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My cat Twyla is 15 and is badly in need of a dental cleaning and possibly some extractions. Her dental health has been put on the back burner as we have been working with her vet to stabilize her other health issues. Fortunately, she is in a good place right now with her hyperthyroidism...

I have started using Mirataz for my cat Twyla, who has CKD and is hyper-t. Right now she is off methimazole for her thyroid because it dropped her levels way too low. She has a check-up in a week and will likely need to readdress her thyroid at that time. I am doing my best to maintain her...

Has anyone here dealt with their cat going hypothyroid after being treated with methimazole? Twyla began methimazole in mid-June for hyperthyroid (2.5mg twice a day). On first recheck her T4 was .8 which is rock bottom of normal range. Her dose was reduced to 1.25 mg in the morning and 2.5 mg...

I have another thread dealing with Twyla’s health issues (CKD and Hyper-t) which deals a lot with her variable appetite and getting her to eat, however I believe that at least part of the issue might be related to food bowl behavior between her and my younger cat, Hooper. Wet food mealtimes...

I’ve been having trouble with methimazole tablets shattering when using a traditional pill splitter. My vet recommended using the nail trimming scissors that they use. They work great - it’s like cutting through butter! Just thought I’d share if anyone else had this problem.

Twyla was just prescribed an aluminum hydroxide phosphorus binder (Thriving Pets) for her CKD (late stage 2 with a 6.1 phos level) and I am a little confused on the dosing. My vets instructions were to give 1/4 tsp in every meal, regardless of how many meals. On Tanya’s site the recommendation...

Apparently Purina has been renaming some of these and doing a package redesign so a heads up if you have been looking for these. I have been looking for the Wild Salmon Primavera with Garden Veggies and Greens for my CKD kitty with no luck but found it today as Wild Salmon Primavera with...

Twyla was just diagnosed with stage 1 kidney disease and the vet recommended low phosphorus, moderate protein foods as she does not want to put her on a prescription diet at this time. I am aware of the list on Tanya’s CRF page and on cat info.org and plan to dig through them to come up with...

For the past few days Twyla (age 14ish) has been picky about her food, only eating a little bit or just walking away altogether. When she eats dry (only given in small amounts) she has regurgitated it a couple of times. Upon weighing she has lost about 4-6 ounces since her routine check up a...

We just got back from Twyla’s geriatric mid-year checkup and would like to get some input on her results. At her last checkup six months ago she was diagnosed as obese and possibly pre-diabetic. Her SDMA was 11 and T4 was 1.9, all within normal range. She has been on a diet for six months...

I am in the process of getting Twyla accustomed to the Aerokat so she can transition to inhaled steroids. We have been at it for about 10 days/three sessions a day and she will tolerate me holding the mask on her face for a second or two. She will stick her face in to get a treat and even lick...

Hooper loves this Soulistic food in pouches. Are there any foods similar in texture you would recommend? All of the flavors have tuna and one other protein and I would like to find something similar without tuna so he isn't getting fish every day. Chunks in gravy seem to be his thing. He is...

My male cat, Hooper, is very picky about wet food. I would like him to eat more wet than dry for his urinary health, but he refuses most of it. His favorite things are the Whole Hearted or Applaws squeeze treats (both currently out of stock at Petco), others like Tiki Cat are refused. If the...

A friendly stray cat showed up at my house yesterday. Looking in the patio doors and laying on my front stoop. It is very thin but otherwise looks healthy. The fact that it is so thin makes me think it is a stray. It has been hot here so I gave it food and water. So of course it came back today...

I have two cats and the recommended three litter boxes, two downstairs in different rooms and one upstairs. The upstairs one was originally used by the youngest cat when he was shut in that room during the introductions phase between my two cats. They both now roam freely and the upstairs box...

I currently use Dr. Elsey's Respiratory Relief Litter in all boxes because I have a cat with asthma. It definitely helps her but is not great at controlling odors. My six month old male kitten, Hooper, has very strong smelling urine and I am looking for odor control solutions that are asthma...

I have been posting about introducing a new young cat to my resident cat, Twyla. I am having issues posting pictures off my iPad, but here are their stories. I have had Twyla for not quite a year and a half. I adopted her from a coworker who wanted to rehome her because they had dogs, a young...

I am new to the forums but have been reading all of the articles and threads about cat introductions as I am now in that very position. I have an 11 year old resident female named Twyla that previously lived in a home with dogs, but not cats, she is very social with people and playful for her...