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I know it’s been a long time since I posted on here about Dempsey. He recovered from his nose tumour two years ago. But he still had constipation issues which after recent tests the vet thinks is now Megacolon. Last night he went wobbly again so back in vets today. She took his blood pressure which ...

Hi Catstmq So sorry to hear about Zara. I really hope some of the meds I'm giving Dempsey can help her. I think the LifeGold liquid and PetAlive C-Caps have made a significant difference but it's hard to know which ones are really working so I just stick with all of them! I agree with you, I didn't ...

Hi, Hope all your little fur babies are doing well. Just thought I'd update you on Dempsey as I've not posted on here much since he was diagnosed with the nasal tumour last October. I'm pleased to say he's doing really well at the moment. All the sneezing and runny nose has stopped, just the odd snu...

Waffle away! :D I'd so pleased your new vet is supportive - having a good relationship with your vet is priceless. xx Yep totally agree. I struggle to sleep at night at the moment though, worrying about him! I was up at four this morning sitting in the kitchen with him! Just love him so much! Took ...

I'm glad you've managed to find a way, well done, and fusses to your boy. :) Thanks, yep he seems ok at mo, he's been enjoying some sunshine with me in the garden today. Even though he's an indoor cat he comes out in the garden with me but never wanders off. At the moment I spend my life googling c...

Result! Pleased to hear it's working. How's he doing today? My vet had never heard of using Webbox either, surprisingly. She said she was in awe of people who can keep pilling their cats, and I said "Lily has no idea she's on pills", and told her about our Webbox trick, so hopefully there...

What is he on? Pills and/or fluids? When Lily was on metacam i just used to squirt it into the top of her food and mix it in a little with the gravy, which disguised the taste. Pills I used to hide in Webbox (which luckily she liked) - cut off a piece about 1.5-2 cm long, cut a little slot in the m...

What is he on? Pills and/or fluids? When Lily was on metacam i just used to squirt it into the top of her food and mix it in a little with the gravy, which disguised the taste. Pills I used to hide in Webbox (which luckily she liked) - cut off a piece about 1.5-2 cm long, cut a little slot in the m...

Hi everyone, Dempsey is starting to suss me out so its already getting harder to hide tablets! Any good ideas? Also he doesn't like the salmon oil so no good on his food! Thanks, hope your furry friends are all ok xxx

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lilynmitz wrote:wow, that certainly is an action plan. A word of caution though, introduce all these changes slowly, or you'll find them all on the carpet 10 minutes later!

Haha, yep he's always been a sticky cat so that's definitely the plan. Have a lovely evening!

Oops meant sicky not sticky!

I'm not personally a follower of 'alternative' medicine, but I do support anyone who does and wants to try to help their pet. I would strongly suggest that you run the risk of a lecture/dismissal and tell the vet, though. If there is something there that might help, then it might also be strong eno...

As long as it doesn't react with the Metacam and he will take it, I can't see any harm in the turmeric. I don't know if vets go by the Hypocratic Oath, same as doctors, but I believe Hypocrates said let food be thy medicine and medicine thy food. Big Pharma doesn't like stuff like turmeric because ...

lilynmitz wrote:wow, that certainly is an action plan. A word of caution though, introduce all these changes slowly, or you'll find them all on the carpet 10 minutes later!

Haha, yep he's always been a sticky cat so that's definitely the plan. Have a lovely evening!

I tried adding curcumin to my Trigger's food when he had cancer, but the smell, and probably the taste, was too much for him he did really well on daily Metacam though, for his last two months, and it had the additional benefit of improving immensely the gut irritation he had had for years, probabl...

booktigger wrote:Personally, I would give him the metacam every day as it's a cox inhibitor which can slow cancer down.

Really, I didn't know that.
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I'm sorry to hear the news is not better, but I'm pleased to hear he is still bright in himself. Long may that last. I wish I'd known sooner about the cancer that took my Mo, and then Mitz 8 years later. In Mo's case, although we'd been treating him and monitoring him for general loss of condition ...

The vet rang today re Dempseys test results. Whilst they got plenty of cells to test they all showed up as good cells however he still thinks this is cancer but it has not spread. He said to give him Metacam daily but at mo he doesn't seem very congested, just a runny nose so I'm going to leave it u...

I don't think any thoughts are silly when you care profoundly, and it is good to think them through, but almost all cancers, especially the tumorous kind, are years in the making, which is why we (humans) invest so much in attempts at very early detection with invasive screenings, long before sympt...

Don't beat yourself up, there's absolutely nothing you did wrong or could have done to prevent it. It's just one of those things I'm afraid. It's clear that you love him very much and take good, careful, care of him - he couldn't ask any more of you. xx Thanks, I know. Just seems a coincidence it s...

I'm so sorry to hear this sad news, after your recent successes with Dempsey. I do hope you have a lot of quality time together, and he couldn't be in better hands to make his remaining time comfortable and full of love. It's tough on you thou. Take it a day at a time. Thanks for your kind words, I...

Crewella wrote:I'm so very sorry to hear this, Take it day by day and do make the most of the precious time you have with him. (((hugs)))

Thank you, yep one day at a time and def lots of hugs! He's like a teddy bear and just loves cuddles!

Lilith wrote:So very sorry to hear about Dempsey!

Big fusses to him and all the very best x

Thank you Lileth, it's so hard but we just have to make the best of the time we have left with him.

Sad news re Dempsey I'm afraid, you might see my other new post on here re request for info on nasal cancer in cats. He was diagnosed today after having an X-ray. He's had several URIs which we initially thought were more allergy like symptoms when we moved into our new house. I was concerned with i...

Hi, My twelve year old cat has just been diagnosed with nasal cancer today. He's had what we thought were ongoing URI's since we moved into our new house about six months ago. We initially thought it was allergies caused by new carpets etc Has anyone else had experience of nasal cancer in a cat? In ...

Thanks Cussypat1974, all really useful info but I'm so sorry for your loss. Poor Momo bless her. I lost my other cat two years ago to a suspected brain tumour, it was so hard seeing her go downhill and I still miss her now. Just thankful I still have my little Dempsey, I just hope he will be ok. Bes...

Thanks MarkB, yep hopefully he will be ok now. Thanks again for the food tip!

Thanks cussypat1974 I'm so sorry to hear you lost your cat to this. I've read a lot about it on the net and my vet also talked about this. I'm hoping as he has fully recovered it was just caused by constipation but I agree I need to bear the saddle thrombus in mind. My vet said normally with this co...

Thanks everyone, I thought you'd all understand! My husband thinks I'm just mad! :roll: Ok MarkB I will definitely watch he doesn't OD on his new yummy biscuits. We named him Dempsey after 'Dempsey & Makepeace'! Anyway thanks again all, fingers crossed he will be ok now, he certainly looks far m...

Woohoo, Dempsey had a poo!! Sorry to bore you with this but it was a great relief to him and me! Haha! Anyway he's still a little wobbly but definitely slightly better and I'm hoping now things are moving in the loo dept that will help! MarkB The Fibre Response arrived today and he loves it, eaten a...

Thanks for your thoughts on this. I think you could be right. Hopefully in a few days if we can get the constipation problem solved we will be able to see if the wobbliness improves.