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Totally in agreement about this! And if things start to take time again, make only small changes so you know what does and doesn't work. And find the easiest way to manage the problem. As for ultrasound, yes, ask your vet about it, including the cost. Depending on where you'd have it done, the...

Our cat with relatively minor but very persistent constipation has done much better since we started her on slippery elm bark supplements. I may have mentioned this in your other thread but the combination of Vet's Best Hairball tablets and Adored Beast's Feline Gut Soothe has made her very...

Yes, egg yolk can be a good one. The hard part -- as with all these remedies -- is to find the right amount. I think I already mentioned in this thread that I used to add pumpkin puree and egg yolk to homemade cat food. But now I've found that two supplements that include slippery elm bark work...

Seconding @silent meowlook's thoughts as well as @IzzysfureverMom, particularly what I quoted above! Our cats also have lots of ingredient issues. Our IBD cat (whose symptom has traditionally been stomach inflammation and vomiting) can't eat lots of stuff: potato, agar-agar, and mussels...

Yes, if the pumpkin works well for you, it's certainly much easier and cheaper! (I wish it had worked for Ireland. But it didn't.) Fingers crossed.

What a lovely tribute to Ruby, @rubysmama, I am so very sorry to hear of her passing. She was a very lucky cat to end up with you. ❤

Agreeing with @silent meowlook on many points here, particularly carbs and a vet visit. Cats' motility can slow down as they age so it's worth consulting with your vet about dietary changes and other options. One of our cats has tended toward constipation for years. Though pumpkin or egg yolk...

Yes to "not crystal clear"! My impression (and that's all it is, dating back to 2019, when Ireland was diagnosed with asthma) is that the U.S. essentially ignores legit meds that come into the country, particularly since online pharmacies limit their offerings: no opioids, for example. This...

One of our cats has an AeroKat, too, and it works very well for her.

I don't remember the details about the "cyanide thing" with regard to this specific food. But I do recall that cyanide is apparently destroyed or at least degraded with heat in processing. I also wonder how this latest bird flu problem will affect cat foods... We've already seen so many recipe...

Yes, that's how I feel about the food, too: it's very clean but I could also do without the flaxseed! This food works very well for our cats (albeit not as either cat's sole food) and the extraordinarily low carbs (and lack of fish in the food) are crucial. When I did some googling about pork...

It's possible that he has a sensitivity to something in his food. What, exactly -- foods and supplements -- are you feeding him? We've found that our cat with (presumed) IBD has the most difficulties with ingredients like thickeners. She came to us with incredibly stinky gas (and very bad...

Yes, this is my suggestion as well. Some people don't like that it has pork plasma in it but it works very wells for our cats. It's about 1/3 of one cat's diet and just a treat/topping for the other. It's the only dry food I'd feed because the carbs are so low (around 3% dry matter, lower than...

Well... This is hairball season in places where it's spring. Assuming that's the problem (if the clump of fur is fairly large and solid) the biggest first question is: Do you brush him? That can take lots of fur out of the system so it doesn't build up in the stomach. He could also have a...

. We have two Honeywells, too, and they're also very good. both been around for years so they certainly last nicely!

at least Everything you write here sounds very familiar. When he barfs like he did this morning, waking you up, what comes out? Is it mostly a watery, frothy pool of liquid, maybe a little yellow or orange? If so, at least in our experience, most likely means he's hungry, often nauseous, too...

I love our Levoit air purifiers. They're compact (desktop size), very quiet little HEPA purifiers that aren't super expensive. I liked the first one so much I bought another.

Exactly. And lung ailments are especially tricky because they're so hard to diagnose.

When is your kitten due for a vet visit? What you're describing is the sort of thing that may be nothing but a tired cat... or may be an early sign of something more serious. It's also possible that this was a one-off, just something in the environment -- dusty kitty litter or pollen or...

I completely agree with @silent meowlook and @stephanietx about stress and inconsistent medication. Our cat with presumed (and relatively mild) IBD tends to vomit when she's stressed. Even changes in the weather can get to her! We keep Cerenia on hand for vomiting. It sounds like your cat's...