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[KMHunter]

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Can't help you with the siezure thing. Can commiserate with you how much money we are willing to spend on our pets. Just dropped $915 on a vet bill for procedures including an endoscopy to look in his throat and esophagus. He has been trying to cough up a lung for the last week, but everything looks healthy in there. Next step is ultrasound of the throat to see if there is something pressing in from the outside making him cough. He is so peeved at me for taking him to the vet two days in a row and leaving him there ALL day. Not sure what is gonna happen. He is my baby and I am really worried. So I feel for you C4G.

Have they worked up his heart?


C4G- I hate to tell you this, but seizures in a cat are never a good thing. Epilepsy in a dog CAN be easy to manage sometimes, but in the rarer instances where cat seizures are caused by epilepsy, it can be a nightmare to manage them. Maybe jbear can chime in on this, she sees all cats, I just do emergency.

You mean it could be his heart? They did an x-ray of almost his whole body and blood tests. His white blood cell count was a little low, but everything else looked great and healthy. Really? His heart? That doesn't sound good.

 

[jbear]

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What an awesome compliment. Thank you. Hope things improve for you.
BTW I have a very cool idea for those wagon wheel rings I have. I will also be using the tines from old dump rake.

been thinking of you Grace..
you should text me....

 

[jbear]

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how old? What's FeLV/FIV status? Indoor/outdoor?
if it is kidney failure, toxins build up in the body eventually and begin to cause the seizures.... if not especially an old cat, it could be anything else causing the seizures. Tumor? Something toxic?

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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That means free food right ???

Yes ... tofu and snow pea stir-fry with jasmine rice; mint leaf garnish -- then desert: sauteed peaches with a lemon-molasses-cinnamon glaze with creme fresh -- fresh grated nutmeg for garnish

Just your style CR

SAWEEEET All my favorite things where do I sign up ???

 

[wishingbee]

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Yes, I did! It's dangerous, this forum. You guys are professional enablers, too! All these pictures of beautiful birds and lovely coops.... it puts dangerous ideas into my chickenless head.

So not only am I in love with Faverolles and Ameraucanas, I discovered the Belgian D'anver. My husband is Belgian, so he is especially enthusiastic about this breed. There really is something about those bearded birdies.

Thanks all for the warm welcome! I hope the meetups went well!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Yes, I did! It's dangerous, this forum. You guys are professional enablers, too! All these pictures of beautiful birds and lovely coops.... it puts dangerous ideas into my chickenless head.

So not only am I in love with Faverolles and Ameraucanas, I discovered the Belgian D'anver. My husband is Belgian, so he is especially enthusiastic about this breed. There really is something about those bearded birdies.

Thanks all for the warm welcome! I hope the meetups went well!

But ya really should check outthe RIR Bantams. BIG eggs for little birds. I often get 2-2 1/4 oz eggs which would rate as large.

 

[chickens4gramma]

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how old? What's FeLV/FIV status? Indoor/outdoor?
if it is kidney failure, toxins build up in the body eventually and begin to cause the seizures.... if not especially an old cat, it could be anything else causing the seizures. Tumor? Something toxic?

JBear: She started peeing inappropriately (on any clothes left on the floor--that sure teaches your teens to pick up their clothes!) and drinking a lot of water, almost obsessively. So I took her in and they checked a urine specimen ($140 for that visit). Ruled out diabetes, but urine was dilute, so they suspect kidney failure. But another $160 to be sure. Since there is no cure, what difference does it make? She drinks a lot and pees about 6 times a day, so I think that is what it is.

She was a stray so we don't know her age. They thought she was about 1 to 2 when we found her (2004), so she is probably 8 or 9 now, and has always had cat herpes (almost died from that) and a vomitting issue. Can only eat A/D wet food or she vomits (now up to $1.65 a small can). We just slowly switched her to K/D (less protein) for her kidneys. She also has terrible teeth and has had dental surgery twice ($500 a pop). I just can't afford to spend any more. We decided we would just let nature take it's course, making her as comfortable as possible and showering her with lots of love (hospice care).

She has always had what we thought were small seizures, where her head would shake and then twist sideways. I took her in for that years ago and they just said to watch her and bring her back if they got worse ($150 later) and they would try medication. I do not mean to be callous, because we adore her, but we have just reached a point where we can't keep spending money on her when we think her time is limited. We rescued her and have given her a really good, spoiled rotten life, being the "only child" pet. As I said, we just don't want her to suffer. She is still purring, loving to sit on laps and be brushed, so we are taking it day to day. But now I am afraid to leave her alone or she will have a seizure and fall. And I don't want her to die alone and afraid. In kidney failure, are the seizures end-stage? How do we decide if it is time to put her to sleep? This is so hard...

 

[chickens4gramma]

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Can't help you with the siezure thing. Can commiserate with you how much money we are willing to spend on our pets. Just dropped $915 on a vet bill for procedures including an endoscopy to look in his throat and esophagus. He has been trying to cough up a lung for the last week, but everything looks healthy in there. Next step is ultrasound of the throat to see if there is something pressing in from the outside making him cough. He is so peeved at me for taking him to the vet two days in a row and leaving him there ALL day. Not sure what is gonna happen. He is my baby and I am really worried. So I feel for you C4G.

I am so sorry you are dealing with this too. We love them, but wow...We have friends who spent $20,000 on their dog. Heart surgery at WSU and it still died a year later. And they really couldn't afford it. Now the owner has leukemia, and they are in financial trouble.

It is so hard to know when to say "enough". I hope they can figure out how to make your baby better. How old is he?

 

[Stumpfarmer]

Speaking of food at meet-ups: Assuming we can get one together before the young woman who lives here goes off to Europe for two weeks in November, I promise at least one pound cake of some sort for the event, and possibly a redo of the wonderful dark chocolate filled with raspberry jam and frosted with ganache that we collaborated on for the young master's going away party. She's a dangerous, dangerous dessert chef, as her grandmother before her.

Also, hallerlake, speaking of the young master: he shaved off his face-fungus. It's caused a sensation on his fb, especially since it took his fiance a few hours to be able to recognize him.

 

[hallerlake]

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Yes, I did! It's dangerous, this forum. You guys are professional enablers, too! All these pictures of beautiful birds and lovely coops.... it puts dangerous ideas into my chickenless head.

So not only am I in love with Faverolles and Ameraucanas, I discovered the Belgian D'anver. My husband is Belgian, so he is especially enthusiastic about this breed. There really is something about those bearded birdies.

Thanks all for the warm welcome! I hope the meetups went well!

How about Brabanters for your husband? The Brabant was north Belgium/south Holland. I'll have eggs and/or chicks next year.