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Friskies vet technician called to follow up on my letter of complaint. Gave same "scientifically researched" speil ... but said since my cats were bottle fed from 5 days of age, their digestive systems may be less than normal because they didn't have the benefit of mother's milk. (Strange it...

Thanks for suggestions about the food. I am NOT going to use Friskies anymore, nor anything made by its parent company. When Slippers & Socks get their tummies straightened out, I'll have to switch to something economical and that comes in large bags. Just about once a month we have kittens or...

Thanks, I did that Wednesday. I really don't care about compensation but I think there should be an alert or recall or something if there is indeed a problem. That's why I'm trying to gather additional data to present them. I'm willing to bet there have been LOTS of complaints. Based on the...

:paranoid3 The addition of chicory to Friskies dry cat food has resulted in two very ill cats in my home. I have had these cats since they were 5 days old - fed them with an eyedropper when I rescued them after dog killed their feral mom. They have eaten Friskies Ocean Fish since they started...

I took my cats to the vet because of diarrhea... thought it was well water because they had not had a change in cat food ever. Found nothing wrong. Turns out it was the Friskies - I called the company because I thought they might have had reports of contaminated batches. They didn't act...

I have heard that too much iron can cause diarrhea in humans so I was wondering. Coincidentally since I wrote the original message this am, the cats have developed diarrhea -- so it's off to the vet tomorrow. We are in the process of getting a filter for the whole house but then I will worry...

We have recently moved to a home with a well and the water has a LOT of iron in it. Both indoor cats love to drink from the sink but I am worried that so much iron will hurt them. Is there a need to be worried? They will not drink bottled water! PS Had the water tested and there is no...

I have two indoor cats that I've raised since they were a week old, so I went over the "what to do's" that I learned back then ( I especially remember the potty part!!!). She said the people at the pet store where she bought the milk gave her some instructions. She has no idea where the momma...

RE: My stray kitten with engorged teats... She is indeed a mother of three LIVE kittens. (Had them in a neighbor's convertible before she showed up here.) She does not seem to want to take care of them and the neighbor had to start feeding the kittens with a bottle. Momma still stays on our...

I understand NC natives call you halfbacks. Northeners that move to FL then half way back. The new girl's out of the tree and on the porch again. Seems much happier than she was Friday. Teats are becoming less engorged. She must have JUST had the kittens when she showed up here. Guess...

She's back after being gone all day yesterday. Ears are cool and teats are less engorged but she doesn't look like she's been feeding anything. I am inclined to believe that she lost her litter somehow and was thrown out. May have gotten frightened yesteday by a dog because as I write this she...

Thanks Kaaren, We live in a rural area where animals seem to get dumped off all the time, so I don't think she belongs to anyone. I already have two 1 year old feral cats that were abandoned when they were about a week old that I fed with a syringe and bottle. I keep them inside so I had to...

Thanks Donna, I'll try the warm cloth and see if I can call a vet on Monday. She will let me pick her up. Does the milk come in BEFORE delivery enough to cause such gorging? She looks slightly pregnant and I keep thinking she may just have had kittens and that something must have happened to...

A very young, cat showed up in our neighborhood yesterday and now resides on my front porch. She either just had kittens and was separated from them or she is still pregnant. My question is: two of her nipples look extremely gorged and the others are flat - almost normal. Is that anything to be...