The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[sharron]

Is the prescribed food royal canin? if so that stuff is actually loaded with corn and fillers and terrible for dogs. We've tried practically every food there is so if you need suggestions for good ones to try, I can give some. Ranging from cheaper ones to more high end ones but all good ones
no, its hill's metabolic, money back guarantee



Hope her eyes get better!

thanks

 

[ShrekDawg]

thanks

no problem and good luck!

 

[ShrekDawg]

and after some research, starting to wonder if Gator has malabsorbtion/malassimilitation or whatever, says its usually caused by a pancreas issue. going to ask the vet. maybe he could get on some pancreatic enzymes or something and be a little better even if its only for a little longer

 

[ShrekDawg]

He's for sure going in tomorrow though and I think I will probably go with them to make sure my dad tells the vet everything and asks questions.

 

[bruceha2000]

i remember that my father used to use used motor oil with sulfa when his hounds got mange or skin infection, seemed to clear it up,

Mange is caused by mites. I suspect the motor oil smothered them.

and after some research, starting to wonder if Gator has malabsorbtion/malassimilitation or whatever, says its usually caused by a pancreas issue. going to ask the vet. maybe he could get on some pancreatic enzymes or something and be a little better even if its only for a little longer

The vet will likely do a blood draw and analysis. We took our oldest (11) cat to the vet a month ago because she was sometimes vomiting clear liquid and seemed to be losing weight. Never a hefty cat, I think 8 pounds, she had lost 2. Turns out she has developed a hyperactive thyroid problem.

 

[sharron]

Mange is caused by mites. I suspect the motor oil smothered them.


The vet will likely do a blood draw and analysis. We took our oldest (11) cat to the vet a month ago because she was sometimes vomiting clear liquid and seemed to be losing weight. Never a hefty cat, I think 8 pounds, she had lost 2. Turns out she has developed a hyperactive thyroid problem.

yep, in those days vets weren't too common, had to treat themselves, daddy used sulfa for everything, even if a vet had been around he didn't have much money to spend on his hounds, just food for them, 35 cents an hour if he was lucky enough to have a customer but he was a good man and father

 

[sharron]

night everyone

 

[ShrekDawg]

Mange is caused by mites. I suspect the motor oil smothered them.


The vet will likely do a blood draw and analysis. We took our oldest (11) cat to the vet a month ago because she was sometimes vomiting clear liquid and seemed to be losing weight. Never a hefty cat, I think 8 pounds, she had lost 2. Turns out she has developed a hyperactive thyroid problem.

Glad you figured out what the problem was! Is she on medicine or something for it? Gator seems to have lost a lot of weight too but he also isn't eating much at all. I hope the vet can figure out what is wrong with him.

And since you mentioned your cat, I just got a text yesterday from someone at Luna's vet about how they recommend biannual exams for senior cats over 7 but not required but it's due if I choose to. Idk if I should or not. She's always been a very healthy cat so it seems like somewhat a lot of money per year just to find out she's healthy especially since they usually don't do a blood test but then again I want to be SURE she's healthy and I don't want to be a cheapo so idk... maybe I should just stick to the annual exam but start asking for a blood test every year? Do you take your cats in twice a year? Luna just turned 8 in August. It can be so hard to know what the right thing to do is for our animals.

 

[bruceha2000]

Heck we don't even take them in every year! For one thing, Rascal (the oldest one) is near impossible to catch. She reads our minds the day before her appointment and hides. When she hides, she is not to be found. Don't know how many appointments I've cancelled because we didn't know where she was. For another they are 100% indoor cats, no way they are going to catch any of the diseases cats are vaccinated for annually. We only take them in for the required rabies shot. Twice a year might be reasonable for an animal that has known health issues. If, like Rascal, they have declined in some manner - time for the vet to check.

We have medicine we give Rascal twice a day in her food. Started Dec 1 and have an appointment for a blood draw next Friday so they can see if she is responding and that there is no impact on other organs. BUT ... assuming all is going in the right direction we are going to do the radioactive iodine therapy. Not cheap but the medicine, after shipping costs, is $65 a month. She doesn't have to live many years to come out ahead with the one time iodine treatment.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Heck we don't even take them in every year! For one thing, Rascal (the oldest one) is near impossible to catch. She reads our minds the day before her appointment and hides. When she hides, she is not to be found. Don't know how many appointments I've cancelled because we didn't know where she was. For another they are 100% indoor cats, no way they are going to catch any of the diseases cats are vaccinated for annually. We only take them in for the required rabies shot. Twice a year might be reasonable for an animal that has known health issues. If, like Rascal, they have declined in some manner - time for the vet to check.

We have medicine we give Rascal twice a day in her food. Started Dec 1 and have an appointment for a blood draw next Friday so they can see if she is responding and that there is no impact on other organs. BUT ... assuming all is going in the right direction we are going to do the radioactive iodine therapy. Not cheap but the medicine, after shipping costs, is $65 a month. She doesn't have to live many years to come out ahead with the one time iodine treatment.

Oh wow, she sounds like a very smart cat!! And your house must be very big for her to be completely lost in it! Thankfully Luna doesn't really ever hide. I have occassionally "lost" her, I just wanted to pet her or feed her dinner or something and couldn't find her, but after a quick search she turns up. She's usually only one of a few places. Usually asleep on my bed or in the basement on the couch or in her room where she gets fed. She also loves our dining room and a specific chair in the kitchen so she usually isn't too hard to locate. In fact, she is a very social cat so she is usually on the first floor but she does love sleeping in my room frequently too and I can often find her curled up on my bed or chair. But she actually loves her carrier and is a sweet, gentle cat so she will literally just walk right into it if I pick her up and put her in or even if I just set it down. She's easy to catch too. And because of her sweet, gentle temperament she lets the vets and groomers do anything they want to her with no fight whatsoever. Including shaving her down annually. She will make noise but that's about it. If you're really insistant, she will eventually use her paws (no claws) then she will use her claws and/or teeth as an absolute last resort if that doesn't work but even then it's just like one swipe. And that's with me, I think she is better with the groomers. But she only fights after she gets frustrated enough, which is totally understandable. She's nothing like some of those monster cats you see YouTube videos of haha with her she's basically just like "do you really have to do this to me? Yes? Okay whatever. But just so you know, I don't like it."

Sorry, got a bit sidetracked. Anyway, she doesn't seem to have declined at all but I was reading some stories where people say biannual exams saved their pets life cause they caught stuff early so now I'm like paranoid aha she doesn't go outside anymore but she used to when she was younger and she still occasionally tries to run out but we usually catch her very quickly or let her sit in the sun in our garden, that's really the furthest she goes anymore. But we do try not to let her out because her coat gets matted easily being long hair and with all the burrs and pine sap but of course also because of the potential risks, especially with her small size and her age. She is a very smart cat and knows how to climb trees (and get down) so I don't worry so much about land predators but I do worry about a hawk or something getting her. So we try to keep her exclusively indoors now. She really only wants to go outside in the spring and summer anyway. Speaking of which, another reason I try to keep her in now is because I don't want her getting any baby animals. We have a lot of birds that nest in the bushes around the house.

That does sound like a much better idea, for both you and her, to just pay for a one time treatment.

Luna just went in June and then again in July to be shaved (but that wasn't an exam).