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We have an older lady cat who is around 16 at this point. Some of the signs you might see with age include decreased energy and more sleeping, arthritis (less able to run, jump, etc), hearing or vision issues, loss in fat or muscle (muscle wasting is common in older cats), dental issues, trouble...

This forum is gonna be a bit gross as I'm gonna talk about my cat's butt secretions, so I'm sorry in advance. Any help/advice/knowledge is GREATLY appreciated. Just for some background, my cat is a 7-8 year old female cat. My family took her in as a stray in 2017 and she's been living with us...

I'm super excited to share my research! :biggrin: I’m an animal sciences major and last year one of my kitties, Nym, became sick with diabetes. I had already studied a lot on cat nutrition because of Nocturne’s IBD. When Genny, our third cat, got kidney disease the research became even more...

Thanks really helpful. I've included 11plus special food in his diet and really pricey 12+pouches every so often. They definitely help him a bit. His slowness I need to get used to. Heated bed sounds a good idea. He had quite bad hair balls last summer the vet says linked to old age too...

When looking for a decent dry food to lose weight what are the most important factor? Is it protein? Is it carbs? Or calories? Guaranteed Analysis Nutritional information as published by the cat food manufacturer.* Protein: (min) 37.0% Fat: (min) 18.0% Fiber: (max) 3.0% Carbs: (est) 26.0% Ash...

Hi. Sometimes you have to go through different vets before finding one that can help you. Unfortunately, some vets are more tuned in to dogs than cats. This is why I take my cats to a feline only vet. One of my cats always has an elevated respiratory rate. I saw several vets, including a...

I have a 6 year old cat who has gotten overweight. (17 pounds). He wasn't always like this and feel it is all my fault for not controlling the food. He has gotten more lethargic this year and it concerned me. Healthwise, he has confirmed colitis/ibd via scopes at internal medicine last...

Has anyone had success with kitty weight loss? Can you share some of the techniques you used?

Totally agreeing with all this... Feeding something like oat bran (or potato or peas or all sorts of other fillers in many foods both wet or dry) is just feeding empty carb calories. Better to feed more protein, which is satiating for cats since that's what they're built to eat. The only dry...

Hi feral, 1) paxil/prozac: aiden was on paxil because he was urinating everywhere in my home, everyday. We adopted him at age 7, and he came like that. It was comming from anxiety. It stopped on paxil, but overtime he got VERY constipated and lethargic on this and we switched to Prozac...

The following link is what I've been following for helping my cat lose weight. As a WARNING, there are some images of surgical insides and also hurt behinds from obese cats being unable to groom. Feline Obesity: An Epidemic of Fat Cats My cat only put on an extra pound or two, but I have found...

Fat is what satiates the brain of cats (and likely all mammals). Feeding calorie-dense foods that are rich in necessary protein and fats, and that ideally exclude carbohydrates (with are entirely non-essential in the diet of an obligate carnivore), is preferable to feeding high-carbohydrate...

If I switch her dry to a higher calorie/ protein/ fat food I will need to cut her portion from 1/2 cup to 1/3 daily to accommodate her reduced calorie diet. Will I need to worry about her getting the proper amount of vitamins and taurine? She will still be getting her serving of sheba at night...

Hi! I am trying to figure out what is wrong with my cat (3yo spayed female) since my vet is not sure. I'm wondering if there might be a less expensive way than an ultrasound to narrow down a diagnosis given that whatever is wrong with her is likely to be expensive to treat, so I'd prefer to save...

@segelkatt canned only could really help him out. It's less calories for sure. I mentioned above, for my half Maine coon I had to ultimately get a bag of weight loss food from the vet to kick start him loosing weight. I was against this step and refused it for years. Everything else was...

Yes, fast weight loss on an overweight cat is bad news. The last thing they and their owners need is a fatty liver case! It's probably like weight loss in humans. As tempting as it might be to go on a crash diet and lose 50 pounds in 15 minutes, it's going to mess with your entire body in a...

Hi everyone, I’m unfortunately having the exact same issue with my 5 yr old cat Milo and I’m not sure what to do. He received the Felv+Rabies 3 yr + FVRCPC (I didn’t know stacking them was bad, and my vet said it was alright… so much regret) in mid December and began exhibiting the same symptoms...

Just the stuff every obligate carnivore needs to thrive: 😳 INGREDIENTS: Chicken By-Product Meal, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, Powdered Cellulose, Dried Tomato Pomace, Flaxseed, Chicken Fat, Wheat Gluten, Dried Beet Pulp, Chicken Liver Flavor, Coconut Oil, Lactic Acid, Calcium Sulfate...

Hi all. I have just made this account with great sadness as I am trying to get some answers to ease my mind. Me and my mum have had our cat Mitsy now since 2006 so she is fairly old and the past 2 months her behaviour has changed dramatically. We have lived in our house for years and when we...

Waiting for the vet to call. While they let me know is fpl was very high yesterday when they called, I didn't get the impression he was in bad shape... ... I got the blood work back today and it's really bad. I've put in a call to the vet for a chat. Update: Bless them, they called back and...