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  1. snowcat7

    Cat "back End" Odor

    Hello All! My 3-year-old male lilac mixed Siamese, Luka, has an odor from his back end. I only notice it on the front of my shirt after holding him. He doesn't have diarrhea (never has) and is very healthy. I'm wondering if it may be his anal glands. Each and every time I hold him I have to...
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    Loose Stools

    Hello, I have 3 adult cats, all indoor. My 10-year old wasn't feeling well (lethargic) and was pooping in the shower each night, loose poop. The vet did a fecal and normal. Blood work normal. Physical exam normal. He said just watch her. Now all 3 have loose stool. Always been normal in past...
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    Ear Mites

    Hello! I have a 4-month-old foster kitten and just cleaned her ears with tissue paper. I am attached a photo of the brown that I got out of her ears. She didn't mind me cleaning them. She doesn't scratch at her ears. Do this photo look like ear mite debris to you? If so, I need to get some...
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    Cat Stool Not Quite Normal

    Hello, I have three adult cats, the older two are female, 7 years old, and have normal stools. I also have a one-year-old male that doesn't have diarrhea, but his stools are softer and smell bad. They all eat the same food, Max Cat dry and either Sheba wet or Fancy Feast (sometimes the girls...
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    Flea on foster kitten - 1.5 lbs

    Hello! I'm fostering 3 out of a litter of seven kittens whose mother couldn't feed them.  Mom is now being cared for at the vet and is much healthier and got spayed. My question is what is a safe flea medication to use on kittens this small? Or is there one?  They are about 1.5 to 1.7 lbs. I...
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    "Sock" for male kitten to prevent females nursing on him

    Hello! I am fostering three bottle babies (7 weeks old now) and there are two females and one male. I've had them in the same pen in my office. They are bottle fed every 5-6 hours (kitten milk replacer mixed with wet kitten food). Just now one of the females was "nursing" on the male. I now...
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    Comfortis dosage

    How much Comfortis would a 1 lb. kitten take? I have some crumbled pieces of one of those huge tables and I want to mix it with water in a syringe?  And way to get the right dose for them?  One is about 1 lbs. 5 oz. but they're all 3 around the 1 lb. mark.  I saw a flea on one of them. Thank you!
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    Bottle Baby Bowel Movements

    Hi, all! I'm fostering a bottle baby (about 3 weeks old) and she's doing great, feeding, urinating when I stimulate her but I can't seem to get her to poop.  Is there a trick to this?  Should I massage her belly.  I've tried stimulating her anus with a wet paper towel and all she does is...
  9. snowcat7

    Marquis Paste

    One of our fosters got twice the dose of Marquis paste that she should have. Will this cause adverse effects?
  10. snowcat7

    Marquis Paste

    Does Marquis paste need to be refrigerated?  The head of my rescue group gave me three pre-measured vials to give my foster kittens for three days.  I have two left and put them in the fridge, even though they are wrapped in foil.  Is it okay to fridge them or should I just leave them in a...
  11. snowcat7

    Pumpkin Patch supplement?

    Hello, all! My 10-month-old, Luka, has a fairly loose stool. Not diarrhea but it could use some help    I took a stool sample of his to the vet a few weeks ago and it showed no coccidia or any parasites, just some bacteria so she gave him metronidazole (Flagyl) and some probiotics.  It helped...
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    Poop Question

    I have three cats, two girls seven years old (both healthy) and a 10-month-old male, Luka.  He's very healthy also but his stool is not firm and light colored.  He's had a negative fecal test at the vet when he had mild conjunctivitis. What's a good natural food I can feed him?  Right now he's...
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    Dosage for Marquis Paste for 3.5 pound kittens

    I know the mixture proportions for Marquis Paste for kittens for coccidia, but what is the dosage amount for a 3.5 lb kitten.  I have two rescues with coccidia in their BMs. Thank you so much in advance! Judy
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    7 Week Old Fosters Not Eating Much

    Hello! I'm taking care of four little healthy 7-week-old foster babies.  Usually at this age they're ravenous.  I'll try goat's milk this afternoon mixed with their Science Diet dry.  Any tried and true suggestions are welcomed!
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    Wet Food / Foster Kittens

    My two foster kittens just developed runny diarrhea.  Could feeding them too much wet food cause this?  I've had them for 3 weeks and their stools were fine.  I increased the amount of wet food and they got this.  They eat Pro Plan Kitten Dry food free choice.  Thanks for info.  I'm going to try...
  16. snowcat7

    Kitten and Face

    How do you deter a 5 month old kitten (otherwise well-behaved and healthy) to keep from lunging at your face?  I've tried blowing on his face, nope.  He doesn't do it with my husband.  I wonder why just me?
  17. snowcat7

    Transdermal Prozac for Cats

    Has anyone heard of this as opposed to pills?  My vet prescribed Prozac 1/4 of a 10 mg pill for Lizzy, who is having trouble with territorial / litter box issues with our new kitten.  I have the new kitten in with my foster kittens now.  Lizzy is next to impossible to pill.  It takes both my...
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    Grain / Wheat Free Cat Food

    Hey there! I had a lady who adopted one of my fosters and she is a nutritionist.  She said she wasn't going to feed Rachel any grains or wheat.  Is this really better for their health?  I feed my cats MaxCat dry food and Sheba wet (because the Sheba has meat listed as the first ingredient). ...
  19. snowcat7

    Teething / Losing Milk Teeth

    Do kittens usually lose their "baby" teeth around 6 months?  Luke seems to be chewing on stuff a lot (and us!).  Any suggestions for things I could get for him to chew on?  He's biting cardboard now!    It must be a bit uncomfortable in his mouth while this is going on.  Thanks for any advice!
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    New kitten Luka and the resident females (continued) :)

    I'm so happy to report that I've been using Composure on Lizzy (seven year old resident cat) who was freaked out by Luka kitten's arrival.  The older girls are now "tolerating" him with less hissing and there have been no litter box indiscretions on Lizzy's behalf!  I hope I haven't spoken too...
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