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I don't have any specific reason to think he hasn't been peeing, just hadn't visually verified that he is because he shares 5 litter boxes with 2 other cats. He is acting a little better. He is eating fine, and laying in sunshine, but not his normal social (and demanding) self. I found a sore...

My 25lb 9 year old neutered male cat is showing signs of pain. He's not acting himself socially and he hisses when I handle his middle. I have 3 cats, and my first impression is that the litter box is "typical" but I don't know for certain that he's pooping and peeing. He hasn't asked to be...

This may be more of a behavior and lifestyle question than a nutrition one, so if there's a better forum for it, I'll be happy to move it. I have 3 adult cats, two of a healthy weight and one 9 year old neutered male tipping the scale at a hefty 24 pounds. He's not just big-boned either -...

She has been through the ringer in 5 weeks for sure. And she was a runt even when the litter came to me. Oddly, they were malnourished but not dehydrated. Not sure what was going on there. She has been on Metro for 7 days now. Her littermate has been too. He also has diarrhea, but he is...

This baby knows how to take her bottle. She's not resistant to the method. She just doesn't want to eat. I do prefer to avoid syringes in bottle-feeding situations because of aspiration risk. This girl is 5 weeks old now, has been on a bottle since about 10 days of age, and only resists it...

It's been 10 days since my last follow up, and hoping some of you are still seeing the thread. Kitten is now only 10.4 oz., so she's gained only an ounce in that time. She was as big as 11.1 (a few days ago) But she's had 2 rounds of gain, stall, drop, gain, stall, drop. I did get her on...

Wanted to give a quick update after their bedtime feeding. She has taken her food enthusiastically again at every meal today, and her weight tonight was 9.6 oz. So she's on the right trajectory again. I called my vet this morning, but she was eating well by then. He didn't work her in since...

Thank You for commenting! I'm using PetAg KMR. I buy the powder in 5lb bags for kitten season. It's stored in the freezer to prevent it from going rancid. She did okay on this formula until she didn't. I did offer goat's milk when she first had her weight loss, and she took some, but not as...

I have a 4 week old bottle kitten that weighs only 8.4 oz. She came to me at 1.5 weeks and 4.2 oz, so she's gained, but she's tiny. Her 3 siblings are healthy and in the 14oz range now. She has had bloody stool for several days. When she first presented with it I started her on Ponazuril and...

Quick update: I stopped for suppositories en route to the office and the store wasn't open yet. So on lunch break I went again, and in what must be the most dramatic of 11th hour poops in the history of 11th hour poops, he pooped en route to the store (unassisted no less!). So he dodged the...

I am fostering a 3 week old bottle kitten. He has been with me since he was 4 days old. Last weekend/early last week he suffered with what I think was a bacterial infection that gave him nasty diarrhea. He was on Albon for 4 days and that cleared up, but he hasn't pooped since Wednesday (that...

She put some rice cereal in their bottles for the first time yesterday, and I did recommend she try some wet food. They're biting at the bottle now, so there's a chance they may take it. I'll follow up with her at a more civil hour today and see how it's going.

Thanks so much for asking! They've got their appetites back, and are energetic, but still have troubling stool. They've not lost weight. I did ask her to monitor their weight in grams for the next few days to make sure we catch any losses early. She put some rice cereal in their bottle last...

I'm trying to help a neighbor out, so I apologize if my information is not complete. She's been bottle-feeding a pair of kittens (about 3 - 3.5 weeks old now). She's new to this, but she's trying. Kittens developed diarrhea a week ago. When I saw them it was absolute liquid, and had blood...

She gets free-choice of all she cares to eat at her 4 hour interval meals. I only limit her to 3 ml during the "inter-meal" feedings. My worry is that I could over-feed and make the stomach problems worse. But then again if she's losing weight maybe that shouldn't be my primary concern.