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Thank you!  I am going to order some powdered Lysine. I'm giving him the Lysine treats now but it's not enough.  I will step it up with the treats till I get the powdered stuff.  One problem with the powdered Lysine is that we have four cats who tend to graze from dish to dish, but our sneezy...

No other symptoms.  He uses the litterbox fine.  He doesn't really play much as he's an older cat.   I like your kitties' names!

I have a cat - well, actually, I have four cats but one of my cats came from a shelter.  He caught what is referred to as the dread "shelter cold" and was on the euth list when I adopted him 2-1/2 years ago.  He had a case of the sniffles which soon cleared up on its own.  Since then, he's had...

I have no solutions, but one of my cats has this problem.  I have four cats, two adult males and two kittens (one male, one female).  The kittens are about eight months old and have been living here since November (they're former strays/ferals).  The female cat, Delilah, has been vomiting up her...

Hello!  This is just an update on my two formerly feral kittens, Samson and Delilah.  It's been a little over three months since I began fostering them and they're not so feral anymore. We've had a few bumps in the road.  First, Delilah unexpectedly went into heat back in January.  I don't know...

I have four cats (two big guys and two kittens) and three litterboxes. I use the Hartz open boxes.  I put puppy pads under the boxes in case somebody misses (one of my big guys sometimes prefers to pee on the pads). I use World's Best Multicat clumping formula. I'm kind of compulsive about...

Here's an update on my two feral kittens.  I kept them in cages for awhile in the same room with my big cats.  They definitely enjoy being around the big cats.  About two weeks ago, I decided to let them out of the cages, so now they are in the same room with the big guys.  (I let the big guys...

I know, Irina.  That is exactly how it worked with the kittens I fostered before.  One took to me right away (well, after a week or two) but the other was extremely shy and would run away if I tried to pet him.  However, he watched his brother and followed everything his brother did from Day...

Latest update:  I took the kittens to the vet today for shots, deworming and flea treatment.  Delilah weighs 4.5 lbs., Samson is a little bigger. The vet said that I have to separate them or they will never stop being feral.  If they have each other, she said, they will never socialize with...

OK!  I'm sticking with the home-made chicken!  

It's been three weeks, actually (since Nov. 22), but I take your point!  Like your ferals, my two were totally nocturnal for the first week or so  - and that has changed as well in the past couple of weeks.   Thanks!  I'm feeling pretty optimistic right now!  

Brief update:  Not a whole lot of progress, but I'm encouraged by recent developments.  I have found the key to Samson's heart: chicken!   He actually eats it when I'm in the room (although he's still in his safe corner).  I also gave him some ham but he didn't seem as keen on that, possibly...

I fostered two kittens this year, from July to November.   A friend had found them but couldn't keep them.  I had a spare room where they could stay for awhile.  She contacted a rescue and I worked with them.  I was able to afford it so I paid for the vetting but if I hadn't been able to, the...

I fostered two brothers for a few months and they did this in the beginning.  I thought it was hysterical - I even took pictures of them going together.  They were about 7 weeks old when I got them.  I agree with what others here have said, it's nothing to worry about and they'll grow out of it...

Thank you for the advice!  Regarding the forced cuddling and burrito treatment, my instinctive reaction is that I'm not comfortable with it.  Tried it a few times but I think it just makes them more frightened.   The reason I'm a cat person  is that I let the cat take the lead.   It's always...