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A bit of background: Kira is a rescue cat. I found him on the street covered in his own filth and days away from starving to death. Since day 1 he's been incredibly insecure. In six years we've gotten to the point where I'm allowed to pet the backside of his neck. Never the face. Very rarely I...

Thank you! At this point I'm willing to try anything. I dropped a can on the floor for her - she had been out for two hours, the horror -and this was what happened. She spent twenty minutes carefully pawing it out. If you look you can see the massive mess she's creating. She seems to really...

So bare with me - I'm in a horribly cranky mood. My ADHD/anxiety meds have a national shortage going on and I haven't had them for a week. So if this post sounds negative, I apologize in advance. Ive got three food related issues for kitty. 1) what to feed her? I've been feeding her "mature"...

Sorry for a super late reply - I got the flu. (Not Covid!) I'll check into your suggestions, thanks! He's driving me nuts with how often he itches. Maybe the cold weather isn't agreeing with him. I'll see if he will at least let me brush him. I would expect my other two cats to get the...

Kira is an indoor/outdoor kitty. He's a Ragdoll with long fur. He's also incredibly timid and has been since I rescued him as a kitten. He's always had his nervous ticks and twitches, so at first I didn't find his newfound habit of scratching his shoulders weird. He sometimes scratches his...

Okay, I've had sleep now and can better formulate thoughts!! I have to preface by saying I'm struggling with some stuff right now and my comprehension is absolutely shot. Trying to look up brands with high protein, or something gentle, and trying to decide... for some reason my brain isn't...

Spoon has finally hit the point where she needs soft food. Her tooth bothers her enough she doesn't like solids. (It's being monitored to see if she might need pain killers) I happened to have some fancy feast mature food hanging about, which I'm now out of. I work right next to a pet store and...

My landlord's cat got down in my apartment the other day. He's not fixed. Somewhere in my bedroom he has peed. This is the mother of all pees. A week's worth of cat pee condensed into one tiny pee. I can smell it when I walk into my apartment. And my room? I'm not going to touch it. I've taken...

Oh yes, of that I'm very much aware. I've had a vet walk me through it a couple times with my other kitties. Luckily she was a gem. I just had to get it into her mouth and she would swallow. It didn't matter how far in I got it. I got it just beyond her lips and down it went. Aw, thank you...

Kitty pooped!! She's peed! She's eating everything not nailed down - including the hairball treatment on your finger. What ended up working was a LOT of effort on the human's part. I'd leave at 9am to bike 20+ minutes to friend's place. Once there we would hang out for about an hour and a...

Today the little snot is eating! Solids! Last night we bought baby food for her. When we opened it up she sniffed and licked the lid. That seems to have triggered something in her. The vet suggested pepcid for her nausea, so she's on a tiny bit of that. She's also getting the hairball lube down...

That's okay, just keep in mind that not all of us are as strong as *we* personally are. Autism can also make things tricky. :) Looks like kitty might be going in for surgery. :( The vet thinks there might be a blockage somewhere that's preventing any kind of water from going through. We have...

Hoping to avoid backstory, but since it's apparently needed, here ya go. My friend's dad is on yet another round of battling recurring cancer. His third marriage just fell apart due to it. My friend is on the autism spectrum, so although he's an adult, he needs a little help. (Still fully...

Update: kitty is home. As soon as she got home she promptly vomited green liquid all over. Lots of it. The vet suggests trying to force feed her. Question: can I just use watered cat food or should I try canned? I don't want to overload her gut. Can I give her anything for the vomiting?

Kitty is back at the vet today for more fluids. She hasn't eaten or drank anything yet. Also no poop. :( She's still throwing up, but it's white bile now instead of green. That's an improvement at least.

So me and a few friends puled our cash together and took kitty to the vet this morning. Blood work came back mostly clear. Her organs are fine. She's VERY underweight at 6 pounds. (She's a year old) the vet would like to see eight or nine at least. Kitty was incredibly dehydrated. The way the...

Yikes! This poor cat. She's been on dog food for at least a year, possibly several. Her hips are definitely concaved. So I'm right in suspecting diet, and not something else? I mean, it's NOW something else, but the possible cause. If she does end up with a heart issue, is she likely going to...

The dad seems mostly clueless than harmful. I'm pretty sure once we knock it into his head that he really is harming the cat he will straighten out. Me and the son (we're adults, but rely on parents due to various issues) are going to take over kitty care. Apparently kitty has been on dog food...

My friend's cat woke up this morning not feeling good. She's lost her apatite and is a bit sluggish. She's also vomiting green liquid. A few times today. She's never had problems before. She hasn't been seen eating or drinking today, but she has been active. She follows him all around the house...

Small bit of info for anyone who might need it. I'm still waiting for the next three brushes to come in so I can try them. In the meantime I accidentally found a good way to get the mats untangled if they're not too tight. A wig brush. Yup. I was trying to untangle one of my wigs when she showed...