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I have a dry junkie. I've offered her what feels like every type of wet food under the sun, but so far she only liked one - Nature's Variety rabbit. Due to allergy issues i couldn't let her continue to eat it and i'm still trying to find a dry that she's not allergic to. After i work that out...

Sometimes that's how it manifests, i don't know why. Ears are self-cleaning (generally speaking) and if you don't see visible build up, that's probably not it. Worth a try though i suppose, just be careful not to overclean, some wax is necessary for the normal functioning of the ear.

If there are no indications of yeast or mites, it may be allergies.

Have you tried just clipping her claws regularly? It's pretty easy and effective. I personally think if the choice is declaw or rehome, in my opinion you should rehome. Better a new life than maiming her.

From Cat Fancier: Stargazers are a hybrid type of Lilium orientalis. So perhaps they are not as toxic?

Elvirah is a tortie and the roof of her mouth is mottled like her fur.

Does it have malt in it?

My cats have several things they are allowed to scratch - a nice tall scratching post (they need enough room to really stretch up and if it's not tall enough they will try to find something that is), a small kitty condo, and a horizontal scratcher. One of these days i'm going to get them a...

Well, she never really stopped scratching on Serengeti. It's nowhere near as bad as it was on Chicken Soup, and she's scratching different spots which i find strange, but i decided to try the California Natural again even though i'm not thrilled about adding grains back into their diet. The...

So, in contrast, which starches would you consider to be not grain-like?

Could you elaborate on that a bit please? What do you consider to be "grain-like"? All starches? Or just certain ones with particular characteristics, and if so, what characteristics?

Tapioca does not come from a grain, it comes from a tuber - cassava.

Rajah loves nothing more than a foil gum wrapper rolled into a ball. It's smaller than commercial cat toys. She'll chase it all over until she loses it under some furniture and has never tried to eat one. I agree with Ginger's mom that it is totally dependent on the individual cat and should...

I have seen cats display this behavior when trying to rid themselves of a stubborn hairball.

This is just an off-chance guess because of allergy problems that i've been dealing with, but has the allergy angle been tried? Some cats are allergic to airborne, seasonal allergens. Have the vets suggested trying antihistamines? Might be worth a try to ask. Good luck.