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I use a combo of a slicker brush and one of those rubbery glove brushes. My guy has super thick and long fur especially near his back legs so using both has had the best results for me. Plus he loves rubbing his face on wires of the brush which lets me get the rest of his body. In the spring...

After encountering many rescues where I volunteer with poor oral health, I'm suddenly concerned with keeping my guys' teeth clean. The bluestem was recommended to me as it's simply a water additive but I'm curious if anyone has used it and if it's worth the price. I have also purchased a small...

I have a dyson and it does an ok job at cleaning up most of the hair but using a rubber brush or glove works so much better. You just rub it along the carpet or furniture and you can get all the hair that a vacuum can't

I have this glove for my cat in addition to one of the traditional wire ones. I find that it doesn't work great on the really long haired parts like his mane and tail because it doesn't really detangle that much. However it does a great job at collecting all the loose hair after brushing him...

My body developed crystals this past February and the ER vet told me that I had to only feed him the Royal Canin S/O food for the rest of his life. When I brought him to my vet for a follow up 2 weeks later she told me to have him on the wet food only for a few weeks and after that she told me...

Are there any other prescription foods your vet recommended to help? My boy's on the Royal Canin SO Urinary wet food. He seems to eat it pretty well the majority of the time. In true cat fashion however, there are days where he won't touch it. I also mix in a little of the same prescription food...

Are you trying ones with different main ingredients? My cat dislikes pork based foods but loves chicken. Also the texture of the food seems to make a difference too. I've had to experiment with a few different types myself

There are lots of different kinds of grooming tools you can use. My cat who has longer hair also used to get clumps around his face when I first adopted him because he didn't really like being brushed. I have a wire type brush and a softer brush and would hold out the brushes to him and he would...

It's strange that you can only get those sizes of food. I'm in Canada too and my vet has the small bags of dry and the really big ones. I think the smaller one cost about $35 maybe a bit more. My cat just went through the same thing and I've been buying the royal Canin SO wet food in a case of...

Update: it's been nearly two weeks since Chevy blocked. He appears to be doing great. We had a follow up with our regular vet and she said that he seems happy and doing well. We have a game plan going forward as far as his food is concerned that I'm happy with. I've never been so attentive to...

I have an FIV+ kitty as well. He apparently used to be quite the troublemaker as a street cat. I haven't had to deal with anything directly related to his diagnosis but I hope you can help your kitty out. FIV is overwhelming and a bit scary at first but from personal experience, it's something...

I have my guy on the Royal Canin SO and he seems to really like it. I feed him a can of the wet food each day with a little bit of the dry food to tie him over. For water fountains I just bought a catit fresh and clean fountain. I think to much free flowing water would scare my guy but this one...

Yes she can be spayed. I adopted my boy nearly 2 years ago and the shelter I got him from confirmed that he was FIV positive and then he was neutered. He's had no health problems related to his diagnosis. My vet told me that there's no reason that an FIV+ cat can't live a long life. You just...

I have a fountain and a few water bowls around the house to help compensate decreasing the amount of water in his food.

I think patience is key. When I brought my boy home he was terrified of coming out of the basement of my house. It took him at least 2 months before coming out of the basement to explore more. Just let her come to you and don't force anything on her. Just get her used to you being around you...

I found that for my little guy, texture made a difference. He's on a prescription diet for urinary problems and the vet had encouraged me to add a large amount of water to make his food a Chili like consistency. I found that for some reason he wouldn't eat it like this. Finally after a few...

I'm not a fan of all the ingredients in the food the ER vet prescribed but I will keep him on it for a little while. I have a follow up appointment with my own vet later this week and I'm going to see what she says and see if she agrees with the other vet. Regardless, I will definitely be...

He is a very good patient so far

Just got him home now. He is pretty dopey but happy. They gave me a few take home meds and gave a few cans of Royal Canin Urinary SO and told me to keep him on this food for life using the dry formula if necessary. He has already used the litter box with a normal amount of urine which is great...

I will be definitely looking into buying a water fountain for him when he comes home.