No. I use Instinct Brand Original Dry Food which is pretty high-end with freeze dried raw coating which the water might create a mess or make the dry more prone to going bad/growing bacteria sitting out all the time.
This 2-year old girl is almost half the weight as my previous Male American...
My American Shorthair has a bit of tear staining mainly in one eye. The breeder who's a retired vet recommended the Eye Envy products. I bought the wash, stain remover liquid and the powder. I was apprehensive about the powder because seemed counterintuitive to me to put something that is...
I have a new 2-year-old American Shorthair Purbred female. My male before her didn't have this problem but she has tear staining (aka Epiphora) modestly in one eye and very minor in the other. The breeder I got her from is a retired veterinarian and said she just wiped her eyes clean every...
Thanks! Yes I found that thread shortly after posting this. I asked the breeder for suggestions too this morning and just got a reply. She gave me a few to try but confirmed the cat never ate wet food which is the obvious issue. But she also confirmed as an article I read from a Vet did that...
After many years and many cats, my new American Shorthair has taken the crown as the most picky eater ever. I took ownership of her recently at 18 months year old from a breeder who said she liked the Iams High Protein Dry Chicken+Salmon. With all my cats I've supplemented with wet once a day...
Thanks for the input. I'm all about trying to strike a reasonable, not overly paranoid but balanced approach to risk control versus chemical/pharmaceutical exposure. The nematodes sounds like something right up my alley.
I've owned several cats over the last 35 years. They've all been indoor and if outdoor confined to a condo/townhouse deck. They don't ever come in contact with other animals. I was pretty relaxed as far as not giving them any vaccine boosters or flea/tick/work treatments. I never had any...
We didn't get a chance to proceed with more diagnostics. Like all major medical decisions human or animal I strongly feel it's best to get a second opinion so I had a phone consultation with another vet at the same clinic as it would be easy for them to review his records.
In general we could...
Need some support/input as like all pet owners in this situation I'm a complete wreck and exhausted.
Before I go into details, to sum it up, I'm struggling with the decision regarding my 13-yo cat to put in a feeding tube versus forcing feeding for another few days to help resolve Hepatic...
For those that have given their cats Gabapentin, did you find any pattern as how far before or after their typical mealtime to time the dose to maximize the chance it will help them eat more? My cat is also on Mirataz mirtazapine ointment the past two days and it hasn't gotten him eating. Just...
Yes I read about that fever of unknown origin. AKA, Fever with High Vet Costs amounting to no solution. (lauging and crying.)
We're on the same page. The last few minutes my main focus is trying to think what can I give him for food and hyrdration that he simply can't resist! LOL. Like all...
No meds for hyperthyroidism. She did explain that she wasn't overly concerned about the low T-4 and the report has the reasons on it. Seems if he doesn't get better, then maybe proceeding with a freeT4 ot T3 suppression test would be warranted. The vet seems to think imaging is the best next...
To expand. Vet didn't have a response to the claws getting stuck and fluids and appetite meds didn't make a difference. He's not wobbling and can still jump on the couch/bed but he definitely is walking slower but it may be that he is just low on energy. No limp or shaking his paws or...
Really appreciate the insight. Just out of curiosity can I expect the ultrasound to be much more expensive like twice the cost than radiographs? I think they wanted around $275 is for radiographs (not more than $300.) I'm also going nuts trying to get an accurate temp reading with my ear...
Oh and he's using the litter box as normal. He did have a bladder stone 3 years ago that had to be removed, but he's not yowling in the box or peeing elsewhere in the house.
I hate this. Such a stressful part of being a pet owner. My American Shorthair, 12 years old, indoor cat, no other cats, about 12 days ago started eating less and less. Then he got noticeably lethargic and strangley I could start hearing his claws start to catch as he walked around on our...
The more I think my gut tells me a lot of cat owners are just the type that would use those plug-in diffusers even with some of those scents like citrus and others and may not even know it's bad for their cats. I've never used them but I also never knew you needed to keep cats from drinking out...
Yes, after more searching. I've found conflicting information but you confirmed what I did find is that it appears that relative to other oils known to be toxic to cats, fir is lesser so. So a very moderate use of a fir oil, maybe either applied once a day on the tree, or in a diffuser on a...
Background: I'm not an overly Paranoid Pet Owner (which you can tell from a lot of product reviews, there's a lot of them out there.) I just like to be informed with the REAL facts, not just opinions.
Years ago I switched from real Fir trees for Christmas to artificial. Since then I was on a...