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    Natures Variety Limited Ingredient Food - Formulation Change

    I have been feeding my cat the dog version of Natures Variety Limited ingredient duck and chicken canned food. Both the dog and cat version were the same ingredients and both contained taurine. They have changed their formulations of this food and the dog version no longer contains taurine...
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    3 Teeth Pulled 2 Days Ago - He Still Hasn't Eaten Or Drank Water. Any Ideas To Get Him To Eat??

    Gus the Cat had numerous teeth removed and we had the same problem with not eating or drinking. The vet prescribed Mirtazapine for him for 3 days. An hour after taking the meds he gobbled down his food. If the problem continues ask the Vet if this med is an option. It worked for us.
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    Ibd- Natures Variety

    I spoke with Natures Variety yesterday and they are discontinuing both the cat and dog version of the LID Lamb Formula.
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    Ibd- Natures Variety

    Chewy still has the dog version of lamb LID in stock (same formulation as the cat version).
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    Nature's Variety Instinct canned dog food can be given to cats

    Natures Variety LID canned dog food Turkey, Lamb , and Duck all contain Taurine. I feed my cat the LID dog canned duck and lamb. NV confirmed that in these two flavors the formula are the same and may be fed  to cats. The LID pork and rabbit in the dog version do not contain taurine. Lamb LID -...
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    Pilling a cat

    Gus the Cat has been on 5mg prednisolone for years and in the past we had success with pill pockets like you. After he had all his rotten teeth removed he would not touch the pill pockets and had to find other means to pill him. After many different tries we have had success with the following...
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    Help! Cat won't eat after surgery.

    Gus the cat wouldn't eat after dental surgery (tooth extractions). After several days of not eating and drinking we were at wits end. The Vet prescribed1/4 of a 15mg tablet of  Mirtazapine. Within 2 hours Gus was eating again. Perhaps this drug would be appropriate in your situation. I thought...
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    Natures Variety Limited Ingredient canned Cat Food

    I have been feeding "Gus the Cat" Natures Variety Limited Ingredient canned food. I am feeding him the dog version (for cost reasons) of the lamb and duck after calling Natures Variety and was told the dog and cat versions are the exact same formula and both contained the same amount of taurine...
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    Allergies and Gus the Cat

    Gus the cat is 5 years old  siamese and suffers from allergies. He currently eats Hill ZD wet and gets 5 mg  Predisolone every other day. He still occasionally licks himself raw on either his legs or chest. This mostly happens with the change of seasons or we just recently discovered if he goes...
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    Hills ZD Canned Cat Food - Hairy mold

    Thanks Auntie Crazy for the link. I will report it tonight. Call Hills this morning and was told there could be numerous causes such as a pinhole in the can, food stored at high temperatures etc. None of which applied in this case. Gave them the lot numbers and expiration date. Got an apology...
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    Hills ZD Canned Cat Food - Hairy mold

    Gus the Cat because of medical issues gets fed Hills ZD canned cat food. Last night I opened a can and discovered what appears to be hairy mold growing on top of the food (yuck). There was no apparent damage to the can. I am going to call Hills tomorrow to speak to them about this. Is their any...
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    Allergies - Need advice

    tide ultra regular sent and tide with bleach alternative. I'll discuss the Hills ZD with the Vet tomorrow. I picked The Hills DD Venison because the Wellness I was feeding him were the chicken and turkey varieties. I
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    Allergies - Need advice

    I am only feeding him Hills DD Venison. I have tried several different litter including Worlds Best Cat Litter and Feline Pine. We use Tide for clothes and Palmolive for dish washing. I shampoo my own carpeting using a hypoallergenic rug shampoo.
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    Allergies - Need advice

    Gus is a 2 1/2 year old Siamese. When he reached his first birthday he began licking bald spots on his front legs and was given a shot of Depomedrol. With the first occurence I began investigating different cat foods and switched him to Wellness canned chicken and turkey from the Purina cat food...
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    Cat Allergy and Depo-Medrol

    I have a 2 year old Siamese named Gus that is driving me crazy. He has had problems with allergies since he was one. With the change of seasons (every 3 months or so). he begins to lick a bald spot on his right leg. The Vet gave him a shot of DepoMedrol and placed him on Hills DD Venison the...
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    Feliway spray question

    They are the same. I had the same question and verified that with Feliway
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