Recent Content by __caitlin

I appreciate you asking because I was confused too! No, she's never had diarrhea. Right now, she does have mild constipation but it's unclear whether it's from decreased motility from IBD, or from the RAWZ food, or both. The vet suspected SIBO during that small window of time that her only...

Hey all - I'm back with another senior cat with multiple chronic conditions. :( Partially posting to see if anyone has any insight I haven't thought of, and partially to see if anyone else is as frustrated as I am with the overall healthcare system and how rudimentary our understanding of these...

Thanks everyone for your replies. As it turns out, we never did end up getting to do an official biopsy -- her FNA came back inconclusive, and given other internal conditions (CKD, hyperthyroid, heart murmur), we ultimately decided not to risk anesthesia + a surgery as major as trying to remove...

Thanks in advance for reading this 🙏 I hope all of you & your babies are doing well. I posted here awhile back when my other cat was dying of gastrointestinal lymphoma -- the support I got from you all here was invaluable and I'm grateful this community exists. We have a 16-year-old cat, Jelly...

Thank you for your kind words. And so sorry to hear about what Cappy’s been going through. He seems like he has a lot of feelings about things! To be honest things with my baby have not gotten better — the overgrooming, at least, has not gotten worse. Since I last posted, I’ve switched her to...

Nope, nothing has changed in the apartment that I know of. I do have heating vents which may indeed be dusty but I don’t think they’re moldy (I think I recently had a conversation with the super about that). Also, is it really okay for a cat to swallow Size 4 or 5 capsules? Even those seem kind...

This is a great idea, thank you!! Those capsules still look pretty big to me, maybe I'll try the Size 4. And I will be transitioning her to paper litter this month. I just wasn't sure if that was the best idea since technically she's only fully been on the grass litter for 3-4 weeks now; should...

Hey everyone -- I've mentioned this in the past, but my baby girl Cephas, 14 years old, has developed an overgrooming problem since around August 2021. I've tried / am trying just about everything to try and figure out the root of this issue and every time I think something is working, she...

Thanks everyone 🙏 This actually ended up becoming a non-issue as my boy passed away the other week. 💔 Anyone who wants to see the details, see my post/thread here. I'll definitely keep these tricks/tools in mind for the future though if this ever happens again!

Here’s my baby :) her tortitude manifests in her just being smarter than all of us and knowing it 🤦🏻‍♀️

Thank you everyone!! I'm glad it seems like nothing is seriously wrong. About the hairballs -- prior to RAWZ, I would say she did get them a bit more frequently than I thought the average cat should (maybe 1x/month). She has always been a pretty neurotic and fastidious groomer, though, which is...

Has anyone ever seen stool that was very dark, almost black, but NOT tarry and otherwise seeming normal? About 2 months ago, I switched my cat to RAWZ rabbit pates doing an elimination diet for food allergies (manifested in overgrooming / itchiness). Prior to this, she ate Sheba and Weruva...

Thank you everyone for your incredibly kind words. 🖤 Outside of work, I have been spending most of this week sleeping, just processing the grief and depression (and catching up on the sleep I haven't had the past couple months). My sense of time hasn't totally returned to normal yet. I of course...

Hey everyone, Unfortunately, my baby Max passed away on his own this afternoon. Even just this morning, he was peeing okay on his own and walking around. And last night, he was still walking around, alert-eyed, doing things he enjoyed and purring. But over the span of just 4-6 hours this...

He's able to pee just fine, yes! It seems like the weakness in his hind legs is especially triggered when he has to use his abdominal muscles to poop. This is the first I've heard of the belly band! To be honest, not exactly sure how it works just based on the picture... the urethra and anus...