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Hi friends :wave3: We usually have fed our cats mostly chunks with some grinds thrown in there. Some of our cats are getting older and are slower to chew, and despite our efforts, the younger ones try or succeed in stealing food. The older cats get worried about this and sometimes try to run...

To all cats out there: Test your humans IQ by using these simple tests. Please remember to be patient with your human pet, they want to please you but might need a little encouragement and help. Scoring: For each answer, please tally up points earned based on this scale. a). = 1 point b). = 2...

Quick question, A friend of ours has been laid off and has four cats that are fed a high quality dry/wet combo diet, but finances won't allow this during this stage. they were interested in Dr. Pitcairns recipes. They're higher in grains than I would like, but their cats are all young...

I think we all know what certain vocalizations mean from our animals in our house hold. Right now I hear one of the girls across the house making her "where is everyone" meow. A few hours ago, I heard her making a similar meow, but it's a bit deeper and more drawn out. Meow A means "I'm...

We have made a big mistake in using big gently used wadded up sheets of foil as cat toys. We don't use the greasy sheets, but the stuff we used to cover things like relish trays are easy to rinse, dry, crumble and toss and watch the show. We made a big meat loaf. The meatloaf was ready to go...

We have a "dry pet foods" cabinet, a small walk in pantry that holds canned food, dog treats, medications, supplements, and kibble for the cats (we use as treats, it's cheaper that way) and some basic cleaning supplies. On the lower shelf we have an open bin full of litter with a scoop with some...

Very, very early this morning I was in the shower and I heard a slight bang, and then one of our inside dogs barked for a few seconds. I was still half asleep so I didn't think a lot of it. When I came out of the bathroom, this dog was standing a few feet away. Usually this dog just lays...

Mods, please move if this is in the wrong section. And if so, I apologize :wave3: We're making some changes to our cats's catio outdoor enclosure and one of the ideas was some artificial turf covering about 80% of the ground. We're leaving 20% concrete because Baby Girl loves rolling on it...

Earlier today, I'm in the living room minding my own beezwax when I hear this sound ("Clink Clink") coming from our kitchen. I approach the kitchen and the noise stops, and I thought maybe the pipes are acting off or the fridge is on the fritz, but since it stopped I say "oh well" and go back...

I threw some raw cat food into the sink to thaw, and filled the sink with water. This thaws the food quicker, brings it closer to room temperature and usually repels cats. I go out to the barn for a few, come in and Queen Bee is sitting on the floor sucking down chicken hearts from the sink...

If this belongs in the health sections, I'm sorry for making more work for the mods :hellocomputer: Baby Girl constantly chews on her back toenails, and only the center two of each foot. She gnaws them down to stumps and when we do toenail trim day, they're brittle and short. They never bleed...

The cat, who has a nick name I won't repeat, has become a food hog and a food protector like I have never seen and tonight swallowed a chicken heart whole, worked to bring it back up and it was covered in a slimy spit-crap. She eats fast to avoid having food stolen and eats fast so she can go...

With Christmas Eve starting in just a few hours (deck the halls with Santa since Grandma got run over by a reindeer while jingling all the way, etc.) I'm curious if anyone has decided they want to do any kind of new years resolutions, and what are they?

Many of you know that our asthmatic cat with bad digestive problems has been taken off raw and dry completely. He's eating canned food but I can't get more than 2 or 2 1-2 cans down him a day. He's doing alright with this but has lost some weight and I'm not happy about that. We are...

Today I thought "I'm going to move up in the world and sit on the couch, instead of in my chair." So I did. In about 30 seconds I had two dogs on me, and finally told them to move because they were cramping me and the one was crushing my legs. They did. One dog hopped onto the floor and the...

A few days ago I made butter. I keep it in the fridge. I had what would amount to a half a stick left, and forgot it, and left it on the counter. The butter is now gone. Q: Who do you think is the butter thief? A: The one that will surely try to hide their case of Explosive Rear End...

I got a new barn coat the other day. It's nice and warm, but lightweight. It has a collar with some fleece type material but is nice looking enough to wear wherever. About 3 minutes after hanging it over the chair, one of the dogs gets fixated on that fleece. Won't leave it alone or stop...

Yep, I know everyone here thinks I'm a pretty together guy (...silence....) but I mentioned it in another thread that Baby Girl is fat. Baby Girl is raw fed, spoiled, and our Queen Bee lost some weight and we decided to give her a mid-day meal to put weight on her (which has done the trick) and...

Had two little cats show up here. Completely feral acting and are feeding them but I can't get near them.. We're feeding them in the barn but they do hang out around our back door, so I don't know if they were wild or feral or dump offs or what. No more in the house but we're counting them as...

For 10 years, Queen Bee was the most trouble free, healthy cat ever, and as some of you know this past spring allergies reared their ugly damn head and we went back and forth to an out of town vet that helped us get them under control. Her tummy has grown hair back and she (while always has...