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Some cats truly are just picky, but in my experience, cats that stop liking a food they used to like had some form of nausea that led to them getting "conditioned taste aversion", like what people get if they eat something during the flu. They associate the food with feeling sick and don't want...

Surgery can be so stressful! Especially when it is our baby-kitties! Don't worry though. Almost no cat needs a collar after a spay. At the shelter where I volunteered hundreds of cats were spayed each year and none of them needed collars. Some would even be returned to their feral homes...

Some of the brands I have listed in Canada are: - 1st Choice Nutrition - Acana and Orijen - Acr1um Holistic - Adore - Aime Kitchen - Amore - Boreal - Carna4 - Catit (air-dried is a good high protein option) - Dave's Pet Food - Firstmate - Go! - Harlow Blend - Heart to Tail (Aldi) - Nature's Hug...

It sounds like something upset her stomach (something she ate possibly, internal parasites, etc) and the initial vomiting probably irritated it and is causing continued nausea. When a cat vomits liquid it usually means their stomach is empty, which isn't ideal. My Nocturne has IBD so she gets...

Animal protein can be high in phosphates unfortunately. That being said, high protein foods don't necessarily have to be. Phosphates are often added as bone meal, fish meal (whole ground fish), and such things as pyrophosphate. I have seen low magnesium high protein foods as well. Vets often...

Last year our 8-year-old cat, Nym, developed diabetes. I did hours and hours of research over months of time. We talked to the vet, did blood tests, spent thousands of dollars, tried multiple different foods, gave daily insulin injections, and in the end... he still passed away. We aren't sure...

I'm super excited to share my research! :biggrin: I’m an animal sciences major and last year one of my kitties, Nym, became sick with diabetes. I had already studied a lot on cat nutrition because of Nocturne’s IBD. When Genny, our third cat, got kidney disease the research became even more...

We have an older lady cat who is around 16 at this point. Some of the signs you might see with age include decreased energy and more sleeping, arthritis (less able to run, jump, etc), hearing or vision issues, loss in fat or muscle (muscle wasting is common in older cats), dental issues, trouble...

I love color genetics in cats! Honestly, I have no idea what you would get from these mixes though :lol: It would depend on modifier genes as well as whether the eye colors were dominant, codominant, incomplete dominant, or recessive. Blue eyes in Siamese-type (Color Point) cats are actually...

Worrying about kitties is so hard! I have general anxiety disorder and whenever I think something might be wrong with Nocturne I just feel sick, especially since we lost our cat Nym at a young age (only 8) to diabetes and Genny has kidney disease and hyperthyroid. So many health conditions to...

My Nocturne kitty just had two more teeth pulled for resorptive lesions. She is doing well and hopefully is now pain-free. This means she's lost 3-4 teeth to this disease though. I was curious if anyone has heard good theories as to why some cats get this more than others. I've heard chronic...

I don't know which ones are contamination free (but I bet there are people here that do). Brands like Koha, Freely, and Rawz have limited ingredient diets though and a lot of people with sensitive cats use these. Some people have good success with Stella & Chewy or Vital Freeze-dried also.

What a beautiful cat! I'm sorry things have been rough for your kitty. If the vet has concluded that the rash was due to food allergies, have you tried an elimination diet? You only feed one protein type at a time. No plant proteins, no other animal species. I say this because Hydrolyzed...

Ash is the minerals that remain when a cat food is burned in a lab. The carbohydrates, fat, protein, and water are removed and only the minerals (calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, etc) remain. It is controversial if high ash content is an issue in cat food, but the belief is that it may be...

I don't think fish in itself is bad, but you have to consider that feeding something every day means the cat is being exposed to whatever is in it daily. There is a concern of pollutants, contaminants, and even natural enzymes and fatty acids that can lead to issues. In the wild, the only...

That is interesting! And your cat is gorgeous! Coloring, size, and hair-type don't have to mean breed. Just like not all blue cats are Russian Blues and not all longhair cats are Maine Coons. In dogs, for example, an argument over whether merle poodles are crossbred or if the merle color...

Have you looked into Young Again Mature Health? It has hydrolyzed pork but I don't think it has pork plasma. I have heard about some cats getting diarrhea on it but it is good as far as phosphorus and protein percentages.

A kitty that is hesitant to eat foods they used to like may have nausea (if they feel sick when they eat something they blame the food). Nausea and stomach pain can also cause lethargy. Cerenia every other day makes a world of difference to my IBD kitty. It has mild pain relieving affects but...

I've worked with IBD kitties and each cat is different, but the fewer the ingredients the easier it is to weed out ones that may cause inflammation. I tend to avoid prescription diets because of the low protein and high carbohydrate levels (I've seen lots of cats on prescription diets that had...

So cute!!! The vast majority of cats in America (and around the world) are multi-generational crosses. In dogs this is called a mutt and in cats it is called a "moggie". They are all unique and incredible cats. It is unlikely your cat is high percentage pure-bred, but technically there are...