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    Best no chew deterrent?

    She's chewing on the actual lights attached to the branches. She doesn't bother the floor cord.
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    Best no chew deterrent?

    Anyone have a recommendation for a no-chew spray? My cat does not typically chew on cords, but LOVES to chew on the christmas tree. She ended up chewing through a cord last year (luckily it was unplugged at the time) and I have to buy a new tree, so want to be prepared. I can't use a scat mat...
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    Dry food recommendations for overweight senior?

    Thanks All, She's not active, besides running down the stairs for dinner :) Not a fan of playing with much besides a feather wand, and even then she just swats at it. Basically just wants to sleep and cuddle. She was on Dr. Elsey's and gained weight (1/3 cup), the vet thought the fat content...
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    Dry food recommendations for overweight senior?

    Hi all, I have an 11yr old that needs to lose weight and will only eat dry. I've had her on Dr. Eisley's and Diamond Care weight management and she just keeps gaining, about 1/4 lb every few months. She's close to 13lbs and should be around 8-9 per the vet. The vet thinks she might be more...
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    hand rearing and weighing newborn kittens

    I bottle-fed a newborn kitten who couldn't really handle the powdered milk well. I switched her to a canned/powdered mix with some Pedialyte and she did much better. 1 week old (ish) orphaned kitten questions
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    Kitten gorging on water/food

    Hi all. We have an 8month old kitten who about once a week, eats, drinks, proceeds to parkour around the house immediately after, then drinks some more. This of course is resulting in her just opening her mouth and water comes spewing out. It's pure water with maybe a single piece of food. She's...
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    Wet food similar to Stella and Chewy's Morsels wet food?

    Thanks! I've tried the brands listed (except for open farm), and she refused all of them. Also tried blue/wellness/taste. Luckily I have another cat that will eat anything. From the photo link, the Stelly&Chewy carton resembles Evanger's Organix Chicken the most.
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    Wet food similar to Stella and Chewy's Morsels wet food?

    Does anyone know of a wet food similar to this brand/style? I'd say it's almost a soup/pureed style. I have a kitten that refuses to eat any other wet food besides this, but it's $3 a pop and only available in a single store in my area (which isn't very well stocked). I'd love to try another...
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    Weaning a kitten that will only eat dry

    No luck yet. At this point, she's mostly eating pureed wet food with a little bit of formula mixed in, but still won't touch it out of a dish or plate. She varies day by day, but will drink anywhere from 3-9 oz per day, and then will eat her dry food the rest of the time. I've caught her...
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    Weaning a kitten that will only eat dry

    No luck yet. She'll refuse the bottle if it's more than half pureed wet food and still won't touch any mix in a dish or plate.
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    Weaning a kitten that will only eat dry

    My almost 6 week old kitten refuses to eat wet food, and I have no clue how to begin the weaning process without it. She has dry food 24/7 that she chows down on in between feedings. Right now, I'm feeding her every 5-6 hours and she's still eating about 1oz per feeding. Can she go all night...
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    1 week old (ish) orphaned kitten questions

    For anyone running into this problem in the future, I just want to say that the mix seems to be working. She's easily been pooping and it's the right consistency now. She'll be 4 weeks old on Thursday.
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    1 week old (ish) orphaned kitten questions

    So I'm trying a mix of liquid and powdered KMR today. 1/2 liquid, 1/2 powdered (1:2 ratio mixed with Pedialyte). Hopefully the powdered will firm up her stool, but the liquid will keep her from becoming constipated again, and the Pedialyte will help with any dehydration, although her tent tests...
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    1 week old (ish) orphaned kitten questions

    I added olive oil every day, and tried watering it down to an almost 3 to 1 ratio at one point. She only has a week or so until I can start introducing her to wet food, so I'm not too concerned about the quality right now, I'm more worried about her bowels working properly and her not being in...
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    1 week old (ish) orphaned kitten questions

    Kevin will be 3 weeks old tomorrow. She's weighing in at 340-ish grams. After another 4 days of constipation and a very hard stool, I had to switch her over to the liquid KMR. I got a perfect bm yesterday but today she's been having some diarrhea which I'm sure is due to the new formula. Has...
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    1 week old (ish) orphaned kitten questions

    So he is officially a she. Apparently, her bladder was very full, which was causing constipation. Once her bladder was expressed, she had no problem going, and it was almost 3 inches long. I guess I'm a little confused what I could be doing wrong. I've been stimulating her after every feeding...
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    1 week old (ish) orphaned kitten questions

    Thanks. I have a vet tech appt. for tomorrow evening if she doesn't go by then (that would be day 3 1/2). Vet didn't seem too concerned, just thinking I'm not stimulating her right/long enough(I've tried every which way though). This isn't my first bottle baby, and I had a littler of 4 about her...
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    1 week old (ish) orphaned kitten questions

    Update: Kevin is now weighing in at 185g and eyes are fully opened. The problem is now she (looking like a she now) hasn't pooped in 2 days. I'm using powdered KMR at a 1:2.5 ratio. She's drinking about 60ml a day on average. She had a big bm Saturday night (that was twice that day) and another...
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    1 week old (ish) orphaned kitten questions

    Hi, I picked this guy up about 6 days ago after his mom (after someone discovered her nest) took her other kitten and left him in a (dry) well for 6+hours. I've been feeding every 2-3 hours, the first few days using an eyedropper and now a bottle with a miracle nipple. He's had a great suckle...
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    Cat door for awning window?

    I'm looking into creating a catio coming off the basement window. However, I can't find an insert for an awning window. Any suggestions? I'm willing to DIY if needed as well. 
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