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Is there anything new available that I can add to a jar of baby food to make it nutritionally complete during Buddy's all too frequent health setbacks? We've been using Food Fur Life for years for this purpose, and it has truly been a godsend for us to help tide Buddy over for a few days until...

I used to feed Buddy canned food three times a day, and leave some low-carb/high protein dry food out for him as a bedtime snack, which he'd nibble on throughout the night. But now that he has lost interest in that food and only eats a tiny bit during the night, he has started to throw up a...

Are there some basic guidelines re: how to safely cut back on assist feedings while trying to encourage a cat to eat more on his own again? Buddy had a wicked bout of diarrhea and a little bit of vomiting about a week ago, although we're not sure whether it was from introducing a new food that...

Buddy recently had a wicked reaction to something about a week ago, and is just now starting to eat a few bites on his own again. But it's been a while since we've had to pretty much start over from scratch, and I've forgotten how to go about safely introducing new canned foods after a major...

We have to go back to the drawing board re: Buddy's food allergies. :sigh: Unfortunately, I'm pretty much housebound at the moment, and can't get to any stores that might have a decent selection of novel protein canned cat foods. Are there still companies from which you can order individual...

It's been quite a while since I've been able to be an active part of this wonderful community, and was wondering if there have been any new ideas as to how to treat chronic nasal congestion while I've been away. Buddy has a lot of damage to his upper respiratory tract from chronic infections...

Sorry for such a dumb question, but I'd like to try replacing ground meat in some favorite family recipes, and was just needing a starting point as to how to proceed. :wink: For example, if a recipe calls for one pound of ground beef, and I cook a one pound bag of lentils, how does that work...

We need to cut back on our iron intake for health reasons. So we thought we'd try to start transitioning to a mostly vegetarian diet, since plant-based sources of iron aren't as easily absorbed by the body. But we do need to include dairy products, as they help to inhibit the absorption of...

The CurcuVET-SA50 that Buddy had been taking for inflammation has been discontinued. Can anyone recommend a good curcumin alternative, preferably a human version that would be less expensive than a pet version? Buddy is on so many supplements for his FIV/FHV related issues, we try to economize...

I know you're not supposed to syringe feed oils because of the risk of aspiration, even though our vet assures us that it would probably be okay if we mixed it in with a syringe feeding. But since we're not too keen on that idea, what are some good ways to safely get an omega-3 oil into Buddy...

Well, besides the ones that might contain extra ingredients, such as salt, sugar or other sweeteners, flour, rice, etc. We usually mix Buddy's more unpleasant tasting meds and supplements with ham baby food, which is the only meat flavor he can tolerate because of his food allergies and...

We were recently informed that it would probably be a good idea to get Buddy started on the ubiquinol form of CoQ10 to promote good gum health (as well as fish oil), as he's FIV+ and prone to gingivitis. But we're only supposed to give him 50 mg. a day, and thus far, we've only been able to...

I've been kinda busy lately, and forgot to reorder Buddy's egg yolk lecithin until we were down to our last two capsules. *hangs head in shame* So how much real egg yolk from a boiled egg can I give him for hairball control to tide him over until our order gets here?

Would it be okay if I prepared Buddy's morning syringe feedings and supplement cocktails as much as possible the night before, leave in the fridge overnight, and then just add any water or premix as needed immediately before feedings? It usually takes me about half an hour to get each feeding...

Our kitty with FIV, FHV, and allergies is almost always congested to some degree. Thus, we're always on the lookout for new ideas to help provide him with some much needed relief. Has anyone had any success with any new remedies that they've tried recently? For what it's worth, Buddy is...

Is there a nifty gadget or some mystical and magical hack to clean this hard to reach area? The storm windows are way too heavy for me to remove and put back on by myself, so I just need to clean what I can reach as best I can for now. :wink:

The order of individual cans we received yesterday was a little worse for wear, but I think most of the cans are still usable. Thankfully, the dents don't appear to be too bad, and with the exception of one can, the seams appear to be intact. But I'll do a bubble test on them to make sure...

Our kitty with FIV requires at least one assist feeding every day, as well as his twice daily med/supplement cocktails via syringe. So I've been using a toddler toothbrush and a teeny-tiny bit of Dawn (the "original" Non-Concentrated Simply Clean) to keep his chin clean. Otherwise, he's...

If you need to add premix to a 2.5 oz. jar of baby food, do you base the amount you need on 2.5 oz.? Or do you just assume each jar only contains 1 oz. of meat? The reason I ask is because I recently stumbled across this info (from the article: Raw Feeding for IBD Cats), and now I'm wondering...

We live in a hot, humid climate, and my glasses fog up something fierce when I wear a mask outside. So I was just wondering if there's an obvious solution that I'm overlooking, e.g., a different type of mask, a different fabric, etc. :) I still have a ton of outdoor chores that I need to do...