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    Ongoing soft poops for the past few months..

    Hi! Would like to seek some advice or guidance. My cat (4.5 years old male scottish fold), has been having soft poop for the past few months. It’s not like explosive soft/ completely puddle like, more like, there’s shape, but also it doesn’t keep to the shape. He eats 2 wet meals in general...
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    Anal gland issue?

    So background, about 2+ months ago my cat had a bout of soft stools. I bought him in to a vet who manually checked his anal glands, told me they were quite full, not impacted or anything, just quite full, so she did a manual anal gland expression. it took awhile before the stools started firming...
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    dental + xray tomorrow. so anxious.

    Hi, i've posted a thread before on a similar topic, but i'm just so anxious. my apologies for posting so much :( my 4 year old scottish fold (he just turned 4 two days ago!), has a dental planned tomorrow along with xrays for his elbows as he has been limping on-off for a year. it is an...
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    dental needed yet? with pictures! grade?

    Hi! I'm back again with yet another issue. I have a 3+ (4 on 16th may) scottish fold kitty. He last had a dental done around august/october of 2019. He had a kidney scare (crea and bun were borderline high on blood work, but SDMA and USG ended up normal) - so no significant kidney issues (Thank...
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    ulcer in mouth

    Hi, i'm back again :( This time, it's regarding an ulcer on my cat's lip. I first noticed it about 1 week ago, because i realized his lips looked a little lopsided. Upon further investigation, it was only then i realized the inside of his lip had a swollen bump. i brought him to the vet the...
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    xrays of limping scottish fold 3.5 years old

    Hi! Not too sure if anyone remembers me, but i have a 3.5 month old scottish fold who started limping months ago. Vet i went to originally felt like it was congenital arthritis etc and there's nothing we can do (no xrays were taken at this point as this vet wanted GA for xrays) I went to...
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    Too much vitamin A in ziwipeak?

    Hi! i feed my cat a combination of ziwipeak, feline natural and tiki cat after dark series I was wondering about vitamin A toxicity since all of the above foods, while balanced, have high liver values. I came across this website: Multivitamins and Iron (Toxicity) - Toxicology - Merck Veterinary...
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    limping - meloxicam / metacam

    Hello! My 3 year old scottish fold has been intermittently limping for probably the past 2 months, on and off, inconsistently. It's usually worse when he just wakes up, and then he walks the limp off, and then becomes okay. It hasn't affected his activities, still the same, he is still jumping...
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    limping

    Hi. i have a 2.8 years old (reaching 3 this coming may) scottish fold male. These past ~2 weeks, i have been noticing that he tends to have a random limp on his right hand/forefoot, especially after rest? but not immediately? From what' ive noticed it tends to be sleep -> walks around for ~ 3...
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    Sodium in cat food - tiki cat after dark

    Hello! I was wondering when we say a food has high sodium content, how high is high, how much is generally acceptable? Also, does anyone know how to calculate/ find out the sodium content/ know if its acceptable or on the higher end for Tiki Cat after dark canned cat food? Thank you!
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    Are these flowers poisonous??

    Hi, sorry i’m panicking right now. My cat got into this dried bouquet of flowers. he was left alone for 3 minutes max, and when i found him he was sniffing at the flower. i know absolutely nothing about flowers, are there any liliies in this mix or any other flower inhere are poisonous that i...
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    Bloodwork

    Hello. I just came back from the vet with routine blood work done. I’m kind of really sad and taken aback right now so would appreciate if anybody can offer some insight into this matter! noted from the vet his CREA, BUN, and Calcium levels are raised. She sounded really concerned about his...
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    Is it okay to freeze canned food for the long term?

    Hi! Just wanted to ask, is there any harm if i were to portion out ziwipeak’s canned cat food into individual portions and freeze the portions? Because it tends to smell weird/ not as good by the time im finishing the can (less than 7 days as noted on the can), so im trying to freeze it and only...
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    Size of cat

    Hi, i just wanted to get other's opinions on the size of my cat. if he's a good size, or if i should increase his food, or reduce it. Attached are pictures from a few directions.
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    Trying to understand my cat - house moving

    Hi! This is not a thread to ask for advice or anything, because everything is okay now, but just thought i’d try to get some insight into the confusing mind of a cat. :yess: i was an international student when i got my cat, so my cat was overseas with me for about a year and a half. When i...
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    Opinion on this commercial raw?

    Hi! So i stumbled upon this commercial raw a few days ago, and am very tempted to try my cat out on it. However, i'm totally clueless when it comes to raw food / the good vs the bad / things to take note of in the ingredients, ratios of things and all, and would appreciate any opinions and...
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    dental scale - to wait or not?

    Hi, it seems like its always one issue after another. I'm at a dilemma at the moment. My 1.5 year old cat has gingivitis - stage 1 and reversible, thankfully, but the vets have suggested that he go for a dental scale in the next few months, it's not necessary to do it immediately, and my vet...
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    blood in stool / history of intermittent diarrhoea / probiotic opinion

    Hello! It's a long ramble, do bear with me! :please: I've noticed that since july, my cat has had intermittent diarrhoea (very weirdly, just once a day of "bad" stools, and perfectly fine for next few weeks, this coming week will be the 5th week since he's loose-stool free, so i'm hoping that...
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    On / Off Diarrhoea / Soft Stools

    I'm really not too sure what's the issue. He hasn't had this before, but in the past month or so, he's been having a few bouts of diarrhoea / soft stools. I've kept a log, so i will paste it here. Friday 12th July: Diarrhoea in litter box (1 liquid clump) Given half...
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    Omega 3 For Healthy Cats?

    just wondering if giving omega 3 supplementation in capsules is a good idea for healthy cats that are not on raw food? would there be any harmful effects?? I'm thinking of giving my scottish fold omega 3 for a) some dandruff whenever i brush him b) prevention of osteoarthritis that scottish...
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