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    Moving To Another State, Fly Or Drive

    Hey guys, I am moving to another state which is a 10hr drive, I was wondering what would be less stressful driving or flying for my 2 cats. They handle the drive to the bet pretty well, granted that is only a 10-15 min drive. They are indoor cats and I do not vaccinate them (just the very...
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    Whisker Relief Bowls - Great Alternative

    So I was in search of a whisker relief bowl, because last time I saw my cat aproach kibble, put mouth in and then pulled back. So there are either very expensive or plastic (hate plastic), I was thinking a ceramic dessert plate but I have been using them and I've broken a few (yes I am clumsy...
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    Why Do My Cats Fight

    I have two cats, Luna and Koko. Koko is kind of shy and doesn't like much contact, she shys away when I try to play with both and Luna is more active. Koko looks at Luna playing Luna is friendlier, she seeks contact with me and my girlfriend. They get along, sometimes they are sleeping...
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    Wet Food... Confused... Please Help!

    hi guys, so one of my cats (maybe you read about Luna in the health forum) is in risk of developing mega colon. Vet said to try some fiber or miralax, so I have her on 1.2gr of miralax daily and after a few weeks I will switch to soluble fiber (more natural I guess) So right know I give her wet...
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    Cat Losing Weight Please Help

    Hi my cat has been losing weight the last few months, she lost half a pound from nov to feb, stabilized I thought everything was cool but now she lost another 0.5 pound, so total she has lost 1 pound in 6 months. She weights almost 9 lbs and is around 2yrs old she has been stable in her weight...
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    Picked Up An Injured Bird

    So I saw an injured bird on the street (it is not a baby bird, has full feathers), it was raining all wet, poor thing. My reaction was pick it up an take it home. I have it locked inside one of my cats transporters, with a cardboard box with newspaper strips (for warmth), some bread and water...
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    Pilling A Cat Zyrtec - New Contraption

    Hi guys Long story short one of my kitties has allergies, cetirizine (zyrtec) is kind of helping (scratching goes down to the point where she doesn't wound herself but licking remains and she is licking herself bald although without skin damage) We are still looking for the allergen without...
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    Please Help Me Interpret Thyroid Test

    So long story short, Luna has been losing weight. About 1 pound in 2 months. She has also been licking herself a lot (bald spots), she is allergic to something we haven't found what. I have her on cetirizine, this has been going on for a 6 months now, but then 2 months ago (we changed food to...
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    Poor Luna Scratching Her Neck Raw

    So I have two cats, one of them is Luna (the darker one in my profile picture). She has been scrathcing her neck raw, I had to inject her with cortisone so she would heal (about 5weeks ago) I have changed her food (for 4 weeks) to discard food allergies, I was told to try at least 8 weeks so I...
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    Please help with feeding rec for Kitten with alelrgies

    Hi everybody So I have  cats, one has asthma and the other has allergies both are around 7 months old, very playful. The vet recommended to change their food to hypoallergenic kind, in order to discard food as the origin for asthma (as a consequence of being triggered by an allergy) and the...
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    My kitten might have asthma

    Hi guys the vet says she might have asthma, but is not sure. When she plays she ends up panting, and sometimes when sleeping she wheezes. But he says "he can't be a 100% sure" After losing my first adopted kitten to some infection, I adopted her (Koko) and then 1 month later her sister (Luna)...
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    Please help cat with allergies won't eat

    Hi I have 2 kittens 4 months old. One of them is always scratching and biting, took her to the vet, took a skin sample, microscope, and nothing. We are thinking it might be an allergy to something so I changed food.  She was eating Instinct original chicken both dry and wet 50/50. To bring...
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    Has anyone tried Livelong?

    Hi guys. I am currently geeding 50/50 wet dry to my 2, 3 month old female kittens. Koko & Luna. I was feeding nature's variaty instinct (both kibble and can) but it is turning a bit cost prohibiting. (Where I live a 5.5oz of instinct can is about $3.5usd plus there is only chicken flavor) so to...
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    For those feeding wet food, please help with question.

    Hey guys, First of all I have learned a lot from this wonderful site, thank you all. One of the things I learned was wet food is better than dry for many reasons (water content, protein, carbs, etc) Right now I am feeding NV's Instinct. The question I have is: what do you guys do when you...
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    When to vaccinate kitten

    Hi I adopted a kitten, about 8 weeks old, which was abandoned in a vet. The vet dewormed her but didn't vaccinate it. Yesterday I saw her and decided to adopt her but the vet said it is better to wait for the vaccination a week because changing homes can be a huge stress. So she just dewormed...
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    How soon to get a new kitten

    Hi guys My little kitten just died and although I feel horrible and guilty and I want to get a new one and give him or her a happy life and living home. But how soon is too soon? Leaving aside feelings and etc. Since my kitty died from somehing which I dont know what it is (she suddenly...
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    menta died this morning

    I am devastated, I feel like I failed her. My 8wk kitten died and we couldn't do anything. Please send her your good thoughts, prayers, and anything you are able. It was too soon, I just had the privilege of sharing with her 1 week of her short life.  She will forever be missed. Thank you all.
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    8 week Kitten diarrhea after KMR

    Hi guys please help! I fed my 8 week kitten a bit of Pet Ag KMR 2nd step. (since I can't find wet kitten food, and per some recommendations, I wanted to feed some KMR to complement nutrition). Tuesday night I gave her some for the first time, as soon as she tried it (a few licks) she went to...
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    Please help, feeding new adopted kitten!|

    Hi finally we just adopted a Kitten, it is 2 months old. So freaking tiny I'm afraid to break her. She must not be over 1kg (2.2 lbs). I had already bought her instinct's kibble, but after some research and some help here I bought some Purina's Fancy Feast (that is what I could get my hands...
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    Future Kitty, New to cats

    Hey Guys I have been browsing the  forum and learning a lot from you guys. So first things first. Thank you all for your contributions because they have really helped me. So my question is, I am adopting a cat next week (probably a kitten 6 months) and in order to have everything ready I was...
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