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See LTS3 posts on probiotics above. Good advice. Look for a recommended human probiotic and start very slow, as they are much more potent than those for cats. In the meantime, you could try Proviable, which is superior to Fortflora -- a mediocre probiotic that, as LTS3 notes -- is valuable...

I'd seen this, but thank you.

That's OK; I have a vet appointment Monday. Just want to do my due diligence around anything my vet might prescribe, after the metronidazole. Don't want to do harm. Thank you!

Hello, All: My cat, 14, is having twitchy/scratchy ears, head-shaking and a bit of respiratory huffing (though not sneezing). No discharge from eyes or nose, and no smell from her ears, no visible parasites or crust. I am anticipating that ear mites might nonetheless be the diagnosis and...

Thanks for trying to help, Margret. As noted, the occasional light huffing predated the extractions; I had hoped they would resolve it. As for moving a cat to raw at the same time as dental work, that would be more foolish than brave! I've transitioned her over three months; she has accepted...

Thanks for sharing your story. I'm glad your guy is getting better! I used the wrong word with "chuffing." You're right; that IS a kind of purr. What I'm hearing/seeing with her is more like a soft snorting through her nostrils, a forceful exhalation of air; close your mouth and puff...

I think folks are right in leaning toward arthritis, given that she's an indoor cat and you're seeing sensitivity rather than scratching or biting. You can treat "as if" for arthritis by using a product like Dasuquin for cats, sprinkled on food, which my vet recommended and which seemed to help...

My 14-year-old had four teeth, including both upper canines and her third premolars on either side of her lower jaw (all crown excisions) nearly a week ago. FORLs. She's doing generally well, I think: decent activity, great appetite (raw-fed), pooping appropriately and wanting out (not...

Thank you for the time and energy you took in responding. I actually took her to a dental specialist -- the only game in town and the one to which all general vets refer -- because of her age and the possibility that extractions might get complicated. So my specialist already has slightly...

My 13-year-old girl is losing her upper canines today, two of four FORL teeth my dental specialist recommended removed. She said they are becoming porous -- resorption is well along -- and will eventually break, likely resulting in an infection. Those were the teeth I most hoped she would keep...

Agreed. Like human doctors, animal doctors don't get much training in nutrition. So while I respect my vet, I defer to my cat, and so far, she is telling me the VitalEssentials raw rabbit patties are good for her. :)

Thank you! I appreciate the resources. Her "normal" for years was quite soft, sort of between pile and segment. This was while she was on Royal Canin Selected Protein venison kibble and canned, suggested by a vet on the assumption of food allergy. She liked it, but it never firmed her...

I've tried the FortiFlora before and not been impressed. And my vet suggested either it or the Proviable. Thank you, though!

Thanks. She's on the same food all the time -- Rayne Kangaroo stew (majority) and raw rabbit patties. The stool variations occur without any changes to diet, though she is outside for brief periods, and may munch on grass and such. She has also been mousing in the coop with periodic sucess...

Thanks! Could you please link to the Culturelle product you use (I see a number of different formulations on Amazon) and specify what you mean by "a lower amount"? (Like, half a capsule daily?) My cat weighs 11.5 pounds. Do you not then also give s. boullardi?

Hello, All: My 13-year-old with suspected IBD is regularly producing firm stool on a mix of Rayne Kangaroo Stew and VitalEssentials VitalCat raw rabbit patties. She also seems to feel much better on this all-wet diet than she did on Royal Canin Selected Protein venison kibble and canned (which...

That's what had occurred to me, as well. Maybe I'll try cutting each back to half; that's the recommended "maintenance" dose of the SB, anyway. Thanks for chiming in!

My 13-year-old girl with suspected mild IBD has responded beautifully to a diet of Rayne Kangaroo stew and Vital Essentials Vital Cat raw rabbit patties. This after years of suspected food sensitivity, for which she ate Royal Canin selected protein kibble, but continued to produce soft stool...