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Fella is a pretty timid cat and he's always shy at first with new people, but he likes everyone, and after a short warming up period he'll ask for pets from pretty much anyone. He likes our tenant just fine, but she wouldn't be able to stay in our place with him, because she's allergic and she...

Our tenant came up each day to feed him. He doesn't gobble up his food thankfully. He usually finishes his wet food, but he never empties his kibble bowl.

Funny you say that--this morning when I took a shower, as soon as I closed the shower curtain Fella started crying, something he's never done before. Maybe he's getting clingier in his old age.

We went away for a long weekend and had our basement tenant come in each day to feed and medicate our cat and spend a bit of time with him. The third day she texted us and said that he really missed us and that he wasn’t interested in his food anymore, only being around her. When we got home...

Thanks for the info Franlow, you have had a lot of experience with hyperthyroid cats! We don’t know for sure how old Fella is, but we do know he is at least 15, because my mother in law got him as an adult from his previous owner 14 years ago. Fella did have vomiting and weight loss but no...

I ended up getting some free samples from the local Pet Valu and we seem to have found one he likes. It’s not grain free but at least it’s high protein and better than what he used to eat.

I bumped up his vet visit to tomorrow because I’m afraid his face will get worse. Is the transdermal gel comparable to the pills in cost?

I didn’t know you could get the medication in a liquid form. That’s great to know. Fella’s eyes seem to be watering more too. Sometimes I’ll stroke his face and notice it’s wet. But this morning at least he didn’t throw up his breakfast and he’s also seemed to snap out of his aloof mood. Right...

Just wanted to add that his follow up vet visit is in a week, and of course I’ll bring up my concerns with him as well.

Our senior cat has hyperthyroidism and has been on Felimazole for almost four weeks. We have observed some changes in him, both good and bad. Good: he seems more relaxed, he is less easily startled, his bald patches are growing back, and he has put on some weight Bad: he is vomiting almost...

The kitten is wonderful! They’ve named her Winnie and she follows them everywhere and loves to sleep on hubby’s chest. They are “totally in love with her”—direct quote!

Just had to share this story: Some friends of ours (who have never been pet owners) live a few blocks away and found a surprise on their porch last night—a tiny, freezing, and crying kitten. It was a frigid and windy night and she was clearly suffering from the cold, so they brought her in...

Huh! It never occurred to me that grain-free would be the problem. I will try a different one next time. Thanks!

We adopted a sweet senior male cat when his owner (my father-in-law) passed away. He had been free fed inexpensive dry food his whole life (along with many table scraps) but no wet cat food. I tried to change his diet for the better, so I bought high quality grain-free kibble, and slowly...

Mystery solved! His patch was getting bigger and he seemed to be getting skinnier, so I took him to the vet and got some blood work done. Turns out he has hyperthyroidism, which accounts for both the bald patch and the weight loss. He also had a significant heart murmur, likely due to the...