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oh. my. god. LOOK AT THAT PRETTY KITTAY!! What a good girl!! :heartshape::lovecat:I love her cool shag and little lip spot :updown:

Lily is gorgeous! This is awesome, thank you. So funny that she has a pee/poop schedule! :flail: That does make it easier :lol: When I'm home, I'm going to keep my ears out for when he's in there and weigh him right after. Thanks for the tips!

This is great advice, thank you! Yep, I've been thinking that we need to get a baby or postal scale. My husband weighs him and does it a few times in a row to make sure it's accurate, but I do think we need something that can get 1/2 an ounce. Congrats on Saipha's weight loss! Is she the kitty...

omg hilarious. that's awesome!

Next door is a GREAT idea!! Someone may even know someone personally they can suggest. Just be prepared to realize how nutty your neighbors are ;)

Blargh hard to find info on this. You've probably already seen this, but here is some research that includes info on dosage Cats Receiving L-Carnitine Had Improved Metabolism. Here is the only for-animals supplement I could find Quinicarn (L-Carnitine) My feeling is that it's something...

I agree with Verna Davies, it would be best if they have experience. That would be my main question. Disclaimer, I have not had this issue and think that someone who has successfully navigated this could give you the best advice that you and your Allie most certainly deserve. My opinion: If...

This happened has happened with our cat few times. One time, it turned out he was having trouble opening the flap on his litter box. We just lifted it up. This is completely unhelpful if you don't have a lid on your box. Another time, it was because we were using a light-weight litter that...

I don't blame her! I like my alone time, but even I would lose it if I was stuck in my apartment alone with only 15 minutes of contact per day!!

Are you looking for someone to give her meds during the day when you are out, or someone to look after her when you are gone overnight? I'm sorry your sweet sweet girl is having health problems :(

Oh WOW, these are awesome. Thank you!! Def adding these links to my info doc that I've shared on this thread. So helpful!!! <3 :heartshape:

Yeah, def let the sitter know about how much/often to play, especially if she's never had a cat. We had a friend of mine cat-sit years ago and I was shocked to find out how clueless she was about cats. It just didn't occur to me. Now I leave detailed instructions, even at the risk of seeming a...

You're such a good cat mama! In my opinion, that's the best you could have done for him, and it's not always possible to get a house/cat sitter for that long. So, way to go! We left our kitty for 11 days over the winter. We usually get a cat-sitter, but we're in a new city and don't have anyone...

I think you're right. I think I did find a cat-only vet here. We're changing our pet insurance and want to get a new vet. Sounds like it's time. I noticed in the other threads that a lot of folks did not actually consult with vets. In Mickey's thread, the new vet his furrever home took him to...

Nice! Bennie from CatInfo used a baby scale with a tray. It seems like that might be necessary to keep the kitty on the scale, and also so that you can actually see the weight while the cat is on there. Like this one. ALSO! I found on there that she said fatty liver disease is an issue if...

I mean, I do love him...:running:;)

Update (sort of) I've been keeping a document with our plan and all the resources I've found online about healthy weight loss. I thought I'd share it for anyone else trying to do this. It has links to Mickey's and Bennie's stories, info on safe weight loss, even other people's weight loss...

Oh I see, Vet Babble! Sorry I missed that :/

These scales are awesome!! If we can't get a handle on safe weight loss and are still confused by the dramatic shifts in weight loss, we may check these out. Thanks for pointing that out about the 15% reduction in calories. Right now, he's reduced by over 20%. Can you send me that link? That...

Such a great point with regards to the size of a cat and the significance of any weight loss = weigh more frequently! Now I'm worried our scale doesn't work, lol. But it's a new scale and it's actually quite good. This is the point where I saw others in weight loss thread get--where you wish...