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My 15-year old cat just had 8 extractions, so he's on wet food only for 2-weeks. He always gets wet in the morning, but is not real happy about the dry being pulled. He likes his wet food (I and Love and You), but I feel I need to add in something extra special over the next two weeks to get his...

For those with kitties on Atopica, is it counterproductive to also put them on an immune support supplement formula? I hate that Atopica suppresses their immune system, so I feel like he needs support in that regard. However, I don’t want to undo what Atopica is doing, if that makes sense?

Hello! My 4-year kitty recently had several extractions due to stomatitis. Thanks to advice from askariel.com we switched him over to a canned rabbit diet (Instinct) and he's been doing well. My question is, the advice I received mentions kitties w/ stomatitis shouldn't have poultry. Instinct's...

We're on day 17 of azythromicin, following a "strong" diagnosis of bartonella and 11 tooth extractions + stomatitis. Over the past few days, he's been eating much less, similar to where he was prior to the extractions/diagnosis. Up until this time his appetite had picked up a great deal, eating...

We have a 2-year old neutered male who has started backing up and spraying on vertical (usually hard) surfaces -- refrigerator, wall, trash can, etc... He's not real fond of the other two cats in the house, so I assume he's marking his territory. There are a multitude of "fixes" I see online...

So, I have a 16-year old kitty (Sandman) who thru multiple tests (as a result of gradual weight loss) was diagnosed with IBD. He now eats Hill's I/D and gets monthly B12 injections (following 8 weeks of weekly injections). He's back up to 12 pounds now (and gotten under 11) and seems to be doing...

We recently adopted a stray, and she is an absolute love bug with people, so it never dawned on me she'd be so terrified of our other kitties. For almost 3 weeks now she's been in our master bath with food, water, and a litter box. If the bathroom door is open, she won't come out of the bathroom...

Hi all, our 16.5 year old kitty had been doing REALLY well following a bout with infection last September, but had a stroke on Tuesday. We learned he has high blood pressure which was most likely the cause. He started on Amlodipine 4 days ago, and is either depressed or lethargic. His mobility...

Have any of you seen a big boost in food consumption once being treated for severe gingivitis and/or having teeth extracted? Our 16-year old (confirmed severe gingivitis) comes to the food bowls and eats a few pieces, then just walks away. However, bring him tuna juice and he will lick up every...

We have 3 kitties, all indoor/outdoor (mostly indoor), and during the day it's like musical cats around here. I grow weary of opening and closing doors for kitties wanting in and out . Thinking of installing a cat door leading out to our garage, and either leaving the garage door cracked, or...

Looks like we're going the Atopica route for my kitty with terrible dermatitis issues. My vet says it's around $100/month for the feline prescription . If your cat is on Atopica (or the generic cyclosporine), will you tell me from where you're buying and how much it costs? Just need to be sure...

After reading NUMEROUS positive reviews from kitty owners dealing with both UTI's and struvite crystals, we're going to give the Wysong Uretic food a try. I also ordered their Biotic pH- to supplement (intended to shake on and mix with food), but now looking closely at the ingredients, wonder if...

My poor kitty -- I've given him two flea treatments in the past 45 days (Frontline), and I've just discovered he's got several fleas on him right now. I gave the second one sooner than the normal 30 days, because I discovered fleas on him about two weeks after the first treatment. Haven't seen...

As I continue to research the possibility of switching my FLUTD kitty over from Prescription Diet C/D to a non-prescription (safe) wet diet, I can't help but worry about the risk I'm taking with crystals rearing their ugly head. Then it dawned on me... can't DL-Methionine, the urine acidifyer...

If you feed multiple cats at least two different foods, please tell me how you pull it off. My cats tend to follow the old adage "the grass is always greener..." Do you separate them behind closed doors? If so, how do you handle grazers if you're gone much of the day? thanks! Summer

My 12-year old FLUTD kitty has always done very well on Prescription Diet CD in terms of his urinary health, but we all know the food itself is crappy ;-) Anyway, in the last year or so he's had skin allergies flare up to the point we finally had to give a steroid shot. I'm starting to think...

My kitty has been diagnosed with a ureter stone, and the vet said there are two treatment options: 1.) some sort of fluid therapy that over a period of time helps to flush the stone out and 2.) shockwaves applied to the area intended to break the stone up. Apparently the ureter is so tiny that...

My kitty, Mr. Grey, who unfortunately was NOT completely innocent in the situation, was bitten by another cat on the ear. It bled quite a bit, and although it looks to be healing just fine, it is really tender and the area around the bite (which looks to be tiny, inside of the ear) is swollen...

My kitty, Rusti, had a serious tail injury a few years ago. Luckily, we were able to save the tail, the hair grew back to cover the injury, and all has been normal ever since (minus the slight indention in her tail's tissue, as a result of the surgery). About a month ago, my vet gave her a...

I am giving my kitty a liquid medication twice a day for the next two weeks, and I've barely gotten through the first day! The medicine winds up on my fingers, in his fur, on my clothes, on the floor, and sometimes in his mouth. Needless to say, Mr. Grey is quite unhappy during this entire...