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Thanks for the comments! Firstly. He eventually came back inside at around 8:45 pm! Thank goodness! He had his tea (later than usual). But he didn't seem to be overly hungry.  I know that my neighbors don't leave food outside. So either my cat just didn't fell very hungry, or was feeling a...

Thanks for the comments! Yes. I'm also more inclined to thinking that he just wants to spend more time outdoors (it is warm here at the moment), as he has had little time outdoors recently. He often "asks" to go out, but I usually don't let him out unless it is daylight and it is fine weather...

Adopted a male 6 year old ginger and white cat about 11 months ago from an animal shelter. He has a brother also. Unfortunately I couldn't afford to adopt the both of them. They came from a home where the owner also adopted some dogs (puppies?), but apparently the dogs and the cats didn't get...

Comments appreciated! Our street is moderately busy with vehicular traffic, unfortunately. I'm aware of several other cats/kittens that have been killed by vehicles along our street over the past year. Some cats do not appear to wander onto the street and remain at or near home. My cat "Gimli"...

This is for a neighbors cat named "Puck". Puck was run over by a vehicle early yesterday morning just outside my neighbors place and was found by other neighbors. She died almost immediately, apparently. Puck was a small/petite young female cat just under two years old with medium/long white...

Had my cat Castro put to sleep a few days ago. This the the same cat as mentioned in this post here - http://www.thecatsite.com/t/221371/inflamed-bladder-treatment The inflamed bladder problem was actually a blocked urinary tract due to an infection. The problem was resolved with antibiotic...

Yes, tinned (AKA canned) foods. My cat is back home recuperating! Problem was due to bacterial infection. Initial examination by the vets missed the infection, but they noticed it later. My cat was treated with antibiotics anyway. He's much better, but still slightly sensitive when urinating...

I had a look at the labels on the two brands of canned food and they claim the following content - Chef Protein 7% Fat 3% Fiber 0.5% Salt 0.5% Rival Protein 7% Fat 3% Fiber 1% Salt 0.5% The other ingredients vary a bit...

The lower grade canned feed is "Rival". The higher grade feed is "Chef". I've just added a note to my previous post about the possibility of newspaper ink causing my cats' problems.

Yes, you're right! pH of 6 is acidic. I've amended my earlier post. I may have misunderstood the pH value the vet quoted (was it 8??; there was mention of pH 6 also somewhere in the conversation), but the vet clearly indicated that the pH value of my cats urine was slightly out from normal...

Thanks for your advice! I'll keep this in mind next time I speak to the vet. And, yes, he is a big cat! I forgot to mention in my first post that my cats urine pH was slightly out normal range. The vet expected to see some evidence of crystals, but no crystals were found. The suspicion that...

I have a very friendly and affectionate male cat, courtesy of neighbors who had moved on. A couple of days ago the cat seemed to growl at odd times and at nothing obvious (no cats, dogs other people etc.). Took him to the vet who determined that he has an inflamed bladder and could not readily...

Thanks for all the kind messages! I'll pass these on to my neighbor. I seem to be taking Tigger's loss harder than my neighbor! Not only was Tigger a nice natured cat, he was Bris's son. So when Tigger passed on, part of Bris went also. Plus, with Bris's passing only a few weeks ago, I was...

There are quite a number of possibilities which coincide with symptoms you've described. Please go see another vet as soon as possible! The sooner the problem is diagnosed, the better the chances of (successful) treatment.

For information on crystals, please look here. For information on hyperthyroidism, please look here. Good luck, and I hope things work out for you and your cat!