Brushing Teeth

2008-01-26 Thread Susan Ang
In December, Autumn developed bad breath. I checked her mouth and her gums looked inflamed and a few of her teeth were yellowy. After Christmas, we went to PetSmart and got her a little red tooth brush and malt flavored paste. I expected a bit of a fight, but she loves the flavor and runs to get he

Re: Panting

2008-01-26 Thread C & J
My 8 month old kittens also pant briefly after vigorous activity. Wouldn't this be a normal body mechanism to cool itself? One of them also snores quite loudly, and I wonder if that is normal since I've never had a cat snore so audibly before. - Original Message - From: Beth Gouldi

Re: Panting

2008-01-26 Thread Beth Gouldin
my 6 month old FELV + manx kitten does the same. So did our 9 month old Siamese mix who we had to PTS because of a serious bout with FELV over Christmas. It was normally after careening around the house together but it never really seemed normal. The manx is a loud breather anyway - sometimes on

Panting

2008-01-26 Thread Susan Ang
Autumn pants sometimes after moderate to vigorous play, but I have never had a cat do that before. We hadn't mentioned it to the vet because we thought it was just too hot. We did Google it. Is it sustained panting that we need to be worried about or any panting in general? Autumn goes back the the

Re: Ember and the Scary Mistake

2008-01-26 Thread Sherry DeHaan
Lance I am so happy to hear Ember ( I love her name) is feeling a bit better. My Tristan who is not felv+ had a problem with loose stool and he gets a fiber capsule every night and it is normal now.Dr. Jen said it it IBS irritable bowel syndrome.Take care of your baby girl and I will keep thinki

Re: Toby Please add to the CLS :(

2008-01-26 Thread catatonya
I'm sorry Sherry. t Sherry DeHaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This one is one of the toughest.Our sweet Toby went to the bridge today.He was a beautiful fluffy orange boy who always had a purr for you.He was one of the original 5 that started Sids and the last of the 5.He made it 4 years af

Re: Ember and the Scary Mistake

2008-01-26 Thread Lance
I had a call in to the same vet late yesterday afternoon, and she got back to me earlier this morning. I wanted to clarify the doses, after doing some reading that alarmed me about Metronidazole. I don't want to give Ember more than she needs (or any, if it can be helped). I'm mostly okay w

Re: Ember and loose stools

2008-01-26 Thread catatonya
Lance, I hope this message finds Ember feeling better. Sometimes cats just get diarrhea from something they ate and it takes a while to get their system back on track. t Lance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi everyone, Last Saturday night, I came home to find a very large, very odorous,

Re: Ember and the Scary Mistake

2008-01-26 Thread Jane Lyons
Computer error??? It sounds as though the vet made a 'scary mistake' and rather than honesty and responsibility, she is playing defense, which is equally scary. I would stop the Metronidazole. It seems that Ember had a violent reaction to the overdose and needs time to process that assault.