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My Stellar is 13 and recently (within the last two months) has started drinking more water and naturally peeing more. Mentioned it at her vet visit a month ago, but offered that it might be due the hot spell and my vet agreed. Now it's cooler here but she continues to drink 3-4oz a day and...

My 5 cats have eaten Merrick's Bistro chicken for years as part of their diet. (50% calories wet/dry) I credit it for their shinny coats and overall healthy appearance. Recently, Merrick changed the formula to chicken and sweet potato, lowering the protein value. First thing I did was run out...

After the first of the year, prices on Fancy Feast canned and Friskies canned jumped 9 cents a can at the local PetSmart. (along the MA-NH border) Just wondering if these price increases are happening in other areas?

For those of us who have multiple cats, a sale is a chance to stock up. Pet Supplies Plus is now offering a deal with Purina. Spend $50 and get $10 off. Also there is a coupon in the flyer(found in the store) for $5 off 50 cans of Fancy Feast which you can also use. Buying 84 cans gives...

It just occurred to me, but there seems to be a change in the way people feel about black cats! Yesterday, we had 18 kittens up for adoption and our 7 black kittens were among the first chosen. We even had a foster mom bring in another black kitten because the adopter wanted 2. And we...

My vet has prescribed gabapentin (pre vet visit) for my 4 year old former feral Bella who never liked going to the vet, but has gotten worse since her anal glands were emptied. (She actually screamed in pain). Last attempt to take her failed as she literally tried to climb walls to get away...

My sister's 18 year old SF has lost about a pound over the last year or so.   (from 10 to 9 pounds)    She had a complete physical and all her blood work came back within normal limits.   It seems as if she has lost some of her sense of smell and will only eat the smelliest of food.  Right now...

In my limited experience ( one set of ferals trapped at 5 months, feral kittens trapped at 9-10 weeks, and one set trapped at 6 months)  it seems that the male ferals socialize faster and more completely than the females.  I thought it was just me but at the rescue vet  this week, she made the...

My male foster vomited and had very loose stools a week ago last Saturday.  I saw something I couldnt identify (not a worm  of any type) in the vomit.  He seemed okay for a few days and then a week ago last Wednesday he started vomiting again.   Worried that he had eaten "something" and was...

How do I hide my Purraise  on my posts?    

About 5 weeks ago my bonded  former ferals started to fight; rather the male began attacking his sister.  It got so bad he actually scratched her ear (and left a scar) at one point.  I have had them separated for the last 3 weeks after efforts to reintroduce them failed.  Talking to others to...

I have gotten very good advice in the past and am hoping someone can help me now.  I have socialized feral kittens before; this is my 8th.   I know socialization is one step forward, two back but we haven't taken any forward steps in over a month.   I got her when she was 6 months old, newly...

The rescue I volunteer with just took in a 3 yr. old female.   When vetted, the vet said she was blind due to lack of taurine.   While my disgust for her previous owner is beyond words, it has started me thinking.     I foster feral kittens and I often use turkey baby food to get them to eat...

Just agreed to take a new foster.   This poor boy is very thin.   Several people who have been in rescue for many years have commented that they have never seen a cat this thin who was still alive.   The vet who works with our rescue refused to vaccinate him because his condition was so poor.  (...

Just had a conversation with my foster kittens forever mom. They have a wonderful loving home and are quite spoiled.  She mentioned that she thinks they (bonded pair) don't know their names.  They do come when she makes a "special noise" or calls,  but they don't know their individual names...

I have 2 "former" ferals who have lived inside with me for just over 2 years since they were about 6-7 months old.   It's hard to describe their level of socialization; they are not semiferal nor are they lap cats.   They live in their own section of my home because my "resident" cat has refused...

Long story short.  It seems as if the Alton area only has kill shelters with no TNR or socialization programs.   I volunteer for a shelter about an hour and 45 minutes from there.   We have agreed to take this man's 5 feral kittens and TNR the mother whom  he feeds and lives in his shed.  He...

One week ago I decided to foster 4  8 week old feral kittens.  They were brought to me from an area an hour and a half away in the back of a truck.  (That area has no TNR programs and the state "humane" society there is a kill shelter).  A man had been feeding the mom and then the kittens and...

Has anyone tried this product?   My vet prescribed it for my "socialized" indoor feral who has been pulling out/biting off her hair on her back and tail.   It seems to be a seasonal thing as it happened last year about the same time, but then the behavior just stopped. At that time my vet...