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  1. mokapi

    Rehoming Cat...feeling Extremely Guilty.

    So back in February, I brought home a skinny kitten (Keegan) that was dumped at the park where I worked. He lived outdoors at our house for another month and a half or so before I could get him neutered and brought indoors. Introductions with my existing cat, who I've had for eight years, were...
  2. mokapi

    Hi Again, Looking For Some Canned Advice

    Hello! It's been a while. New job + new dog = no time for anything. Just gonna cut to the chase, LOL. I've had my cats on RadCat. They do great on it, but I'm spending something like 125$/month. I'd like to switch either both cats to morning canned/evening raw, or keep Mrowmrow on raw and...
  3. mokapi

    Please Wish Me Luck.

    So I'm in the middle of considering a massive career "change". This is going to be a long post, and there's really no "TL;DR" I can offer, so kudos and thanks to you if you read the whole thing. Back story: I graduated high school early, went to trade school, and immediately got a job in the...
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    Cat Ate Toxic Houseplant, Do I Need To Induce Vomiting

    Mrowmrow chewed on/ate leaves off of a dracena marginata plant. He's chewed on this plant before; I thought I put it out of reach. I figured he'd throw it up like he did last time. I left to get a missing dinner ingredient, and when I came back ~ 10 minutes later, my boyfriend said he'd stopped...
  5. mokapi

    Fostering Kittens As A Way To Keep Keegan A Playmate?

    So my younger cat, Keegan, is about 11 months old now (guesstimate). My older cat, Mrowmrow, is 9 years old. M is not playful; not with me, not with the dog, etc. He never really has been. He just wants to be held or lounge on the dish drying mat, or sometimes in the sunshine. His activity...
  6. mokapi

    Please Help With Diet For Uti Prone Cat, Hx Of Kidney Issues, Protein In Urine

    Some of you are aware of the saga of Mrowmrow's raw diet...long story short, I'm going to hold off on that for now. I need to get him on a diet that can preemptively treat any kidney issues. He lost 10-20% of his kidney function when he was about a year old. He''s been very prone to UTIs-- he...
  7. mokapi

    What's Next On Your "to Create" List?

    I'm kind of in a funk lately, and haven't been "creating" as much as I would like. I like to paint, mostly, but I'm not very good, and I haven't been doing much of it. The last thing I actually sat down and followed through with, start to finish, was painting a wooden, hexagonal necklace holder...
  8. mokapi

    Allergies? Herpes??

    Alright, y'all. I posted a week or so back about Mrowmrow looking a little thin, and you all assuaged my concerns. I'm back, with more concerns. As an FYI, he does visit the vet tomorrow afternoon, but I am terrified of veterinary incompetence, so I wanted to post here as well. Group...
  9. mokapi

    Does Mrowmrow Look Too Thin?

    So I noticed while M was drinking water tonight that the part where his stomach meets his hips seemed concave. I'm not sure if this was just while he was drinking/swallowing, or if it means something is wrong. Of course, now that I've picked up on it, it's all I can focus on. I've attached some...
  10. mokapi

    What Weird Thing Do You Collect?

    I noticed as I was picking up what seemed like an inordinate amount of dog toys this morning that it seems like I'm collecting squeaky stuffed animals. In all actuality, I love collecting all sorts of weird nature artifacts...particularly bones, feathers, fur, cool bits of plants, fossils, etc...
  11. mokapi

    Has Anyone Ever Heard Of Something Like This?

    My brother's cat, Pigwidgeon, is very odd. Behavior-wise, I find him very frustrating-- he claws at closed doors, he meows at the walls, he's weirdly aggressive, etc. I much prefer my cats to anyone else's, but this guy is downright mean. He's cost me about 1k total in vet bills from beating up...
  12. mokapi

    Well. That Was Unexpected.

    I just made my first batch of raw food for Mrowmrow. He loved it. He ate all of it. And then he promptly puked it all up within about 5 minutes, something he hasn't done in months. The base was 1 lb. MPC whole ground chicken, which he's been eating without issue. For my entire "batch", I...
  13. mokapi

    Anyone Here Feed Their Dogs Raw?

    Okay, so I used to feed my dog raw- a "frankenprey"/RMB model. He did awful on it. I actually think he became unhealthy. I know it's not the raw itself-- it was how I was feeding the raw. It really scared me off of it for some time; he now eats commercial raw and is doing amazing. When I...
  14. mokapi

    Everyone...please Feel Free To Admire These Wrinkles And Jelly Belly.

    Some of his fur is growing back (probably won't last long), but one of my favorite things about this stinker are his legy wrinkles and his lil poochy belly. :P I am very partial to kitty bellies...anyone else have a cat with an irresistible belly?? The kind that you just have to pet/squish/poke...
  15. mokapi

    One Week Into Raw Diet...my First Poop Question

    We're marking the one week mark for Mrowmrow on raw!! Yay!! His diet is NOT balanced yet-- this entire week I've just been making sure he will consistently eat. I'm feeding a mix from My Pet Carnivore, just chicken, but have spooned in a little bit of ground whole beef, and have added some...
  16. mokapi

    Hello!

    Some of you might have already seen me posting in threads...I'm a little late to the introduction party. My name is Chelsea, and I have two cats, Mrowmrow and Keegan, and one little mutt named Chip. I'll definitely mention all three of them in posts at some point or another. I've been working...
  17. mokapi

    New Kitten's Weird Build & Behavior

    I thought I'd just come to this site for raw diet help, but after reading some of the other boards, it looks like you guys can tackle just about any issue :p My "kitten", Keegan, actually came to our house back in February. Someone dropped him off at the park where I worked, and he was skin and...
  18. mokapi

    Starting Raw, Have Questions (of Course):

    To preface, I've read through several of the posts in this particular part of the forum, trying to find an answer for my question. I'm not new to the benefits of a raw diet-- I fed it to my dog for a couple of years-- but I haven't ever tried it with my cats, mostly out of fear of getting them...
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