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  1. Swttea

    I’ve never had to force feed before.. help?

    Doing much better today! She is eating quite a bit, and seeking the food out on her own as well. I would say she's eating about 75-80% of her usual. I wonder what was wrong with her. :(
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    I’ve never had to force feed before.. help?

    Today’s so far update. She woke me up around 5:30 this morning, climbing in my face and purring. She wanted some food! I had her kibble on my nightstand and I don’t think she knew where it was. Usually it’s in her tower, I have to keep it off the ground or my dog lops it up (and she has to...
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    I’ve never had to force feed before.. help?

    That is a relief to hear! I am not quite sure how much food is needed to keep the liver issue at bay but hopefully, it's enough. Probably last update before we head to bed - she did come to eat a few more bites of kibble. A few hours later she drank some water, the first time since being back...
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    I’ve never had to force feed before.. help?

    Unfortunately, everyone is closed for the holiday weekend. I tried to call and update the vet, but no luck. I'm not sure if I should try force-feeding tonight, or not. I do NOT want to cause a food aversion when she is showing a little more interest in eating. She has not eaten much at all...
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    I’ve never had to force feed before.. help?

    Husband also informed me that she received "something for hydration", so I think she was given subq fluids as well.
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    I’ve never had to force feed before.. help?

    So, I picked up several flavors of the hartz delectables, a few cups of the meow mix stew thingys, and a few of the friskies lil soups. Nothing I would regularly feed, but it looked like appetizing junk food! I also got a few jars of baby food. I tried the delectable first and, she did eat...
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    I’ve never had to force feed before.. help?

    Of course, as many probably experience I haven’t slept a wink. I’ve just been watching her all night, but it has been uneventful. She loves to sleep on my dogs giant bed (kicks her out of there - although to be fair she wants to cuddle my dog but the 86lb giant is terrified of cuddles from...
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    I’ve never had to force feed before.. help?

    Husband had to bring one of the kittens to the vet today. I was not around so I have only just gotten to see her today. According to him she hadn’t really eaten since Wednesday evening. Mostly slept Thursday and turned her nose up to everything. Today, well - Friday, she started vomiting around...
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    Captured (hopefully rescued) a stray with an injured leg - advice?

    It’s really amazing! I still can’t believe it. Out of all the people in this town that could have been feeding cats at that spot, I happen to run into my neighbor at the moment that that person is visiting them. I am happy to know that Rury wasn’t just trying to survive off scraps, We thought he...
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    Captured (hopefully rescued) a stray with an injured leg - advice?

    I am happy to report that Rury is doing AMAZING these days, and the last month or two he has been very "cat like", he jumps on the desk in front of me for no other reason than to be pet, and astonishingly my husband has been picking him up lately and he is okay with it. Just quick little...
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    Troubles with Rury

    Oh that is good to hear! I didn't realize it was normal for the girls to be so upset over things. They really ARE dramatic. Tuck never gets like that, lol. But, he doesn't play with Rury either. However, Rury also doesn't seem to try to play with Tuck. Just the girls. There are 4 litter boxes in...
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    Troubles with Rury

    So, we rescued Rury in Oct. 2020. We saw him at a Popeyes hanging around the garbage with what appeared to be an injured leg, he was hobbling and holding it up. We returned later that night because we couldn't stop thinking about him and it was getting cold, and after a few hours we lured him...
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    I may lose power and have to go to my neighbors...will my cats be okay here?

    So we're down in the winter storm right now. Power outages are starting everywhere, and I'm getting concerned we are going to lose power. It's VERY cold outside, 16 right now, with dangerous windchill values. Totally unusual for here..anyway. My neighbor has a whole house generator, and has...
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    Already in heat? What can I do to help..?

    Lol, Rury has been so obsessed with her. She goes to work with my husband during the day and comes home to spend the night here, and he’s always watching her. He makes beeping noises at her and tries to play gently with her, but (until now..), she wanted nothing to do with him whatsoever. Ever...
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    Already in heat? What can I do to help..?

    Thanks! By my best guess she is 12 weeks. 8 when I met her, and it's been 4 weeks since then. But, her age was sort of an estimate. We shall call the vet Monday. So, about Rury... there is no need to separate them, then? I was worried due to the sheer size difference, he might unintentionally...
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    Already in heat? What can I do to help..?

    I posed a few weeks ago about the "Office Kitten", whom was in my care due to weird eyes and diarrhea. Well, most of that has cleared up and she's been doing good. The eyes are back to normal, but she still has soft poo at least once a day, we're working on that part. When they got the cat...
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    Cats mortally injuring but not "finishing" off mice... how do I end the suffering?

    Well, it feels a little better to know i’m not alone at least! I know mice are considered pest but anytime I’ve notice we had one I would put a no kill trap down and take it a few miles away. When I was a teenager we had put glue traps down once in an effort to catch brown recluse spiders. that...
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    Cats mortally injuring but not "finishing" off mice... how do I end the suffering?

    I wasn't sure where to put this, sorry.. I guess some mice got into the house with the freezing weather, and my cats have "caught" two in recent weeks. Neither time did they "finish" the job, but left the mouse mortally wounded. The first time, we went to retrieve the mouse and Tuck chopped...
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    Young Kitten - 3rd Eyelid & Diarrhea

    Hey - we had a completely solid poop this morning! :cheerleader: Since it was the weekend I had her in my care for much longer, and I started using everything much more frequently. I cut the doses down but upped the frequency to everytime I fed her - s. boulardii, slippery elm, and another...
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    Young Kitten - 3rd Eyelid & Diarrhea

    I've been giving her s. boulardii, and my husband co-worker brought in some Bene Bac but she wouldn't touch it. Wouldn't touch any food it was mixed in! I had been giving her Probios, which she will eat https://www.chewy.com/probios-probiocin-oral-gel-dog-cat/dp/111150 It's also pretty hard to...
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