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Oh wow, thank you! I will probably pick one up and give it a shot. I keep wi-fi cameras on their food so I can monitor their eating habits remotely. If I can work in some timed portions with something like this... it could be very helpful!

My cats are fed dry food. They hardly want anything to do with wet food. The auto feeder is a good possibility for a helpful tool. I wonder if they make them were you can dispense food remotely from a phone? hmmm. I also never heard of a cat door activated by their chip. Thanks for the new...

I have a 6 year old cat who has gotten overweight. (17 pounds). He wasn't always like this and feel it is all my fault for not controlling the food. He has gotten more lethargic this year and it concerned me. Healthwise, he has confirmed colitis/ibd via scopes at internal medicine last...

I get it. There were times where I thought i'd get in trouble at work for being sleep deprived or taking him to so many vet appointments. I don't know how I survived some weeks but I know I have to push on to help him. I hope your Oliver gets back to a stable place! Eating like a horse...

Its hard to believe it has been over 3 months so its time for another long-term update. (I like this long-term thing.) I guess that is how crazy busy life gets.... First, I will say my buddy is in bad shape and I'm super worried about him. OK, now that that is out of the way and the universe...

I have tried some of those churo treats and he would take them at times. He is SOOOO picky its frustrating. ha. I did try a can of Friskies Ocean Fish last night between him and his housemate and he did go at it and finish about 90% of his bowl before it dried up. Took about an hour or two...

No, totally understand. I just feel it is something brewing and could get worse over the year. He is still eating good but has these moments at his dish sometimes. I'll just have to keep an eye on if they keep increasing in frequency. I have cameras on their food dishes so it is easy to...

Wow. It's been a year since this all started. I guess you can look at it that my buddy has been in remission for a year now. Success, of course! I'm grateful for that and I've spent so much time with my two buddies the past year. He just had his checkup with his oncologist on 1/12. Doctors...

Yes! I remember you showed me this earlier in the year. I actually used it a lot lately to medicate my other IBD kitty! But now he has taken onto pill pockets for now. I always keep a can of this around in case! This was a huge help this year. Thank you :)

Ya know, that is funny because his oncologist said yesterday, "if we get another life, I want to be reborn as one of YOUR cats. You're very dedicated to them". We had a good laugh about that. I just really, really hope he never gets tired of pill pockets. That is the only way I have been...

Long term update on my buddy. (I'd say long-term is always good on these types of things!) First a very note-worthy moment - His B-day was the last week of September. He turned 8! Medication as of now: 5mg chlorambucil every 2 weeks 5mg prednisolone daily Cerenia for about 3-4 days after the...

Ah, OK. I'll have to try. Once I get my black kitty squared away, hopefully I won't need anything like that for a while!

Aw, thanks! I'd say yes...... and no. ha ha. The good news is my bengal is fine. I'm just concerned with my black kitty now. He had a consult with the internal med doctor last week to start on the journey to see if he has IBD vs. lymphoma. I'm going to need to have an endoscpopy done on him...

Thanks! It helps to know things are OK medically, but it's still tough. He had his chemo pill last night too so he is laying around a lot today. Even though the medication is working, its hard to see these type of days.

His checkup with the oncologist went pretty well. His blood levels are normal. His thyroid level also turned out to be totally normal. The Dr. thinks his accelerated breathing looks to be anxiety-based. We've checked just about everything else! Like I said, the poor guy is afraid of...

I have not. But we have something close. Almost every night when I sit on the floor and put a soft blanket across my legs, he'll come lay on them and get chin scratchings for about 30 minutes. So that cats get their yoga in a way. ha ha Was reading the other thread about the heat and may...

Thanks, I do feel good about covering all the bases on this. Actually when you mentioned HCM that reminded me of what my late cat had. Some of parts of her heart had thickening and she had a mid-range murmur. Still lived to be 17! I think my home is comfortable. The thermostat is set at 75...

Things have gotten weird lately. I'm not sure what is happening. My buddy is still in remission but over the past few weeks I noticed his breathing was a little more pronounced. Like he'd take these faster quick breaths when standing up or loafing. Here is where it becomes very confusing...

Oh, #6 was meant to be a positive thing that he is still eating regularly. I mentioned because pancreatitis was brought up but typically the first major signs of that are the kitty stops eating and throws up frequently so we didn't feel that was a fit either.... (hopefully and thankfully). On...

I guess we kind of don't know. We met with his doc again and he reassured me that my buddy is still in good remission status. (great weight, great bloodwork and his abdomen feels very normal on exam). We went through a couple of possibilities and going to have to try some things one by one...