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Yes, I saw this, thanks! Another vote against vaccinating him. This is a tough decision.

Yes, Vet wants to vaccinate for everything. She’s very “by the book.”

Thanks everyone!!! Funny thing is, I still don’t know what to do. I just spoke to a woman down the block who had a Ragdoll for 18 years. She told me they are EXTREMELY SENSITIVE to vaccines and she does not recommend that I vaccinate him. Still thinking this one through..

Thanks to all who have responded so quickly! I guess I will get him the vaccines. The only reason I even asked is because the woman I got him from said to be very careful with Ragdolls and vaccines. I would hate for him to have a bad reaction. Thank you!!!

Hi everyone, I recently got my daughter a Ragdoll cat. I was told that they are very sensitive to vaccines. The Vet seems to think that the cat will be fine and needs vaccines. The Vet wants to give the cat the Felv, Fvrcp, and Rabies vaccines. When I asked the Vet how could the cat catch any of...

Some great ideas! Thank you everyone! Ok, I am definitely going to make sure our daughters start playing with them more. Where we live, taking them outside is not an option. I also need to find a place to buy really strong toys for them. Every single toy I get them is completely destroyed...

Thank you for the ideas everyone. Unfortunately we don't have another separate room to keep them in. They have the run of the living room, dining room, kitchen and bathroom. We only have 2 bedrooms. Ours and our daughter's. We can't have them sleep in our daughter's room. They do the same...

Hi everyone, We got two Bengal kittens about a year and a half ago for our daughters. The cats are sisters from the same litter. The cats are very sweet and our daughters love them to death. So here is my problem. They don't let us sleep at night. We thought they would start to outgrow this...

Thanks a lot to all of those who have replied so far. Very good information. If there is one takeaway here, it is that I will definitely stop diffusing oils or spraying them into the air. That definitely seems like a bad idea. But as far as cleaning products and dish soap, I don't see what...

Hi everyone, I recently came across some stuff on the internet about this. I honestly had no idea. We use an oil diffuser at home and we also clean with trader joe's cleaner (containing essential oils) and we wash the cats dishes with trader joe's soap (containing essential oils). The two...

Thank you CatPack. Ok, I'll try a round of Ponazuril and then I'll get back to you with an update. I really do appreciate your help!

They were tested a week or two after the treatment. Then we tested them again about 6 weeks after that. All were negative. Any thoughts? Thank you!

Thanks CatPack. The test for Coccidia was sent to an outside lab. And we did it twice. This is why the Vet is pretty confident that it is not Coccidia. So I don't know what to do at this point. Also, when they originally had the Coccidia, the Vet treated them with Albon. We gave them 2 rounds...

Thank you CatPack. I had the kittens on Merrick limited ingredient duck and it didn't seem to help. The stool was runny with blood. The Hound and Gatos Lamb has been the best, but still has not eliminated the blood completely. They are currently on a probiotic as well. Also, they were tested...

Catpack, thank you so much for the help. At this point would you switch to a different protein? I feel like the lamb is helping, but it's been at least a month and there definitely is still some blood there. If you do recommend a switch, what would you go to next? I am just afraid that I keep...

Hi everyone, Just a quick update. The kittens stool looks so much better! I decided to use Hound and Gatos Lamb. Wet only, no dry. There is absolutely no more diarrhea at all and the stool doesn't smell nearly as bad. I have also been using a probiotic which I think is helping. Only problem is...

CatPack and MingsMongols, thank you both so much for the help! So here is my plan. Will work on the diet and get them on a good probiotic. Will also ask the Vet for Panazuril. I just have this funny feeling that it is a parasite like coccidia or giardia. I have read that these can be stubborn...

MingsMongols, if you do believe that it is a Protozoa infection, what would be the next course of action? I did do a PCR test. I got the bloody stool for the test. There was litter in it, but very little. I was able to catch it pretty quickly, and the litter I use is wood pellets, so not too...

Catpack, what do you think about what MingsMongols said? To be honest, I don't have a lot of experience with cats, and no experience with Bengals until now, but I tend to think that since both of them have blood in their stool it would seem weird that 2 young cats would have these food issues...

CatPack, thanks so much for the help. I looked up Natures Variety and it does seem like a great food, however very expensive. It's double the price of most other canned foods out there. And if I am giving them a canned only diet, this can be come quite expensive. Do you have any alternatives...