What a little beauty he was! I'm so sorry about Oliver and what he went through at such a young age. You did the most you could and making those decisions are always very hard no matter what- hard to know what to do. You gave him all of your love and he felt it. He was not doing well and you...
I had this happen to my cat Gem after she had 4 teeth pulled. She was lethargic and I had to spread food on my hand to get her to eat. This went on and on. She was given a convienia shot - and it stays in their system for up to two months which I wasnt told, and would never use again.-it can...
I agree that some cats will live to an old age on just dry food- I remember a friend just feeding her cat dry Little Friskies- her cat lived to be 20. Thats what they had then, and I don't think there was any information on nutrition from vets- which is still the problem today. When my cat got...
I know this is an older thread but I also wondered the same about my cat Gem who passed in August at 13 1/2- heres one of my favorite pictures of her-taken a few years ago. She was the sweetest cat smartest cat- followed me, talked to me. They are wonderful cats.
When my cat Gem was a kitten I played with her water to get her interested - she ended up being a big water drinker but her diet was primarily dry with some wet. When I brought my new kitten Robin home the shelter had given us some dry- I saw her drink then. Now that shes on all wet I never see...
I know its hard to figure out- its new to me because I free fed my cat Gem who died in August SD with some wet everyday. In the end I blame the SD with all of its fillers for her digestive issues, and always wonder if she had been only wet- not free fed would she still be with me. I did want...
I adopted a kitten a few months ago -she is now 8 mos. I noticed ( and I had noticed this with my other cat Gem) that the kibble made her poop really stinky and she had gas. It may be whatever additives are in the food.Even though I was feeding her good brands- grain free- sometimes they put...
Yes eating is the most important thing! The vet gave me food as well which Gem wouldnt eat so I just started trying different kinds of wet food until she liked the Wellness turkey mince- which is cubed, so looks most like kibble. Besides the emergency vet I got no guidance. The vets I had didnt...
Also just to add from what I've read and experienced- its inflammation so I gave her a limited ingredient wet food that she hadn't had before -turkey. It should be gentile on their digestive system. They also recommend novel proteins like duck, lamb.
My cat Gem had pancreatitus after having teeth pulled. She was a rollercoaster with food after the dental, convenia shot(which I blame).
She had been throwing up, and then cried in her litter box -had bloody stool. We took her to emergency vet they said she had pancreatitus. One of the vets said...
Thank you, losing Gem was a killer, I still talk to her every day. I've known a few people that have had torties and they have lived longer than any other cats I've known- 20 years. Was the the shelter you adopted from Felines Inc. on Devon? Now called Felines and Canines. They've been around...