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    How to get your fussy cat to take supplements?

    I have supplements in veggie capsules and tried mixing the powder in with the food, with Hydra Care, pill pockets (too small), treat, none of them worked, so started to syringe it directly in the mouth but my cat started to resist taking the supplements by foaming at the mouth and drooling all...
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    Miscalculated for years

    I've been feeding my two cats since they were kittens for almost 6 years and haven't changed the recipe much. Recently, I've been taking my cats a lot to the vet and revisited the online sources for recipes and realized that my recipe uses too much of everything (water, egg yolks, raw glandular...
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    Poos right after peeing

    Is it normal for cats to poo right after peeing? Sometimes my cat even stays in the litter for several minutes to do both in one visit. But I've noticed that he poops within 3-15 mins of peeing lately and got me thinking...
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    Strange urine pattern

    Since last month my male cat has started this weird habit of visiting two toilets back and forth to pass a small amount of urine in each litter (pees twice) followed by a large amount of pee in either of them in as little as 15 mins. And this always takes place between 5 and 630AM like...
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    Water content in homemade raw food

    Does anybody know what % of food is water? I looked up online but they are all over the place between 65 and 77%. I was under the impression that cats on raw diet got more than enough water from food, but apparently I was wrong. According to Cornell Feline Health Center, "Cats need to consume...
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    How do you warm up refrigerated cold food?

    I've been defrosting frozen food in the fridge and right before serving putting the jar in a bowl of hot water for about 3 minutes to warm it up. How do you warm it up? I hear heating it up in microwave is not good. What about steaming?
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    Intolerance to yeast-based probiotics?

    Would it be possible that my cat might be intolerant to probiotics? I started giving my cats a yeast-based strain called s.boulardii made by FullBucket about 2 weeks ago. Even though my cats didn't have any health issues, I just thought probiotics should be beneficial for their wellness. I...
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    How to make it smell enticing

    Our cats have been fed raw for 5 years now but whenever I give them canned food they are very eager to dig in, and I think that's the smell. Is it possible to add something to raw diet, so it will smell good and strong for cats?
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    Healthy cat goes days without food

    One of our 5 year old cats is totally healthy (blood and urine tests are fine and acts normal) but often goes without food and water for 24 hours and even 48+ hours every now and then. She's been fed raw all her life, and her weight remains the same regardless. She goes to the kitchen and meows...
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    Urine PH imbalance in cats fed raw meat diet

    I understand cats that eat raw meat diet produces slightly acidic urine compared to ones whose primarily diet consists of grains and carbs. Both our cats have ph level of 7.0 even though they have been fed protein rich diet. How could this happen? Currently, they eat one or two meals a day...
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    Test results on cats fed diet high in protein

    Our cats had urinalysis and blood test done recently but some values were slightly elevated which made the vet worry about possible kidney disease. But my understanding is that cats fed raw meat have higher than the normal range values for Total Protein, Albumin, BUN, creatinine, and total...
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    Non-adjuvanted core vaccines Purevax vs Nobivac Tricat

    I remember reading that a non-adjuvanted, recombinant vaccine called Purevax is the best one available today. Our vet uses Nobivac Tricat and their website says it's a live attenuated (weakened) freeze dried vaccine containing feline herpes virus type 1 (rhinotracheitis), feline calicivirus and...
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    Chicken neck alternatives and chlorinated chickens...

    We moved to another country where organic chicken meats are unavailable, let alone chicken necks.... I really want to give them necks for their dental health and my kitties love them for a snack. I will brush their teeth more often, but are there any alternatives to necks that would help with...
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    Too much magnesium?

    Our 5-year-old kitties have been fed raw meals but I've discovered one of them (male) is prone to blockage. Not a total blockage that requires the emergency trip to the vet yet, but the volume of his urine becomes smaller. This started about a year ago. X-ray and ultrasound didn't find any...
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    Cat prone to crystals

    My boy is turning 5 years old in April :rbheart: In April last year, I took him to the vet after seeing him straining in the litter box even though he wasn't crying in pain. The vet performed x-rays, ultrasound, urinalysis but didn't find stones. He was diagnosed with cystitis and was ordered...
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    Hill's s/d wet replaced by c/d?

    Figaro will be 4 years old in 4 months and so far hasn't had any illness. He's been fed homemade raw meal since kittenhood. Recently, I've noticed increased urination in small volume and yesterday his urine was ever so slightly pinkish on the litter. He also seems to be drinking more water but...
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    Questions Re: Meat Grinder & Bones

    Our meat grinder (TreSpade) suddenly died on us.... only after 1.5 year of very infrequent use, although it boasts 0.8HP, cost $1,000 and is made in Italy.... only 1 year warranty. I'm completely deflated and upset. We live in Australia and can't easily get our hands on reputable Tasin or Weston...
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    Fearless, Stupid Cat....

    One of our 18-month-old cats Valentine isn't afraid of cars or neighbors and I fear she will be squashed by a car at some point if this behavior continues. They don't even move from the driveway when I'm driving off or coming home but that's probably because they know I'm aware of them. No...
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    Nutritional Values Of Chicken Whole Legs Vs Thighs

    I just checked USDA Food Composition Database for nutritional values of chicken whole legs and thighs and discovered that the thigh meat alone contains more protein and less fat compared to the whole leg consisting of the thigh and drumstick. Granted I don't really know how to use these...
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    Raw Chicken - Lean Or Regular?

    My two kittens have been on raw chicken diet (87:7:5:5). Two local farms supply certified organic meat and we as guardians recently compared the two chickens to see how they compared, although we didn't think we could tell the difference. Turns out one is lean without much fat while the other...
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