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I had 2 cats who suddenly broke out with chin acne at around 6 years of age. It was strange, both at once. They also ate off ceramic plates. I bathed the area with a solution twice a day and then twice a day with warm salt water. Is he eating the same food he was eating at Petsmart? If not...

Hmm I'm probably not a lot of help, but I have been through similar with my boy. I kept feeding him the food he wanted, but started putting just a teaspoon of his old food on the plate, starting right over the other side to the one he was eating. Every day I moved that teaspoon a bit closer and...

No one can tell exactly how things will go. Sometimes kitties get along well with each other with little introduction, other kitties just never do well with other kitties. If you do go ahead with it though, be sure to do careful and slow introductions (google Jackson Galaxy introductions and...

Sorry if I didn't read correctly, you bought new litter boxes but aren't using them? Firstly I would put them down, especially in places he is peeing (having extra litter boxes around is way better than having cat pee around!). Try a couple of different litters (but keep a box of the current one...

I used to live in an area where it got into the minus's in winter and only treated during the hot months and only when I saw fleas or they got itchy and I suspected fleas. That worked fine for both my cats for 10 years. Where I live now it's humid all year round and while it gets cold, it...

I'm not much help with actual treatment but there was a kitty in Australia named Princess who was abused and rescued. She too had a broken back. She learned to get around using her front legs. She does need help to go to the toilet but I think she also sometimes gets put in a "nappy". With care...

Sometimes they do get their noses out of joint when you get a new baby. Make sure when the new kitty is around you pay attention to him not so much her and give him plenty of play time with you, treats etc. It can take time but hopefully if he was a Mummy's boy before he will come around.

Some people swear by diametaceous (sp?) earth for fleas, however I've read mixed reports on how safe it is. I was using Comfortis and loved it for the last 8 months (I have a flea allergic kitty) but sadly it started to make my boy unwell. Prior to that I used advantage II successfully but...

It could be the bath. Cats identify each other by smell. My female will often hiss and growl at my male if we've had to bath him for some reason and it can go on for days. Grab a sock and pet mum with it, then pet the babies with it so her smell gets back onto them and see how she goes. In the...

Poor baby, have you tried contacting any of the vets or rescue groups (or even the ASPCA) in your area for help? Many of them have avenues to help out with strays and I think most vets who love animals would be willing to do something for the poor sweet thing, even if you offer to donate any of...

It could be something as simple as she scratched her eye, but yes, it could indeed be an infection. For a day or two, try running a small bowl of warm (not hot, not cold) water with a little salt in it and gently bathing the closed eye with the salt water. If it doesn't improve in a couple of...

I'm no expert, I had a female kitty who insisted on peeing on ANYTHING left on the floor for her whole 14 years of life (she died in the end of diabetic related issues, not the weeing one's). It could be that at this point it is behavioural. Sounds like he had urinary issues, probably hurt him...

Many things can help diarrhea, but each kitty is different. I have one who has had bouts of diarrhea for 2 years. Turned out to be her Royal Canin dry food (she's fine with the wet) and fish. So neither of those for her. I assume all PCR panels and poop tests have been done. I have read that...

Awww I'm so glad to hear :) She's gorgeous and such great news!

Glad Ruby is doing so much better! As for the Friskies, well, if it's working for her, why change it? My little girls issues turned out to not be chicken at all. She does have issues with fish but I took her off all Royal Canin dry food and she hadn't had an episode of diarrhea in months. I...

I've had similar problems where I live in Australia. Frontline plus, revolution, advocate (advantage II) none of them got rid of the fleas. If you want to knock dead whatever is on your cat, Capstar is great. Starts working in about 15 minutes. Then long term I highly recommend Comfortis...

Have you transitioned the food slowly? What food has she been put on? The z/d? I found my kitties wouldn't touch the z/d dry so I gave them the Royal Canin Hypoallergenic (HP) and they loved it. I know it's not recommended but for 3 days I gave them only the dry (transitioned slowly from their...

Unfortunately breeders get to make the call on whether or not they will allow you to return a kitten. Most decent one's do if things really don't work out (but you often lose the initial deposit or have to pay a rehoming fee or something of the sort). Before you give up on him, he may just be a...

I don't know about those 2 specifically but I've had a similar problem with revolution and advocate plus (the revolution didn't work). I was advised to wait at least 2 weeks to be safe but 3 would be better. It's frustrating when this happens I know (and why I've been using comfortis ever...

I don't know how long they take to develop but it does look very much like a rodent ulcer to me. Food can be tricky, allergies tend to show up quickly but intolerances tend to take longer (my girl can eat fish if it is a small component of a food for 3 weeks before it causes her an issue). I...