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Hi, Just posting that I had to put my cat down this morning. I'm not going to go into detail but she was suffering and it was time. I'm so sad and to come home and see all her stuff is devastating. Just wondering how to deal with this. I've been crying all morning. I know many of you have been...

Hi, Does anyone have an idea what this might be? My mil's cat has this patch on her back that looks slightly greasy and has white streaks of hair. Also slightly clumped up. Does not seem to be painful. The cat has only been to the vet for shots and neutering as a kitten(she is now 4) and would...

My husband and I decided to put our cat down. I will have to call the vet on Tuesday to discuss our options. I'm just sick about it and don't know how I'm going to get through the weekend without crying nonstop. My cat is very nasty at the vet. She hates the carrier, the ride, the vet...

Do you have to mix miralax with water first or can I just mix with food or treat?

Hi, Has anyone used glandex feline anal gland supplement? If so do i.need to.be concerned with constipation? My cat has stools every other day formed but has been having just soft stool at the very end and sometimes gets messy butt and smelly anal.gland smell. I was thinking I would try the...

Hello, Has anyone's cat experienced any side effects coming off amitriptyline? My cat has been on it for 7 months first prescribed for stress induced cystitis. She is only on 2.5mg daily but I think it is either slightly constipating her or giving her loose stools. She poops daily but has...

I just purchased a catmate 500. It's circular and rotates for timed meals. Any tips on introducing my cat to this from people that have them? I just set it out on her mat and haven't turned it on yet. She ate some hard food out of it. I mainly bought it for wet food because it has ice packs...

Hi, I took my cat in on Monday for some issues not related to weight. I found out she gained two pounds since April and now weighs 15 pounds! I knew she needed to lose weight before so I was switching her to mostly wet food with like 3 tbsp of dry for clicker training and as topper to get her to...

Hi, I just started my cat on gabapentin twice a day for possible hyperesthesia syndrome. She is already on amitriptyline as well for cystitis which she has been on since april. Do I need to be concerned about constipation with gabapentin? She's had a few issues in the past with meds. Just...

Hi, So my kitty has been scooting her butt off and on since April. I'm taking her in on Monday to get this checked. One thing I've noticed is when she poops it's formed and firm but soft but then at the end she has a small amount of loose stuff that just stays on her butt and fur. So if I don't...

Hi, I need to bring my cat into the vet but have been putting it off due to how stressful it is. My cat gets very fractious even with pre-meds with gabapentin, feliway etc. She has to be sedated for anything including exams. She has had some rough times as a kitten with complications so I am...

Hi, My shorthair cat has a small mat right under her anus. I think it's from when she was having some.loose stools. I have been trying persistently to get it out with warm wet wipes but it hasn't done anything and she won't tolerate me fiddling back there very long. I would like to cut it out...

Hi, Is there any safe human foods that work well as a pill pocket for pills. I have been using the regular ones you buy but recently my cat got a taste of the pill and was drooling and now won't take the pill pockets. I don't want to switch to cream because she won't let anyone else out it on so...

Hi, I've been transitioning my cat from all dry free fed to mostly wet over the past month due to flutd. She seemed to do okay but now when I put out wet food she ignores it unless I bring her dish to her and coax her to eat. I have been trying to feed her in the same spot and about three times...

Hi, Have any of you noticed change in poop when switching to more wet food? My cat has fic and I need to get more water into her diet so I have been changing her from mostly dry to mostly wet with some dry overnight. I just recently started her on amytriptylline (2 weeks) as well. Her poop has...

So my cat has been scooting her butt the last several days. She just got over a bout of cystitis a few weeks ago and we started her on amytriptylline for anxiety. Along with that I was concerned about constipation.so the vet said I could give 1/8 tsp miralax daily. After the first dose her poop...

Hi, I just got a prescription for amytriptylline for my cat for stress induced cystitis. I had read constipation can be a side effect and my cat had an episode of constipation after buprinorphone that was horrible and she had to have enemas. I'm so scared this med will.give her constipation. I...

So my cat has had two episodes of cystitis in two.months. I'm trying to switch her mostly to.wet food but it's been a struggle. Before this all happened she was free fed dry food and I gave her one small.meal of wet food(about 1oz) that she would eat but not all.in one sitting. I would also.give...

Hi, Does anyone have first hand experience with amytriptylline for anxiety and cystitis? I have to put my cat on something for anxiety because she has had two episodes of cystitis in less than a month and the vet thinks it's stress related. He gave me a prescription for amytriptylline. I was...

Does anyone have recommendations for a probiotic other than fortifloea? My cat is on her second round of antibiotics for sterile cystitis and I am thinking I should get some.