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So my dear deaf Lucy was having some behavioral issues a while back. I've separated from my husband and it's actually gotten better (no more peeing outside the box or hiding under the bed). But she still has an enormous amount of energy for a three year old. I spent 3 hours today playing. She...

@adyeb I have a scratching wall board on the floor. She does use that occasionally when we have guests. I think a scratching mat/carpet might be in order. @susanm9006 She's just over a year, I suspected that she might not be old enough yet. She still chews and has no interest in cat nip. The...

Thanks for the reply. It turns out the shelf was loose! I fixed it but she's never actually gone back up there so it may have been too scary.

Sure I'll explain. We started with a mono protein, grain free food for 6 weeks. The symptoms went away completely so we introduced some other proteins, one a week for two days a table spoon at a time. We started with egg, then tuna, salmon, then ice fish. The ones we could do ourselves from...

Our cat doesn't use a scratching post, tree etc. She doesn't scratch the furniture, she sometimes scratches the rug and her sleeping places but that's just marking for 2 seconds. Fine enough, but her claws get super long and need to be trimmed 2x's a week since they get caught on things, break...

I found my allergen, Icefish, which seems to be in the smelt family. She's still on grain free dry food supplemented with pure chicken once a day, and no itching or ear discharge for weeks. She's happy so I'm happy.

We have a loft and it's a fantastic playground for Lucy but after an incident last week I'm a little worried about heights. I wasn't there but my husband said she got up to a shelf and jumped or fell down. He swears she nearly broke a leg. I thought being a cat, she'll be fine, he's being...

That seems promising :) They're super cute together! I'd love to see how it works out.

We had a rabbit and cat for many years. They were the best of friends, but until dominance was established, they were supervised. Grooming is good. Our rabbit never groomed the cat (beta female, I was the alpha). Seriously consider castrating/neutering the rabbit, it helps with rabbit aggression...

I didn't at first, but it was the easiest mono protein and I only found one dry food without salmon oil. So we started there. My biggest worry was the immediate reaction (vomiting and explosive diarrhea), and nothing happened with chicken. In fact she had very normal stools and the discharge...

My husband and I discussed it and since we're close to the hospital, we decided to risk it. We used the same amount in the food 7 grams with chicken broth. Sadly, nothing, not even scratching or head shaking. Now I'm at a complete loss. My husband thinks it's too healthy, ha! Though there might...

My Maine Coon came in the bath with me and into the shower. My other cat took baths with the dog. Lucy puts her head under the water when I wash dishes and washes her toys in one of her water bowls.

She was on grain free when the problems started. The rice and chicken was a suggestion by the vet to deal with stomach upset, since she had some liquid stools. The hard part is if the food makes her vomit, then she suddenly decides it's all she wants. She gets a sudden burst of energy, almost...

So poor Lucy has a food allergy. She had a bad ear infection in one ear. When I'd introduced a new food, there was an immediate reaction of vomiting, and a few hours of very loose stools as well as itching and head shaking. I thought food allergy and the vet agrees with me. I picked up a grain...

Yes that is little Lucy in the avatar pick. As it turns out it's hard to get a deaf cat to look in the camera! @kashmir64 I had a Samoyed and it took months to get her to fetch and she was never great at it. She wasn't that smart but super sweet. Cats are much easier to train ;-) But if anyone...

My husband and I adopted Lucy in March. She's a deaf Russian White who turns 1 year in May. She is really bright cat who loves to play fetch, play in the water and cuddle. She has picked up sign language very quickly and besides fetch she has learned to sit, stay, heal, come and down. She also...

Sorry didn't see it on my list. My girl is pretty easy. Had an ear infection when I first got her and she got the runs and was hyperactive within an hour of a new food being ingested. She's tolerating chicken, so an elimination diet will work for me. You've got a tough road ahead, I wish...

I'm going through the same thing with an 11 month old I've had 5 weeks. It's my third cat with food allergies and back in the day (33 years ago) cat food wasn't was it was today. I'm in Europe at this point and there was one wet food I found that might work for you if you can find it in north...