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The stray we adopted in May does this, he acts like he hasn't eaten in a month! Even if it's only been 4 hours. Once time he stood on this back legs and batted the bowl of food right out of my hand as I was lowering it to the floor. The food went everywhere, what a mess. I was not happy. He...

Hi everyone, I'm writing for my brother, he has 3 cats, all neutered or spayed. 2 males are about 4 years old, he adopted them together as kittens and they've always gotten along great, grooming each other, sleeping together, etc. They were like best buddies, it was heartwarming to see them...

I have had good results with Wellness CORE dry food, which is grain free, with my former-stray boy who had a big problem with runny stools when we took him in. Nothing I tried seemed to help until I started him on the Wellness Core, but I supplement that with a raw diet of chicken mixed with...

My female cat does this same exact thing!! I would love to know what it means.

Hi Everyone, we have recently adopted a stray male who was living under our porch, he's in the 2-7 yrs. old range per the vet, and we had him neutered 4 weeks ago. Our reigning Queen of the Household, her royal highness Fiona the Fierce, age 14, is not adapting well, although we tried...

We recently adopted a stray and he does the same thing, only he does it to my shirt when he's cuddling on my lap. He always does it on the part over the belly, so it really seems like he is trying to nurse. I end up with a big wet spot on my shirt Last night I finally had to make him stop, he...

I had my ovaries removed due to endometriosis and that's a perfect description of me without them Thank God for hormone replacement therapy or I'd be big as a house by now! By the way, the medical term for this condition in humans is Ovarian Remnant Syndrome.

Bgoff1, that's a brilliant idea. It just occurred to me when I read your post that every food I've tried him on, canned or dry, has had chicken in it. Maybe that's the source of the problem. Thanks so much. I'm anxious to get him to the vet to get the results of the fecal testing, maybe it's...

Great news! The other vet returned my call and they can see him this Thursday afternoon. In the meantime I'm going to feed him only boiled chicken. I've been monitoring him for dehydration (using the skin test they showed me at the spay/neuter clinic) and so far his skin goes back in place...

I have a call in to the other vet near me, will try to get him in ASAP. Also Spookzilla, could you tell me please how much the DNA test for FIV costs? Money is a little tight right now and my husband is not too keen on me spending so much on a stray. We really can't afford another cat but he...

Hi everyone, I'm kind of new here, I have a question regarding a stray cat who has adopted us. We have decided to keep him, have taken him to the vet, had him neutered, shots, dewormed, etc. He was found to be FIV positive with a Snap Combo test. The problem is that he has had diarrhea/loose...

I didn't have a pic of Fiona at work when I posted this message yesterday, but now I'm home, so here she is: The plot thickens (or not!) with our newcomer, he has developed a case of bloody diarrhea - yuck, it smells soooo bad, poor baby. I suspect he might have worms from living under our...

Hi Everyone! I just found this site a few days ago, and I love it! By way of introduction, I am a life-long animal lover/cat owner and I currently have 1 indoor-only cat named Fiona. Recently a stray started coming around and living under our porch, so of course I began feeding him. He was...

Hi Sparkleghost, I am in a similar situation, a neighbor moved away and left their kitty behind, he is very frightened and has taken up residence under our front porch. We have been able to gain his trust and he now comes in the basement to eat. We took him to the vet Monday where we learned he...