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For the most part I feel it is a personal call. Some states require companion animals to have at the very least a current rabies vaccination. If your cats are kept indoors 100% of the time, that minimizes a lot of their risk of catching a disease. However, it's still very possible that you or a...

Some good news to report. My little guy is feeling much better. Gave the meds a chance to kick in and do their job, and they did just that. He had a recheck yesterday and everything looked good according to the vet. Still no real clear ideas on what EXACTLY is the cause of his problems. No...

I've had a lot of urinary tract issues with my neutered 2(+/-) year old Manx since November, but he's currently doing quite well and this is a new issue we seem to be having... Lately he's been spraying urine in my kitchen at my feet (spraying the cubburds near the floor, obviously) only when...

My vet has been wonderful. Please read my posts rather than "skimming" them. We've done several urinalyses now as well as x-rays. He was already blocked once, resulting in catheterization and a hospital stay for several days. He came home yesterday after an overnight at the vet's where he was...

Thank you all for sharing your advice and experiences. Just wanted to give you an update on my boy....unfortunately it's not a great one. After coming home from the hospital initially, he was great for a couple weeks. Then early this week I noticed him sitting in his litterbox straining for 10...

OH YES - and glad to hear RAW is not recommended for his situation. I'm used to the dog world where RAW is the default diet for every single issue according to many people...it gets frustrating when it's not a possibility for you, yet you can't get good info on other diets because people are...

Thank you for your responses. She did say it was not crystals that caused the blockage, and that it was a plug right at the tip of his penis. I regret not fully absorbing what she told me to repeat it here. I was just relieved that he was doing better and could come home. She also felt stones...

I will take any and all advice concerning urinary issues in cats. Here's what's going on... I have a neutered male Manx who is my special needs baby boy. He came to me as a flea-bitten, tape worm ridden 6wk old kitten, has a gimpy hind leg, suffered a severe infection post-neuter, and now is...

I'm taking care of a 3-4mo old male Manx kitten that I found wandering around my parents' house underweight and crawling with fleas. He's been to the vet for worming and is negative for FIV and feline leukemia. He'll be getting his vaccinations this coming Tuesday. I'll most likely be having him...

Hi all, The kitten I have (3-4mo) is using both his litter boxes about 99.9% of the time for pooping, but when it comes to peeing, he'll use the box in his cat cage (where he's at while we're working and at night), but generally I have to put him in the big box he shares with our 1yr old. He'll...

Alright, so apparently she is actually a HE!! We saw the vet on Tuesday and she says he's probably about 3-4mo old....the testes haven't dropped yet and I've never sexed a cat before, so oops!! Anyway, his name is Miso. Negative for FIV and feline leukemia....got a bit of Capstar for fleas...

The little tuft on her hiney isn't a tail or a nub - just a funky patch of fur that gives the illusion of something being there. She doesn't even have the slightest hint of a tail nubben! LOL. The other kitten was normal looking, just a little lighter grey with a bit of white coloring. I'm...

Hi all, I joined this site last spring when I adopted my first cat, Scout, but I never posted. Yesterday, however, I brought home a stray kitten I found at my mom's....poor little thing is so skinny and too little to be outside this time of year. I'm guessing she's about 2-3 months old. She was...