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    Seeking to replace packet wet food with simple home-cooked recipes

    Hi, We have 3 cats and we are vegetarians (well, eggetarians). So far we've been feeding our cats (7, 7, and 3 years old) a balanced diet of packaged wet food and dry kibbles. However, we are hoping to gradually shift to home-cooked food. Chicken and fish are ok but pork and beef are a no no...
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    Stray kitty with a broken tail

    We recently came across a stray kitty with a broken tail. We started feeding her and then yesterday we finally got her operated, for the severed tail and her spaying. We are doing the post-op care for her at home since the hospital was full and didn't have space in their facility. As of now she...
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    My youngest ran away, how do I get him back?

    We rescued a kitten about a year ago. He has been with us since and my wife and he are both very fond of each other. Yesterday evening, the outer door to my apt was unlocked and I did not realize that. When my eldest boy wanted to sit by the door, I opened the inside door and let him sit there...
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    Hoarse meowing

    Just noticed yesterday that my cat Scout is meowing very hoarsely. Almost like croaking. The day before he threw up a little. Today his voice is completely gone. He is eating and drinking water just like he used to. No change in that. He is lethargic but we do live in a tropical country. I...
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    Getting my boy acquainted with a stray cat we just adopted

    We used to feed a stray cat for almost a year. After a lot of complaints from other residents, we finally adopted her and took her in. We also have another cat that we had rescued about 3 years ago. We are facing a few problems getting the two acquainted. Both are fixed and the stray is more...
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    Catching an injured feral kitten

    We've been feeding a mom and her kitten for about a month now. The mom is friendly and does come near us but the kitten is super skittish and every time we are near, s/he runs and hides away under some car. Then for two days, the kitten disappeared. Today she resurfaced with a swollen paw and...
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    Caring For Strays When We Move

    We care for two strays in my apartment complex. One usually feed them in our assigned parking space. Both are neutered and vaccinated. We usually feed them once or twice a day. In general, they are happy and healthy and they know how to hunt (A few months back the boy tabby brought me a dead...
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    Stray Cat Limping A Lot

    We take care of a stray cat near our apartment. He is a male orange tabby and when he met he was in good health. We got him his mandatory shots and then got him neutered as well. About three weeks ago, we noticed that he was limping on his front right paw. We took him to the vet. The vet checked...
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    Injured Nail In The Rear Paw

    My neighbor's calico and my boy are buddies. She often comes over to play and I'm not sire what happened today but one of the nails in her rear paw was bleeding. It looked like it was bleeding from the root. The nail has not come off and I put some Interban ointment there. The bleeding has also...
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    Moving Houses But Feeding Two Strays

    We've been feeding two stray cats for about 2 months now - a male and a female. We also have cat of our own who is indoors most of the time. The female one was pregnant when we started feeding her and from the looks of it, she seems to have had kittens but we don't know where and if they even...
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    Not Sure What This Stray Wants

    We've been feeding two strays for a while now. A male and a female. I believe the female was pregnant when we started feeding her and she has since given birth, though I'm not sure where cause she disappears and I cannot hear the kittens anywhere. We take special care of her and always feed her...
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    One Of My Strays Ran Away

    My wife and I are first time pet owners. We rescued a stray kitten last year and since then Scout has been with us. Very recently we started feeding 3 stray cats. I'm not sure if they are male or female. One was a tabby (Ginger), one who we call Patch because he has a patch of red fur...
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