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Keep trying as many foods as you need to. Never give up until you try Fancy Feast dry. Royal Canin makes a line called Selective, try Savor Selective & Aromatic Selective. Wellness, Famina N & D, Orijen, those are popular dry foods. If he won't eat dry food ever again, feed more canned. Make...

Diarrhea is common in kittens. Check a fecal, yes even in purebreds, for parasites because if that's what is causing the diarrhea then changing the food will not help. Coccidia is hard to find sometimes, but the drug is safe so can be given just in case. Metronidazole is amazing. It is a...

I work at cat-only vet clinic and Blue Buffalo/Blue Wilderness is the main food that contributes to bladder issues/stones, etc. Personally I don't trust brands sold in grocery stores and Target. Chewy.com is great if there aren't pet stores that carry better brands in your area. I only hear...

That is too bad. They are the only brand I can find locally that makes a canned rabbit food that doesn't also contain many other types of animals in it.

My cats both love Rad Cat. Prior to that, I fed Allprovide. They wouldn't always finish it, even if I mixed it with canned food. Prior to that, I tried Vital Essentials Alpha Prey Model diet canine. It's hard to find in some places. I emailed the company and a rep said that both the canine and...

I did the opposite: I switched from Allprovide to Rad Cat. Now that my cats are on Rad Cat, they won't eat anything else except certain flavors of canned food. I was very happy with Allprovide, except they add turmeric and now coconut oil & oregano leaf. My cats have never suffered from any...

I don't think it's hopeless at this point. It is completely normal for an adult female to dislike other cats. It took probably 1-2 years for my 2 females to kind of peacefully co-exist. They began a ritual that looked like they were playing (?) where they would chase each other for a bit every...

The methimazole I mentioned in my previous comment is in tablet form, 5mg tablets, and it is the generic form of Tapazole. It can probably be compounded into a liquid. A brand name will just make the medication more expensive, so I hope most vets are willing to use generic. The prednisolone is...

It can take a lot of practice and patience to collect pee from a cat. With any non-absorbent litter replacement, technically you don't NEED enough to cover the entire bottom of the box, although some cats may prefer it that way. A cat will need to be shut in a room, bathrooms work best, with...

This is rare! I can probably count on one hand the number of times I've heard or smelled a cat fart. In kittens, under 1 year, sometimes this is caused by a cheap food with fillers and junk such as Purina, which a local shelter tends to send home with new adoptions. I usually forget about the...

No, it is not unusual. Every cat is different with their genetics as well. The only time I would say it is not normal, is if someone just never thinks their cat has anything wrong because they just never go to the vet. I think a lot of things can go unnoticed and a lot of older cats suffer at...

The normal range for a cat's thyroid is 0.8-4.0, which is different than the normal range for humans. There is no 'typical' dose for methimazole that I can tell, as I've seen so many cats on different dosing regimens. Anything from 1/4 tablet once daily, 1/4 tablet twice daily, 1/2 tablet in...

I think an ultrasound is a great idea. It is a non-invasive procedure, but your cat's hair on the abdomen will have to be shaved-it will grow back. Sometimes the results of things like ultrasounds and biopsies can be inconclusive, but I think it is worth doing anyway just in case they are able...

You may want to ask your vet about prednisolone (NOT prednisone-they're different). In about 75% or more hyperthyroid cases at my clinic, the patients are taking a daily low dose of prednisolone (2.5mg once daily) to help their bodies handle the side effects of methimazole. They may require...

Wow. I'm really shocked that a vet would give a cat steroid injections that many times. The widely known side effects of steroids are increased appetite, increased thirst & increased urination. In cats, steroids can also trigger diabetes, especially if the cat is overweight. I've seen this...