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Thank you all for the replies! Regarding the "stray" boy, he has many names but we can just call him Black Cat. We got him neutered a few years ago when it became clear that his "owners" were not going to. That family said they tried to bring him inside and he would always scratch at the door...

I would love to take him, but maybe stray isn’t the right word. He has about 3 or 4 families feeding him as an outdoor cat. A couple of them already tried to keep him inside and he hated it.

Hi all, I might be moving to a bigger home this year and considering whether to take on a third cat if that happens. Our current home is tight with our 2 cats, there isn’t space to add another litter box, feeding zone etc. Both cats are neutered males and they are both turning 8 this year...

Yes I ended up giving him a full fresh meal serving at 9pm the evening before because the appointment time wasn't until 8:40am and then of course they were doing all their prep things and didn't even start working on him until at least an hour later. I figured 12 hours before the actual...

Hi all, my cat family is apparently continuing on their quest to bankrupt us. My spouse says our big orange boy had something weird happen today. He was excitedly watching several birds in the window when he suddenly flopped to his side. He was standing on his blanket on the desk at the window...

Yes thank you everything went great! He didn't need any extractions after all, so it was just a routine dental cleaning in the end. He let me know on the way home this afternoon that he was *very* unhappy about not eating for 18 hours. He immediately shoved his entire face in vacuum mode into a...

We survived the night, I managed to sleep until 5am before I got woken up. He got his gabapentin shortly after that which triggered lots of anxiety and hiding because that means we are going to the vet. He's at the vet now and hopefully they will get everything squared away with his dental. His...

I think these are standard instructions from the staff and not taking into account that he is IBD. Their normal drop off time is around 7:30am and I read online that they usually want 12 hours of fasting. So I think that there is where the 7pm time is coming from. I did question it and asked to...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation and has any tips or tricks they could share with me. I have an IBD cat who is on a special rabbit diet. He is very much a grazer and eats sporadically throughout the day and night. His IBD flares and he has vomiting if he goes a...

I have an update on the orange cat! He had his lump removed 3 weeks ago. The scar went all the way down his chest, much larger than I was anticipating. He was on some strong pain meds for 2 weeks and there were no signs of infection at his recheck. It's pretty much all healed up at this point...

We visited the vet today and they believe it’s just a fatty tumor but they still recommend to remove it. He needs a teeth cleaning anyway so we will combine the two next month. Does anyone have experience with tumor removal on the chest? It’s about the size of a grape. The next available...

Thanks so much!

I was holding my big orange male (neutered) last night and realized he has a lump in the center of his chest. It feels fairly soft to the touch but it's definitely protruding. A little bit bigger than a quarter in diameter. He will be 7 in April. I called the vet this morning and they gave me...

Thank you so much @daftcat75 ! I picked the Balance IT supplement to avoid chicken liver and I figured I wouldn't find rabbit liver easily. Thanks for the tip on the dog section. I used the boneless rabbit cubes in my first attempt from Hare Today and they were somewhat fatty. But it makes sense...

Thank you! @daftcat75 I would be happy for any feedback you have :)

Hi all, my cat was recently diagnosed with IBD and the specialist wants him to eat only rabbit at the start of his treatment. I'm assuming this will be a short term elimination type test but I will clarify that soon. His previous diet was mostly poultry and seafood. The vet recommended rx Rayne...

Thanks everyone for the advice. Picky Tabby has an appointment next week with an IM specialist. We will re-review the ultrasound because it was lacking in details about the severity and also hopefully do more GI bloodwork like the B12 level. I decided to cut him back to only one protein, so I...

Hi all, hope it is OK to make a new topic so the update on Picky Tabby is not buried in another thread. So it turns out all the problems I've been having feeding Picky Tabby the last 4 years are probably because he has IBD. I'm kind of disappointed in the vet for not picking up on it til now...

I have an update on Picky Tabby. Ultrasound shows thickened intestines so they are pretty sure it is either IBD or lymphoma. They recommend to either start him on steroid and prescription diet or do a biopsy and determine which it is exactly. Biopsy is $$$. I'm pretty conflicted now because...

That is good to know! He's scheduled for the ultrasound early next week at the regular vet. I will see how that goes but I may take him to a specialist if it looks like he does have an issue. I have the feeling he was less picky the last couple of days, he ate one can that he normally won't eat...