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Wonderful news about my cat!

Madame Lorrraine — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:00:54 GMT

Long story short: took him to the vet last week; she drew blood and did every test know to humanity. Got the results back today: HE'S FINE!!!!

One problem, though, is that his hips and/or back legs are giving him pain. I've noticed that walking up stairs really bothers him; I mentioned this to his vet and she said that if I want her to, she'd prescribe some pain medication for him. I'm going to do it; since he's in good overall health, why shouldn't we maximize his quality of life by getting rid of the pain?

We've also managed to get his weight down, too, to under 15 lbs. (he was close to 17 lbs. a couple of years ago) and I'm sure that's better for his legs and hips too.

The main reason we took him to the vet was that he had been upchucking at night--a lot. It turns out the cause was the kitty treat we'd been giving him. It's done wonders for his fur and skin but I had forgotten he's allergic to rice, which is the 3rd ingredient in his treats.

So, we discontinued the treats and no more midnight barfing.

And he's 10 years old now; I hope we have many more happy years together. Happy birthday, my sweet baby boy BooBoo!

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Lumming — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:06:52 GMT

You have turned that poor cat into a hypochondriac.

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Jeremiah 2911 — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 01:14:05 GMT

Try Cosequin for cats. It's glucosamine -chondroitin. It is proven to help joints heal.

Sometimes the pain meds for cats cause them to lose their appetite and become lethargic.

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Madame Lorrraine — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 01:18:01 GMT

On 7/7/2014 Lumming said:
You have turned that poor cat into a hypochondriac.

ROTFLMBO!!!!

If I have, I'll have made medical history!

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chessylady — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 01:48:58 GMT

Happy for you. I have two elderly cat brothers that I love very much. We take good care of our pets.

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Andreatoo — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 02:14:58 GMT

have you considered acupuncture?

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seattlegirl98026 — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 02:16:13 GMT

I love the BooBoo stories Mrs L! Glad to hear he is well.

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hckynut — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 05:59:30 GMT

Always like hearing good news about felines. However! Seems like there is always a crisis with ones with the name of Booboo. I have no idea if it is the same cat since the OP names are not the same.

Do you belong to Facebook? If not I think it would be a good idea for you or all the OP's with cats named BooBoo to give some thought.

Now our 11 indoor only felines get feeling not so good on occasion, but very few times do I say much about them here. Have posted about ones that were very sick and also the ones we had to put down.

When I saw the title of this thread I thought this might be a life or death situation with someones beloved feline. When I see the name BooBoo I don't know which BooBoo it might be and the problem you described didn't sound all that life threatening to this feline lover.

My best to your BooBoo and if you are the same one that posted about his your BooBoo's birthday? Maybe you gave him to many birthday treats.

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sylviahomeatlast — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 06:13:59 GMT

awwww----good kitty-----Sylvia is getting a dental on Thursday

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SeaGal — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 06:41:27 GMT

My vet does not agree with giving cats a pain med just to make their quality of life more comfortable in their older age. He says it makes them more rambuctious because they feel better, until the pain med starts to wear off then they are in more pain because they played too hard. Makes sense.

He told me thats cats and cows have the highest pain tolerance of all animals, no kidding! I have a now 9 yr old male cat that has/had a broken elbow at 10 mo. old, it was unable to be set at the elbow joint so he has arthritis type symptoms too. I asked him about pain pills at one point not too long ago and he told me all the above.

Or what if it just knocks BooBoo out, not a good quality of life. Have you read into glucosamine/chondroiton for arthritis intervention for him? You might check that out before going the other route, see what you think, what his doc thinks.

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Feline Fine — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 06:51:31 GMT

The BEST all-natural supplement that's been out there for a very long time:

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SeaGal — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 07:24:20 GMT

I had to sign back in to thank you Feline Fine, I was being lazy! I see it comes in chew treats too, how about that.

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Topaz Gem — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:41:40 GMT

Hi Madame L, are you the former Ms/Miss Lorraine? If so, I've always enjoyed your stories about Boo Boo, as I have two Maine Coons myself. I'm so happy that he got a clean bill of health.

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NC Bandwagon — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:47:47 GMT

On 7/7/2014 MadameL said:
Long story short: took him to the vet last week; she drew blood and did every test know to humanity. Got the results back today: HE'S FINE!!!!

One problem, though, is that his hips and/or back legs are giving him pain. I've noticed that walking up stairs really bothers him; I mentioned this to his vet and she said that if I want her to, she'd prescribe some pain medication for him. I'm going to do it; since he's in good overall health, why shouldn't we maximize his quality of life by getting rid of the pain?

We've also managed to get his weight down, too, to under 15 lbs. (he was close to 17 lbs. a couple of years ago) and I'm sure that's better for his legs and hips too.

The main reason we took him to the vet was that he had been upchucking at night--a lot. It turns out the cause was the kitty treat we'd been giving him. It's done wonders for his fur and skin but I had forgotten he's allergic to rice, which is the 3rd ingredient in his treats.

So, we discontinued the treats and no more midnight barfing.

And he's 10 years old now; I hope we have many more happy years together. Happy birthday, my sweet baby boy BooBoo!

That's wonderful! I'm glad your cat is okay.

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okBlonde — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:08:15 GMT

I wouldn't give prescription pain meds if I didn't have to. Why not try Cosequin instead? My 18 year old cat was on Cosequin and she could jump up onto things 5 feet high! And now I have my 14 year old Maine Coon on Cosequin as a preventive measure.

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bikerbabe — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:44:10 GMT

Another vote for Cosequin. Worked wonders for my arthritic cat.

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esmerelda — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:13:50 GMT

Another new nic for Lorraine?

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Madame Lorrraine — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:33:09 GMT

On 7/7/2014 SeaGal said:
My vet does not agree with giving cats a pain med just to make their quality of life more comfortable in their older age. He says it makes them more rambuctious because they feel better, until the pain med starts to wear off then they are in more pain because they played too hard. Makes sense.

He told me thats cats and cows have the highest pain tolerance of all animals, no kidding! I have a now 9 yr old male cat that has/had a broken elbow at 10 mo. old, it was unable to be set at the elbow joint so he has arthritis type symptoms too. I asked him about pain pills at one point not too long ago and he told me all the above.

Or what if it just knocks BooBoo out, not a good quality of life. Have you read into glucosamine/chondroiton for arthritis intervention for him? You might check that out before going the other route, see what you think, what his doc thinks.

I sure hope that if I come back in a next life, it's NOT as one of your animals...or one of your vet's patients.

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Madame Lorrraine — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:38:07 GMT

never mind...

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Feline Fine — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 18:51:02 GMT

On 7/8/2014 SeaGal said:
I had to sign back in to thank you Feline Fine, I was being lazy! I see it comes in chew treats too, how about that.

Aw, that's so nice of you, SeaGal. Thanks for your thanks. 8-)

I didn't know that Glyco-Flex comes in treats as well, which is good if your pet won't ingest it any other way, or is not overweight. Thanks for the info.