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    appetite stimulant stronger than mirataz?

    Looking for a stronger alternative to mirataz for an appetite stimulant. Mirataz in comparison is more like a light suggestion to eat and I want something that just dominates my cat's will and can force them to eat regardless of what they want. Does such a thing exist? Or is mirataz the best...
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    petkit brand waterfountains and filters

    For the past two years, we've used a petkit brand "eversweet 2" fountain and it's worked just fine for my picky cat. I've used their branded "2.0" filters and have had no real issues with them. Sometimes they last as long as advertised and sometimes they don't but on the whole they seem to...
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    trimmed nail too short / cut quick / bleeding

    For the first time in 11 years trimming my girl's claws I cut the quick. She was being feisty and pulled back at the wrong time. To make matters worse her fur is white on the paw! She bled a little bit but I used cornstarch to stop it. It was more than a pin prick but not a "geyser" if...
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    constipation ? - multiple poop trips in short period of time

    This is something my cat has started doing since adjusting the litter box situation to try and make life easier on her. I have cameras so this is what I'm seeing on them. She's almost 11. When she poops, it's about the same amount per day and at the same schedule. However sometimes she is...
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    mirataz questions

    So my 10 year old girl who has "zero point zero" interest in eating has been on Mirataz since 3/15. She gets 1/4 inch a day. The first two weeks it was a MIRACLE and my old girl was back. She was BEGGING for food, eating everything I put down in the bowl, and not fighting me at all. I was...
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    Mirataz - a miracle for my girl?

    My 10 year old girl has been chronicled here for the better part of a year regarding her issues around feeding. She ended up getting a convenia shot Thursday after peeing on my bed. Six weeks prior she had a bad bacteria UTI and got the same shot and had no reaction. The next day my girl has...
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    cat rubs its nose after eating/drinking

    I've noticed lately that my 10 year old girl cat will use her right paw to rub her nose after eating/drinking. Is this a sign she is in pain? Is it grooming? It's a fairly new-ish behavior. Is this perhaps b/c of allergies? We had a vet visit yesterday b/c she peed on the bed and the vet...
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    how to store kibble / dry food?

    I'm looking for tips on how to store kibble for my 10 year old girl. My girl is a light eater and the smallest bag of her RX food is 6lbs and will last her 6 weeks but by the end of week two there is a noticeable difference in her enthusiasm with the food. She's also picky and if the kibble...
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    IBD (Inflammatory bowel disease) or something else ?

    My 10 year old girl cat goes in tomorrow for an ultrasound. Using my vet's exact words we're in "purely exploratory diagnosis phase" with her to get to the reason as to why she doesn't want to eat consistently. They're leaning towards possible inflammatory bowel disease based on patterns of...
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    indoor smoking and cats

    I'm looking for any information regarding indoor pipe/cigar smoking has on a cat's appetite or causing them to have nausea. Information specific to cigarette smoking might work too though the smoke from cigarettes is quite different (dissipates faster and doesn't cling to fabric/walls/etc). I...
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    How do you mentally handle your cat being difficult with eating?

    For those of you that have a difficult cat with eating, how do you manage? Do you just say "screw it" and the cat eats or starves depending on what it wants that day? Regardless of the consequences? Or give them X number of days of difficulty before it's a vet visit? Or do you try and coax...
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    cat fountain: cleaning schedule and refilling schedule

    Hi all! For those with cat fountains, how often do you refill it and clean it? I've been cleaning ours once a week (disassemble, warm water, soap, brush, etc) and refilling it once a week. I'm thinking our cleaning schedule is ok but I probably should be changing the water out more. Before...
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    cat litter shortage?

    Is there a cat litter shortage? The brand I've been using Dr Elsey's is seemingly harder for me to find in the 40lb bags. Amazon used to have it but they don't anymore. I can get it from chewy or petco but I don't normally buy things from them.
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    additional litter box location suggestions

    For all my 10 year old girl cat's life the litter boxes have been in the basement. She's got a bit of arthritis and I've been considering adding a litter box upstairs to make life easier on her. I'm curious if any of these potential locations would be better than others based on the flooring...
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    constipation or normal?

    Most days, my 10 year old girl goes poop once over night and has a "normal for her" eating pattern. But some days I'll notice her over night poop is a bit small and on those days she'll be more fussy about eating and usually eat a bit less. She'll go poop later in the day and it'll be slightly...
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    purina pro plan and vet direct RX shortages

    https://www.proplanvetdirect.com/product-availability Finding out the hard way that purina has some shortages on the pro plan and possibly the RX lines. Just dropping a note here to let y'all know. Doesn't appear just yet to be for the RX lines but every previous order I've placed for RX...
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    Purina re-formulating some of their RX cat food

    Got an email from Purina that they've reformulated their Pro Plan® Veterinary Diets UR Urinary St/Ox Feline Dry which is what my cat eats. Changes include slight flavoring due to the addition of tuna to the product and a reduction in calories by about 1/3 per oz (3149 kcal/kg to be specific)...
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    affection eating tips

    I'm looking for tips to help break my cat's need for me to be near her and petting her and cheering her on when she eats. The only catch is it needs to work with free feedings. If there's one thing I learned from the past six months and all the diets we tried she does not like scheduled meals...
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    uti/constipation/litterbox - quick tip

    Passing on a quick tip to help cat guardians diagnose a uti, constipation, or other litterbox issues that a tech at my vet's office suggested: get a wifi motion activated security camera to monitor the litter box. Prices can very but $30-$50 can get you a camera and SD-Card. Features I would...
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    I don't think I can care for my 10 year old girl anymore

    Not sure if this is the right forum for this topic. I'm writing this because my tank is nearly empty and I'm just at a loss for what to do. For the past twelve years I had two cats: a boy Muggs, and a girl Missy. They were pretty much my life and gave me so much joy and happiness. In Sept of...
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