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  1. sidneykitty

    Fleas in house - no pets

    We have fleas in our home, which are biting me. We do not currently have any pets. The first week of October, we temporarily (4 days) took in a semi-feral/stray cat who someone we knew was feeding/caring for. She was totally terrified, didn't eat the entire time, and hid under our futon or bed...
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    Baby/cat scale calibration problems

    So I have a baby scale for weighing cats. It's very similar to this: Amazon.com What I am confused about is: how do I calibrate it with only a Unit and On/Off button? I no longer have the instructions and the unit has no model or brand on it so I have no clue what to even look up. It's telling...
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    For Ros

    I brought Ros home to foster on March 31. Yesterday, I said goodbye...I wish she were here with me, but I hope she is better wherever she is now. Ros was a gorgeous 17 year old tortie. I saw her show up at the shelter I foster for and I asked them more about her. They told me she had CKD and...
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    CKD safe treats, toppers, or enticements?

    I'm fostering a geriatric CKD cat I brought home yesterday. She seems desperate for love and attention and follows us around quite a bit and is a real sweetheart! I already know how much I will fall in love with her. She is very skinny and getting subQ fluids and on Hill's k/d wet food. So...
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    Kitten vomiting foam

    I have a 9-week old foster kitten due for neutering this week. We've been down a road together... background: when I first brought him home 3 weeks ago, he was extremely scared and shy. he barely ate food and spent most of his time hiding and never played. at first, I put his inappetance down...
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    Low Phosphorous Wet Cat Food List

    So my cat was diagnosed with CKD last summer and I embarked on a journey of searching for lower phosphorous canned/wet foods for her to eat. (We were aiming for phosphorous content below 0.9% on a dry matter basis.) She had a suspected fish allergy/intolerance, so we also had to be careful about...
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    Securing zippers in kitten-safe way?

    Hi! I've got a 7-week old escapee kitten who has been able to open up the zipper on his play pen. Is there a kitten-safe way I can secure two zip pulls together? I don't want to use string or rope for obvious reasons! Would a cable tie work?
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    Safe scent deterrents?

    I'm wondering if there are any safe scent deterrents for cats? I have electrical and other wires/cords enclosed in plastic tubing covers to prevent chewing and I turn off/unplug and stow away electronics when I leave the room but my foster kittens still sometimes like to bat the plastic tubing...
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    Help with shy solo/single orphan foster kitten

    Hi! I just picked up an adorable 8-week old foster kitten today. She was found on her own, no mama, no family, just her, poor wee thing. She's quite shy and was very timid at first, still coming around. I'm hopeful she'll start to warm up the more time I spend with her but I'm wondering if...
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    Teaching and socializing orphaned kittens

    Hi all! I have 4 orphaned foster kittens I've been looking after for a couple weeks now. They came to me around 4-5 weeks old and are now 6-7 weeks. I'm wondering if anyone has advice about teaching them mostly about limits of play? Without a momma to tell them when to stop and be an example...
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    Ideas for your cat's paw prints?

    I never got paw prints made for my first cat (Sidney) when she left us. I recently received Amber's paw prints and they are just so lovely. I forgot how small her paws were and she usually didn't like having them touched. However, I'm not sure what they are made of and they are quite soft and...
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    Amber's story

    It was a rainy Sunday morning as I start writing this. Normally, Amber and I would still be having cuddle times and coffee together on the couch, enjoying the extra time of a lazy day together. I miss her so much. Almost every morning, she sat on my lap while I had my coffee and read, and then a...
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    Kidney failure, possible hospitalization, then what?

    My 17-yo cat was diagnosed with early kidney disease last summer at her checkup. Her semi-annual checkup in December showed she progressed to stage 2 and we started SQ fluids twice a week. I did not notice much improvement or a change in her after giving fluids like I expected. The last few...
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    Disposing of the litterbox waste - what do you do?

    Hello cat-caring friends! I have a question for you all today which is -- how do you dispose of your cat's litterbox waste on a daily basis? I ask because my current system is failing me lately. I have a dedicated, lidded (small) garbage bin I use. I place a garbage bag (I often re-use bread...
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    Decreased senior appetite, normals labs & imaging

    I have a tendency to write essays so I will try to keep this brief. Back in April, I noticed my cat Amber (15) was eating less wet food than normal. I noticed she only wanted it fresh from the can, not leftover (even warmed up) from the fridge. My original expectation was constipation, she's...
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    Accidental duplicate posts

    Hello, I don't know what happened here but I seem to have accidentally posted about 6x what I intended in this thread :I Don't Know What To Do - 15+yo Cat from my post from today's date. Some of the posts were duplicates and some were blank? If someone could please delete the extras, I'd be...
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    Omega 3 supplements - human or cat?

    I'm looking into starting my 15-yo Amber on Omega-3 to help with arthritis. She currently gets a joint supplement with glucosamine and chondroitin. I'd like to add Omega-3. I take veggie-derived Omega-3's myself because I don't eat fish or meat. If I buy human Omega-3 fish oil for Amber, is...
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    Intestinal abnormalities and won't eat after bupe

    Yesterday I took my cat Amber to the vet because she had stopped eating her wet food this week. It started when she stopped eating it refridgerated or eating leftovers. My main concern was constipation as its been an issue for her in the past. All they found yesterday was that she had abdominal...
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    Questions for those who homecook

    I'm thinking about trying homecooking for my cat. She's picky about wet food but seems to like when I cook meat for her. I've requested a sample of EZComplete to try out to start with and see if she will eat it. If successful, I will give homecooking a try and have some questions abut...
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    Foods similar to Almo Nature?

    Can anyone recommend canned foods similar to Almo Nature cans? My cat who has not been loving her usual wet food lately just ate my last can of it (its one of my last ditch foods to get her to eat) and its not sold in stores where I live. Does anyone know any similar canned foods more widely...
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