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I've never been very fond of wet food only due to cost, but I realize they are actually a lot faster satisfied after a wet food meal, so that's a good idea actually. FWIW I feed them grain free kibble, but I agree it doesn't help with the excess weight. Right now they are fed 2 wet meals of 50...

I use wood chips litter, which I started with after crate time. Initially I thought perhaps it's an allergic reaction to the litter, went back to their usual clay litter for a week or 2 with no improvement. Pain is something I've thought about. Maybe not phantom pain, but rather muscle pain. He...

I use coconut oil for my beard, so I could try it out. He likes how it tastes though, so I guess that will only lead to more licking lol. He was mainly on chicken protein (as it is almost in everything). I switched to duck for a while, then lamb. I didn't notice any differences, so I switched...

Thanks for the responses! I'll have a look at the links later today. @Furballsmom I've only tried cbd oil so far. Any other suggestions? Would something like feliway help? @FeebysOwner I have a small ground floor 'balcony' that I probably could enclose. However, like I said it's small and...

This is driving me crazy. My boy got into a car accident last year and had to spent almost 3 months in a crate. He had to have one of his hind legs amputated as well. He has healed great and seems happy overall, except for the fact that he over grooms like crazy. What I've noticed is he...

I'm hoping it's not phantom pain. What I've read though it seems that phantom pains are a lot more intense, like screaming and panic intense. Fortunately he's never showed any of that. He doesn't mind me touching him around the area pain wise. It does make him groom the area right away, but...

Picture from just now, almost 3 months post surgery

November last year his left hind leg was amputated and December his right leg had to undergo minor surgery. Everything is fine now and he's loving life again, running and jumping around. However, he keeps grooming himself around the amputated leg. He doesn't seem in discomfort or pain. He...

Commercial brand, those premixed ''sausages'' with a little bit of everything. It's my retailer's own brand actually.

So naturally I've been watching every single move he makes since yesterday to hopefully see what triggers the itching. Well since I started the thread he hasn't scratched once lol. I'm starting to think maybe it's one of the raw foods that makes him itchy or something. I know he was still...

Oops, wanted to add to that last theory. The reason I ask is because during crate rest - when he wasn't showing signs of itchiness or discomfort around his ears - I didn't nearly pet him as much as I do now. I let him sleep most of the time, whereas now whenever he even looks at him, I go over...

I'll have a look at the non-chicken options. How quick could I see a difference in itchiness? I'm aware dry food is not the best. But... It's very handy having it around if I'm expecting to be away all day. They're fed at set times. So if I know I'll be away most of the day, I leave dry food...

Hmm, gonna be tough figuring out what causes the itching then... Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't a food allergy also cause itching around the mouth? I switched to a grain free dry food a few months ago, although both have chicken in it and I know some cats can get allergic to that...

Thanks for the reply! There's nothing really I can think of that would irritate his skin by being touched. He can't go in the cabinets/cupboards where cleaning stuff etc is stored. I keep the apartment clean as well, as in vacuuming and dusting. Is it possible that he gets itchy from my house...

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For the last year, my 1.5 year old cat has had a persistent itching in and around his ears. He never had any issues when he was a kitten. December 2020 I started letting him outside. Few months later tick season started and he got a few ticks. At that time he started scratching his ears a lot...

Hi all! My 1.5 year old cat had his left hind leg amputated 3 weeks ago. A little over 2 months ago he actually broke both his hind legs. Fortunately, the remaining leg has healed just fine. During the past 2 months he had to be crated 24/7, last Monday was the last day of crate rest and he has...

Alright, one more update. Over the last couple of days the kitten has barely instigated any body slams and they are a lot more chill around each other. They can sit or walk next to each other without the urge to start a wrestling match and they play so much more relaxed. Tripod usually just...

It's true, I've never seen a small (or even normal sized) ginger cat! Only monster size. So again I let things go a little today, while also keeping a close eye on them. Adult cat seems to be in control of the situation all the time and is getting quite a bit rougher himself. I've seen him...

Alrighty, I decided to ease off a little this afternoon. I sat down with mister tripod on the bed while kitten was roaming around. Didn't jump on him once. Then had a biiiiiig play session with both of them (mostly with the kitten lol). It ended in them wrestling again and it took A LOT of...