Very true! Luuk has now been on the veterinary wet food for almost a week and I can already no longer tell the difference between my two cats pee clumps, I have only seen him drink once all week (normally I'd catch him drinking at least 4 times a day, not including the drinking he probably did...
Awesome! I found the book not only helpful, but also funny and beautifully illustrated! I even shed tears at a few chapters toward the end.
And the fish look awesome. Even if it might've looked like they were minimally interested, if you pull them out of the attic every week/month or so it may...
Ah okay, good to know. He's had the small clumps since he's been here and the previous owner used non-clumping litter, so there is no way to know if this is a new thing. I do read that small clumps are indicative of bladder issues which is true in my case. I've never had male cats before though...
I know the struvite is gone via testing his urine sample once a month, right? I'm going in to discuss options with the vet today; they called me with the results of the urine test yesterday. The thing is that he is peeing, thankfully, but as far as I can tell the clumps are just about half the...
Another recommendation could be the SureFeed microchip feeder for your senior cat. I have one very gluttonous cat and one who has always been a picky eater. The SureFeed gives me the peace of mind that when I give them breakfast in the morning I don't have one cat getting fatter and the other...
Thanks, both of you. That was super helpful. It definitely feels better to know that there is at least a canned food version, and that it helps dissolve the current crystals. I'll do that first then, see how it goes and switch from there I guess. I still have very conflicting feelings but...
I just adopted a male cat about two months ago and have suspected FLUTD since day one because of excessive drinking. Previous owners said he just really likes water. I started giving him wet food a week after he settled in and I genuinely thought his excessive drinking was getting better. When...
Oh yeah you're very right! Every cat is a case on its own, but as a general rule I'd say try 15 minutes every day and go from there. Some cats will fully engage and 15 minutes won't be enough, some don't feel like it every day but most days - some cats just track with their heads and watch the...
kay so first off I might have missed a few things here and there because this is a long thread I didn't have time to read everything, but I read a lot. And I am here to try and help! It sounds like your cat is suffering quite a bit and that you might not be far from him developing something like...
Elfie is now 3 years old and for the past 2 years, when winter shifts over to spring, she starts having some sort of season related allergy and starts licking and biting herself because of itchiness. She also got bald spots, the first time was the worst.
Of course, the vet explained this to me...
Sorry didn't see your reply. So rude of me :cloudy:! I do try to catch him with the brushing when he's sleeping or relaxing, plus he loves to be combed around his face and on the sides- but he won't let me get to his back legs yet without leaving. My other cat doesn't like the combing of her...
Zooplus has some great prices, better and cheaper than you can buy in the supermarket. Generally i'd say switch it up and get the good deals within the limits of it being decent food. Decent food = try to look at the first 3 ingredients of a food; the first should be meat and it should not list...
So abouuuut 1/half month ago I rehomed a little dude who's 6 years old. Fester is a pretty huge persian cat (15lbs is pretty big for the breed I think) and that is without hair! They shaved him right before I got him so I can slowly reintroduce him to combing. Which is great cause he is a strong...
Just pick one that isn't plastic, I did and regretted it. You have to clean it very often and itll still get gunky cause... well, its plastic. Plastic is porous.
Do you have a garden or patio that you can enclose? That would be a great compromise.
Adding shelves to your walls to increase the territory and offering playtime with realistic toys could also do wonders.
I also think you need to stop hand-feeding him water. Ever heard of enablers? :p Haha.
If my mom had never stopped cleaning my room as a teenager I would've never learned to clean it myself.
Just food for thought.
It does seem to be a self-soothing mechanism. I personally do think kittens should grow up with other kittens (even though my cat did not; only cats are fine but I would never do it again) but I also know that two cats isn't a possibility for everyone. It certainly wasn't for me for a long time...