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    Looking for an acceptable food paste or gel?

    My cat This may sound not so right. Vet visits are costing hundreds of dollars now for a visit, any treatment can hit $700plus into thousands. I cant afford to rely on a Vet any longer for pet health issues but forced to become more self reliant on my pet care issues. I can afford once or...
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    Looking for an acceptable food paste or gel?

    Have bought Tiki mousse before about 3 years ago. Because of the pandemic cat food out of stock issues and it is not sold locally, i have forgot about the mousse product. Going to guess 12 in a box is no longer about $12. When i had the mousse before, i had 3 cats...one of whom thew it up...
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    Looking for an acceptable food paste or gel?

    Looking for an acceptable food paste or gel? for a cat. If your familiar with cat lax gel for hairballs, something like that but a food gel. Over the counter preferred or Vet prescription one. My cat , 11yo., for 9 years, always has choice of fresh dry and fresh cat food (usually fancy feast...
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    looking for dog food for a dog with few teeth

    Good to know. I am on a track but slow track to move to people food for my dog and cat. Goes with out saying, there is an education to learn what people food is good and not harmful. Had a cat that loved brocolli but at the time, i did not know if it was harmless or not.etc. Today's pet food is...
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    looking for dog food for a dog with few teeth

    Good to hear you recommend DogFoodDS website. i am a frequent reader of the site for about a year--glad to read your recommendation of the stie. Will update my dog,Pom, a tad later. Thanks for asking. Recently had my 19 yo cat put over the bridge, my 9 year old cat developed a mystery...
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    Cat throwing up all and everything food for week;drinks water,still playing around some

    Just an update I am at a standstill---if that is correct word. About 7 weeks now going like this: My cat is still eating only about 15-30 seconds. Stops. Often tries to bury the food. Often i find her laying flat down crouched forward, jaws flat on the floor----sort of like when dogs will lay...
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    Cat throwing up all and everything food for week;drinks water,still playing around some

    She's still eating a tad then stops. Plenty of energy. BUT for the 2nd time in 2 weeks , she threw up a hairball-----in 9 years i cant recall her throwing up a hairball. Shorthair hair cat.
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    Cat throwing up all and everything food for week;drinks water,still playing around some

    Short story to the above: She is not starving but consistently hungry around the clock due to only being able to eat 10-20 seconds at a time. My significant other who handles the litter box, she says the litter box 'shows' she is eating. To find out why she is only eating 5-20 seconds at a time...
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    Cat throwing up all and everything food for week;drinks water,still playing around some

    RE: From paper plates to McNuggets to baby food...everything in between i have tried. Going to bring her to the vet again next week and at least ask for more tests. Yes, the meds were to possibly target an unseen cause. Going to re try giving her a regiment of the pills During her 9 years, i had...
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    Cat throwing up all and everything food for week;drinks water,still playing around some

    She has been laying like this alot lately. In Dog language i believe that means they may miss/waiting for someone to come home.. 3 months ago, She did lose her companion cat of 8 years. I dont believe it is an emotional stance for her but absolutely a 'key' to what is going on.
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    Cat throwing up all and everything food for week;drinks water,still playing around some

    from VCA (TRUNCATED): " What are the clinical signs of pancreatitis and how is it diagnosed? The most common clinical signs include nausea, vomiting, fever, lethargy, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and decreased appetite. If the attack is severe, acute shock or death may occur. How is pancreatitis...
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    Cat throwing up all and everything food for week;drinks water,still playing around some

    I have not posted in a 4 days but each day i am reading each word of every post as well as looking into advice,ideas. I am in Sort of a wait and see. She's eating,but still just nipping away at food, sometimes alot. Seems hungry. I cant get the pills into her, she has never been a cat that...
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    Cat throwing up all and everything food for week;drinks water,still playing around some

    I had it soooo easy giving pills to my other cat (passed at 18)with hyperthyroidism,2x a day for 6 years. Cat would go to the counter 2x a day at routine pill time,waiting for the pill. This cat is an extreme struggle as many/most people with cats would know. Going to try the crushed pill to a...
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    Cat throwing up all and everything food for week;drinks water,still playing around some

    RE She is no longer throwing up. The baby food, she should took 2 licks then stopped. Still have more on standy Have not picked up nuggets, yet. Salmon is her favorite food favorite...bought some human salmon--no bones BUT double checked. Real strong sense of salmon, she ate the most at one...
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    Cat throwing up all and everything food for week;drinks water,still playing around some

    Friday morning,first minute the vet opened,they were able to see her--although they were very busy. Her Blood work came back normal. Not lumps or anything could be seen in throat area. So unknown exactly what is causing her not to eat more than 2 or 3 licks of food at at time,,,,still drinking...
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    Cat throwing up all and everything food for week;drinks water,still playing around some

    Just got back from a vet visit------more good news than not. I am gonna post as sooner as my nerves calm down from getting her in this morning and grasp what was said done, out come. To reply to some of your Qs and concerns,she was using her litter box but i dont handle it and did not know what...
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    Cat throwing up all and everything food for week;drinks water,still playing around some

    Update my cat's litter box shows activity..as in maybe near normal use, perhaps. I have tried many types and forms of wet and dry cat food, gravy cat food to get her to eat more than a couple of licks...than tries to bury the food. Tried Her favorite food of years, sensitive stomach...
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    Cat throwing up all and everything food for week;drinks water,still playing around some

    I like that fact it has broth. I have read so many good health things about broth.
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    Cat throwing up all and everything food for week;drinks water,still playing around some

    My cat seemed normal this afternoon, running around, playing toss and chase the play mouse. Has come up to me, doing cat twirl and brushing games. I know cats can hide illness and even play some when they are ill/iunder the weather. Put down some wet Fancy Feast packet food, her favorite, she...
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    Cat throwing up all and everything food for week;drinks water,still playing around some

    Thanks for reply. I am working to get her in sooner than her appointment on Monday I live in an area with an extremely low numbers of vets; ratio: about one vet for about 20,000 people? I have an excellent vet but the overwhelming number of people versus vets is ..a crisis? If crisis is the...
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