If animals can get addicted to narcotic pain medications (fentanyl) like humans?

Oh...poor kitty. Shaved and is that an IV in his leg...oh my gosh.

I know that he's getting so much help but in my "old age" it breaks my heart to think of critters in pain.

People in pain? Hmmm...let me think about that!

Sounds like it might be FIP, nasty nasty for cats. I hope not, but if you haven't read up on it you might want to that. Best of luck!

Let's hope for a good diagnosis and a quick recovery.

That is one of the most beautiful cats I've ever seen. And we've always had cats - sometimes a lot of them.

When our cats are ill we always give them Vitamin D. It's worth considering.

New research suggests low vitamin D status is a predictor of short term mortality in cats

"Researchers from the Royal School of Veterinary Studies, Hospital for Small Animals in Edinburg, measured serum 25(OH)D concentrations in 99 hospitalized cats. They also measured various clinical, hematological and biochemical markers.

They found that cats who survived the first 30 days after initial assessment had significantly higher vitamin D levels than those who died within the first 30 days (p = 0.0022). Cats with serum 25(OH)D levels in the lowest tertile were independently predictive of mortality within 30 days (p = 0.0051).

The researchers concluded,

“The central finding of this study demonstrates that hospitalized ill cats with low serum 25(OH)D concentrations were less likely to survive 30 days.”"
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A (different) recent study showed that dogs need it as well.

Researchers suggest vitamin D sufficiency range and its relation to risk of cancer in dogs.