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When I was growing up, my parents had outdoor cats. 100% of the time we lost them to unnatural deaths. (coyotes, dogs, antifreeze, and that kind of thing) I know that some cats really, really like to go outside. I get that, because my cat was/is one of those cats. But the outdoors is very...

Thank you for your support, everyone. I'm thankful that he's not in pain anymore. The last few months had gotten especially bad for him. I'll post some pictures later.

I'll weigh in, since I have some experience on this topic. My first cat was a rescued stray and initially was outdoor only. He eventually became indoor/outdoor and then I tried to work on transitioning him to indoor only. It failed. We moved from Michigan to Tennessee. Our new home is not at...

My senior cat (approximately 18 years old and possibly as old as 20) had been struggling with renal failure for a long time and the inevitable decline that comes with it. His quality of life began to plummet. He was too weak to get to his litter box very much and would eliminate a lot of waste...

Thanks for the replies. We've gotten a referral to an allergist. I definitely will be asking them about allergy shots.

I have 3 cats. The first cat we got almost 5 years ago. After having symptoms for quite some time, I had my son blood tested. He is allergic to cats and most likely acquired the allergy 2-3 years after we got our first cat. Any advice? I'm hoping to treat his allergy and keep the cats in our home.

My elderly cat (approximately 17 years old) was diagnosed with renal failure on July 20, 2016. That was 2 years ago! It's amazing how tough that kitty is! We moved from Michigan to Tennessee last December and he had his first seizure after one of our trips back and forth. He is still going...

Thanks! It was quite a journey to get there.

This post was about 18 months ago. We were working a plan to revamp our finances and have gotten to the other side now. We're completely debt free and have a very large amount of savings now. Cancelling the insurance and just continuing to work on our finances was definitely the right answer...

Well, the rescue assumed that she was spayed and adopted her out. The adopter wound up with a litter of kittens!! So she was not spayed after all. The rescue took in any kittens that needed adoption and paid for the mom's spay. I'm always amazed that vets will declaw without the cat being...

I have a cat who has long been a persistent determined escape artist. He used to be mostly outdoor (found him as a stray), then indoor/outdoor, then I decided to transition him to indoor only starting in October of 2015. It did not work. He was indoors more, but always found an escape route. He...

Thank you for the replies! I think that a puzzle feeder is an excellent idea. Any suggestions on a good low carb high quality kibble to use as a snack? I don't really measure the canned food. I just kind of eyeball the amount. I buy large cans, so it's less obvious how many ounces they are getting.

That's a good idea to play with him to wear him out! It can go either way on the weight issue. I've rehabilitated a severely overweight cat who ate himself into obesity on being free fed dry food in his prior home. I've also done a lot of research on the pros and cons of each feeding method...

Thank you for the input. Especially since sometimes he bugs me when there's food in the dish, I think that there's a really big behavioral component. We're really going to try to work on that. I really don't want to re-introduce dry food, if possible, so I'm hoping to nip the behavior in the bud...

I put him in the crate with his bowl of canned food, so hopefully eating right before bed will do the trick. I need to really pay attention to the timing of meals, I think.

The vet said that he is at a normal weight and not overweight. He has a very large frame and build. He is neutered and was that way already when I adopted him, almost 4 years ago. He was already an adult at that point, so he's at least 5-6 years old. I decided to have him sleep in a dog crate...

I switched my cats to canned food about 2 1/2 years ago. My cat has developed progressively worse and worse behavior about eating. If I don't have the food exactly out when he thinks that I should, he comes and gnaws on my leg, chews on my hand, nips on me, etc. etc. Sometimes his definition of...

I sat down and figured out that my current all canned diet is costing me $0.40 per day per cat. That amounts to $12 per month for each kitty or $36 total. I figured out that if I fed the 4Health dry cat food (the regular version, not the grain free) and fed 3 oz of wet food per day per cat, it...

My husband lost his job. The goal right now is to keep a roof over the humans and cats' heads, and keep us all eating. After the lay off, I put my 3 kitties on Special Kitty canned food, which is $1 for 22 oz. I've been contemplating and wondering if this is about as cheap as we can get or if...

Wow! Congratulations! @Mamanyt1953