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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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    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..?

    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?

    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

    Hello! I have another cat in my care... this time it is what my husbands job has decided will be the "Office Cat". Her history is a little concerning, she belonged to someone at my husbands work, and from what I gather they were just feeding her dog food. I don't know why, because they have...
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    Something as affordable as Friskies pate, without Carrageenan?

    So, when I got my first kitten earlier this year (winnie), I had intentions to feed her the best I could afford. That was I guess what would be considered mid-range with a few high-end options in rotation. It was actually difficult to find a few brands for her because she was such a picky...
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    Captured (hopefully rescued) a stray with an injured leg - advice?

    My husband went to get some dinner earlier this evening and while he was there he spotted a cat that seemed injured. He went to it and was actually able to get pretty close by tossing some of our food, but not close enough to do anything meaningful. He left and came home and told me about it...
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    Kitten nibbles chin / neck? Squeaking?

    Hi everyone! We adopted / rescued a stray kitten last week, and he's about 4.5-4mo old. He is EXTREMELY affectionate, just the sweetest thing. He will seek me out and crawl onto my chest where he will go to sleep until I move, purring like crazy. When he's doing this sometimes he will also try...
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    Was Probiocin enough? Stray kitten, extremely soft-to-liquid stools.

    Hello, I have another thread explaining we adopted a stray kitten on Wednesday (august 26th). A coworker got him off the streets and had him for a few days, but they had too many animals that were stressing him out so they asked if we could take him and we did. I have no idea of his history...
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    Hubby brought home a kitten!

    We adopted a kitten about 3 months ago, who is about 6 months old now. She was spayed about a month ago. That was our first ever cat. We also have an 80lb dog. Today my husband brought home another kitten. Someone at work rescued him off the street a few days ago, so we don't know his history...
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    Kitten drinking a lot more after spay?

    Hello. Just wondering if this can be a normal side effect after spay? Winnie was spayed on Monday and it went well. She was the first one of the day so got to spend a lot of her recovery under dr supervision (10am-4:30pm). She was a little wobbly once home but immediately wanted food, and...
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    Kitten doesn't like eating wet food because it slides away from her?

    So over the past few days I've been watching my kitten eat, as I don't feel like she is eating enough calories for a kitten her age (4mo, 4.6lb). Some days she will eat less than 200 calories. It's a constant offer food, take it up, all day thing. She will often eat less than 1oz at a time...
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    Kitten poop - very dark? (Gross picture!)

    Hi everyone, I saw Winnie pooping tonight and noticed what was coming out looked super dark. Her poos have always been on the darker side since I switched her to wet food, but this outcoming poo was really dark! I did what any normal person would do and politely waited for her to finish, then...
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    Other ideas to get kitten to use scratch post?

    It's been a little over a month that Winnie has been with us and I am not sure what else I can try to get her to scratch the right places. She usually wants to scratch when she first wakes up, or after she finishes eating. She wants to scratch the couch or chair, my bed (from the floor...
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    Advice on kitten refusing to finish foods

    Hi all! So recently Winnies seemingly pickiness is getting worse. Usually I could get her to finish off cans with hot water, microwave, or milk. But now she only likes things from a freshly opened can. And it can be pretty much anything as long as it is pate (she hates cuts / meaty pieces), she...
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    New cat mom anxiety about diet!

    Hello! We adopted a kitten about 3 weeks ago. Things have been eventful! We absolutely love her :) Her name is Winnie. I've been stressing out over food. I also have an 86lb dog whom I suspect may have a chicken allergy, and have been attempting to change her food for... a year. She is loyal...
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    Tabby and calico coloring. How about coat length?

    Hi everyone ! I’m new to the site and new to kitties! This is my first cat and she is just a baby still. 9 weeks and 2 days is my guess, they told me she was 8 when I got her 1 week and 2 days ago :) I fell in love with her face. They told me she was going to be medium haired. Her mom was...
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    First cat (kitten!) She doesn’t have a name just yet.

    We adopted a kitten a week ago, so she should now be 9 weeks. We had our first vet visit today, first round of vaccines. No leukemia or HIV, and somehow also no worms or parasites (she was adopted off facebook, a momma cat accidentally got pregnant), and they hadn’t ever been dewormed. Her check...
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