomiting-bleeding-diarrhea etc. Vet time! February 6th, 2012, 02:02 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,556
Posted By dogmelissa
The other option being the radioactive iodine? I...

The other option being the radioactive iodine? I read an article yesterday that said it doubled the average life vs oral medication, from 2 years to 4. Now I'm honestly wondering if Rusty is even...
Forum: Cat health - Ask members * If your pet is vomiting-bleeding-diarrhea etc. Vet time! February 6th, 2012, 01:51 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,556
Posted By dogmelissa
Nope! Aubrie & Rusty share food, and Aubrie has...

Nope! Aubrie & Rusty share food, and Aubrie has been having digestive issues (diarrhea). I had them on Acana Wild Prarie (chicken, potatoes, fish) to Blue Buffalo Sensitive Stomach (chicken and brown...
Forum: Cat health - Ask members * If your pet is vomiting-bleeding-diarrhea etc. Vet time! February 5th, 2012, 12:49 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,556
Posted By dogmelissa
Unhappy Hyperthyroid cat, need experiences

My approximately 12 year old cat, Rusty, was recently diagnosed as hyperthyroid. She also had/has some liver involvement or affected liver, with elevated liver enzymes.

Here are her lab values:...
Forum: Dog training - dog behavior November 1st, 2010, 11:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 664
Posted By dogmelissa
Thanks for the reply Penny! Unfortunately,...

Thanks for the reply Penny!

Unfortunately, blocking Cube out of the kitchen is impossible. Well, it's not but the only place I really could contain him would be in the front living room. :(...
Forum: Dog training - dog behavior October 31st, 2010, 08:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 664
Posted By dogmelissa
Question Help: Barking and the baby's food

Quick background: Cube was abused as a pup, severely. As a result he has a lot of fears, especially of men. I have been unable to rid him of these fears, though they have improved. I have an 8 month...
Forum: Pets that have passed away - Rainbow bridge October 1st, 2010, 04:09 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 841
Posted By dogmelissa
Sierra has gone to the Rainbow Bridge

On Wednesday evening instead of celebrating our 3rd wedding anniversary, we instead said good bye to our beloved :cat: Sierra. She passed away in my arms on the way to the emergency vet clinic - we...
Forum: Senior cats June 14th, 2010, 01:23 PM
Replies: 484
Views: 72,339
Posted By dogmelissa
I don't have a copy of her numbers, but I could...

I don't have a copy of her numbers, but I could ask for them today as we are going back to the vet. The vet called to check on her and I asked her if I need to get a repeat urinalysis done or...
Forum: Senior cats June 14th, 2010, 01:07 PM
Replies: 484
Views: 72,339
Posted By dogmelissa
Thank you for that info. I still think it's a bit...

Thank you for that info. I still think it's a bit of a 'shock' opinion - especially the stuff about farmed salmon being fed colouring. And since none of my cats eat straight tuna (except as a very...
Forum: Fish June 14th, 2010, 12:52 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 15,103
Posted By dogmelissa
That is AWESOME!!! How did you do it? On a...

That is AWESOME!!! How did you do it?

On a related note, how much water is needed for a Betta?

Melissa
Forum: Senior cats May 31st, 2010, 09:09 PM
Replies: 484
Views: 72,339
Posted By dogmelissa
recent diagnosis- complications

One of my kitties was just diagnosed with renal failure last week. She also had a UTI, potential kidney infection, so I am hesitant to assume this is chronic but I'm also operating under the...
Forum: Cat food forum October 9th, 2009, 04:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,052
Posted By dogmelissa
Question Higher fibre than Horizon Legacy needed - cats!

Long story short, my kitty Aubrie went to the vet today for an anal gland abcess that had ruptured. The same thing happened to her (same side? can't remember) almost 3 years ago to the date (was also...
Forum: Dog health - Ask members * If your pet is vomiting-bleeding-diarrhea etc. Vet time! June 27th, 2009, 01:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 762
Posted By dogmelissa
Thought I would update you on Taz. He is now what...

Thought I would update you on Taz. He is now what I would call fully recovered.

Truly I don't know how they did it, but where the canine tooth was removed, the gums were not cut at all. He also...
Forum: General Forum for cats and dogs June 27th, 2009, 01:21 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 906
Posted By dogmelissa
Question Cleaning outdoor dog potty area?

I have an area outdoors which is 'floored' with concrete paving stones (they are not sealed). This is the area I have trained Cube to go to the bathroom and he is very good about it. Though the area...
Forum: Dog health - Ask members * If your pet is vomiting-bleeding-diarrhea etc. Vet time! June 8th, 2009, 01:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 762
Posted By dogmelissa
Taz will eat anything, so chicken shouldn't be...

Taz will eat anything, so chicken shouldn't be too much of a problem for him. Can I buy necks/backs from the butcher or do I have to buy whole chickens and pull them apart on my own? Wings are easier...
Forum: Dog health - Ask members * If your pet is vomiting-bleeding-diarrhea etc. Vet time! June 8th, 2009, 12:10 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 762
Posted By dogmelissa
Question Bones that are safe for cats?

Long story short, my 6 yr old tabby cat is at the vet today having a dental. They expect to extract at *least* 2 teeth, potentially 5, including at least one of his upper canines (it's broken, it has...
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