Recent Content by bamagpie

No disagreement here! In cases like this, getting the cat to eat is the absolutely crucial thing -- getting them to eat better food can wait. The Sheba website says that their Perfect Portion foods are "Formulated without grains or corn" -- might Stanely be sensitive to something else in them...

We just had this done for our FIV+ lodger, GT. My husband brought GT home this morning and reports: "They said he had been fed at 7:30, although they didn't say how much, so I gave him a small can's worth of food (with water and lysine) and figured I wouldn't worry if he didn't eat it. He...

I think the minus sign may have been a bit difficult to see (obscured by the em-dash) -- all of our indoor crew have tested negative for FIV. Thus, integration into the household would be problematic, especially since at least two of our indoor gang are known to be aggressive (and one bit...

Thanks for the response! The vet didn't say what sort of test was used, but I suspect it was most likely the SNAP (FIV/FeLV combo that uses ELISA). We're considering re-testing him with Western Blot or IFA in a few weeks.

Hi everyone, One of our little (3-cat) gang of friendly semi-ferals was diagnosed with FIV when we took him in to treat an abscess (and get him neutered) last week. GT's generally fairly healthy (he's currently recovering nicely in our garage recovery ward). The vet advised an indoor life...