Discussion on Cats, Moggies and Felines in general [with Pictures]

[Milboo]

Hope Milboo puss can get it under control soon and be home again. Regardless of quite enjoying his time there, I'm sure his 'parents' would like him home with them.

Yep - much preferred he was home but I know it's better for him there if there is tweaking of dose going on.

Not missing the 5am wake up calls!!

 

[k_sheep]

Yep - much preferred he was home but I know it's better for him there if there is tweaking of dose going on.

Not missing the 5am wake up calls!!

I'm glad there's a small silver lining! Mine are very good and wait for the alarm to go off before sitting on my chest.

 

[Milboo]

Damn kitty...

Went very low in his BSL this morning so he's staying a bit longer again

 

[love_the_life]

Sorry to hear that Milboo - puss is keeping you worried! Hope things are better today.

 

[Pushka]

Sorry to hear Milboo. Sending healing vibes to your cat.

Our cat seems to think it's cold today. And yes, that is a 'chocolate box' shopping bag inside his cubby hole. He had his 12 month shots and check up yesterday. Four years and needs another tartar clean up so off for a general in a couple of weeks time.

 

[k_sheep]

He's in the best hands I'm sure. Sucks having them away though

Hope he stabilises quickly.

 

[Milboo]

They skipped his dose this morning and he went back up to about 12, and this dropped to normal once he was given insulin this afternoon.

They are at a loss to explain why he is giving a normal reading on the same dose as he went in on - and he was massively high then.

 

[whatmeworry]

Omar the huge Melburn Maine Coon.

Three-year-old Omar, who has amassed over 12,000 followers within two weeks of joining social media, currently weighs a whopping 14 kilograms and is reportedly 120 centimetres long -- a mere 1.67 centrimetres longer than the current record holder, Ludo.

Meet Omar, The Aussie Feline In The Running To Be The World's Longest Cat

 

[Milboo]

The photo is distorted - look how small the rear is vs the head.

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Still no kitty home here but tomorrow is the day. He's been all over the show with his levels on varying insulin doses. Given his age we are adopting an approach of close enough is good enough. There is a possibility there could be another issue at play but it would involve a CT scan and if there was a tumour, radiation is the treatment course. I'm not putting him through that as a senior cat.

 

[whatmeworry]

Omar's instagram account.

https://www.instagram.com/omar_mainecoon/?hl=en

 

[Milboo]

Sorry but that cat is massively overweight - I hope for his sake they are not chasing the title at the sake of his health. A cat that big needs to be kept lean to help protect his joints.

 

[blackcat20]

We once had a dribbler - when he was very happy, he would knead and then dribble on you

Bella is the same; purrs until there is a massive build-up then shakes it all over you...

 

[Pushka]

Sorry but that cat is massively overweight - I hope for his sake they are not chasing the title at the sake of his health. A cat that big needs to be kept lean to help protect his joints.

Vets are pretty cough about cat and dog weight. Ours was 100g lighter this year (he's not a big cat for his breed) and she was very pleased. But all that probably meant that'd he'd been a bit 'busy' recently.

He's having teeth descaled next Tuesday - just one side. Weird.

 

[love_the_life]

Bella is the same; purrs until there is a massive build-up then shakes it all over you...

Ewwww, lovely :shock:

 

[coriander]

He's having teeth descaled next Tuesday - just one side. Weird.

Not weird.... quite common. If the cat has calculus and/or periodontal disease only one on side and the other is normal / pristine, it means the cat is chewing on his/her good side because the other side is painful or uncomfortable. This pain can be caused by gingivitis at least or by Tooth Resorption (TR) at worst. TRs were previously called FORLs (Feline Oral Resorptive Lesions) or Cevical Line Lesions.

TRs are common in middle aged cats normally afflicting lower 1st molar, lower 4th premolar and upper premolars. There may be nothing visible on the tooth or perhaps just (what looks like a minor) a red spot of inflammation on the gum line, but the root is being resorbed subgingivally. If that's the case, toothanasia is the only treatment for that tooth. Causes of TRs are unknown but ~30% cats develop them by the time they're 8 or 9. (Researchers looking at large feline skulls (ie lions etc) in the British Museum archives found some teeth exhibited TRs, so the original assumed culprit - manufactured diet - would seem to be innocent.)

 

[Pushka]

Thanks Coriander. That makes sense and sounds familiar with what the Vet said.

 

[blackcat20]

Miss Bella is in need of some dental work at some point; she's a bit of a princess and wont eat anything she really needs to chew on (like chicken wings). She likes her fresh meat finely chopped

 

[Pushka]

Miss Bella is in need of some dental work at some point; she's a bit of a princess and wont eat anything she really needs to chew on (like chicken wings). She likes her fresh meat finely chopped

We have furball biscuits in his room at night and dental biscuits during the day. Still get fur balls and still gets dental issues. Con?

It's going to cost around $380!!!

 

[coriander]

We have furball biscuits in his room at night and dental biscuits during the day. Still get fur balls and still gets dental issues. Con?

It's going to cost around $380!!!

That's very inexpensive. A typical cat dental procedure would cost my clients $600-900 including pre-op bloods, IV fluids, dental xrays, etc.

 

[Pushka]

That's very inexpensive. A typical cat dental procedure would cost my clients $600-900 including pre-op bloods, IV fluids, dental xrays, etc.

Oh. Wow. This did include a pre op blood at least.