Kitty Talk

[n_maher]

Unfortunately I lost my favorite pics of my kitties when my photo hosting site went down. But I'll see what I can do about finding some of Zoe (the runt who I've had since she was found abandoned @ 2 weeks old) and Koshka, the one-eyed cat who picked me when I went to the SPCA to find a new cat.

Zoe

[JBLoudG20]

Ian's condo (I think its a condo) looks so damn cool.

[NoValidTitle]

Damn Zoe is way up there!

here is another of my late cat and I.

[guzziguy]

This thread makes me sad. Had to put the family cat to sleep last month. She was suffering from a hyperthyroid and was loosing about a pound a week.

I'm sorry about that. It's always so hard to lose one's pets. Couldn't her hyperthyroid be controlled with Tapazole? Our oldest cat also has hyperthroidism but is doing well on Tapazole. We've stabilized his weight and, apparently, his metabolism.

[ronnielee54]

I'm sorry about that. It's always so hard to lose one's pets. Couldn't her hyperthyroid be controlled with Tapazole? Our oldest cat also has hyperthroidism but is doing well on Tapazole. We've stabilized his weight and, apparently, his metabolism.

We tried giving her medications, but she was impossible to give a pill to. The vet was even unable to medicate her. It got to the point where it was just tormenting her to much, so since she was about 15, we elected to make her as comfortable as possible and when she started getting sick we decided it was time.

[Absorbine_Sr]

Due to her having an accident, I'm back in my old house helping care for my ex-wife. Which means I'm also back in the world of kitties. I didn't realize just how much I missed the little furballs. Is there anything more peaceful than a sleeping cat in your lap?

[guzziguy]

We tried giving her medications, but she was impossible to give a pill to. The vet was even unable to medicate her. It got to the point where it was just tormenting her to much, so since she was about 15, we elected to make her as comfortable as possible and when she started getting sick we decided it was time.

I understand. Our cat is the same way. The tapazole we have is in cream form. You put a dose from a syringe on your finger and then rub it inside the ear, where there is little hair. We have to dose him twice a day, but it's become like petting him and he doesn't fight it now.

[swt61]

I posted this one a while ago of me visiting a friend who has the hairless cat seen in this picture. It is my proudest moment.

That will be my next cat one day in the near future!

I've wanted the Canadian Hairless for quite some time. I just think they're awesome.

I won't mention the Red body-tard.

[ronnielee54]

I understand. Our cat is the same way. The tapazole we have is in cream form. You put a dose from a syringe on your finger and then rub it inside the ear, where there is little hair. We have to dose him twice a day, but it's become like petting him and he doesn't fight it now.

Well that trully sucks. I guess that is the downside of living in the sticks. Had we had the option of a cream presented to us, we could have done that easily. It was never metioned to us by the vet.

[guzziguy]

I'm truly sorry about your loss and sorry to have caused more pain. I thought about not posting it but decided that you needed to know about this form of medication. You might want to ask your vet about it. You might want to check out other vets if you have other pets or get another in the future.

[ronnielee54]

No problem, but my Lab will not be going to that vet anymore. Time to find a new one.

[raif]

Finding a good vet is very hard. Having had issues in the past, it is hard for me to trust them. There are some great ones, but many of them remind me of the servers at Applebees, they are always going for the upsell.


On the the lighter side...

He likes to hide from the vacuum.

[guzziguy]

No problem, but my Lab will not be going to that vet anymore. Time to find a new one.

I think looking around for a new vet sounds like a smart idea. He/she doesn't seem to be up on modern veterinarian products.

Also, I forgot this in my last post. My sister uses this method to give her cat pills.

[ronnielee54]

I think looking around for a new vet sounds like a smart idea. He/she doesn't seem to be up on modern veterinarian products.

Also, I forgot this in my last post. My sister uses this method to give her cat pills.

Would not have worked with my cat. About all she would the last 2 months she was alive was the gravy off of Tender Vittles. She would leave the solid parts. Made the dog happy though. She got the leftovers along with her normal food and must have gained 5 pounds those 2 months.

[CarlSeibert]

And for no other reason than we love them and that they seem to us to be the cutest cats in the world...


... we have Jazz, who is a ragdoll, but she doesn't know that means she's supposed to behave a certain way. She just thinks she's a kitten.


...and Enigma, helping Bonnie read a magazine.

-Carl

[dsavitsk]

Another option is Radiocat - Centers For The Treatment Of Feline Hyperthyroidism

I have a hyperthyroid cat who takes her pills just fine, but this is supposed to work really well. It isn't free, of course, but considering the alternative it isn't really that expensive either.

[guzziguy]

I talked about radioactive treatment for our cat with our vet. She said that she often sees kidney problems later in cats that get it. This is hardly scientific, but we decided not to go that direction. If our cat were younger, we would have explored that option more carefully.

[pabbi1]

The feline ring of power... given to me by my first wife, a nasty feral critter. Worn daily since 1977.

[dsavitsk]

I talked about radioactive treatment for our cat with our vet. She said that she often sees kidney problems later in cats that get it. This is hardly scientific, but we decided not to go that direction.

Just as an opposite data point, our vet said essentially the opposite, that she has seen issues with years of pills but that the radiation is pretty benign. I have no idea what the right answer is, of course. But, as I say, our kitty takes her pills so well that it is not an issue yet. For those that don't, a slight chance of kidney issues down the road seems like a reasonable risk.

Here she is proofreading something for me.

[boomana]

Here she is proofreading something for me.

Cats are always very helpful with paperwork. My old cat used to help me grade papers by chewing and ripping at the edges to help reduce my workload once I'd fallen asleep. She tried her best. The students also seemed to appreciate her marks more than mine.