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My cat has been eating a very strange and bad diet due to food aversion (another story) consisting of baby food, treats, and fish. He used to be regular but has gone from having stool everyday to every other day. The vet said that was ok. It seems to be gradually getting less frequent and last...

"That's not a diet I would make any recommendations against." Is this because the diet is OK or is it because you cannot make any suggestion on how to supplement it? I am now adding "Balance IT" to his baby food. One of the reasons for the bad aversion is because I made the mistake of...

Due to a bad case of food aversion developed when my cat was nauseous from being ill, he now will only eat a very limited range of food. None of what he will eat is very nutritious, and they can all be classified more as treats than food. His diet consists of mainly Gerber's baby food, Fancy...

My cat developed acute pancreatitis after a vaccination and stopped eating. I think that my vet and myself may have jointly mismanaged his recovery from the vaccination, since we were not aware of the pancreatitis or food aversion that may result from the beginning. Eventually pancreatitis was...

Violet, unfortunately my cat has suffered a similar problem as yours. Following his rabies vaccine, he stopped eating. After multiple attempts failed to stimulate normal feeding, he underwent all kinds of tests including blood panels, x-ray, ultrasound, etc. He was diagnosed with pancreatitis...

It now appears that some kind of tube feeding is inevitable for my kitty, and I am trying to decide between E-tube and PEG. When a kitty is on E-tube, can they drink and swallow? How can you tell if their appetite is back? Are E-tubes well tolerated? If it is uncomfortable for the cat, can...

My cat has been eating poorly for two weeks now. We have done blood work, ultrasound, x-ray, etc. We are hoping to see a turn around in the next few days, if not, a feeding tube placement seems inevitable. To those who have the knowledge and experience, is the E-tube or PEG better for the cat...

I wish to thank Violet for her sage advice, which is right on. May cat has not eaten well for two weeks now, after his vaccination. He has been under the care of a vet, who has given fluids and appetite stimulants, but he has not come around. Blood work and X-ray were normal three days ago...

My cat hasn't eaten well at all since his rabbie's vaccine two weeks ago. He had blood work done yesterday and everything (liver and kidney function) is still normal, although leukocytes are a little bit low. The treatment my vet has given so far hasn't worked, and I am afraid that pretty soon...

Dear Violet - thank you for the information. Did you kitty have loss of appetite due to the pancreatis? What were the symptoms? How was it treated?

I have to give pills to my cat by myself, which is not easy without some struggle. This can be stressful to my boy. Is it a good idea to give the pill in a Greenies pill pocket? Would the pocket make the pill less effective, slower to release, or otherwise altered? Please advise.

My healthy 3 year old went in for an annual check up and got a rabbies vaccine, required by law but really not necessary IMHO for an indoor cat. He suffered a severe loss of appertite as a result and didn't eat for days. He is now eating after treatment with the appetite stimulant cipro, but...

A couple days ago I changed part my cats' food. They didn't eat it. So I thought I will change it back to the original food and everything will be OK. But they stopped eating that as well. It's been 2-3 days now, and I am real worried. Please help!

I am wondering whether Royal canin has changed their Indoor Light 40 formula. I just got a new bag and the food looks different from the old ones, and now my cats won't eat it. What has changed? Can we get the one one back?

My cats used to love the Fromm's shredded chicken, which they discontinued a couple of years ago for unknown reasons. After much searching, we found that my cats will eat the Sheba domes (more as a treat), which also has shredded meat and chunks of fish meat. now they are discontinuing that too...

I am confused about the uses of catnip. I have thought that we only put catnip in toys to make them more interesting. But some blogs seem to indicate that some owners actually give catnip as a treat - for ingestion. Is this good to do? For what other uses is catnip recommended?

Help! - My cat gets teary eye once in a while for no apparent reason. One eye (either one) would get teary and he keeps it closed for a while. He seems fine otherwise. The vet didn't find any problem with the eye, but it's a recurring thing. Any ideas what it might be and what I can do to help?

I am considering getting a cat stroller and take my kitties out for a walk. Any advice about this? Is it a good idea and which type of strollers are best?

Is it ok to mix a little bit catnip in with the cat food? I wonder if this is a way to get my cat to eat wet food, since he is addicted to dry food right now. Thanks!

Is it ok to mix a little bit catnip in with the cat food? I wonder if this is a way to get my cat to eat wet food, since he is addicted to dry food right now. Thanks!