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A 3oz pouch of royal canine is 75cal. Most dry foods are about 500cal/cup. 1 pouch of RC is the equivalent of 0.15 cups of dry food. Cat's metabolism vary its better to figure out how much dry food he was eating and calculate the equivalent in wet food. but typically a 7lb cat would need...

Luke's tumor/facial swelling shrank during his palliative radiation treatment and for 2 weeks after. It started swelling a little each day over the past 10days. Now he's drooling blood, from the inside of lip & adjacent spot on his gums. His gums on that area are/have been swollen from the...

Yourre over thinking it. First set you linked are fune.Go to a dollar store or Walmart and buy 5,6, or 7"" plates. The edge is just to keep falling off the floor. IMO larger than 6" the cat will stand in the plate to eat nothing with deepsides. The water bowls are what I rotate, I use cat...

-Short answer: use a normal 5-6" glass/ceramic plate placed on something so it 2"-4" off the ground (long explanation at bottom) -water bowls shouldn't be close to the food, try using a few different sizes/colors/shapes. When cats associate a dish with stagnant water they tend not to reuse it...

I have a (nearly) 14y/o cat with progressing kidney disease. I took my cat to the fancy animal hospital instead of my regular vet for a physical/blood work. They recommended a $1,200 of additional tests besides the regular bloodwork to track her CKD. Which found no irregularities BUN...

A slow transition is expensive but seems like the way to go with your cat. Fancy Feast isn't particularly unhealthy, but it is among the worst options to feed if a cat has urinary or kidney issues. Mineral content is always high. Most are 400%+ the target concentration. The "Senior" varieties...

-The more water the better, add it to wet food add it to dry food. It will only help. -Consider getting a pet fountain and placing it where your cat can get to and your dogs can't... High table, or shelf. Cats are much more likely to drink non-stagnant water. -Concentrated urine will always...

Instinct LID Rabbit FTW? As a side note The food allergy (blood or skin) test aren't accurate. For a blood test, the higher IGE response to an ingredient, the higher the "likelihood" of an allergy to that ingredient and IGE result for any allergen a cat has eaten a lot of are usually going to...

I've used Merrick, Natural Balance, and Koha limited ingredient foods for Luke. (Lots of other brands make it). He especially loved Koha's Kangaroo Pate. Venison, Rabbit, and Duck are common flavors (for limited ingredient foods). Thier are also Hydrolized Protein cat foods... the proteins are...

FF was what I mixed into thier healthier foods to get them to eat it. Then it became just fancy feast when that trick didn't work. Eventually Fancy Feast has turned into a food they barely ate. They eat FF gems but not every day. I still mix a FF "singles" salmon or white fish to get them to...

I like this idea, I'm stealing it. My oldest cat will only drink out of things she's not allowed to. A fishbowl with a filter is pretty good solution I just have to pretend not to catch her or pretend to scold her when I do catch her. The store bought lid had 6" deep plastic flaps, the cats...

That's precious! 2 of my kitties figured out how my aquarium lid opens, had to build a 25lb wood lid. They're endlessly frustrated (PS: Not an entry...just more cuteness)

Antibiotics causing diarrhea is normal for pets and humans. It's a cause for concern if it's severe enough to cause dehydration.

Entry: Portia "The roll of paper towels were like this when I got here"

I got blood a new blood tests done at my regular vet. Then went to the hospital for more tests and a 2nd opinion. Her Phosphates were on the high side of normal, now just normal. But she gone from early stage 2 to stage 3. Both vets agree phosphate Blockers are at best pointless or dossibles...

Stella & Chewy has a lot of flavors, they're pretty hot or miss with my cats. BUT if OP wants to try freeze dried and doesn't like poultry. Instinct's freeze dried 'Raw Meals' Pollock might be a good choice. I haven't tried the Pollock personally Instinct's freeze dried Raw Meals and raw...

It's far from a quality food, but Crave is was the easiest dry food to get new cats to eat. It's a little under $3/lb. once they're eating "something". It's easy to slowly add a incrising ratios of decent quality food over the course of a a couple of months. Our go-to dry food is Dr Elsy's...

I've been exploring and re-exploring safe ways to get my CKD cat to eat more. I reached out to the various "lickable treats" mfrs to find actual, current, dry matter phosphate. Aside from Churu different flavors of each brands are within 0.1% of each other. Dry Matter Phosphate contents...

So I did a little experiment, wanted to see if I could make Fancy Feast pate smooth enough for Luke to eat. I measured everything precisely, so if it does work I can repeat it. I used FF Classic Chicken Pate. (It's much smoother & finer than beef or turkey) I know FF is grittier than other...

Downside to these at home services are, they need 3-5 days notices for an appointment. I think there's still a decent chance we gotta get it done at the vet anyway.