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Never heard of Merrick. My cats (see post above) get IAMS regular kibble in the orange bag, 1/4 cup Twice a day, soaked up with enough water to make it soft, plus psyllium husk mixed in. I briefly added some unflavored kefir drink (that I take myself) (from Walmart) for the probiotic. I think...

I posted this reply to a member with a kitten diarrhea issue. It's a fix that worked so well for me I want to share it as widely as possible. My elderly (15 and 16) cat gang of four shares several potty boxes. I kept finding one watery bloody deposit with no easy way to figure out who it was...

My elderly (15 and 16) cat gang of four shares several potty boxes. I kept finding one watery bloody deposit with no practical way to discover who was bleeding. I also noticed dry rock hard poops which is a painful constipation symptom of older cats. For the constipation I started adding...

My dear old golden retriever Yeller had his own big black rescue cat named Dinque, (dinky) Actually Dinque had Yeller for his pet. Dinque stayed close to Yeller except when hunting rodents which he did successfully. Dinque ate his fill and brought the rest to Yeller which Yeller happily...

All three of my black cats had exceptionally friendly affectionate temperaments, while at the same time being deadly hunters, regularly bringing home "gifts" of mice and occasionally large rats. My last black cat adopted my golden retriever and they were inseparable. The retriever, Yellerdog...

If that cough is really infrequent, I wouldn't worry. My Dollie cat, (14 years old), recently coughed like that as often as several times a day. It scared me. She was treated twice for various types of worms, each time, the coughing diminished, gradually returning over a few weeks. She appeared...

Actually Dollie HAD fleas. The fleas are eradicated but the tapeworms are the hangover. The fleas apparently came in with a visitor. It's a cautionary tale. I wish I knew how to avoid something like that but I do not. Fumigating all my visitors on the front porch may be a little extreme. But...

You could not have known but that is little comfort I know. I have been there. I lost my Dinque (dinky) cat to bone cancer and after all these years I still feel pain and guilt. They blessed our lives with their lives. Dinque lives in my heart forever as Malibu lives in yours.

I always watch my indoor kitty's stool for clues to her health. I discovered quite by a lucky accident that my Dollie cat has some sort of little worms. She has been indoors every day of her 14 years with no cause to suspect any such thing. I recently had an idea to use an empty plastic 2 &1/2...