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    Getting a Feral Cat Comfortable Indoors

    UPDATE: he ate it. I had put it in his bowl and checked licked clean 😆 Cat has been coming around and ive fed each night for 3 days. He's been hungry and would eat all of the 2.75 oz cup of meow mix(while outside). He ate one earlier about 6 hours later(while inside)I tried to offer a squeeze...
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    Gabapentin for bladder issues?

    Vet gave us that as well as an antibiotic on Friday. Oreo wasn't peeing but drops. They said her urine was bloody. They didn't see any crystals or stones during the ultrasound. Sent us home with 2 cans of RC urinary so to try and my other cat has the dry so she is getting that twice and wet...
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    Fancy feast pate making my cats constipated?

    Has anyone else noticed a problem with cats eating FF pates? I even ran out of homemade i was giving one of my cats and he's not been pooping without help either(miralax etc) I just bought a bunch and have an order from Amazon coming in. I find it odd that they would all have thus issue. We...
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    High RBC in urine/bladder?

    Took my cat to the vet. Assumed he had a uti, or crystals. The vet gave him fluids and got a urine samples. She said his rbc was high and there were no wbc's. She couldn't really give a reason mentioned stress. Anyone every have an issue like that? What was the cause. Im worried maybe cancer...
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    Keeping cats off counters?

    I'm so sick. I know chocolate is bad for cats. I was sleeping and dh was in the kitchen left his chocolate milk glass in the counter. He always fills it to the rim. I here him yell at Zane. Well Zane was drinking his chocolate milk. Im so sick. Hes 10 years old and no matter what we do. He...
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    Getting stray to use warming house?

    I put a warming house for a cat who's been coming in our rural yard. How do I get him to use it? Dh put it near where he thought he had been hiding. But the cameras didn't show he even went near it. Its 10 degrees outside. Im worried he won't survive. :( will cat nip work? I'm not sure if...
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    Strays taken to shelter?

    What proof of ownership does a shelter ask for when someone says its there cat? I assume they can't force someone to chip and fix the cat if they are not already. Unless there are some kind of law in the area. Its great when owners are found. But what if the pet goes back to the home where its...
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    How to trap a stray?

    Another stray showed up today. Hes not posted being lost anywhere on FB groups. We live in the country. I tried getting him in a carrier even putting the towel over him. Though I'm not sure his head was covered enough. He wasn't having it. I set the trap. He went in but came back out and isn't...
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    Behavior of cats outdoors?

    2 strays showed up last month. I posted about it already in that forum. But curious if anyone has any advice on how cats think. My dh doesn't think they think like we do. Sadly the morning after I brought in the younger cat. A week after I was feeding the 2 outside. The older cat didn't come...
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    Outdoor enclosure?

    I'm sick that its to late for the big kitty who died on Monday. But I kept telling dh we needed a place outside to keep them safe and to keep them from killing the wildlife. Does anyone have an outdoor enclosure that's safe to keep them in 24/7. It would be temporary. This time I called the...
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    Anyone have guilt from death of a "foster" cat?

    I'm going through guilt at not being able to take care of a stray cat. He and his litte female buddy cat showed up last week at our house. We assumed dropped. We live in a rural area. Well I cant keep them inside 24/7. So as long as the temperature was warm. They stayed outside. Well Sunday...
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    What can i add to food

    What can I add to my cats food to help with vomiting. I have 7 cats and one is on prednisolone. it has helped some but not completely. He gets egg lecithin twice a day. Dry food twice a day and wet food twice a day. If they throw up its within 20 minutes of eating and they almost always want...
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    Anyone Use Spirulina?

    I was told its good for cats who have the herpes virus. But I have never heard of it.
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    Lysine For Cats?

    I recently had to change brands of Lysine as Tomlyn has been out of stock. I purchased the NOW brand but it's not working. Zanes eyes are getting all goopy. He has gotten flares before. but this time it doesn't seem to want to go away. what's the difference in these too? I had always stuck with...
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    Any Feeding Ez Complete?

    First off I have 7 cats. So it's hard to no for sur . But I'm trying to transition one of my cats off RC urinary so to ez complete. One if them had diarrhea. I suspect its him. Anyones cat not able to eat EZC? Before transitioning. He was getting some FF one scoop of dry and some RC. Im slowly...
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    Soft Poop Related To Food?

    How long do you think it takes to go away. If it was wet food related? I hate trying to feed more canned food. As it always seems to cause problems. Trying to add new flavors and brands. But at least one cat has diarrhea. :( I started giving alli the Royal canin urinary so pate and it may be...
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    Costco Pork Loin?

    Anyone use the Costco pork loin? Its $1.99 a pound. I usually cut it up for chops and roast. But can I use all of it to mix with ez complete?
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    Rotating Canned Food?

    What's the best schedule of feeding canned food? They are now on dry at 7am and wet at 2pm, 6pm and 11 PM. They just got over clostridium and not knowing what caused it. I'm trying to figure out the best feeding rotation. They say to rotate proteins. But is it better or worse giving them so many...
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    Egg Lecithin Vs Egg Yolks Powder?

    Has anyone tried both of these and found one to work better for hairballs?
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    Cats Not Eating Canned Food After Dry

    I need to give my cats more wet food. But they are on scheduled feedings and have the same food at the same time. Some will eat. But some will not and look at me like why are we eating this. It's not what we get at this time. Any tips?
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