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    Keeping cat in small pen post surgery, advice?

    Thank you for the kind words, I will post a tribute in the Crossing the Bridge forum :)
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    Keeping cat in small pen post surgery, advice?

    I really appreciate all the advice....unfortunately my cat did not survive the operation. I'm absolutely heartbroken at the moment, but I appreciate everyone taking the time to respond. If I ever encounter this situation again with another cat, I will definitely remember the tips posted here...
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    Keeping cat in small pen post surgery, advice?

    I posted a little while ago about my cat having chylothorax and he is having surgery for it tomorrow. It's quite extensive and he will have his chest cavity cut open so the recovery will be extremely important. The vet said it's best that he stay in an enclosed pen so he can't jump, play, or do...
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    Ideopathic chylothorax diagnosis

    Thank you for the replies! Just got back from the vet hospital after a 3 day stay, Riley's been on Rutin since yesterday per the vet and I purchased a low fat food. The emergency vet informed me $8,000 was the general cost for a procedure like this, they were not able to perform the surgery as...
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    Ideopathic chylothorax diagnosis

    My cat has been breathing heavily lately so I took him to an emergency vet yesterday to find out he has chylothorax and the vet recommended euthanasia. I was absolutely devastated, he's only 5 years old and has always been healthy and happy so to hear that news was shocking. I begged for...
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    Is it bad to not trim a cat's claws?

    I have two cats, one of whom is fine with having her claws trimmed. My male cat, however, absolutely will not let me touch his claws. I've tried since he was a kitten, even when he was sound asleep, and he freaks out every time. It honestly doesn't bother me that his claws aren't trimmed, he...
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    Safe cleaning products?

    Thank you for the replies! I will visit those links
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    Safe cleaning products?

    I'm trying to use mainly natural cleaning products but the problem I'm finding is that most natural cleaners are formulated with essential oils which from my understanding are toxic to cats. I've been loving Mrs. Meyers cleaning products specifically the all purpose concentrate so I can just...
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    Both Cats Stopped Eating Their Regular Food?

    Thank you so much for the replies! They're both eating the food just fine now, the only thing I can think of is I was cleaning my apartment with vinegar and may have used a little too much, granted not around their feeding area but maybe the scent was too strong for them.
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    Both Cats Stopped Eating Their Regular Food?

    So my cats eat Taste of the Wild dry food and Sheba wet food everyday, I recently bought a new bag of the Taste of the Wild (same kind they were devouring before), and neither went near it, instead digging at the floor around it. Later in the day they finally started eating some of it but only a...
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    Kitten Terrified Of Other People

    My kitten Riley is about 4 month's old now, and is terrified by anyone but me in my apartment. When I adopted him at 2 months, he was quite outgoing at the shelter and didn't seem particularly shy or skittish when I was handling him. When my sister visited a couple weeks after the adoption, she...
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    Is Blue Wilderness Dry A Decent Food?

    Thanks for the links! I'll definitely check those out
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    Is Blue Wilderness Dry A Decent Food?

    Thank you for the reply! Yeah I'm not sure why his digestive system doesn't like Instinct, I've had my adult cat on the original and she had no issues. Just for clarification, my cats aren't on an all-dry diet, it's about half and half wet+dry.
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    Is Blue Wilderness Dry A Decent Food?

    I've had my 4 month old kitten for about a month and a half now and for the majority of that time he's been on Nature's Variety Instinct kitten formula dry and Wellness Core wet for kittens (yes I know it'd be better to feed all wet but I'm gone for most of the day and worry he'd go hungry...
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    Confused About Booster Shots

    Thank you all so much for the replies! It definitely makes more sense now, I was thinking I'd have to take my kitten in every 2 weeks for months amounting to quite a lot of shots but this thread definitely cleared it up. I've never had a cat younger than a year so this is all so new to me, but...
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    Confused About Booster Shots

    So I adopted a kitten a little over a week ago, the people at the shelter explained the shots to me but I was still pretty confused (plus the kitten crying in his box was distracting lol). They said he received some shots then will need boosters every few weeks. So if he was 2 months when I...
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    Guilt Over Adopting Second Cat

    Thank you so much for the kind words :)
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    Guilt Over Adopting Second Cat

    Thank you for the replies, they've definitely reassured me! I've began to let them see each other for short periods and while my resident cat still hisses/growls/swats at him, I feel like she's warming up to him. She'll follow him around and when she chases and swats at him she'll go and play...
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    Guilt Over Adopting Second Cat

    Sorry if this isn't the right forum to post this! So I just adopted a second cat after about 6 months of considering it and thinking that it would be nice to have a friend for my current cat who is usually calm, friendly, and very playful. The kitten is 2 months old, blind, and very...
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    Cat Having Sneeze Attacks Suddenly

    Thank you for the kind replies! We just got back from the vet, and I'm definitely glad I kept the appointment because Bella ended up getting worse. She was getting really congested and this morning before we left she sneezed up a little blood. Ended up being an upper respiratory infection and...
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