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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...

They saw cocci in the urine, so that would lean me a little more toward antibiotics, but it may be manageable without them, as long as the dog isn't uncomfortable. Then I tend to get more aggressive and "multimodal."

Hi Alessia! Yes antibiotics will disrupt the microbiome, but that can be compensated for with probiotics during and after treatment (space at least 2 hours apart from drug). It will right itself over time. In an older dog I agree with your concern about the UTI getting worse. Antibiotics have...

The GLM oil I personally use is Moxxor, it's 350 mg. Here's how I recommend dosing it: How to Use Moxxor Omega-3s | Little Big Cat - Dr. Jean Hofve

It's up to you, but if you have a good home for her, that may be the best in terms of keeping the peace. BUT remember it can take a long time, many weeks, to do a full introduction/integration. Cats ultimately take about 6 months to fully adjust to new situations. If you are really attached...

If there's a local butcher, they may have a line on a place that has it.