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Yeah I will definitely get the Amitryptiline dermal cream next week but I don't want to discontinue the meds in the meantime. I need to find a way to trick her into eating it until then.

Hi everyone! One of my cats (Uszka) has FIC and we finally gave in and stared her on Amitryptiline. However, we only got one dose into her thus far. Pill pockets or crushing and hiding it in her favorite food (tuna) is a no go. Compared to my boy who just swallows everything without chewing...

Yes, I am moving away this Wednesday but I will fly home every weekend to see my babies..... And maybe my husband too HAHAHAHA (he knows I'm mostly coming home bc of the cats). I will keep updating this post sporadically to give hope and encouragement to those who take in these beautiful...

Hi @ShadowsRescue and everyone else who may have followed my journey of taking in Oskar! I thought you may be interested in an update since its been a while. Oskar is doing very well. She does not go to her safe room at all anymore and has claimed one of our couches as her sleeping spot. I...

Honestly, since we got back from the vet yesterday, the behavior has almost stopped. There was one instance of chasing today but nothing serious and Uszka walked away satisfied after she got Oskar to hide. We still had blood this morning but her most recent pee seemed clear (took it out and...

Here's an interesting turn of events. Uszka started peeing blood today and it's not clear yet whether it's a UTI (no WB cells in urine but PH was moderately elevated). She has never strained to urinate and even when I watched her today to collect samples she didn't make any sounds and did not...

We do have enough hiding spaces and vertical space but both ladies are bush dwellers and only our boy likes vertical space. The thing about hiding spots that I don't like is that Usz follows Oskar to her hiding spots after a chase and just continues with her confrontation. HOWEVER, I started...

I was just saying the exact same thing to my husband. I need to stop intervening. Oskar needs to start standing up to Uszka or get comfortable with escape routes. I don't even know how far Uzska would take it (maybe swatting is all she would do anyways, which is not concerning) and we need to...

Oh thank you!! And thank you for saying that it seems like I'm doing everything right. I know positive associations are key, and mind you, it been home with them 24/7 since July 1 and have done nothing else but work on positive associations without success :(

Hi everyone! I would love some input regarding how to handle my resident cat chasing the newcomer. On 6/1 my husband and I took in a semi-feral cat (Oskar) that has been living in our backyard for a year (also took in her baby Catsby a year ago when he was about 4 weeks old). We went through the...

It's funny you say that. My mother firmly believes that me moving away for a year may actually be a good thing because of my overcaring, overprotective nature. She says that Oskar needs to learn to assert herself without me rescuing her constantly. I mean 90% of the time I chase after Uszka who...

@ShadowsRescue since she's become quite good at night I'll try to give regular dose in the evening and double dose in the AM. Oskar is definitely getting better with my husband. He works a lot versus me being home with Oskar all day so obviously there's a huge difference in opportunities. But...

So you think it's safe to continue giving the double dose?