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Just wanted to hear other people's thoughts on this - my cat just went in and had lab work done. He doesn't have CKD now but I guess there is a high chance he does develop it within 2 years according to some assessment (he's 12). The vet told me to put him on CKD food but I'm wondering if I...

I wasn’t aware that the last rib on cats is a floating rib and I’ve noticed that my cat’s left one seems to protrude more than the right. Certain positions he is in I can’t feel it at all but if he is just standing there not turning or looking to any side if I run my hands down both sides it...

My cat lays at the end corner of the bed a lot and tonight I noticed what looked like a dried blood spot or something. There are a few other smaller marks also. This is the third time I’ve seen this appear seems to happen maybe once every 1-2 months. I didn’t think much about it before but this...

So I noticed today that when playing with Da Bird toy Snuffy’s stomach started contracting/spasming a few times when he got ahold of the feathered toy and really started chewing on it. I’ve never seen that happen before but honestly he also doesn’t usually get it and start going to town on it...

I’m having trouble finding info online I saw that for dogs they recommend 3 hours to let it dry. I live in an apartment and they had professional cleaners come and do a carpet clean. They sprayed some solution in the carpet then used the big hose and vacuum thing to clean it. Anyone have any...

I have quite literally spent over 1,000 dollars on toys for this cat and he’s seemingly sick of everything. I could really use some ideas of things others have found to entice their bored-of-everything cats to play again. And yes I actively try to play with him and have as long as I’ve had him I...

So trying to find what a cats respiratory rate range should be seems almost impossible because there are so many different conflicting values given online. Here are just a handful I found in 10 minutes of looking - breaths per minute - 15 to 30 - 15 to 40 - 15 to 60 - 15 to 30 (when resting or...

Wondering if anyone has any suggestions on specific cat carriers that your cat naturally seems to want to spend time in? Like maybe you leave it around the house and they sleep in there or eat in there, etc. one that is comfy for the cat.

I’ve always had problems getting my cat Snuffy into a carrier and just had one of the worst experiences so far. It was awful and I’m sure it was terrible for him too. Can someone please help me I don’t know what to do. And we are way beyond “just slowly introduce him to it by putting food in...

My cat is acting very strange and it’s worrying me - i do have a vet appointment but it’s not until Monday. So over the last few weeks he has increasingly been abruptly darting off scared and shaking his head a lot at times when we are playing or if he jumps down from something. And this is not...

Can anyone recommend a specific litter or maybe a deodarizer or something to help with this? Even after emptying my cat's litter box, which I do daily, it stinks. Even if I replace the litter box, mop the entire room and walls and clean the towels his litter box sits on.................... it...

So I feed my cat wet food three times per day. Used to be no issues, I put the food down and he eats it. However, a few months ago during the evening feed I put the food down and then started to play with him with this one toy. So he would stop eating and come play and then finish eating. At...

Obviously nobody is my cat, you can’t for sure know how he is feeling but I’m trying to get a gauge and other opinions. So Snuffy got diagnosed via ultrasound having IBD a couple months ago. Before the diagnosis his symptoms were just vomiting immediately after pooping. Never vomiting up food...

Trying to find suggestions of the highest quality wet foods I’m having a hard time finding ones they don’t use gums/thickeners. My cat was recently diagnosed with IBD and am trying to do what I can it’s overwhelming and frustrating trying to find a new food especially since a lot of brands seem...

My cat Snuffy is my first pet and to be honest I didn’t know it was possible to bond so much with a cat. It’s like we are a pair in this house and do everything together in a way. He’s loved me unconditionally for years even when I’ve accidentally stepped on his tail or made other blunders as a...

So while I have been to the vet for this we are currently in a “wait and see what happens” stretch so I wanted to post this here to see if anyone else has experience with this firsthand. About a month ago I noticed my cat had vomited near his litter box and I thought it was just a hair ball...

My cat has been acting completely normal but I noticed his butt looked just a little weird like I thought it looked slightly reddish with the poop matter that would sometimes stick to his butt but then I would look with a light and it just looked brown. Well, I just checked his poop and it looks...

Strange question maybe, but it came to me tonight and I'm wondering what others think about this. If you are a mother who has kids and raises them, is that of more value than a cat parent who takes care of some cats throughout their lives? You could play with the scenarios like what if the...

My cat had patellar luxation surgery on his left hind leg 2 weeks ago and I was told full recovery would take 6-8 weeks. My concern is not so much that he still has some limp, but that it's the same kind of limp that existed prior to the procedure which was one of the main signs of the patellar...

Apparently I need to get some sort of kennel like thing for my cat - not a tiny thing but something that has room for his litter box, food, water and a bed but not too much more room. He is orthopedic surgery and will need to be kept from any jumping, climbing, running, playing, etc for 6-8...