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    10year old cat pooping outside the box

    Last week my 10 year old cat Levi decided to poop on the floor in front of the litter box. He is peeing in the box without a problem. He did have a UTI once that caused him to pee outside the box but once that was fixed that problem went away. He has now been pooping on the floor every day twice...
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    Food and water behaviors

    I have a couple of quick questions: 1. Several of my cats like to drink out of the dog bowl. My dog's water bowl is elevated and they have to stand on their back legs to get a drink. (My dog is a 105 lb Rotti/Shepard mix) One of my cats will only drink from that bowl. Does anyone else have cats...
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    2 y/o cat with possible blockage

    My feral foster cat Leon is at the vet today with a possible urinary blockage. I have dealt with cats with crystals and infections, but never a blockage. I know he will have to be on perscription food from here on out, but I have a couple questsion for others with more experience. First, he is...
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    Has anyone ever used Amatriptalyne?

    We have a cat at the shelter that the vet has put on Amatriptalyne. She is the most high strung cat I have ever seen. She had had a long term URI and that is part of why he perscribed it for her. I would normally go the more natural route, but this poor cat is so miserable that I felt it was...
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    Rescued Siamese cats & questions

    Our shelter rescued 6 siamese cats over the weekend. They had been abandoned in an appartment for 8 months and needed to be saved. We have certainly had siamese cats before, but usually not pure bred. I just have a few questions and thought this would be the best forum to ask the questions...
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    11 month old with Hydrocephalus

    Our shelter recently had a kitten returned at 11 months. He was not getting along with the other kittens in the home. He had been adopted several months ago, and no one noticed anything wrong with him at the time. When he came back we instantly noticed he had issues. Well it turns out that he...
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    4 to 6 week old kittens with fleas

    I took in a couple of kittens on Monday night. they are about 4 - 6 weeks old based on size. they are eating on their own and I have been feeding wet food and KMR. They are rather small about 0.75 lbs. It is a long story, but basicly a feral group of cats was spayed, neutered and  moved from an...
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    Pregnant with food allergy

    Hello T.C.S. I haven't been on in a long time, but I have a question. We have a cat at your shelter that appears to be pregnant (we tend to play the wait and see game when there is a possibility of pregnancy). She has developed a food allergy, and I'm just wondering if anyone has recommendations...
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    Waiting for pathology on removed eye

    It has been a long time since I have visited this site, but I know tha when I come here I always find support when my cats are sick. Today my Isaac had to have his eye removed. He has had a brown spot in his eye for a long time. Over the last few months it had gotten larger  & then he developed...
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    Vibes needed for Dylan to come home

    The shelter had one of our cats being fostered by a volunteer who is a truck driver. The cat had been with us 6 years, and was still feral. So we agreed to let him foster the cat. Dylan (the cat) had slowly been coming around. We just got word this morning that he managed to get out of the truck...
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    3 week old foster, Christopher Robin

    I have a 3 week old foster kitten, Christopher Robin, and his mom Squiggly. He is 3 weeks old today. I have noticed over the last couple of days he is spending more time away from Mom. I often find him currled up in the corner of the cage asleep. If he cries, she cries back & takes care of him...
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    Does it ever get easier?

    I had a very very bad morning. I stopped in to the shelter to pick up some informatino on one of our cats. The volunteer that was there asked me to check on one of the kittens. He was fine, but I found 2 of his siblings far away from mom & cold. Both had gunk all over their face, one also had...
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    For Molly's Kittens

    As of this morning 4 out of 6 of Molly's litter have passed. R.I.P. Jelly Bean, Ducky, Peeps & Christian We are sorry that your little lives were so short, know that you are loved & missed. Please gaurd your remaining two siblings and help them stay strong and here with us. Play happily over...
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    Send vibes for Molly & her babies.

    A pregnant female came into the shelter. She had 5 kittens last week Friday. Mom (Molly) & all of her babies now have a URI. The runt is cold & can't meow. The foster Mom is doing her best, but the vets keep telling me there is nothing more we can do (Mom is on Amoxi). So now please send vibes...
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    Tips needed for introducing dog to cats.

    Well on Friday my first foster dog will be coming home. He is an 8 year old mix breed. He has Rotti in him so he is a big dog, but he has been around cats and "loves" his current cat friend. So any tips anyone has on how to make this work would be great. I put a baby gate up last night on the...
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    Adding a foster dog?

    I have been wanting a dog, but really can't aford one. I saw a photo of a dog on line today that needed a foster home. I contacted the rescue, and I am waiting to hear back. I'm just concerned about my cats. I'm wondering if there is any way to tell if my cats will tolerate a dog?
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    Vibes for Moly's Test today

    We got a pregnant female into our shelter yesterday afternoon. Normally I wouldn't worry much about the FeLv, FIV test, but this cat came from someone who previously brought us a FeLv positive cat. It is a long story, but had I known that this was the same guy that brought us the FeLv cat, I...
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    Natural food for a cat with seizures

    Out shelter has a cat that was recently diagnosed with Epilepsy. She had her worst seizure to date, it last 1.5 mins, and the post ictal phase was lengthy. For several reasons, we are hesitant to medicate her. So in looking for alternatives I came across something that said to switch a cat with...
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    Do you think shelters are seeing an increase in pure breed cats?

    I have volunteered at our shelter in some form for almost 9 years now, and I don't ever remember seeing so many "fancy" cats. That's what I call the cats that look to be a pure breed. Over the last year we have seen more Himmies than in the whole 9 years I have been there. We have had several...
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    Cat with arrythmia

    I'm wondering if anyone has experience with a cat that has arrythmias? Our shelter has a cat that the vets believe had an arrythmia yesterday. I'm just wondering about treatment and what to expect? She is staying at the vets office right now for observation, I am just looking for personal...
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