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I'm in agony, and I need opinions and advice. Please be kind, I'm really struggling to find what's right for me and my beloved cats. Currently I have 8 cats (all indoors, 7 girls and 1 boy, ages 5-9 and I've had them all at least 5 years - one of the 9 year olds I've had since she was a...

I need some advice/feedback on inexpensive (but not cheap quality) canned food. Until recently, my 8 cats were on a dry/canned diet. They were having too many problems with bladder stones/dehydration so I removed the dry food from their diet completely. They now get canned food twice a day. I...

I know you are not supposed to thaw frozen meat or food and refreeze it unless you're going to do something with it, like thaw hamburger, cook it and then freeze the cooked meat - that's fine. But what about for our cats?   Can I buy frozen chicken breasts or thighs, thaw them out, grind them...

Hi everyone! I'm in the process of transitioning my 8 indoor cats to a raw diet. I'm using the My Natural Cat mix from Feline Instincts with chicken breast and thigh meat. If each cat eats between 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup at each meal, twice a day, I'm looking at each meal being 4-6 cups of food...

I'm in the process of transitioning my 8 cats from free-fed dry kibble all day to 2-3 meals of canned food, then will introduce raw (once I find how I want to do it). So far I've completely gotten rid of the dry food, and try to serve breakfast and dinner, with a smaller meal in the middle of...

HI all - In researching raw food diets for my cats, I've been looking at all the brands/suppliers/websites  I've seen people mention here. I saw something new in the pet store the other day and wanted to see what the 'experts' (ya'll know WAY more than I do!!) think about it...

So I am researching transitioning my 8 monsters to a ground raw food diet. Since 2 of them have/had struvite stones, I'm very concerned. I left a message for my vet asking her what her opinion was about raw diets, and her response was: 1. She's happy that the Ph levels have evened out, so that...

Let's say disaster strikes and you've completely run out of food for the cats and have to feed them SOMETHING. You have a can of chicken and a can of tuna in your pantry. Which would you feed your cats in a pinch until you can replenish your cat food supply? I'm talking no more than 1-2 meals on...

I'm seriously considering transitioning all of my 8 cats to some form of raw diet. The more I read about commercial food, and the more serious health problems they're having (I've posted in cat health about 2 kitties with bladder stones, others with pancreatitis and sinus issues) and the higher...

I have previously posted about my boy Louie needing surgery for a struvite crystal in his bladder. The vet has put him on a medication to keep his Ph normal and at his checkup yesterday, it looks like it's working (although I'm surprised, as he vomits that medication back up about 50% of the...

Out of my 8 cats, it's my only boy that does this. None of the 7 girls, just him. He gets in the litter box, turns around and points his butt outside and poops either on the edge of or right outside the litter box! Why does he do this? Not with pee, only poop. I have 3 Cat Genies, and they are...

One of my torties, Turtle, seems to be going gray. Normally, she is a very strong orange/black/tan colored tortie, but I've noticed patches (especially where she pulls her fur out in clumps which a cannot seem to stop from happening) the under-fur is very gray. No sign of pattern, shading or...

I'm trying not to cry as I write this. My boyfriend's 9 year old cat, Thomas, passed away last night and he didn't have to. Apparently, Thomas was a chewer of electrical cords, and he died from electrocution. This didn't have to happen! It outrages me that so many people don't take this bad...

I swear they do it on purpose! I have (laminate) hardwood floors through most of my house. My living room has a large woven wool rug. Whenever one of my cats either eats too fast or just has a hairball, they always throw it up near the edge of the rug. They could turn 45 degrees and it would...

Obviously, all of us on here are cat lovers/enthusiasts/fanatics/supporters, pick your adjective. We love them so much we have dedicated forums to their care and behavior. Not everyone loves and appreciates cats as much as we do, and I suspect many of us here are regarded by our friends as a...

A young friend of mine has 3 cats and a pug that are currently living with his mother while he "establishes himself" out in the real world. He currently lives with 2 roommates and can't have his pets, so they are staying with his mother 1/2 hour away indefinitely. Barbara is the youngest of the...

My 7 yr old girl Shyla (spayed, indoor only) has had a chronic sinus condition for the last 2 or so years. The vet and I have tried everything we can think of, and other than getting her an MRI ($2,000 for a test?? And that won't even cure her?) we are completely stumped. She sneezes and sort...

In honor of Joe DiMeowgio's thread, "How is your cat a weirdo?", I have a new question. All of our cats have proper given names. Some of them already had their name when you adopted them, some you changed, some got their name from you at the start. I'm not sure about all of you, but almost...

This is such a weird behavior! My Louie just had abdominal surgery to remove a stone from his bladder. When he came home I tried various things to protect his incision so I wouldn't have to resort to the Cone of Shame. My favorite was a large ACE bandage around his middle. As soon as I put it...

My poor Louie just can't catch a break! In mid 2013 he had a bad case of pancreatitis, and recently had a pretty bad UTI. I took him (and a few others) to the vet on Tuesday to have him checked out. They told me what I already knew - he indeed has a UTI, but then they told me something I DIDN'T...