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I just received a call from my vet with bad news. I took my 14 year old cat in because we was acting off--hungry but not eating as much as he used to, not as excited to see me, a little more subdued, etc. They ran a variety of bloodwork, some of which they were able to compare to last month when...

I have an older kitty who I'm trying to figure out food for. We had the SDMA test performed on him and it came back showing some early signs of kidney issues, so I'm trying to be very aware of what I'm feeding him. He currently eats Wellness Healthy Indulgence Shreds, which isn't terrible but I...

Yeah, you read that right...My older cat, who used to simply trample my head and head-butt the crap out of me to wake me up in the middle of the night when he was hungry, has recently taken to scratching me awake. It started innocently enough with pawing a few times at my arms, but he started...

I'm caring for a feral cat in my backyard. I've been able to successfully trap her a couple of times for vet trips to spay, vaccinate, de-worm, etc., but she doesn't let me touch her. She sleeps on my screened-in porch and I made her a warm house that's hidden on the deck so she can hide as...

I need help with suggestions for how to get a cat to stop sharpening his claws on the corner of the bed. He's torn a hole in our bed skirt and box spring. A few things I've already tried: Putting a scratcher directly in front of the corner he scratches -- but he doesn't use any kind of...

Three weeks ago, my 12 year old hyperthyroid kitty started vomiting bile on an empty stomach, about 2 hours before meal time. Then, about a week and a half ago, he stopped that and began vomiting after eating. I took him to the vet where they noted he had lost 3 pounds in about 4 months (11 lb...

I have a 12-year-old cat who randomly goes blind. I've only had him for a little over a year, and this started about 8 months ago. He was in rough shape when I adopted him but he's gained weight and is doing wonderfully now, except for this. It happens once every 2 months or so, and usually at...

I adopted both an 11-year old male, William, and a 3-year old male, Galahad, a year ago and have been dealing with pee ever since. William is fine and uses the litter box with no issues, except for a rare accident, but Galahad has been peeing everywhere BUT the litter box. I have two litter...

For several months, a feral cat has been hanging out in the woods behind our house. We started seeing her more frequently, so we decided to feed whenever she came around. Every few days, we would give her food and work on getting closer to her. After watching her dart in front of some cars and...

I adopted two male cats last month - William is 11 and Galahad is 3. William is the dominant one, but they haven't been fighting after that first week with us. We've been having some litter box issues with William which may have been going on this entire past month, but we just noticed it last...

Hello! About 2.5 years ago, we adopted two kittens from the same litter who were found on their own in a parking lot. They seemed to get along fine then. Now, Baxter (neutered, outgoing) attacks Lucy (spayed, reserved) pretty much all throughout the night and at other random times. He will...

I know this is a very personal decision and depends on a wide variety of factors, but I wanted to present some information about my boy to see what you all thought. I think it says something that I'm even asking this question, but I'd like to get some outside perspective. I think it's sometimes...

Has anyone bought pet memorial jewelry, and where did you buy it from? I'm looking for a nice, gold heart pendant that I can engrave my cat's name on and either put some ashes or fur in. I'd really like it to be a nice quality, but I'm having trouble finding good ones. Does anyone have suggestions?

My 19 year old boy was diagnosed with an abdominal tumor yesterday. He had previously been on Prednisone 1x every other day for other issues, and the vet has suggested upping that to 2x every day. When he got it every other day, it wasn't too much of an issue - I could hide it in his food and he...

Hi all. I just got back from the vet with my 19 year old boy. Over the past few days, he had been having diarrhea and was straining to have a BM. He was also eating about half of what he usually does. I took him to the vet Tuesday, and they put him on Metrodinazole. Tuesday night, he began...

I have a 19 year old neutered male who has recently started making a very weird noise. He made this noise in the past, and it was alarming, but he eventually stopped until recently. How now does this 2-3 times a day. I don't know how to describe the noise. It's a mixture between a low meow, a...

Hi all, I've been doing lots of research on what food I should get for my 19 year old boy. He's currently eating about 2 cans of wet Fancy Feast every day. He had lab work done a few days ago for a UTI and here are the results - excuse me if not all of these values are relevant to kidneys...

I have two 1.2 year old cats - one male and one female. The girl, Lucy, has had "coughing" fits for as long as I can remember. Sometimes it's brought on by drinking water, but other times she'll do it out of nowhere. It's not a real cough. It's more like a gentle wheezing -- her nostrils flare...

I'm contemplating some career changes that would likely take me across several states. Do you think it's possible to move my 18 year old boy with me? He's been through 3 moves before but his last one was about 5 years ago. I don't have anything set in stone but I refuse to move without him...

In the past few weeks, my 18 year old boy has been waking me up frequently (6+ times) during the night. I did some research and found that hyperthyroidism can cause this and is a typical problem for senior cats. But since I'd be more likely to think he has hypothyroidism (he's been gaining...