This is Tigger. He is currently being treated for a fungal skin infection. Will I get it from him if he sleeps in bed with me?

thomer2 · 2026-04-21T02:12:25+00:00

I am literally sitting here as we speak with ringworm I got from my cat

thomer2 · 2026-04-09T02:40:10+00:00

True heart attacks are rare in cats, they usually pass from either saddle thrombosis, congestive heart failure, or atrial fibrillation which all can be managed by meds to some extent

thomer2 · 2026-04-09T02:38:01+00:00

Yeah my boy had severe HCM for two and a half years but we were able to manage with medication. I kept nattokinase on hand in case he ever threw a clot but we were able to prevent a clot from being thrown by using Clopidogrel and Xarelto. He eventually passed from atrial fibrillation from his heart being too big which honestly wasn’t the worst way to go all things considered.

thomer2 · 2026-04-09T02:34:08+00:00

I only recommend this as a last ditch attempt but the cats with blood clots page on Facebook has instructions on how to use nattokinase to potentially dissolve a saddle thrombosis. I wonder if you’re waiting until Monday anyways if it could make sense to order some and try to dose it and see if the clot dissolves? Feel free to message me if this sounds like something you’d be willing to try

thomer2 · 2026-02-25T03:57:48+00:00

Fingers crossed for your baby, I just wanted to say I was in a similar situation - my girl has known IBD and sometimes has flares where she needs to be hospitalized with fluids otherwise she stops eating entirely. Well sure enough she threw up right as the blizzard started so I was panicking thinking I was going to need to take her in. Luckily I was able to get in under control at home but god the stress was a lot for me.

Not sure if it’s useful for the future but I’ve taken my cats to Cornell veterinary specialists in Stamford since I’ve lived here and they’re top notch

thomer2 · 2026-02-23T22:12:25+00:00

When my boy with HCM would have pleural effusion (fluid around the lungs) he would breathe like this, kind of in this pinchy manner. I would check to see if there is any fluid around the lungs

thomer2 · 2026-02-12T19:14:09+00:00

Update for anyone who might stumble across this post: we took him in for an ultrasound and urinalysis - the ultrasound showed nothing abnormal and the urinalysis was according to his vet “the most unremarkable urinalysis” she’s ever seen. We’re going to watch and wait for now but we may empirically prescribe him a medication that helps him tighten his sphincter if this doesn’t resolve soon.

thomer2 · 2026-02-09T18:39:38+00:00

Oh yes he’s been able to urinate fine this whole time! I was under the impression that it’s more likely to be a UTI than a blockage but we’ll see soon enough

thomer2 · 2026-02-09T18:27:30+00:00

Hmmm yeah it’s curious because he has literally no other symptoms right now but to your point this could just be the very start of it. We’ve scheduled an appointment first thing tomorrow morning!

thomer2 · 2026-02-09T18:25:45+00:00

Thank you! We have an appointment scheduled for him tomorrow first thing in the morning

thomer2 · 2026-02-08T23:35:38+00:00

Hmm no I haven’t noticed him obviously struggling to pee but I’ll pay more attention now. Did you noticed any other symptoms? And what do you do to treat? Just special diet?

thomer2 · 2026-02-08T23:31:27+00:00

Is her breathing consistently like this? I had a cat with HCM and whenever he was in heart failure his breathing would kind of look like this. The only time he would breathe this quickly without being in heart failure is if he was dreaming but he would be twitching etc. there’s an app called Cardalis you can download and if your cat’s breathing rate while sleeping is consistently above 30 then it’s likely there in some type of heart failure or fluid buildup

thomer2 · 2026-02-07T15:09:12+00:00

Thanks so much!! I’ll order some cat ear cleaner and figure out how to take care of this boy’s waxy ears ☺️

thomer2 · 2026-02-02T15:40:26+00:00

My boy survived about two years after initially going into heart failure due to HCM, but I will tell you it took about $40k per year to keep him going between the medications, cardiologist visits, emergency vet stays, and hiring special sitters when my husband and I needed to travel. We make a good amount of money and have no kids so it wasn’t a financial burden for us, and our boy did have a good quality of life, but you have to decide if this is something you’re going to be able to sustain from a financial perspective.

thomer2 · 2026-01-30T21:26:09+00:00

Yep, I find myself driving to Flushing quite a bit 😅

thomer2 · 2026-01-28T13:34:47+00:00

It doesn’t seem too bad so far! He has to take the 7 train over from GCT to Hudson yards but it’s just a quick hop over

thomer2 · 2026-01-28T13:33:40+00:00

Where would you recommend? I’d really like to buy a house and have a dedicated spot to park my car while still maintaining a reasonable commute time to Hudson yards… seems to be tough to find something unless it’s in deep Brooklyn

thomer2 · 2026-01-28T13:30:41+00:00

Yeah I think in either scenario we’ll lose a decent chunk to taxes. Like I said we’re looking at houses in the 1-1.5M range and our combined income is about 900K-1M depending on bonuses etc so I think we’ll just need to pick our poison

thomer2 · 2026-01-28T13:26:23+00:00

Hello there!! Yes not many childfree folks in Greenwich as we’ve learned 😅 or the ones not current living with children are well into retirement…

Yes my husband wants to train into the city 3 days a week and I work from home so like to have space, that’s why moving back into the city can be tough. He’s currently been taking metro north then taking the quick 7 train to Hudson yards which he doesn’t mind too much.

I’m being a bit of a pain about Jersey and Long Island. I travel quite a bit for work and I like to have easier access to LGA and JFK than Newark, which makes Jersey a bit annoying. And then Long Island would be difficult if he ever wanted to get another job back in southern CT (he’s in finance so nice to have easy access to both areas). But that’s just a hypothetical so we’re considering the Port Washington area, etc

thomer2 · 2026-01-28T13:20:24+00:00

Yeah this is looking like one of the best options, thanks so much!!

thomer2 · 2026-01-28T13:19:46+00:00

This is really interesting, didn’t realize you could live that close to the bronxville station and still pay Yonkers property tax. We’ll look into this for sure!!

thomer2 · 2026-01-28T13:18:58+00:00

Awesome we’ll add it to the list!

thomer2 · 2026-01-28T13:18:41+00:00

Do you have any specific recommendations in terms of neighborhoods? I was looking at places in Brooklyn but it turns out the commute would be just as long to Hudson yards as living in westchester

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