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my cat gets something like this. we thought it was a food allergy but it wasn't. near as we can figure it's an inhalant allergy, meaning something in our home that she breathes in is causing an allergic reaction (as opposed to a contact allergy from touching something). We had a little success...

I'm sure it varies a lot but has anybody gotten an MRI for their cats before? My Mabel most likely has a polyp in her nasal passages, the x-rays were inconclusive because it's all soft tissue. My vet said an MRI could help pinpoint this issue so I'm shopping around for one. I'm in NYC so I'm...

He definitely loves the 'Da Bird' type toys, and the Cat Dancer but none of these standard cat toys are preferable to gnawing on a human extremity :) The rat toy sounds like a good idea. I read that cats naturally go for the neck of a small animal, if they know what they're doing they can...

One of my fosters, Jake, often bites people. His favorite thing to do is pounce on a wrist and dig his teeth in. If you resist he just bites harder and hangs on. While it is aggressive, none of his behavior is malicious. He purrs the whole time and clearly thinks it's all in good fun. I'm...

i should point out that my cat is getting a super low dose of the medicine since it's being used for a non-standard reason.

one of my cats is dealing with this, our vet says if the surgery that removed all of her teeth isn't enough on its own that we may try cyclosporine, which should be safer for long term use than Depo. Prednisone pills also would be easier on her system too.  As for her appetite, this is a...

I wanted to thank everybody for the advice and give a little follow-up: I took Effie to a different vet and he put her on a medicine called Megace. It's a synthetic female hormone, it's used to keep female cats from going into heat (!) normally, but he thought it would help her condition. It's...

I would check with the vet, my cats ate the next day, they one with the more severe issue was definitely hesitant but she did eat and within a few days was eating nearly normally. These operations use stitches so it's possible they are annoying her. Try something really pungent like sardines...

I had to go through a couple of vets until I found one that not only seemed to 'hear' my concerns, but also offered helpful suggestions. I love my old vet but he is stuck in the past, he said we have to do the steroid shots even if it causes diabetes. I refused to accept that, so I went to a...

One of our foster cats, Effie, is FIV+ and keeps getting really bad chin acne and UTIs. The vet is reluctant to give her steroid shots as it is an immunosuppressant but we've been through several rounds of antibiotics and it doesn't seem to help. Well, the UTIs seem to get better but this last...

that is incredible! our CRF cat Gilda was on Azodyl for a while but it didn't seem to help her numbers. she wouldn't eat food with the medicine on it so the only option was to give it orally, which she hated. after a couple of blood tests that didn't show improvement we decided it was easier on...

i find it odd the vet specifically said to feed only dry food, that runs counter to everything i have read. i have two cats who just had full mouth extractions (well one had FME, the other still has 3 canines), both have had a history of bad teeth and each had several extractions in the past...

I admit, I sometimes use the Urinary SO kibble as a treat, all the cats love it so much! The food is great for dissolving crystals but I don't use it unless there is a flare up. For ongoing maintenance you want to feed a diet that will keep pH low. Usually this means an all-canned diet high in...

We took in Mabel from a friend who had trapped her on the street. We don't know her history but we think she is about 15 now. She was seriously messed up when we got her, skinny, rotten teeth, and a giant polyp sticking out of her ear. She now only has 2 teeth left and is on asthma...

I moved with a 'yard cat' a few years ago. She was there when I moved in, I assume she was once a pet because she had been spayed. This cat was relatively tame but resolutely wanted to live inside. Any attempts to convert her to living inside were met with annoyance and depression on her part...

thanks everybody, you might be right! most of our cats are overweight, so maybe he's where he's supposed to be. It's just odd since he's the only one of the group. I will keep an eye on him, he sure didn't like going to the vet!

We have a feral cat who lives in our yard who seems too thin. We actually took him to the vet and had a full blood chemistry and fecal test done but the results showed him to be quite healthy. He eats well and seems very happy otherwise. So is he just a skinny cat by nature? It's a tougher...