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    Obscene amount of hair!!!

    I just got done brushing my cats and my youngest Miles had TONS of loose hair. I noticed clumps on the floor when I got home and decided I better give him a brush. I couldnt believe what was coming out of his coat!!! He is about 10 or 11 mo old and this certinally isnt the first time hes been...
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    7mo old and weight

    I have a very general question about how big a kitten might be. I have a 6 or 7 month old kitten. I took him to the vet today and he weighed 8.1 lbs. The vet said he could possibly be a very large cat at about 17lbs when he is done growing!! Im curious, if you remember how much your cats...
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    Shy/scared kitten

    I have a 6 or 7 month old kitten. I found him in my shed when he was about 8 or 10 weeks old. I saw him and I called him to me. He came, a little hesitant but he came purring like crazy and wouldnt stop meowing and rubbing on my legs. He would NOT let me pick him up. If I did he would...
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    2 very different eaters!!!

    I have 2 cats now Marley is 2.5 and Miles is about 7mo. When I brought Miles home they were both eating Innova dry and Marley was eating wellness wet also, I cant get Miles to eat wellness wet food. to start Miles had awful smelling BM's and they were very loose. A month or so went by and it...
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    Need help with getting cat to GAIN weight!

    I have a 2.5 year old orange male tabby cat named Marley. He is a big hairy cat. He is VERY long and lean. He has always been on the slim side but over the past 4months or so he has lost about a pound or so, maybe a little more. This is right around the time I found my new kitten and...
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    Cat Acne...pretty bad :(

    My cat Marley is almost 3. Ever since he was a kitten he has had flare ups of acne. Normally I can keep it under control by keeping the area clean. I use diluted hibacleanse to clean it. But lately it has been really bad. I took him to the vet and he got a depo shot, a anithistamine shot...
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    Can I give my cat Benadryl?

    I have a 2.5yr old cat that has an immune system disorder. He gets acne under his chin and I have been able to keep it under control until now. It is res, swollen and itchy. Is it safe to give him a tiny dose of childerns benadryl??? This is the first flare up he has had in over a year
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    How many rounds of shots????

    My kitten is 12 weeks old. Last Friday he just had his second round of shots. Does he need a third? I know he will need rabies at 16 weeks but does he need another combo shot?? TIA
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    Please let me sleep!!!!

    I have a kitten about 3-4 months old. I love him dearly but he is driving me crazy in the weeee morning hours. Each morning about 4am he jumps on my bed and purrs soooooo loud!! He mew's a few time and walks all around the bed waiting to be pet. If I stop petting him he knaws on my fingers...
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    HELP!!..pukey kitty!!

    I have a 2.5yr old male orange tabby. He has long hair. He pukes a lot. Sometimes 2-3 times a week, sometimes more often. Im 99% sure they are hair balls. It is the long sausage shape and I have inspected them to make sure. He also will have some liquid vomit each time. I have been...
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    How long should I give this food?

    I have a 10wk old kitten I just brought home on Tuesday. Im pretty sure he was dumped off by my house so I have no idea of his diet or anything else prior to me finding him. I am feeding him Innova dry food and some wellness wet food. How long should I give this food to see if it agrees with...
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    Rough play

    Hey everyone! I haven't been here for a long time but this was my go to place when I got my kitten Marley just over 2 years ago. Well we have just added a new kitten, Finley, to our home! My question is regarding rough play. They are both males. Marley is 2.5 and a good size cat, about...
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    What to vaccinate for?

    Marley is due for his vaccinations in August, besides rabies is there anything that he truely needs to be healthy? He is 1.5 years. He goes outside on occasion but is always harnessed and supervised. My vet is VERY old school so I know he will give him every shoot in the book if I'd let him...
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    Unhappy kitty....long

    Marley is just over a year old. He was born feral in my shed and I brought him in about 9 weeks old. I used to let him outside with me on occasion because he loves going outside and he was never left out unattended. Up until about a month ago he did great, stayed right around the house and...
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    raw/kibble for marley

    I want to feed Marley kibble and raw (to replace his wet food), is this a good idea or not? I spend 45.00 alone on wet food a month for this little dude. Partly because the brand Weruva, is mostly all he will eat, and partly because none of the other wet foods are good enough to feed him. He...
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    Diarrhea

    marley occasionally has a loose stool. He will have loose stools one day, then the next day his stools are normal. Is this normal? I always check the next day to make sure he doesn't have diarrhea or loose stools for more than a day.
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    Need new treat for kitty

    I need to get new treats for Marley. None of the treats in the store are anything I want to feed him. I read somewhere that it was ok to feed baby food as treats, stage 2, they have small chuncks of chicken or something that would be okay for cats. anyone heard of this? any suggestion on...
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    He pukes sometimes.......

    On average Marley pukes once every other week or so. His appetite, elimination, and play haven'y changed, he doesn't seem ill. He does get a variety of wet food, but it's been this way since we brought him home at 8 weeks, he will be one year next week. Right now he is eating weruva...
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    over treating cat acne??

    Marley has had a spot of acne on his chin for about 2 weeks. I put hebiclense on it one to two times a day. This particular spot is almost gone. two days ago, I noticed another, smaller spot on the other side of his chin. So I am putting hebiclense on this spot. I dillute it every time but...
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    feline acne...when to see vet???

    Marley has an auto immune disease, not exactly sure which one, no blood work done yet. He has had acne spots before that I was able to clear up at home using hebiclense. I noticed the other day that he has a big (bout the size of a dime) patch of acne under his chin. I've been cleaning it for...
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