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  1. txcatmom

    Fish Allergy linked to Stomatitus

    Lucy had her teeth behind the canines extracted. So she still has some teeth left. She's been on the Dallas syrup for about one year now. She does still get the salmon oil.
  2. txcatmom

    Fish Allergy linked to Stomatitus

    To answer your question, Susank, Lucy is doing quite well, but needed more than a diet change. She eats raw (chicken, rabbit and turkey) but still needs meds to keep her stomatitis under control. Thankfully, there is a clinic in Dallas that will work with cats long distance. She uses their...
  3. txcatmom

    New and First Time Kitty Owner..

    Aww, little Jax running up your pants leg sounds cute. Bunny may have been extra annoyed with him because she was "hunting" that chipmunk. She was in "the zone." My cats also aren't very affected by the hissing of other cats. They usually respect it, but it doesn't seem to upset them. I...
  4. txcatmom

    New and First Time Kitty Owner..

    Yeah, definitely don't scold for hissing or swatting or growling. She's just saying, "I want space. Stay away." I'd keep them separated with only under the door interaction until her under the door hisses die down a bit. Our third and fourth cats stayed separated from the other cats for a...
  5. txcatmom

    New and First Time Kitty Owner..

    Yes, please don't question your decision. I almost told you up thread that she WOULD definitely be piissed off (as you feared) but I had already sort of said that so I held my tongue. Her reaction is totally normal. All of my cats went through it in the beginning but they love having friends...
  6. txcatmom

    Newest fosters

    Oh how precious!!
  7. txcatmom

    Excellent video on transitions by Dr. Becker

    That was good. Thanks! The comment about a vet not being experienced with raw being startled by bone in the digestive tract upon x-ray was fitting with Lucy's recent experience at the vet.
  8. txcatmom

    New and First Time Kitty Owner..

    Congrats! We're just a couple years into being cat people ourselves (and up to 4 cats now...lol.). While it is important to accept her as she is, don't give up hope that she will become more of a lap kitty. My Emily was our first cat and much shyer and reserved than Bunny. We now have two boy...
  9. txcatmom

    Mickey, my 27 lbs foster and his journey back to a healthy weight

    Oh I'm so happy! Yay, Mickey!
  10. txcatmom

    Need help naming a foster kitten

    She's adorable. How about Maple?
  11. txcatmom

    Bravo Basic Blend

    I think there may be a couple reasons. Most are marketed to dogs and cats. Dogs apparently have more use for a little fruit or veggie. Filler could be an objective, as you noted. And consumers love seeing the fruits and veggies on the labels...we're just so conditioned to thinking "healthy"...
  12. txcatmom

    Bravo Basic Blend

    No fruits or veggies is great for cats...that's what we strive for around here.
  13. txcatmom

    Raw fed cat shows a good bit of bone in stomach upon X-ray....a problem?

    In the 10 months we've had Lucy, she has needed her anal glands expressed by the vet twice.  This indicates a problem, because normally they empty themselves as the cat pushes out a bowel movement.  There can be different reasons for this problem (including lack of exercise or an anatomic...
  14. txcatmom

    Fish Allergy linked to Stomatitus

    Someone else here mentioned to me that they thought fish might be related to their cat's stomatitis.  Food additives and allergies can definitely play a role. (Of course the possible contributing factors are endless.)  While my stomatitis kitty doesn't eat fish, she does get some salmon oil as a...
  15. txcatmom

    A kitten with coccidia, URI, and ringworm...HELP!

    Bless you for adopting from the humane society.  Unfortunately, even though rescue organizations try to have the kittens healthy for adoption, these common kitten issues sometimes go unnoticed or don't pop up til the kitten goes home.  Our third cat, Leo, had coccidia and ringworm when we...
  16. txcatmom

    Raw fed cat shows a good bit of bone in stomach upon X-ray....a problem?

    Hi, Carolina! Lucy's digestive system has always been the one thing we could count on working well..lol. No constipation or diarrhea, she has needed help from the vet in expressing her anal glands though. (And this has made me paranoid that there could be something wrong with her poops. But...
  17. txcatmom

    Raw fed cat shows a good bit of bone in stomach upon X-ray....a problem?

    That's a really good thought, LDG.  Maybe I'll up her egg yolk intake.  She loves them.  She only gets 1/2 yolk a few times a week right now. Oh, and I could be off with my 1/4 estimate.  It could have been 1/5 or 1/6 of her stomach.  I wish I had asked the vet "So what percentage of her belly...
  18. txcatmom

    Raw fed cat shows a good bit of bone in stomach upon X-ray....a problem?

    The vet did prescribe prednisolone for the inflammation...and clavomox since antibiotics can help treat stomatitis symptoms. The clinic in Dallas that sends her stomatitis meds was okay with adding these. I think the vet was just startled by the bone and wondering if she could be trying to...
  19. txcatmom

    Raw fed cat shows a good bit of bone in stomach upon X-ray....a problem?

    Hi.  Lucy went to the vet today for a cough.  He took an x-ray.  Her heart and lungs are fine.  But he did ask, "What has she been eating?"  There was a good bit of bone at the top of her stomach.  (I'd say maybe it took up about 1/4 of her stomach.)  He seemed a little alarmed (but I'm sure he...
  20. txcatmom

    ID tags that are not huge?

    We use the first one that was linked, from petsmart for one of our cats who was getting food all over her dangling tag.  (She's little, though she is an adult.  The bigger adults are okay with the dangling tag.)  By the way, I had one cat who took four or five tries to find a breakaway collar...
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