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Henry has actually lost three pounds by feeding him dry cat food. It was the "free feeding" that caused him to gain a lot of weight. Once I eliminated the free feeding, fed him only twice a day (12 hours apart) and measured the amount of food he got for his idle weight, he started losing a...

Surgery was successful and Henry is doing much better. I wanted to share some photos from the last 2 weeks. He was an absolute angel about wearing the "Collar of Shame". And vet prescribed the urinary care prescription food (canned and dry & I add water to the dry). I am still waiting for...

Thank you, everyone. I appreciate your kindness.

Henry had surgery yesterday and it went very well. He's been resting in the spare bedroom, away from the other cats, wearing the cone of shame like a trooper. His appetite is back and he's been pooping and peeing. The type of stone will be determined in a week. Vet has him on the u/d food.

Thank you, fionasmom. Great information. I'll know more tomorrow. That's when surgery is scheduled.

He didn't eat much yesterday (he had to be sedated for the x-ray diagnosis), but I have given him Mirataz ointment (the vet said it's okay) and he's eating better. He's also eating the i/d prescription canned food when it's offered. He's been peeing and pooping too. His surgery is tomorrow so...

How was the blood in her urine treated before the bladder stones removal? Also - my sister was wondering if they could "blast" the stones - she has kidney stones herself &: she wonders if that technology could work for cats too.

The vet recommended I feed him for the weight desirable recommended by the cat food manufacturer. So I give him only enough food for a 12 lb cat - no treats, no free feeding & I only feed him twice a day. And he's been losing about 1/4 lb a month. Slow and steady. But boy - is he food...

Henry is so food motivated that he'll eat anything - dry, wet - he doesn't care. He usually wakes me up, begging for breakfast. So when he refused to eat this morning, I knew he was sick.

Good idea. Plus - he is very fat - obese even. He was always chubby, but he gained about 6 lbs in about 1 year. He's lost 2 lbs, but he's still fat at 16 lbs. If he loses weight, will that lessen the likelihood of bladder stones in the future?

Molly has IBD and multiple food allergies (I almost lost her three years ago due to a severe pancreatitis attack) so they all eat dry Royal Canin Hydrolyzed Protein now. And all of the cats are thriving on it. The bladder surgery is so expensive and so hard to see him in pain - so I want to...

Hello everyone: Two years ago, neighbors moved and never took their cat with them. (Well, they got dogs, threw the cat outside. I felt sorry for him, fed, watered and got him a heated kitty tube). They moved and I searched frantically for him & even called them to see if they wanted him &...

The appetite stimulant worked miracles on my Molly when she had pancreatitis 2 years ago. Molly was so sick & lost a lot of weight but Mirataz worked wonders. It's applied topicaly - (like flea drops).. Molly is back to her old self now but I keep the Mirataz on hand if she has another bout...

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Thank you, fionasmom. I appreciate your comments. TNR Ferals won't have a perfect life, but I do what I can to give them a better life.

"Psycho" showed up on my patio about two weeks ago. I hadn't seen him in three years - ever since my new neighbors moved in and their indoor/outdoor cats ran him off. But those neighbors moved a few weeks ago. And I guess Psycho felt my patio was safe place again for a meal and a bed. I first...

It is odd - his stools. I will bring him in to the vet this afternoon. He can take Molly's appointment and I will take her next week The situation reminds me of when Punky had feline coronavirus.

One last thing - Henry had a compete fecal test prior to his surgery and everything was normal. The test included giardia too. So the cause of Henry's loose stools is a mystery.

Thank you! I wasn't planning on having another cat. But I just couldn't do nothing. So - there we are.