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    Low protein dry cat food......

    10 y/o Kyra got her bloodwork few days ago. Liver enzymes normal. Kidney enzymes were high BUN55 (up from 37, 6 months ago)....Creatinine 2.0 (up from 1.7). Vet recommends dry food with about 15% protein. Can't find on my online search. Current dry is Ziwi Peak lamb.....38% protein. This...
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    Kyra scratching her neck/shoulder.....perhaps a bit too much ?

    Kyra is about 8 y/o a stray that adopted us 6 years ago and is now an indoor cat. In August/September she was scratching neck and shoulder areas quite a bit 10-20 times/day for just a few seconds each time. She is a Norwegian Forest Cat, probably.... and has thick fur. Went to vet in early...
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    Peas in Instinct canned Turkey, limited ingredients.....?

    Hi, all has been well with the cat who adopted us about 5-6 years ago. My stepdaughter 300 miles away has been feeding her 12 y/o female....Instinct, as per the title of this thread. 5 days ago...lots of throwing up and visits to the vet....to no avail. Yesterday after x-rays and...
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    Blood Work For Kyra.....

    5 y/o female had first teeth cleaning yesterday. All was well. Vet did a CBC beforehand. Values seem to be OK...except glucose (160) and cholesterol (377) which were high. Have not yet discussed with Vet but....any comments on these two values ? Thought there could be a way to relate Kyra's...
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    Can front dew claws be removed....to keep Kyra from scratching her eye.......

    ......while cleaning her face ? Indoor only cat.  We are not in favor of de-clawing any cat.  She came up with a teary, squinting eye,  last 3 days.  Feral rescue, been here about one year, but still a bit difficult to handle.   Was at the vet a week ago for a nail trim.  Only a couple of...
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    How to keep cat out of a wide open living room ?

    Greetings from Oregon.  A cat adopted us about 4 months ago.  2 year old Female says the vet.  Our living room with a newer plush rug has no doors.  Wide open.  Kyra the cat goes in at night.  We can shoo her away during the day.  We tried a 3 foot wide strip of aluminum foil at the base of the...
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