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I think the only reason he suggested that is because of their age. Maybe he wants to head off any potential future kidney problems by reducing protein?  They are healthy, perfect weight and still lots of energy. We do a senior wellness profile blood test every couple of years and everything has...

I'm interested in hearing your opinions about pet insurance for older cats. Mine are 12 years old. No health problems yet - thank God, but I picked up a brochure about pet insurance at my vet's office and just wondered if it's worth considering now that mine are seniors.

Hugs and kisses for all three when I get home from work everyday! They're waiting for me at the door when I get home. My husband says I kiss them more than him. LOL!

My vet said I should consider putting my 12-year-olds (I have 2) on a senior cat food, but did not recommend a particular brand/formula. My head is spinning with everything I've read about cat nutrition lately (even just on this site). I've been reading a lot about not using commerical foods...

I had this same problem with two of my cats. Bitter apple helped, but I had to keep spraying it on. What worked for me was a product called CritterCord (I purchased mine through amazon). It's a clear plastic heavy tubing that is split on one side so you can wrap it around your cords. You cut it...

We have faithfully been following the vet's instructions for the last week and I can say her poo's have definitely bulked up. But (sigh) we are still not using the litter box. The pain medication, he told me was very mild, and he thought maybe she was experiencing pain because of the...

I wonder if this would help, or at least, it might slow her down. I keep bowls full for my three cats to eat whenever they want as well. One of my cats would tend to eat too much and too fast (and then she'd bring it up a couple minutes later). My vet suggested I put a coffee cup in the center...

We went to the vet today and he confirmed that this could be a constipation issue. We did an x-ray and everything looked normal but it did show fecal matter (more than what should be normal he said). So, he prescribed a small amount of Metamucil in canned food every day along with a dose of...

Thank you for your replies. The thought of constipation occurred to me a few days ago as I was watching her run madly through the house. I have read that often litter box problems are caused by the cat associating the box with pain and I wondered if this could be a possibility. We have an...

I just do not know what to do. One of my cats has decided she isn't going to poo in the litter box. This started last spring, but was only occasional - every few weeks. Then it became once a week and now it is every day. I scoop every day, I added a third box (already had two set up) but no one...