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We adopted Porter in February. His wound has been healed for a few months, but he still won't jump up on things over about a foot off of the ground. I don't think the old wound is relevant anymore. The area is not sensitive. His hips are though. Yes, his wound was from a fight with another cat...

Yes, Porter has a safe room and he spent time there while we got him well from that wound he received prior to us adopting him. The dogs have not been allowed in there, except when we tried feeding Porter in his crate and feeding Lexi (our dog that we know for sure is cat socialized) where they...

Just a quick backstory.  Back in February, my daughter adopted Porter.  Porter is a 10 year old gray tabby who got the bad end of a cat fight before the shelter picked him up. She was told by the shelter staff that he was socialized with dogs. Apparently, he is only socialized with small dogs...

I think that Porter's age had something to do with it being so tough to heal that wound. All my vet will tell me is that he's "geriatric" and she thinks 10 is as close as we will get to a number for his age. So I'm sure his immune system is not as strong as it could be. Thankfully, Porter will...

Just to update, Porter's wound healed just fine. It did take putting these ridiculous looking duck slippers on his feet, which he was angry at me about, but approved of better than the cone of shame. He's been doing just great since! 

That's what I do with Porter before bed. I play with him until he's tired of playing. Porter's old, so it only takes about 15 minutes to wear him out, then I set down his final meal of the day and turn out the lights. Then I do the same thing again before breakfast when I wake up in the...

So... I just read through the document posted by the OP.  It basically says, "We don't think carrageenan causes any problems. We have no evidence that it causes any harm." None of the studies in that document provide conclusive evidence of carrageenan being a problem in animals or in...

I'm going to try to just give you the facts as I understand them from my experience and some of my experience won't even apply, because it's my dog that has lymphoma, not my cat. However, please understand that whatever you decide, this is a highly emotional decision. Anyone who says that it...

You know... if you really feel over your head and want to save this kitty, you could ALWAYS contact a rescue group in the United States and see if any of them would be willing to fly her to the US from Ghana. It can't hurt to explore the possibility if you've taken on too much, the worst thing...

I'm happy to tell you what I think and why I think what I do. I do encourage you to do your own research on dog food because every dog and every breed has different dietary needs and concerns. My experiences may not suit the needs of your pets.  First off, it is not economically feasible to...

Third world country means that rehoming this cat is probably not an option. The OP may as well dump the kitten outside and let her take her chances, which is what most people in that area would do. And sending an animal to a shelter in a third world country is a death sentence and it's not even...

Cat food is so different from dog food. Nutro's dog food is awful, but strangely their canned cat foods look excellent. I would never feed it to my dogs though. I may pass on that one just on principle, if you know how to make a good canned cat food, you can make a good dry or canned dog food...

I'm feeding Porter Wellness Core for now, but the flavors he likes are not sold at my local holistic pet food stores so I want to branch out and try some new things on him.  They carry BFF, Taste of the Wild, Weruva, Fromm, Nature's Variety Prairie, Merrick, Great Life and Wellness Healthy...

Actually, that is classic tabby patterning. She's a gray tabby. No Mau there. Her bone structure looks exactly like Porter's. Other than the fact that Porter has white socks, she could be his twin. He's just taller and thinner than other people's domestic shorthairs that I've met. Maybe it's...

It could be the dyes or even the perfumes in your laundry soap, but given the time of year, I'd say it's most likely grass or tree pollen. I have respiratory issues with grass pollen and skin issues with tree pollen and it's not a fun time of year for me. I'm living on daily doses of Allegra.