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    Hypothyroid symptoms?

    I adopted a four year old cat today. His name is Cole. He might be part Maine Coon. He is very large. But he never eats human food or canned food. I tried to get him to eat both once I got him home he wasn't even the least bit interested. I adopted him from a foster home that I trust to tell me...
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    Feeding ferals During sub zero temps

    I've been feeding two adult and two about 6 month old ferals everyday at 8:00 p.m. I put out two bowls of kitten food mixed with one can of food in each bowl. I figured kitten food might give them extra fat to get them through the winter. It's been so cold schools have been closed. Is there...
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    What to do about feral cats?

    A neighbor and I have been feeding a group of feral cats and kittens in our neighborhood for a couple of months. We started doing this to win their trust and then we had hoped to take them to a no kill shelter. Well I got them to the point where they will come into my kitchen to eat. There are...
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    Cat "gently" biting

    I've had Emmie for about 6 weeks. When we first got her she was covered in scabs from a food allergy. She loved being petted and having the loose scabs taken out of her fur. Now she is pretty much healed. Almost no more sores!! But now when we pet her she puts her mouth on our hands. Very...
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    Could stress cause skin sores?

    I posted on here reciently about my rescue Emily and her skin condition. I can't find that thread so I thought I'd post a new one. Emmie is 13 years old, fixed and declawed as a kitten, she spent her first 10 years as a strictly outdoor cat. The past three years she has been a mostly indoor...
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    Hi, new to this forum

    I was a foster mom to countless mama cats and thier litters for over 10 years. I currently only have one cat, Emily. I just rescued her last Saturday. She is a 13 yr. old with a skin condition (yet to be determined). Emily is not a foster. She is in her forever home. The good news is that with...
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    Rescued cat with skin condition

    Last Sat. my daughter-in-law brought home a cat. We know the cat (Emily) is 13 yrs. old she had been a strictly outdoor cat for her first 10 years, and an indoor/outdoor cat for the past three. She was being fed cat food from the dollar store. She has had this skin condition for at least three...
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