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Yeah he won't be getting tuna in his food for much longer anyway- I am aware of the bad side effects of a tuna diet. This protein-only feeding is temporary to help firm up his stools and help his digestion become more regular if the cause was sensitivity to something in typical cat food. I will...

It has not been tested for this. I know there are two different tests for it and am unsure if I can afford the PCR test. It is supposedly expensive but far more accurate. I am trying to swap his diet before I can conclude he has some other issue and ask the vet to test for this. Also, as I...

Yes, he has been on three different brands of food. Professional dry kitten, Iams dry and wet kitten, and is now on Purina Pro Plan dry chicken and rice. Unfortunately none of these have changed his inconsistent stools even though he was slowly introduced and on them for months each. Thank you...

My kitten is getting closer and closer to adulthood- almost 8 mo. I really need to get him neutered! He's been to the vet twice for his loose stool. He has taken Albon for coccidia and Strongid for worms. I brought him to a different place each time and they both looked at his stool. Both said...

Belly, can you tell me how much your PCR test was? I'm worried my ragdoll kitten has T foetus and the doctors can't seem to figure out whats wrong..

Cats, like humans, are creatures of habit. You need to have a consistent routine. Since you can't keep the door open at night and you probably can't install a cat door, you should probably just keep her out there all the time. Yes, she will scratch for a while, but you'll have to deal with it a...

katachtig, thank you for the advice. He does not seem to be dehydrated but I have been feeding him wet food daily just in case.  stephanietx, your prognosis seems to be spot on. I read more about tritrichomonas foetus and it fits perfectly- apparently this parasite is common in purebred cats...

I adopted a kitten from a shelter, and at his first vet visit for upper respiratory virus the doctor said he had a grade 2/3 heart murmur. He was about 8 weeks at that time. He is almost 5 months now and still doing fine. I was freaking out at the time and thinking of giving him back. Typically...

I got a Ragdoll kitten almost 2 months ago. About 4 weeks ago he was having loose stool that was yellowish. Sometimes it held its form, and sometimes it was a puddle of poo. I thought it was a change in his diet at first (he was switched from Diamond food to Iams after about 2 weeks of owning...

I thought I could work this problem out myself, but nothing I do is helping. My 1-year-old cat will not stop attacking my 3-month-old kitten (and the other way around). He will frequently get very rough with him and I have to say "No!" to get him to stop. Obviously the kitten just makes the...

I adopted a kitten from a shelter about a month ago. He seemed happy and healthy, until about 2 weeks ago when he started coughing and sneezing. I took him to the vet, and she said he probably has an upper respiratory virus, and she also found that he has a grade 2/3 heart murmur. He's only 3...

It appears whatever he had has gone away. He is walking fine now. I looked at his paw and I didn't see anything- this time he actually let me touch it. I'm not sure what it was... maybe something got stuck and he got it out? Either way I'm happy to see he is back to normal and will keep an eye...

Thanks a bunch everyone! Cat people are so nice <3

Yeah, you guys are probably right. I think I'll schedule an appointment tomorrow to get him looked asap if he still looks in pain. When I came home today he was walking on the injured foot a lot more, so I'm going to try and take a look at it when he's asleep or something. Thanks for the input-...

My 1-yr-old cat, Arty, has just started to not walk on his front left paw since yesterday. At first I was really worried that he broke his leg or something, but I knew by his demeanor that he couldn't have been in that much pain because he was still limping over to me and rubbing against my...