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Baron 1120674     Purred: Tue Apr 30, '13 5:00pm PST  Thank you for posting an update! Baron is going in for dental cleaning tomorrow. Hoping for the best! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Baron 1120674     Purred: Tue Apr 16, '13 6:07am PST  Thank you very much everyone! We have been seeing the same vet for about four years now. They have always mailed an estimate and discussed procedure with us prior to receiving estimate. I am planning to go in today and ask about the list of injections and what it all means. They also included things on the list like biotene water additive. So I am hoping the price is less then what is quoted seeing how I will not get the bottle of Biotene. Hopefully all my kitty friends and their families in Boston area are safe after yesterday. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Cat Health > Teeth Cleaning and anesthesia

Baron 1120674     Purred: Sat Apr 13, '13 9:31pm PST  I will check with the vet about bartonella. I already received an estimate based on Goo's annual check-up appt with the vet. I'm not sure if we should see another vet that does a dental check-up/xrays before an estimate? We live about 30-40 minutes outside of Boston. I can't believe how expensive it is! I grew up with cats and never had an issue! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Cat Health > Teeth Cleaning and anesthesia

Baron 1120674     Purred: Sat Apr 13, '13 12:06pm PST  Thank you all very much! I'm just concerned that it is a significant amount of medication/injections for my little 12lb cat! I plan on speaking with a vet tech when I call to make the appointment. They have given us a low cost and high cost of getting his teeth cleaned which is $550 and 880. Seems insane that it is so much and that there is a significant difference in the price. I will do whatever I can to make sure he stays healthy seeing how he is either four or five years old. We feed primarily wet and supplement with dry once a day. Goo tends to swallow it whole although we've found that he does chew the greenies that we give him. Are greenies a good choice to help with his teeth? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Cat Health > Teeth Cleaning and anesthesia

Baron 1120674     Purred: Thu Apr 11, '13 5:55pm PST  Hello Everyone! My little Goo has severe Gingervitis or as the vet calls it gingivitis. They have recommended we get his teeth cleaned. We just received the estimate in the mail and I am a bit concerned with all the medications he will receive and secondly the cost. I plan on contacting the vet to ask more in depth about the estimate but figured I would check here first! The estimate lists Acepromazine injectable, buprinex injectable, ketamine, midazolam injectable, anesthesia inhalent (1hr), and then it lists further down extractions if needed and then cefazolin injection, local anesthesia, doxyrobe gel, metacam injectable and a few other things like cbc and radiographs. It just seems like there are a lot of "injectables" and medications that my little kitty will receive for a cleaning. Any thoughts? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Pieces 1149105     Purred: Sat Mar 30, '13 3:43pm PST  Thank you for your response! The kitty with the hurt leg seems to be much better now. We will keep an eye on it. He has hurt it before where we had taken him right in and they said to watch it. He is allowing us to rub/touch it and is running all around now. This morning he was limping and not really playing. Maybe resting throughout the day helped? As for my Moose, she seems to be a bit better. We left for a few hours and let her have free reign of the upstairs. She was hiding when we left but came to greet us at the door and love us when we came back. We ended up feeding her out with the others and she still seems nervous but she isn't running away to hide the second she sees them. We will keep a close eye. I just feel awful because she had the response that she did. I will try a little cat nip. She loves the Greenies treats so maybe I'll give her a few when out with the others? my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Cat Health > Traumatized kitty

