Recent Content by sadcad

Thank you all for help and advice!!! I enjoyed reading all of your insights and stories. Having read people's accounts I feel less helpless and more optimistic about everything. Also hearing that she could be part Siamese and the vocal behavior possibly being rooted in genetics rather than the...

@di and bob Ah, that gives me a lot of hope! You are right that she is still a very young cat. I will try to look at it more positively. Perhaps being the only caretaker for 4 cats and not having any cat people to talk about it/discuss/vent to took some toll on me. I already feel more...

@danteshuman I'm not sure I could stand giving her away honestly. But I definitely need help improving the current sutuation. One thing that gives me hope is I am moving apartments soon to a new one where she will have a completely closed off outdoors area to play in. She's a very curious...

@danteshuman Thank you, I will definitely try the dry food addition. She does like to graze on dry foods. That's funny you should mention Siamese -- I was actually just thinking she could be part Siamese. She is lighter build than normal, very smart and shorter haired than the rest of my...

I don't want to give her up but I also have my limits which is why I am looking for help. My health has declined in the last month or so because of the stress she's added to my life. Skin condition + chest pain. I've scheduled a visit to a cat behavior specialist and another full wellness check...

Out of all of my cats she's the least interested in food. She eats about 90% of her plate usually, some days 100% but mostly she stops when she's full. She's always been good in that regard.

She weighs 8 pounds. 2 cans estimate to about 270kcals per day. The vet says she's a healthy weight. I used to feed everyone 3 cans per day each but the vet advised me to cut down to 2 as 3 was too much in her opinion. They all transitioned to the new diet smoothly and haven't complained nor...

Info: Domestic shorthair, Female, Spayed, 10 months old, healthy weight Background: Adopted from a shelter, came very malnourished. Diarrhea, used to scarf up food and then vomit it out. Nursed her back to health, spoonfed her till she learned how to eat normally, now she's a good slow eater...