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The principles behind keeping her in one room are best explained here: Base Camp -- How to Prepare for your New Cat | Little Big Cat - Dr. Jean Hofve For flower essences, I would look here: Stress and see which one best fits her personality and the situation. Or, you can call the company and...

Agree with Dr. Jeff that susceptibility plays a huge role. However, the virus from the food and from the cat were an exact match, so that particular cat had that particular strain and according to necropsy that was the proximate cause of death. Why that individual cat was so susceptible, while...

The company would be best able to advise you what is missing that needs to be supplemented, if anything.

Hi, here is some info on traveling with your cat. (It needs a little updating but it's got your basics.) When moving, start flower essences well before the moving date--at least 2 weeks, even better at the same time you are packing boxes. How to Travel with Your Cat | Little Big Cat - Dr. Jean...

You're so right about the selling aspect. This is a great example. Dr. Andrew Jones is very well known. He was a practicing veterinarian in Canada. He was repeatedly warned and fined by the Veterinary Board for making claims prohibited by professional ethics, and other violations. He ultimately...

Oh, no, that's so sad but he had such a great life right to the last possible minute... you gave him so much love and care! Sending hugs!!

There are always stories of amazing cures for just about anything if you look for them. We don't know what other factors were operating in those cases, including the genetics of the cancer, the history, prior health, and genetics of the patient, and other treatments that may have been tried...

Glad Punk is feeling sparkier! To answer your question though, fenbendazole has been able to kill some types of cancer cells in petri dishes, but that rarely translates to real life. There is no evidence that it is useful for cancer in pets. The anti-parasitic dose (50-100 mg/kg) might kill a...

Hi Cayla! I agree with Dr. Jeff, if she's not eating what you're offering, give her something else. As much as you want her on all raw, she may not be ready for it. A kitten must eat, and eat well, for best health. At this moment, it matters much less what she eats, than that she regains her...

Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear that! Gosh he did so well for so long. What a trooper! Even though he is full of fluid, he could still be thirsty because that fluid isn't in his bloodstream. The thirst mechanisms would still operate as usual. Probably he is a bit dehydrated from losing so much...

I don't use krill oil, so am not familiar with dosing. It's my understanding that different brands may be diluted with different oils, which would change the EPA/DHA concentration. Sooo.... it depends.

Full is okay, as long as it's not hard. Give more vaseline to help it get out. Inert, safe, will "grease the skids" so to speak. (You may also be feeling bladder which is balloon shaped and not a concern). Bile duct is way the front end, up under the liver and stomach, nothing to do with poop at...

Or maybe that's the spleen. Weird picture, lol! But it's the dark brown thing with intestines behind it!

To illustrate, the colon is the pale tube running from the liver (dark brown thing) to the butt. So your hand will be more or less between the hind legs, and you're feeling upwards. Hope this helps!

Glad I caught you before you engaged in a very entertaining wrestling match! So, you want to feel the tummy between the ribs and the hind legs. If he's thin enough or you have long fingers, get your hand under his belly and put your thumb on one side and fingers on the other and gently push...

Fancy Feast is absolutely fine. It's not super-duper ingredient quality but it's perfectly adequate and cats love it. If she likes it, she can eat it forever. My cat Perry Christmas went through phases where FF was all he would eat, and I was grateful for it. I had trouble keeping weight on...

Oh goodness no, you give vaseline by mouth, just smush a wad of it in the corner of his mouth so he has to swallow it. If he was constipated you would feel a giant firm to hard log up near his backbone, oriented front to back. At the back end there is bone (pelvic inlet) so you can't feel any...

Hey, so glad to hear that The Punkmeister is feeling better! Can you palpate his belly yourself to feel what is in there? It's unlikely that poop would sit from days ago if he has been pushing it out pretty well. UNLESS.... The one caveat is that sometimes there's a big "cork" and only liquid...

Sorry I'm late to the party, great discussion! Just wanted to chime in that Honest Kitchen makes human grade, raw dehydrated food. It is not ultraprocessed. It is a little heavy on the carbs for my preference, but it is easy to add extra meat. I would definitely avoid carrageenan in anything...

Happy Belated Thanksgiving! If you want the vets to get directly notified that you posted, yes I think you have to do the @. I don't always see things if they're not in my notifications. You can give Vaseline for the constipation (search for my many previous posts on it!). But it seems like...