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    Traveling across country with two cats

    I am moving my two big boys from TX to MI. Is it better (less traumatic) to take them via aircraft or do a road trip? If road trip, I need them caged the entire time because they will hide if we go to a hotel room and it might be difficult to wrangle them back up. So if I do the road trip...
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    Fat Cat

    Thank you so much for this information!!!! These resources will be helped. The problem with Drexl and wet food is that he is incredibly picky. He only likes brothy foods with shredded chicken like Weruva Paw Lickin, Soulistic Good Karma Chicken, etc. and the occasional tuna flavors. I have...
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    Fat Cat

    I keep a cup in the bowl a day, but Drexl isn't the only one munching on it. His brother sometimes eats from his bowl. Drexl doesn't like wet food very much and I have to coax him to eat it.
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    Fat Cat

    Drexl was a feral cat that lived on the street for five years. He was neutered at approximately one year old through the TNR program. When I trapped him and brought him inside in May, he had been eating on my porch and was 14 lbs. His bloodwork looked great. He has absolutely blown up since...
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    Google Fun

    1. Go on Google. 2. Search for cat. 3. Tap the paw icon. 4. Then tap anywhere.
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    Taming Brax

    Yes. I think I got lucky that it only took 8 weeks with Brax!!! Consistency, patience, and respecting boundaries would be my #1 tips, along with lots of talking and comforting to the cat. I should add that while Drexl was easy, I still spent at least two hours of dedicated time with him a day...
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    Taming Brax

    Brax This past spring, I had a dream that two feral tabby brothers showed up to my porch and that I loved them and needed to adopt them. Within a few weeks after the dream, they both showed up in real life! I fed them on my front porch and some members of thecatsite suggested that I trap them...
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    Purina Pro Plan DM Cat Food- Diarrhea

    Thank you so much for sharing these resources!! I really appreciate it. I've never had a cat with diabetes, so this is all new to me.
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    Can’t touch

    Is your lovely lady a rescued feral? I don't have the most helpful advice, but I'm in a similar situation. My formerly feral Brax has only been living in our home since May 20. He was truly a wild cat and hated me at first for bringing him in. In these almost two months, however, he and I...
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    Purina Pro Plan DM Cat Food- Diarrhea

    My 17 year old Spookie was diagnosed with diabetes very recently, and the vet recommended Purina Pro Plan DM Cat Food. I bought the dry food and the wet food. I suspect the kibble is giving him the worst diarrhea imaginable. I think it's the kibble because my other cat Drexl snuck some of the...
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    Litter Allergy???

    Yes, I will call and seek advice before just switching the litter. The vet thought allergies based on how the ears looked- allergies to something outdoors, anyway. Brax is paying and eating well, but I definitely hear the congestion. Can't give meds and won't take to the vet unless absolute...
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    Litter Allergy???

    Brax was a feral cat until I took him in late May. The day I trapped him, I got him vetted and the doc said he had signs of allergies, particularly apparent in his ears. I have been working with Brax and while we visit and play together every day, he's not ready for me to touch him yet. I...
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    Considering A Dog, Interested In Best Practices For Successfully Introducing Her To Catses

    Keep them separated and let them get used to each other's smells for a few days. Then, you can start introducing VERY slowly. When I brought Drexl into my house, every day I would ask him, "Would you like to greet the doggy?" Then I would crack open the door slightly so that he and my dog...
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    High Quality Cat Food

    Drexl has been so picky that I bought all varieties of high quality wet foods. He rejected most of them! His favorites are Weruva and Soulistic- he purrs for them and cleans his plate. So, that is what we will buy from now on!!
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    High Quality Cat Food

    It's just the wet food. No prob with kibble. He doesn't like treats. He's an odd duck, but very sweet! He always is very excited for wet food, but when I give it hopes I'll give something better instead. I'm making a list of all the foods he doesn't turn his nose up to, and they all seem to...
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