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Old 05-06-2010, 04:40 PM  
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I am dealing with a stray cat (no longer stray, now mine) that someone abandoned around the first of this year. The poor guy was living in a drainpipe outside my house and for weeks, I'd only catch a glimpse of him, so I didn't know if he belonged to someone or not,. But I started putting food out and then I'd see him sneak up at night to eat it. The poor guy was so skinny, it hurt to look at him. He finally got so desparate that he came up to me and I took him in and quickly to the vet. He had flea anemia so bad he was almost dead - the vet said another week and he would have died. Anyhow, because of his malnutrition, he has kidney damage and I am trying to reverse it but it is tough. He has gained almost two pounds and he is a good kitty but I don't know if he will live or not. Plus he has a really screwed-up heartbeat (very fast with a murmor), so I don't expect him to live that long. But as long as he does live, he'll have the best. He is asleep beside me right now as I type this. He looks happy... I named him Whitey because he has a beautiful white coat with cream mixed in.

BTW, have any of you ever heard of Comfortis? It is a flea pill that is only approved for dogs right now but the vet gave it to Whitey because of all the fleas he had. He took it and 6 hours later, there wasn't a live flea on him. I combed the dead ones off in huge numbers. It is amazing - if I had a dog, I'd give him this pill. As it is, I hope they approve it for cats soon. Miracle flea pill!
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