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Today is the first day I'm trialing them out together. Gabapentin on board. I also put a Thundershirt on Finn and of course Charlie still has the donut around his neck. The Thundershirt is keeping Finn humble. I may take the shirt off when I put him back in "his" room and put it on when he comes...

That's so helpful, thank you. I'll be monitoring closely. I'd like to stay on the Prozac for a couple months while I work on reintroductions if possible, then wean him down and off of it. I expect Gabapentin to be long-term for both cats. I need to see if my vet will call through for Charlie as...

How much does your guy on gabapentin weigh, @shadowsrescue ?

Do you mean he started getting the urinary retention on the Prozac? How long did it take to reach that point? So far his urinary output is still happening. He had a big pee clump in his box when I got home from work today. I wonder what the mechanism is with the urinary retention...what causes...

I've started him on the 5 mg cream-on-the-ear. I started him on oral med until the compounded cream arrived, and so he's been on Prozac for about a week so far and I can't tell any difference in his behavior. He's also on Prazosin for his urinary issues - I believe it's some sort of dilator for...

Yes! It was insane. Finn had will also attack when he thinks he's defending his brother. One time I picked Charlie up and my socked feet slipped on the floors, I started to fall and Charlie got scared and growled. Finn thought I was hurting Charlie and attacked me then - I had to kick him off my...

Thanks so much for your response, @shadowsrescue. It's concerning that Prozac can cause urinary retention as that's been an issue with Finn with the FLUTD. I need to do some reading on that. I am hopeful that I can reintegrate them as they were getting along fine (well, as fine as these two ever...

@rubysmama I did not see your post until just now! We have been doing pretty well until the last couple months (see above)! I've checked in here a few times but haven't posted just to check up on you precious people. How have you been??

Hi ladies! Does anyone have experience with using Prozac for their cat? We have had a couple incidents of redirected aggression from Finn and I have exhausted all conservative means. There has been a feral cat who's been frequenting my backyard quite a bit. Last week a neighbor's cat got into a...

I'm intrigued. I wondered if it were a friendly male call letting others know he's crossing over their territory. He looks a little thick in the face, like a male. Then again, in spite of having 2 cats of my own, I still don't feel I know much about cats. Here is one pic from the first time I...

Our rescue groups around here are completely overwhelmed, I do know that. I'll have to work on gaining trust, but he disappears the moment I approach. I'm happy to get him checked out if he will ever allow it.

I wondered if it were a mating call. Another post I read was that sometimes a male cat will announce his presence when crossing the territory of another male, have you heard that? It's odd that he's hanging around my house looking for a mate and I only have 2 neutered male cats. Unless it's a...

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Hi guys, there is a cat who has been walking around my house calling out for a few weeks. The first time I saw it, he/she looked fat and well-cared for. Now it's lost weight and its fur is looking coarse - it looks a little weather-beaten. I'm unsure if it's a stray or was dumped. I found a...

Seeing a lot of the third eyelid today.

I was wondering something. The water here is REALLY hard. As in it leaves a rough film on their drinking bowls in no time from mineral deposit. I wonder if this is not good for a cat with urinary issues? I previously only used water from my Culligan cooler in their water bowls but he seems to...

He is still lethargic and not moving much, but I don't have that same anxiety when I touch him. I think he's turning the corner. Still won't eat or drink but I dissolved a churu treat in water and he did lap that up, so I added his Gabapentin to it and got that down him. His eyes look clearer...

Which vet? Not sure about the ER vet, depends on how he's doing in the morning. I'll call my vet on Monday. He is just acting so strange. He is prone to UTIs, but he's never acted like this before. When he walks he walks like his hind legs are weak. When I approach him he flops and presses into...

I took him back to the emergency vet tonight, I knew I would be worried sick until I knew with certainty that he wasn't blocked. They felt around and said that his bladder was small but still not distended, offered to keep him overnight, but vet said if it were her, she would take her kitty home...

He has been refusing food all week but he will take a few bites here and there, definitely greatly reduced amount. He didn't eat at all yesterday and hasn't eaten today. I finally put some kibble down for him which I know is not good for cats with urinary issues, but with all the sub-q fluid...