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It's so scary when they get sick and you can't figure out why :( I hope you can solve your mystery too. Thanks re: the neck shave. They had both sides shaved, which I was sad about. I thought maybe to take his pulse. Took forever to grow back, but he seems to have evened out now, just in...

I understand your concern! My cat also can be a noisy breather (when awake or asleep) and snores and I was super worried about it. Sometimes I can see that he is in a weird position/has his nose covered, and sometimes he looks normal. He also pants when he is stressed/over-heated, and once in a...

Hi Everyone, just an update and I thought I'd share what I discovered yesterday about Merrick Purrfect Bistro - Chicken Pate. I started a new thread in the nutrition section, but since it's relevant to these posts I'll put the conclusion here too. Two days ago, I was looking at the 1/3 of a...

Hi all. I wanted to share this, in case someone is shopping for new cat food or is wondering what is up with their possibly mysteriously-ill kitty. A few months ago I posted about my cat Percy being very sick and I think the cause was the Merrick food. Here is the full story: Percy has been...

Ps- thanks for the information about lungworms. I didn’t know about them and he has eaten mice in the past. I will ask about it!

Percy is home! And seems a million times better. Started purring the minute he got out of the carrier <3 . He still hasn’t eaten more than a tiny piece of food, but is definitely hungry. Maybe his throat is sore? There was no diagnosis beyond “could be anything”. I just need to watch him...

Oh I didn’t think of the water. Usually he gets the bottled water I drink, mixed into his food. He’s at the emergency vet clinic because I brought him in Labour Day night and they were the only ones open. We don’t really have an official vet, I’ve just taken advantage of check-up times and...

Hi everyone, I’ve looked through the forums and still not certain on the diagnosis (or lack of) and hoping for some feedback. My kitty is at the emergency vet hospital, after severe diarrhea, vomiting, lethargy, and a fever when admitted. They put him on antibiotics and fluids, an anti-nauseant...

These two always make me laugh... (there are many many others!)

Thanks for the replies! Percy's poops went back to grossness after being off the metronidazole, so we decided to start the Tylosin (which had to be compounded specially at a pharmacy so took a few days to sort out). Anyways, I've got him on that as of this morning and we'll see how he fares...

Oh thanks! And that's a good point, any change in pH. I can ask at least that much of the vet! Percy is heading in for a checkup now so we'll see :)

Hi. My 8 month kitten (on raw since 3 months old) seems to have adopted a normal poop schedule of every 2.5-3 days (plus he pees 2-3 times/day). From what I've seen perusing the forums, 2 or 3 days to poop is normal on raw. Plain pumpkin or psyllium fiber can help if she is constipated, and...

:wave3: Hi everyone! I need some advice. :crossfingers: I've been feeding my kitten (Percy) a raw diet since he was ~3 months. We finally sorted out a good home-made diet with fine ground chicken bones and coarse ground chicken/beef muscle meat (plus liver, egg yolks and supplements, and the...

Ps-He finally pooped last night. 1/2 light and 1/2 dark... and stinky again Not a whole lot considering it was 2.5 days, but I guess that's a result of the raw diet. Anyway, thanks for the input :)

Thanks everyone, that's exactly what I wanted to know: what was normal. I thought the dark color was odd because he is eating chicken, so now I know to keep an eye out to see if it stays dark or turns a more normal lighter colour. I didn't think it was something major internally because he is...