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    I snapped at my cat.

    This can be my cat. I decided from the beginning she would not be a picky eater. She is generally a good eater and right from the start she got lots of variety. She has three wet meals and a dry meal, the dry at night with the automatic feeder. I put a meal down and it's for her to eat or...
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    Convenia Cat Death

    I am so sorry for everyone who lost a cat for any reason. However, I'm seeing nothing here that indicates that it was the Convenia that made them gravely ill. Generally, a cat given an antibiotic has a problem to begin with. Maybe it needs an antibiotic and maybe the Convenia antibiotic will...
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    My cat is overweight

    Feed her by calories not hands full, or cans full, or anythings full. I follow the 20 calories per pound per day rule and my cat has maintained the same weight for 7 years now.
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    Help with how much to feed please?

    20 calories per pound per day of wet has maintained my cat at 9lbs for 6 years. Very few treats. She doesn't seem overly hungry, but generally eats all her food before the next meal.
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    Can't tell if my cat is peeing a normal amount would REALLY appreciate 2nd opinion

    My cat varies from baseball sized clumps to golf balls. Of course, the golf balls used to worry me, but then I realized that they generally reverted back to baseballs. And then back to golf balls. She's healthy as of Saturday, so I just figure it's normal variation.
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    high glucose level detected

    My cat was taken in for dental work and had bloodwork for anesthesia. Her glucose was extremely high and the vet said, same as you were told, that this can be caused by stress. Indeed, recently she went for a well cat check-up and her glucose was completely normal. Not saying this is the case...
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    Cat lost appetite - Complicated situation

    Just a thought, but have one of these vets look at his teeth. It isn't necessarily his whole problem, but my cat, a very good eater, suddenly went off all food. Took her to the vet and got that appetite helper stuff (starts with an M). Slowly she started to eat. Several weeks later she was...
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    Is There Any Point To Brushing A Shorthair?

    As I say to my cat when I brush her - hair in the brush, not in the stomach. I brush Ailish almost every day and get very few hairballs or vomiting. Plus, she likes it and asks to be brushed. If she likes it, that's good enough for me.
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    My cat is allergic to all sources of protein. What do I do?

    I would talk to the vet. You're basically saying she's allergic to food, which sounds like a pretty big problem.
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    Ongoing issues with new kitten and older cat

    Time is your friend! My cat, about a year old at the time, hid for 2 months. When I brought her home and opened the carrier she bolted behind a piece of furniture. I put a litter box and feeding area in that room. I talked to her when I was in there. She started coming out at night to eat...
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    Can cats drink milk?

    My cat, who wouldn't eat people food if she were starving, does seem to be attracted to cream. I'm lactose intolerant myself, so I never drink milk, but I will from time to time have fruit in cream. It's the only human food she has ever expressed an interest in, so I let her have a sniff and...
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    Can cats eat dry and wet food

    My cat gets 3 wet meals and 1 dry. I feed her the dry because that meal is in the middle of the night, so I use an automatic feeder. She is fine and eats all of it happily. She does think dry food is a treat, so it works pretty well.
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    Question about rehydrating freeze-dried food

    If you add water and microwave it will rehydrate much quicker. The only thing to watch for is it's pretty hot and must cool down a bit.
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    Kitten hated me then bonded to me nearly immediately, is this normal?

    My one-year-old rescue hid behind a dresser for two months. I provided food, litterbox, and talked to her whenever I was in the room. Never forced her to do anything. Eventually she came out, but wouldn't leave the room. Another month and she was out of the room. My sister had a cat, you...
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    My Cat Is Way Too Demanding

    Trip to vet, yes. Then try giving him predictable times of undivided attention as well as meals. This may seem like it will take up time, but not as much time as constantly trying to shoo him while you try to work. Then, never ever respond to nagging. Feed only at the appointed times. At...
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    Rehoming throughts entering into mind again

    I would suggest never giving treats or attention in response to nagging. Never, ever. That just teaches them that if they nag long enough they will get what they want. I finally learned that if I sat down in my chair to do something it helps to give my cat several minutes of undivided...
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    Tiki Cat

    My cat is not a super picky eater, but she will not TOUCH Tiki Cat in any form, so it is possible. Of course, maybe she has defective taste buds too, because, yeah, people report that their cats like it.
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    Cat kidney diet issues... Wondering about Weruva?

    Weruva has one regular food that is stark white and the first time I opened it I just figured, "No way will she eat this." But I gave it to her and she could not care less. She has eaten it many times since without any problem. Now, my cat is not a picky eater, but she does know when...
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    Help! New cat is hiding under bed!

    My cat hid behind a cabinet for two months when I got her. Put food and litter in the room where she is, talk to her, and leave it at that. Don't try to get her to come out. She will come out at night to eat and use the box. If not she probably needs a vet. Eventually you will have a pet...
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    Elsa refusing to eat without tuna...

    Cats are so different. Ailish likes fish and will sometimes go on a, "I only eat seafood" food strike. But she will not eat tuna, which so many other cats love.
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