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Thank you all for your kind words. This past week was difficult. I still can't really believe that I won't ever see him again... I will always wish that I could've spent more time with Frankie before he passed and I wish that he could've gotten the care he needed sooner. But I am so thankful...

Frankie passed on Saturday. It was unexpected, he became so sick. Frankie was only about two years old, at most. He wasn't exactly my cat, but he was a cat who I fed outside when he was very young until he was socialized enough to be brought indoors. I worried about him a lot when he was an...

I had him vaccinated against panleukopenia, as he got an FVRCP vaccine along with a one year rabies vaccine when I had him neutered. And he got a booster shot at my regular vet last fall when I took him in for a checkup and bloodwork, since the vet said he was healthy enough to be vaccinated. I...

Thanks for the reply. Do most vets offer non-adjuvanted vaccines? I'm still not sure how common it is for vets to use the non-adjuvated vaccinations for cats, if it's typical or not. I gave Butch flea/parasite prevention this summer. Since he's lived most of his life as a stray I have feared he...

I don't know if it's common to give cats non-adjuvanted vaccines, due to the risk of sarcomas, but I read some info that recommended non-adjuvanted vaccines for FIV+ cats specifically. When I trapped Butch he received the typical rabies and FVRCP vaccines at the spay/neuter clinic. I've only had...

Oh, thanks for giving that info. I like checking with CFDB, but I have noticed some foods seem to have incomplete or old info or odd ratings that don't really make sense. I'll say I've had best luck feeding Nutro chunky varieties or the kitten loaf. Cats didn't just get tired of them like they...

The Nutro cans go for about $1 -- some stores price them better than others. I have bought the Chunky Turkey or Chicken and the Chicken Loaf kitten formula and some of the minced in-gravy varieties. I like the formulas without wheat gluten or rice or whatever that have no/low carb and high...

Thank you for responding. That definitely sounds like an ordeal with your guy, hope he's doing well. :kitty: I was concerned that Butch's ears are hurting him, but when I checked them out he didn't react at all and they didn't look red or irritated or anything. So hoping he doesn't develop an...

Butch is about five years old, but I haven't had him for very long. I caught him in a trap last July. When I had blood work done on him in Oct. I found out for sure he is FIV+. The results of the blood work were good, the vet said that other than being FIV+ he is in good health. But she noticed...

I didn't have good luck feeding my male cat who kept getting struvite crystals dry kibble, even though it was formulated to prevent UT problems and he also ate wet food. He kept having blockages. And bleeding, diagnosed as idiopathic cystitis. But putting him on an all moist food diet has helped...

I've been going to the Cat Food Database to look over cat foods and to find carbohydrate content. They give a lot of info and list what foods are higher or lower in protein, fat or carbs-- though, this seems to be compared to other cat foods. Overall they do a good and thorough job, but I did...

Thank you for the link. I don't know if it's so much a matter of texture with Hal... But in general he seems to eat more of a soft pate style food than something that is shredded or minced, as he will often lap up the gravy or juices and not put all the food bits into his little mouth. I've been...

Yes, I have regularly bought Weruva's Paw Lickin' Chicken and the shredded chicken varieties of Fussie Cat, Tiki Cat, and Soulistic. Hal does like it, but he doesn't necessarily eat all that is given to him. Sometimes he will lick it and eat some of it and leave most of the shreds. It is a good...

Thank you for the reply. I will have to give Hal some extra TLC and play with him more on his own. It was a lot easier to get our other male cat Edward to eat a wet food only diet, but he is essentially Garfield when it comes to food. He'll chow down on about anything. He did drop weight after...

I am looking for foods that will help my eight year old male cat Hal. He has recurring UTIs and cystitis and I am also worried about him becoming underweight or malnourished. Since he has been taken off kibble he hasn't been eating enough on a regular basis. Hal really preferred to eat kibble...

Thank you. When he stands up he isn't so flubby... Next to my 8 year old male cat Hal he looks smaller. And he is still a bit oddly proportioned, I guess, being at an "awkward stage" of sorts.   Yeah, I figured that out about KMR after the fact, but thanks for the info. In the future I will...