Breda - I was thinking of you - you just dessappeared from the list.
There are a lots of forums and chat lists about cats - where one could get some answers from other's people experiences - most times its rather clear answers (comparasing for what you can get from some Vets)
Do you know any such as chat lists/forum about dogs?
Something like this for example:
Pet Discussion, Pet Forum, Discuss your pet and pet care
You could try to search the Internet too.
Good luck.

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