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My biggest guy is almost a 7 on that chart. 11years old 14lbs. By far the most active of the bunchIs the only one that can pack away 200cal. most days.

That's exactly what I'm thinking. The 20-25cal estimate accounts for the typical 1/3+ carbs in the most popular foods. A lot of which isn't metabolized.

Those who feed only wet food to adult and senior indoor cats, do you also find the 20cal/lb rule to be nonsense? One of my cats is dieing of oral cancer, super important to keep him eating. He's 12.5lbs, at 20/cal/lb he should be eating 250calories. I'm 90% sure he's never eaten that much. I...

I boil a single chicken wing in a tiny pot (cheap, lots of skin) pour the oiy broth over their water. They lick it up too fast to worry about rotting.

I don't honestly know why but could be a lot of things. He demands everyone pet him, so aside from the potential medical smells. Hes ben vigorously pet and held by a dozen nurses & vet staff has their scent all over him. 20 years of working in a chem. Labs desensitized me to odors but even I...

Cats ages 14yr,13yr(Luke),10yr,4yr,and 20mo. They all have very reliable idiosyncrasies. None of them are behaving like the cats I know. The 14 y/o has stopped howling at sunrise. The kitten is not following Luke around. None of them are hanging out in the bedroom. The 10yr old is nowhere to be...

I'm glad I did ask. All the meds are less than half the price. Ie Prednisolone $30 for a 30day supply. Vs $75 for a 14day (and it's not cherry flavored this time). The first hospital was a posh building in a fairly upper class neighborhood 5min away and has a 24hr pharmacy. I'm sure that...

Thank you. He demanded 90minutes straight on my lap getting neck scratches, not weird for him. The other four cats, inversely, are acting very weird for the past few days.

The full 10mL bottle (either concentration) is $270 at the other hospital... 0.25mL dose = 40doses. Still expensive but doable

1st treatment done. He smells like a burnt hair dryer. A little puffy around the area. And he was too lethargic to jump on the bed, did his hooting sound til I picked him up and placed up. And they shaved his little arms for the IV.

thank you everyone for the support and the feedback. P.s. this My little man today. As always he is extraordinarily empathetic, always smooshes up on my face, grooms my beard, lays at my feet when I'm upset. He doesn't know I'm sad about his prognosis. It's making it much harder to come to...

I have another thread going from when is all started about 2 weeks ago. Over the weekend I was able to figure out a way to get his foods edible... I have to strain it through a sieve/screen/dust filter. No had lumps, nothing to get stuck in his mouth and he can scarf it down. (he doesnt trust...

So, I tried a few dozen different foods, blender, food processor, mortar and pestle... FINALLY found a way to get food to my little guy. I guess blending the food with or without water does something to the flavor, he hates it. I had a tiny bit of luck mushing up BFF and Weruva pates, but he...

This was the cheaper of the 2 options but I don't know what the other was. He's 12.5lbs I just got 2 doses from the local vet hospital in case he needs it sooner than I find a different pharmacy. It has 0.5ml in it. He has an NSAID but that can't be mixed with Prednisone. I'll check much...

My local vet is charging $350 for a 7 day supply of 0.05ml (lowest dose) buprenorphine. That doesn't sound right. I take sublingual bup for my back pain, pay out if pocket. It's very cheap (30x8mg sublingual tabs $24) I can't imagine the price thet charge for cats is normal is it? I have a...