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    Indoor Cat ate screen door -- WHY??

    Yesterday I came home 8:30PM to find that my 11 year old Vinny scratched/ate a softball size hole in my screen door and got out. Luckily my husband and I found him 2 houses away, but he is a strictly indoor cat and in the 4 years we've had him has NEVER wanted to go outside, even when we left...
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    Purina NF and diarrhea?

    My vet recently put my cats on Purina NF dry because my Vinny has had chronic UTIs in the last year and refuses to eat a stitch of any kind of wet food (I tried Science Diet c/d, Royan Canin SO, and even the regular stuff from the grocery store...Fancy Feast and Meow Mix). Since they've been...
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    UTI Management -- Cosequin & Wet Food

    Last week I had to take my poor Vinny to the Emergency Vet (again) for a potential blockage and blood in his urine. The ER vet told me that while he was not blocked, he did have calcium oxalate crystals in his bladder and had a severe UTI. She catheterized him, flushed him out, and sent him...
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    Is "senior" cat food necessary?

    I have 2 cats -- Vinny just turned 9 and Sherman will be 2 in August. They free feed dry food now and I can't put them on a strict feeding schedule as my husband and I work in retail and our shifts change daily. My question is -- is it necessary to put Vinny on "senior" cat food either now or...
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    Weird Eye Problem?

    I noticed something strange with my Vinny's left eye this morning. He won't open it all the way...when you look at him from far away it's almost open the whole way, but when I try to pick him up or get closer to him to look at it, he closes it completely but keeps his right eye open. He blinks...
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    Pooping outside the litter box

    As some of you may know, this has been an ongoing problem for me and my poor Vinny... For nearly a YEAR (since we got our other cat, Sherman), my Vinny has been sporadically pooping on our master bathroom rug (nowhere else in the house, not on the other bathroom rug, and would go in the box if...
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    Feeding from a "double diner?""

    I'm looking into getting a "double diner" or buffet for my cats to eat out of for a few reasons... 1) My Vinny's almost 9, and since he's not getting any younger I want to make it easier on him sooner rather than later to eat out of bowls that are elevated to relieve any stress it may...
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    How do I get a urine sample? Needed SOON!

    I have to take my Vinny into the vet tomorrow for a follow up visit to check on his UTI and see what other antibiotic they recommend. The vet tech told me I had to collect a urine sample from Vinny within 8 hours before I bring him in. How on EARTH do I do that? She said to use packing...
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    UTI and Clavamox

    As some of you may know, my Vinny is currently being treated for a UTI (see post) He's been given 4 doses of the antibiotic the vet prescribed, which is Clavamox. I can't find any good information about side effects of this antibiotic, does anyone know first hand what "normal" reactions are...
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    UTI - how long til it clears up?

    Well, it's 3:30AM EST, and, after spending $200, I just got home from the emergency vet. I took Vinny in because he had been making frequent trips to the litter box between 11PM and 1:30AM -- about 10 trips altogether -- and nothing was coming out. So, after calling the emergency vet (with...
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    Purina ONE vs. Science Diet

    I recently switched foods for my two cats from Purina ONE to Science Diet for kind of an odd reason. My 9 year old Snowshoe, Vinny, had been having problems not pooping in his litter box consistently since July (He would go on our bathroom rug. Just one, not the other bathroom rug, or...
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    Feliway

    A little background first.... I've posted on here a few times about my 8 year old Snowshoe, Vinny, and his problem sporadically pooping on our bathroom carpets. After a routine trip to the vet a few weeks ago with my other cat, Sherman, I asked the vet about the problem and if he recommended I...
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    Anal gland problem?

    My 8 year old cat, Vinny, has had a problem on and off for about 6 months -- he's been pooping on our bathroom rugs on and off -- sometimes everyday for a week, other times he'll go a few weeks or so without doing it, do it for 2 days, and then stop for a few weeks, etc. Recently, we thought...
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    Food for Different Aged Felines?

    I have two cats that are in two completely different stages of life. My Vinny is nearing 9 years old, and my Sherman just turned 1 year old. For the past few months since I got Sherman, I've been feeding them Purina Multi-Cat because Sherman's previous owner sent an 18-lb bag with me when I...
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    Cat Attract Litter...?

    Three months ago I posted about my resident cat, Vinny, who was having problems pooping on the mat right outside one of our litter boxes. This began about 3 weeks after we got our new cat, Sherman. It was very sporadic -- everyday for about 4 days, then about 2 days he would go in the box...
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    Brushing teeth??

    Yesterday I noticed my Vinny's 2 front incisers (I think thats what they are? I'm not a 'tooth' person so I dunno what they're called -- the 2 long teeth on the front sides of his mouth) had faint brown streaks on them. I opened his mouth to look at the rest of his teeth --- and they look...
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    Normal LitterBox Visitation??

    How many times a day is "normal" for a cat to visit the litter box? My 8-year old Vinny will usually pee once, MAYBE twice a day, and poop only once. Sherman, my 1-year old, in the meantime will pee 3-4 times a day and poop once or twice. Is this normal for both of them since they're...
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    What breed(s) are they?

    I am unsure what breed(s) my cats are, and am hoping someone can help me pinpoint it! These are a few pictures of my cats -- Sherman is the orange one. I'm thinking he's just an Orange Tabby, but don't know if he could have underlying breeds or what-not. The 3 other cats in his litter were...
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    My boys... :-)

    Hi! I thought I'd post some pictures on here of my boys, Vinny and Sherman. My kitten, Sherman, is the orange one -- he's a year old and came to us in June. He's a massive cat as far as being long and skinny, with a ridiculously long tail. He's also got very pretty brown eyes. My "old man,"...
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    One Cat Grooming Another?

    When we got Sherman 2 months ago, the lady who gave Vinny to us warned us to "watch out for the licking" because he used to groom her other cat all the time. Needlesss to say, after the initial getting-to-know-each-other phase, Vinny began to groom Sherman a lot, but only on the head and neck...
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