Pieces 1149105     Purred: Sat Mar 30, '13 12:01pm PST  This morning my baby Elvis got his leg stuck (he is usually a bully to one of the other cats) and was limping around the house. The cat that he typically is a bully to, Dee, saw his injury as a time to go after him. This caused a kitty kerfluffle with screaming, hissing and going after one another. They were separated and I stepped in to remove Elvis as he was walking/running away. As I lifted him, Dee tried to get him in my arms. It was insane and got all the kitties riled up. My little girl Moose, who is easily startled, bolted into the basement and hid. We couldn't find her for over an hour but we eventually did. We needed to remove her from her hiding spot due to it being unsafe (on top of fiberglass insulation which we thought was blocked off). I ended up bringing her upstairs while my husband secured the fiberglass area. She was shaking and sitting in one spot. We put he other kitties away and let her have free reign of the upstairs. She ate her meal but then went to hide in a bedroom. She continues to hide at this point and isn't coming out for treats or pets and she is typically a loving cat. Should I call the vet to see what they suggest? Is there anything I can do to help her? I've dealt with nervous kitties before but never to this extent. Please help! How can I help my princess? **Not sure if this belongs in the cat health section** my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Behavior & Training > Traumatized kitty

Pieces 1149105     Purred: Sat Mar 30, '13 11:42am PST  This morning my baby Elvis got his leg stuck (he is usually a bully to one of the other cats) and was limping around the house. The cat that he typically is a bully to, Dee, saw his injury as a time to go after him. This caused a kitty kerfluffle with screaming, hissing and going after one another. They were separated and I stepped in to remove Elvis as he was walking/running away. As I lifted him, Dee tried to get him in my arms. It was insane and got all the kitties riled up. My little girl Moose, who is easily startled, bolted into the basement and hid. We couldn't find her for over an hour but we eventually did. We needed to remove her from her hiding spot due to it being unsafe (on top of fiberglass insulation which we thought was blocked off). I ended up bringing her upstairs while my husband secured the fiberglass area. She was shaking and sitting in one spot. We put he other kitties away and let her have free reign of the upstairs. She ate her meal but then went to hide in a bedroom. She continues to hide at this point and isn't coming out for treats or pets and she is typically a loving cat. Should I call the vet to see what they suggest? Is there anything I can do to help her? I've dealt with nervous kitties before but never to this extent. Please help! How can I help my princess? **Not sure if this belongs in the cat health section** my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Cat Health > Post Urinary Blockage worries.

Baron 1120674     Purred: Tue Mar 19, '13 4:37pm PST  My baby Goo went through something similar a few years ago. We noticed that he would run into the liter box, stand for at least 10 seconds and then bolt out of there. He very rarely produced anything until one afternoon he was on top of a comforter piled on the couch and he peed. There was so much pee and it smelled so strong. We took him right into the vets and they said it was most likely a blockage that he was able to clear himself. They told us to feed him the Hills prescription diet stuff and keep water bowls full. We ended up feeding him that stuff for about 6-8 months when we noticed/realized he had gained a significant amount of weight. We aren't sure if it helped with the pee/blockages as we noticed that there was still pee in various places in the basement. We assumed it was him but had no proof seeing how we have five kitties. We ended up switching entirely to wet for all kitties at that point. Goo was not happy because he loved his dry crunchies. We switched to proplan selects wet and then we started to feed a combination of friskies (there are three kinds which I believe are grain free) and fancy feast (also grain free flavors). After switching to entirely wet, we noticed that there was no more pee in random places and less poop in the litter boxes. Goo was able to lose a few pounds and get back down to a healthy weight (Goo was about 18lbs and is now down to about 13). We buy the large friskies cans (13oz) and the 3oz fancy feasts. Good luck! Have you tried local animal shelters? Sometimes they have programs to help with the cost of food or local food pantrys sometimes get kitty food. I hope your kitty feels better soon! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Baron 1120674     Purred: Tue Mar 19, '13 4:24pm PST  Thank you for your posts! Both kitties are doing fine. I didn't realize that the one year vaccine is better for them than the three year. I believe this is the first time they have gotten the three year vaccine. I will ask the vet next time we go back. Goo will need to go in for his teeth cleaning. I was so worried seeing how Goo eats EVERYTHING and always begs for more food all the time. We had to put safety locks on our cabinets to keep him from pulling food out! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

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