Recent Content by runekeeper

Gosh, I cant believe folks are still reading this topic! I hope you guys are able to find some answers for your own kitties' health issues from what I've written. As far as my kitty, I was not employed when she was sick, so I had plenty of time to cater to her needs and syringe-feed her...

An update on Kitty. His human took him to the vet for a checkup and I guess he just had an acute sinus/respiratory infection and was on antibiotics to take care of it. Also, the gas was cured with switching to canned food. He still lets out an occasional stinker, but not like before where he'd...

Posting this on behalf of a buddy of mine who recently adopted a barn kitten (about 10-12 weeks old). Kitty has two concerning issues: he's constantly sneezing and constantly farting. From the looks of things, all Kitty's siblings were sneezing and sniffling, so I assume there's some kind of...

I'm so sorry your kitty had to leave you, especially when he wasn't all that old. But the way in which he went is how many pets and humans alike wish they could go: quietly, and with someone they love. It sounds like he passed away peacefully, and unlike some cats that choose to go and hide when...

Thank you all for the kind words. I'm still just trying to take in how fast this all happened. I do try to take comfort in knowing we live longer than our fuzzies because I wouldn't want to ever leave my cats behind if I were the one to go first. It's also somewhat comforting to know that while...

Losing a cat every year for the last three years is not fun, and as of yesterday morning, I am cat-less for the first time in 25 years. My Kippy was... maybe 13-15 years old? I found him as an adult in the backyard 12 years ago and just brought him in the house. This past year has been rough for...

Not 100 percent sure on his age since I found him as an adult in the backyard many years ago. But if I had to guess, I'd say between 13 and 15 years old. And no, he hasn't been tested for anything but FIV (for which he was negative), and that was last summer. I assumed IBD because his symptoms...

Oops, double post! The one below has my full updated reply. :)

Just wanted to update on Kipper. I tried some different things since my last post, including cutting out all fishy food, dairy (including Friskies with cheese already in it), and letting him try raw and "novel protein" food. Not seeing any differences in either litter habits or weight or energy...

I had no idea 12 ounces was a lot. Ever since he's gotten his appetite back and I got him eating cat food again, I just have been wanting him to eat as much as possible. For a while, he was actually eating an entire 5.5 ounce cans in one sitting - he used to get one big can first thing in the...

Thanks again for the detailed response! :) I tried upping his dose of slippery elm bark to 800 mg a day, and since he gets, on average, four cans of Fancy Feast a day, I tried alternating between SEB and fiber - 400 mg of SEB in his first and third cans and 1/2 teaspoon of BeneFiber in his...

EmandJee, thanks for taking the time to respond! Let's see if I can answer everything. :) 1. What type of litter is he using?  I know my one of my kitties didn't like pelleted litter, so nothing changed until I switched to unscented scoopable clay. Currently, Scoop Away. He was using Special...

I didn't know there was a such thing as commercial raw cat food, though I imagine it's very expensive. I also worry that he might be able to taste any supplements I add to raw meat. He has turned up his nose before at drugged food. I can try giving him a little raw meat sometime just to see if...

This kind of ties in with the dietary issues thread I started about what to feed my cat, but I really really want to try and get this anti-litterbox nonsense of his under control. For the last few months, Kip (who is 12-13 years old) has been pooping outside his litterbox. At first, it was just...

I only ever feed him the pate/classic Fancy Feast flavors because he tends to vomit the chunky ones. I have never fed him raw meat, so I don't know if he'll eat that, plus I'm not sure if his lack of teeth would present any issues. He was eating cooked chicken for a while, but he acted really...