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Background My cat's digestive issues had stopped responding to Tylosin (an antibotic that has helped him in the past), so I was close to ready to accept a diagnosis of intestinal lymphoma on the basis of "nothing else has worked/helped", and put him on chlorambucil. But now for two nights in a...

My little guy has had GI issues getting gradually worse over the last two years. We did all the special diets and nothing helped. For a while it seemed like his symptoms improved with tylosin, but recently that hasn't helped either. We've also tried several different probiotics, including S...

Recently my cat (who has gut dysbiosis/SIBO) has had exactly one canned food that he was willing to eat (Tiki Cat tuna & mackerel shreds in consumme), but this week he suddenly decided he hates it and doesn’t want to eat it anymore. He acts like he's hungry, pesters me to feed him, and chews on...

My cat is on metronidazole for intestinal dysbiosis. He HATES it. He’s not a fan of having liquid meds squirted into his mouth in general, but he really REALLY hates the metronidazole and says it’s the worst thing he has ever tasted. His struggling gets more and more frantic and hard to control...

The excerpt below is copied from a longer article here. It appears to be one of those spammy sites that fills the internet with low quality articles. I clicked a search result with the title “Cat humps while kneading” because it sounded interesting, and came across this little unintentionally...

Murphy has reduced appetite that has gotten worse over the course of a year. He vomits clear or sometimes beige liquid when he goes too long without eating. If he is free fed and willing to eat, there is no vomiting. He has diarrhea that I think is triggered by dry food. If he does not get dry...

Murphy had his first dose of Cerenia (maropitant) today. His appetite is great (although he’s still Mr. Fussy-Pants and will only eat his old food, he ate like he was ravenously hungry when he finally got it). But about 8 hours after his first dose, he started drooling a LOT. Like, multiple...

My cat Murphy (aka. Mr. Fussy-Pants) is getting a combination of wet and dry foods for now while we work on finding foods compatible with his veterinary situation that he’s willing to eat. While he’s still eating dry, I want to switch him from one dry food to another in hopes that the new dry...

I have a fussy eater with tummy trouble. After a lot of observation, I’ve concluded that: It’s hard to find a canned food that he likes, but not impossible Even if he likes a canned food, he will only eat it if it’s fresh. If it has sat out more than 2 hours, he won’t go back and have more. He...

Our vet wants my cat to be on a "novel protein" diet (eg. avoid common proteins in cat foods like fish, chicken, turkey, pork, beef, dairy, egg, soy, and go with things he hasn't eaten before like duck, rabbit, or venison). He prefers dry food, but I usually try to make him eat wet food. For...

My cat has food allergies and has been put on a novel protein diet His symptoms seem to be improving, but he also seems to be having more hairballs now, probably because I stopped giving him his hairball preventative gel. I still brush him but he’s got a lot of hair and I think brushing alone...

Due to some ongoing health issues (asthma that’s been flaring up even with a daily inhaler, a mysterious nose lesion, and some digestive issues that may or may not be eosinophilic in origin), I suspect that tomorrow’s vet appointment may lead to a prescriptions for steroids. Steroids never go...

During a recent shopping trip, I accidentally bought a variety pack of Luvsome seafood canned cat food, because it looked a lot like the Fancy Feast seafood pack that I usually buy. The foods even had the same names - "Cod, Sole and Shrimp Dinner", "Salmon Dinner", and "Ocean Whitefish & Tuna...

Sometimes I wonder if my cat (5 year old neutered male) is lonely. I work from home a lot, and he likes to lay under my desk and keep me company while I'm working, and sleeps in the bed with me at night. When he's not sleeping, he likes to follow me around the apartment and watch what I'm...

I have a 5-year-old neutered male cat who is currently 15 pounds but should be about 12 pounds. He is indoor only, but moderately active. I built him a little jungle gym that he loves to climb/jump on, and we play with toys a lot too. Our vet had us try the Science Diet weight loss food food...