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    Help with throwing up brown sludge

    Hello, I recently changed food for my cats from an expensive brand to a less expensive brand. I have tried to still get quality - for example no filler, grains, additives etc. This food change has been gradual but coincided with one of them throwing up dark brown sludge with a small hairball in...
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    UK wet food advice

    Hi everyone, I live in England and have two cats who have both had inflammatory conditions in the past including colitis and because of that I can’t feed them any food including gums, fillers etc. For the last 3 years they have been eating ziwi chicken food and been doing extremely well. But...
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    How much water to give a cat?

    Hi all, since I switched both my cats to wet/raw, neither of them ever drink from a water bowl. On dry food, I would regularly see them lapping. I know that means they’re getting a lot of moisture from food but I don’t think that’s enough. I know that both my cats are around 4kg so they need...
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    Heart Murmur disappeared??

    At the end of last year my cat was diagnosed with a heart murmur and the vet did an echo and she was found to be in very very early stage HCM heart disease but there was no reduction in the size of the heart chamber. No medication was required as it was so early and I was told to check again in...
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    My cat is gulping and I can’t figure out why

    Hi everyone, I last posted about my cat back in January when I took her to the vet for a teeth cleaning (No teeth removed). She returned home very distressed to my other cat hissing and growling at her and she acted as if her mouth was in pain. She stopped eating on her own for two days and I...
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    Hairball advice/raw diet/egg yolk

    Hi all, I switched my cat to raw diet and been slowly transitioning over the last month. Since doing this she has been having a fair amount of hairballs maybe once a week. This is more than she used to have. It is summer where I am and extremely hot so there is a lot of loose hair. I read this...
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    What’s the deal with Hills I/d chicken stew

    Hi all, wondering if anyone has experience with this food?? A vet prescribed it to my cat about 6 weeks ago after she had diarrhoea and looking at the ingredients I can’t see anything wrong with it. The reviews seem very good and it’s supposed to support healthy digestion and stools. However...
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    Cat had teeth cleaned and now everything has changed

    Hi all, my cat Tiggy was a perfect eater, always had a great appetite and she had perfect poops. I took her to have her teeth cleaned 3 days ago and since she’s been home everything has changed. She has had an upset stomach (diarrhoea) - I am wondering if this is because of the anaesthetic...
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    MASSIVE hairball, regurgitation of food

    Hi all, Different cat to who I last posted about but my cat Tiggy is usually a great eater not had many issues with her at all in the 7 years I’ve had her. This morning I went into her room and there was the biggest furball I have ever seen and all her food from the night before regurgitated all...
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    Advice on Australian wet food

    Not sure how many Australians are on here but let’s give it a go...! my cat has had digestive issues and been on Hills I/d chicken stew and has been doing really well on it. The problem is it’s so expensive and similar products are also around the same price. I’m searching for a wet food that...
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    Constipation after opioids

    Hi all, some of you might have seen my other threads regarding my cat’s latest health issues. A week ago she had severe diarrhoea and after spending 3 days at the vet she came home on Wednesday. It is now Saturday and she has not pooped since the diarrhoea last Sunday. I called my vet because I...
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    Wanting to hear from anyone who has a cat with heart disease

    Hey everyone. For anyone who has a cat with heart disease or has knowledge about it... How bad has it been? What have your experiences been with any medications given? Have the medications or supportive care helped stop the progression of the disease or help prolong the life of the cat? thanks...
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    Advice on bloody diarrhoea and heart murmur

    Hi all, My cat has had diarrhoea all week and yesterday she started having thick bloody mucus appearing in it. She was in so much pain and vomiting too so I took her to the vet. I left her at the vet on IV fluids and tomorrow she is having an ultrasound. The vet ran off a whole list of scary...
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