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I know I've mentioned my concerns about Coals eyes a few times recently. Just looking for perspective here. His eyes are brown/almost black, and the vet says it's probably scaring from having a chronic URI/herpes as a kitten. His eyes do not effect him in any way (no pain, no oozing, no sight...

This question is more about building and less about cats. Coal peed in my 16 year old cat tree. Admittedly, I've never properly cleaned it before aside from spot cleaning. He's only done it once and was probably making a comment about something (recent vet visit? 3 other cats worth of smell? A...

About 16 years ago I bought a cat tree from a couple at a cat show. They spoke about all the things they do to make it strong and durable. Indeed, 16 years later and a kid who believes herself a monkey and it is still standing. It's super old and the shelves on it are getting loose from the kid...

Hey! It appears that Coal peed in his soft carrier the last time we brought him to the vet, AND this morning I discovered that he has used the top of the cat tree as a bathroom at some point in the last week (I suspect that it is because the litter pan was forgotten too long...owning my bad cat...

Hi Coal has had stinky poops since I got him a month ago, and the antibiotics that he's taking for his eyes are not helping the situation (he now also has diarrhea). Thinking probiotics might be a good idea, and I got some from a friend who uses them for her cats but he doesn't like the taste...

Took coal to the vet for the first time today. Vet is treating his eyes with antibiotics both orally and through an ointment. He has also given me some l-lysine as he has had good luck with the stuff if it is a herpies virus. He does not think it's calicivirus as his eyes aren't as bad as...

Hi guys I'm bringing my new kitty into the vet for the first time tomorrow. He came from a hoarding house and has some really bad eyes (bilateral keratitis) that have never been treated. I am guaranteed to come home with at least one set of eye drops tomorrow and probably a lengthy time of...

My old kitty likes cardboard scratchers, so we have some of those in the house, but our new guy appears to like the sisal on the cat tree (which is shredded and destroyed). I found a scratcher with a replaceable scratching part which interests me, but the scratching part is sea grass rope. They...

Hi! We adopted a black cat last Friday from my friends shelter. His name is Coal, which is a great name, but I'm still considering alternatives, especially since he doesn't know his name yet. He is currently skittish but also intensely loving and affectionate. He loves to play and climb. His...

I'm going to start the process to get pet insurance for my new cat, and there are so many brands! Can anyone give me a few top ones to start with?

I have had a long long history of caregiving to my cat Chester. He had a heart murmur at the age of 2 that was so bad that the cardiologist gave him a year to live with daily medication, maximum. When he was 10 he had Hyperthoridism and I had to treat with radiation because he was allergic to...

Not sure where to put this. Dynah was diagnosed with asthma a couple of months ago. Vet says today to keep her on her oral steroids for another 5 days and hopefully we can add a puffer next week. She says given her resistance to the steroids she may have scar tissue in her lungs, and despite her...

Dynah received a shot almost 2 weeks ago, and is already starting to cough. The vets plan is to start her on oral medications tomorrow (2 week mark) while I continue working on Aerocat training. The process has been slow, as Dynah is skittery, and has trust issues around my touching her to give...

Some months ago I posted that my cat had started coughing and I was switching from swheat scoop to yesterday's news as a result. Things have gotten worse and we are currently seeing if she will take medication. The steroids are making her pee more and the house stinks. I need something...

Ok this is a strange one! We are trialing yesterday's news right now, which is known to have low odour control but is what my vet is currently recommending. Previously we used swheat scoop. I've been scooping out the poops and the spots I know they pee in. It has almost been a week. Whats...

I think one of my kitties is developing some asthma. She is coughing every few days, and it is not a hairball. (No other symptoms and not in distress) I have a vet appointment on the 29th as it doesn't seem urgent, but I want her looked at. In the meantime id like to switch litters. We...

Hey I feel like I've tried every single litter out there and can't find one I love. Biggest issue is smell since we live in an apartment with 3 cats. All the litters I've tried recently seem to hold the smell even when cleaned regularly. What's your favourite that's available in Canada?

My cat Chester has had a grade 4 heart murmur for many years. He recently was taken off his heart meds because they have damaged his kidneys enough that his blood pressure dropped too much and he was fainting. He's never let me brush his teeth, but the vets never seemed too concerned. Today he...

Hey guys Dynah had some bladder stones last year. Fortunately with the help of antibiotics, s/o vet food, and lots of water around the house we were able to get rid of them and avoided surgery. I tried using up what I had left of her old food about a month ago and she started being uncomfortable...

Hi there One of our cats, Dynah was recently diagnosed with bladder stones.  She is on Royal Cannin S/O dry, because she refused to eat the wet from either Royal Cannin or Hills...down right refused.  She likes the dry and is eating it with occasional grain free wet from Performatrin.  I think...