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My baby, Jak, also has this problem.  He's never really been a huge one to clean his bottom, even before he's gained a little bit of weight.  The solution I've found tfo be effective, is to clean his bottom with a very warm washcloth, essentially softening the poop & allowing it to come free...

Hi all, both my kitties seem to have colds, Prittie since 9/30 (friday) & now Jak since 10/2 (sunday). Symptons are open-mouth breathing, sounding 'junky' or congested, quite a bit of sneezing (which is otherwise very rare for both), some eye goup & just seeming more tired. Both are eating &...

Hi all. Just returned from the vet, to take our kittie in for a rash under her chin. looks red & inflamed, scabbed areas & looks like she's been scratching, as there is no hair. However, we've never seen her itching her chin. The vet said it was chin acne, which can be fairly common and is...

I have the Hammacher-SChlemmer brand & it's great. It has a nice large resevoir, which for two cats requires filling around every 4-5 days. My baby Jak had a urinary blockage (quite severe) almost 2 years ago & we've been thru it all with UTI's (which were actually interstitial cystitis...

Scoville, sounds like you've got a 1/2 decent handle on it, but i honestly would isolate her into the bathroom/litter room when nobody is home to watch her. The litter attract is also great stuff. Dr. Elsey's litter attractant is awesome...within 30 minutes of me sprinkling it on top of new...

I too have a male cat (4yrs) who had a blockage at 2, and has been on prescription food since, to keep the urine acidic, preventing the formation of crystals, thus decreasing likelihood of him blocking again. however, from the research I've done, Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease.... (FLUTD)...

Hi all, I had written last month, when Jak (my 4 year old grey tiger stripe) had urinated on the counter (after a very long urinary history of one blockage and numerous UTI's, that we now suspect were not true UTI's) He has been on adequan since June 11, an injection every 4 days. Adequan is...

Just got a phone call from vet... Urine C&S showed positive for bacteria, which will respond to the clavamox. Plan to re-check urine speciman after antibiotics are done. And Jak was out & about in house all nite while I was working & was evidently good. No surprises found yet. I'm just...

I totally understand the worrying part. I thought my baby was possibly resistant to different antibiotics after seemingly endless UTI's (3 in 6 months) but now it's likely another issue. however, the answers I got from two different vets is that "it's very unlikely for cats to develop...

thanks ligwa!!! I actually was busy today...I kept him penned up most of the day but just finished setting up some new stuff. Although we did have three itter boxes, I bought a new, larger one. About 2x3 feet. So to that with totally new fresh litter (tidy cat) I added dr. elsey's litter...

hi, I'm tara (new) & have two cats. Jak (4 this summer) & prittie (10) and they have both living together since 2008, when Prittie moved to PA with my fiancee, from NY. After adapting, they had no issues, other than Jak wanting to play & prittie firming saying "no thanks". They bath each other...