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My male cat is 13 months now. He was a stray abandoned at around 5 wks. As a kitten, he was extremely shy and docile, but as he got older, he became more and more aggressive. At first, it was to my older cat (who was here first), and then it was to any other animal he saw. He is afraid to go...

Littleraven, to be honest, I didn't allow them to test Grace this time because I knew that this infection was going to mean an ultrasound. So my thinking was it really didn't matter since the ultrasound would either show stones/debris or show nothing. So it seemed redundant to have the doc...

Hi all, Just back from the vet and more frustrated that EVER!!! Good news: the ultrasound showed absolutely nothing...no physical abnormalities, no stones, not even any debris in the bladder. So far so good. As the woman that was doing the ultrasound was packing up, I stepped over to...

I'm taking my boy to the vet for the ultrasound tomorrow, so I'll let you all know what we find out. Beandip, I did want to share this for getting urine samples at home. I bought a clean litter box and one 5lb bag of gravel (the polished kind for a fish tank). Clean the litter box and the...

Thanks everyone for all the responses. Sharky, I did call the vet today, and she said the blood tests they did was a complete blood profile. When I asked specifically for the name, she called it a "CBC & Chemistry"--and all the values were normal. They also did a Leukemia test when he first...

To be honest, I'm not sure. The vet ran several blood tests, all of which came back normal. But she never actually mentioned the names of the blood tests. I'll call her tomorrow to find out.

Hi all, My male cat is 10 months old and has suffered recurring urinary tract infections since he was about 2 months old. Initially, he had recurring infections about every six weeks, and the vet said that since he was a stray, his background might have contributed to the first couple of...

Be sure to check with the animal shelters/pounds in your county first to see if they are equipped to check for microchips. I was going to get both my cats chipped, until I found out the shelters and pounds in my county are not set up to check the animals!! Grrrrrrr It totally defeats the...

I was considering these for Grayse, and I spoke to them at the vet's office. She said that you had to be really careful when putting them on. She said that if the glue gets on the skin, or if the nail cap is against the skin, that the cat can get a nail infection. Just wanted to mention that...

Thanks for the quick responses everyone. Yes, both of them are neutered. Spike is my main concern. I don't want him to get hurt. I'm still not 100% positive that this is a dominance issue as opposed to an aggression issue on Grayse's part. As far as modifying Grayse's behavior goes, I'm...

Hi all, Since I got such great advice last time from everyone here, I'm back again with my new problem. Here's my situation: I have two males, both fixed. One, Spike, is eight years old. He was my first cat. He used to be this sweet little teddy bear that cuddled all the time. Last...

Thanks, Carm, that was a great site. Wonderful information. I had actually already began switching my baby over to a raw diet before the vet insisted on a prescription diet. My kitten had started the raw food as he was taking his last round of antibiotics. It's been 24 days since his last...

Beandip, thank for the information. I tried to start my baby on the c/d wet this morning. He refused to even taste it. The food was so 'fat', I can see why he wouldn't want to eat it. I know I should start by mixing it in with his normal food, but I was hoping he'd just eat it straight...no...

Thanks for the replies everyone! Sharky, what percentages are you going by? I read somewhere on this site that wet food mag should be .022% or less, and dry should be .80% or less. Are there any other ingredients I should be watching for? And one more question, please, Sharky: Are those...

Hi all, I've been lurking on the forum for a while, but decided to start posting since my baby has a problem. My kitten is only five months old, but has already had several urinary tract infections and courses of antibiotics. After the last time, the vet took a urine sample, which showed...