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  1. drbobcat

    Using idoxuridine for herpes eye infection

    I have been prescribed idoxuridine for a likely feline herpes eye infection. I used it three times a day for a month, and symptoms more or less disappeared, but the vet (a feline eye specialist) wants me to continue treatment twice a day for a month and then once a day for a month. My cat...
  2. drbobcat

    😫 Head Shaking & Ears Scratching - trying to understand, can you help ?

    My 8 year old BSH has been shaking her head for a couple of months now. Some scratching, not much. She seems especially sensitive in her right ear. She has been checked for infection and mites. She had a mild outer ear infection and was treated with antibiotics (that she hated!). No change...
  3. drbobcat

    Vaccination Boosters Timeframe In Us

    I am not an expert, but I understand that many experts dispute the AVMA/AAHA recommendations and believe that vaccinations in adult cats are unnecessary. If you do vaccinate, to avoid sarcomas at the injection site, use only live non-adjuvanted vaccines. If your vet disputes this last...
  4. drbobcat

    Kitten Peeing Blood!!!

    It's been a week, so I'm assuming that the cat has been to the vet.  What was the outcome?  Maybe I missed something in these posts.
  5. drbobcat

    Acclimating new arrivals at a shelter

    Here's a variation on the much-asked question by comforting cats in new surroundings:  What do you think the best methods for reducing fear and nerves in cats that are recently introduced to a shelter?  The next two days I'll be "cat cuddling" and adopting out three adults and two kittens.  They...
  6. drbobcat

    Hills Prescription Diet Feline Metabolic Weight Solution

    I think you meant "switching from dry to wet".  If not, I'm really confused by your post.
  7. drbobcat

    Hills Prescription Diet Feline Metabolic Weight Solution

    This food is 289 calories/cup, far less than 600.  I can't quite believe that my cat is supposed to survive on a quarter of that per day.  Maybe it's twice a day.  She's about 12 pounds now, and the vet thinks should be 8 pounds, so I would think that about 145 calories per day would lead to...
  8. drbobcat

    Hills Prescription Diet Feline Metabolic Weight Solution

    My cat is only about three years old, but probably about 3-4 pounds overweight.  My vet has suggested slowly moving her over to 1/2 cup per day of this dry food.  Yes, I know all the issues with dry food, but I would like to hear opinions on this specific weight loss method and reasonable...
  9. drbobcat

    Kittens, wet food, and soft stools

    I should have been clearer.  These are shelter kittens.  I have noticed that kittens seem to have more soft stool problems than adults and wondered if canned foods were the reason.  These cats are fed mostly dry food (Science Diet primarily), but receive small "treats" of canned food twice a...
  10. drbobcat

    Kittens, wet food, and soft stools

    Is there any relationship between wet, canned food and soft stools in kittens?  I know there are foods designed for cats with soft stools, but I would like to know if eating canned food contributes to softer stools. 
  11. drbobcat

    I've been adopted by someone elses cat...

    I know others probably won't agree, but I propose treating her as a "community cat" until her owner shows up.  I would have her spayed and then returned to her neighborhood.  This cat should not be running around breeding and making new cats.  We have plenty already.
  12. drbobcat

    My two and 1/2 year old and 1 year old play too rough

    I hope someone with more experience would respond to this situation.  I'm not that familiar with the problem, but what the heck.  I suspect the female never learned not to use her claws when playing.  You can still train her by playing with her with a toy and rewarding her when she plays without...
  13. drbobcat

    Grain-free dry food?

    Epigen 90 is extremely high in protein, over 60%.  I wonder how they do that.
  14. drbobcat

    Cute ball carrying behavior

    This is a silly little question:  My 3-year old British Shorthair (and I suspect other cats) plays with little soft balls that she can bat around easily.  Sometimes, usually at night, she picks one up and carries it around, meowing loudly.  She carries it to near where my wife or I am and drops...
  15. drbobcat

    How long can wet cat food stay out

    We don't refrigerate the butter (except when the thermometer goes way up).  My wife can't stand hard butter.  It's probably a very unhealthy habit, so refrigerate the cat food. 
  16. drbobcat

    Dry food VS wet food : genuine question

    I'm not a canned food fanatic, but you might want to take away the kibble when you feed canned food.  Also, give her only as much canned food as she will eat at a sitting (or maybe two).  You're right about leaving wet food out too long.  I feed my cat a small amount of canned food that she...
  17. drbobcat

    Is fancy feast truly horrible for cats?

    As I said, "WET" is better, but dry is not merely convenient for guardians.  Most cats clearly like it too.  If you want trouble, try leaving wet food out all day.  I can't believe how militant the anti-dry food people are.  You want quotes.  Here's one:  "Cats on dry food-only diets are...
  18. drbobcat

    Is fancy feast truly horrible for cats?

    As others have suggested it's pretty hard to over feed a kitten. They need a lot! Otherwise wet is better but dry is convenient and works for cats that like to grade. IMO some on this site are a little too hard on dry.
  19. drbobcat

    Is fancy feast truly horrible for cats?

    How do you guarantee that homemade foods are balanced properly?  I have the usual concerns with commercial anything, but the good commercial foods seem to be well balanced. 
  20. drbobcat

    Cats Returned to Shelters

    Our organization does all these things.  We have a three page application form, followed by an interview with a counselor, followed by a session of paperwork in which all the details of adopting a cat are discussed.  I'm sure all this attention to detail helps connect people with pets, but in...
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