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If you're very intent on making sure everything is balanced to recommended levels you can use Pet Diet Designer. It's a software that pulls nutrient values from the USDA database and allows you to craft your own formulas. Then it tells you if the formula has met the requirements for all the NRC...

My orange boy, Colby, will just absolutely not eat bones. My other boy, Monty, will snarf them down, regurgitate, and then remember he has to chew. I'm hoping to switch to PMR sometime in the future, but if Colby won't eat bone, that's not really possible. I've tried to get him to eat chicken...

Help me settle an argument with a friend. I won't tell you which side either of us is on, but we do have opposing opinions. One of us says you should flush public toilets with your foot. One of us says you should flush with your hand. What do you all think?

A while ago I made the decision that I would take my two 11 month old boys with me to my family's home over spring break, which is ~7hrs away. My parents have prepared my old room and the attached bathroom to cat-proof it (as much as they know how, never having owned any animal before), and I...

I've been on this site for quite a while (a few months...) but I never hear anyone recommending Tidy Cat litter, or even really saying they use it and love it. I hear a ton about crystals, walnut, corncob, paper, etc. But I don't really hear about Tidy Cat. Is there a reason for this? I've been...

I had a scare today. I was out grocery shopping and got a motion notification on my phone about my home pet camera (which faces in towards the galley kitchen). I open it an find that my entire dish drying rack, which sits on a small stretch of counter between my sink and outer wall, has been...

I've been seriously considering mixing my own vitamins/supplements to add to raw meat for my boys, and I've been comparing the Feline Nutrition and CatInfo recipes, but for both of them, there's one common thing. There's not enough vitamin D? Going off the USDA Food Composition Database the...

I'm at a loss with my pickiest cat on what calming treats to give him. He rejects both that I've tried. NaturVet Quiet Moments was a straight no. Composure by VetriScience gave me hope at first, he ate one treat, but the next day turned up his nose, and hasn't gone near them since. He sees me...

My orange boy has always had fairly bad breath, and when I got him I just thought it was from the teething process, but it hasn't gotten better 5 months after he's done teething. A couple weeks ago I was checking out his teeth and I noticed some redness around the gums and wasn't sure if it was...

I've been feeding my boys a combination of homemade ground raw food and canned food for about a month now. Every week I like to treat my boys with a larger whole chunk of meat to keep their teeth and jaws healthy. Chicken wingtips have been my go-to so far, but I saw some turkey necks for sale...

I wasn't sure if I could post in this forum or if I should use the one about other animals, so feel free to move... Also, I won't mention any names since the animal who passed away wasn't my own. My friend flew home over winter break to see her family and left her sweet little guinea pig in my...

After browsing the web, I found several sources saying occasionally giving your cats raw chicken wings/necks can help with keeping their teeth clean (and other benefits) so I thought I'd give it a try. This afternoon I cut off the wingtip and the mid-section from a raw chicken wing and placed it...

I've been toying with the idea of feeding my two 8mo boys raw lately. Right now they're on a mostly FF canned diet, with a bit of kibble for cost savings sake. But I've heard some strong arguments for raw. (Also, canned food causes so much recycling, and my 6 unit apartment building only has 1...

When I adopted a 5mo cat and took him to the vet they said to watch his weight as he was on the heavy side (8.5lbs) and had a bit of a tummy pouch already. But that he didn't need a diet or anything because he was still growing. Now he's 7mo and around 9.5lbs, and still has a little bit of a...

Since Pure Bites are only 1 ingredient, does it matter if you feed the dog or cat variety to your pet? One of my boys is picky about his wet food, so I sprinkle the freeze dried duck liver over his food if he hasn't eaten much, then he gobbles it down. But I just did the math, and on Chewy, the...

My 7mo cat has recently (tonight) learned that he can turn off the lights in my living room by jumping at the light switch. No complaints here yet, it's just super cute, and since I caught it on film it's super popular on my snap story. Ever since he started jumping at it a few nights ago, I...

Anyone heard of this brand? Hyvee is having a 10/$5 sale on the 5.5oz cans, which seems like a crazy good deal since their 3oz cans that aren't on sale go for $0.99 each. Should I take advantage and pick some up while I can or is it not that good anyway?

My two boys, Colby and Monty, are both almost exactly 6 months now. I’ve been leaving dry kitten food out for them all day/night (about 3/8C per kitten) and then twice a day (8am and 8pm) feeding them ½ can of 3oz wet food (with extra water mixed in). I know that eventually I want to switch them...

My 5mo kitten has vomited 5 times today. I called the emergency vet clinic, since the normal ones aren't open on Sunday, and asked them if I should come in. They asked some questions about it, like what the vomit looked like (Food in it at first, then just white foam later on), if could have...

Today I adopted my second kitten. He's almost the exact same age as the kitten I've had for a month. I've read a lot about how to introduce two kittens, but I've also heard the process is quicker with younger cats. The new kitten, Monty, is in the bathroom with water/food/litter/toys, and I've...