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Since Butters has been diagnosed with Calici Virus and Mycoplasma Felis, the L-Lysine really isn't working. We're sticking with it, because it can't hurt, but he's still sneezing and coughing, although I wouldn't say it's too terrible. It was worse a month ago. However, today I noticed that his...

I've caught Domino gagging several times today. I've seen him do it a few times in the past, but never as frequently as today. He's eaten, and he isn't coughing (like a hairball), and he isn't trying to vomit. I've looked in his mouth (as much as he'd let me) and didn't see anything. Do cats...

After careful consideration, and some budget crunching, I think I've decided to switch dry foods. I've just been reading anything I can on the subject, here, and elsewhere, and while it seems as though "premium" foods are more expensive, I should expect to go through it more slowly than I do...

Hey guys, I'm REALLY new to the whole TNR idea. We bought our first home (yay!), but realized over the winter that there is what seems to be a colony of cats on our street. Our street (only 8 houses, on a dead-end road) is RIGHT next to one of the busiest highways in the US (I-70), and on the...

Where can I read the rules for forums? What can be discussed and what can't, and how we must phrase things? I just want to be sure I don't get infractions because I've discussed a hot topic unknowingly.

So, NO FHV. EVERYONE thought it was that, including the vet. But nope. Instead, the vet says he came back positive for the Calici Virus and Mycoplasma Felis. She said those aren't as "serious" as FHV, but I'm also going to be going a lot of research on this site and others, just to get as much...

Da Bird is a hit at this house! All cats seem to have their favorites (Domino likes this one toy that I can't STAND...it's a wand-type with the attachment, but it's heavy and just super annoying to me, but whatever...Rosalita likes the door-scratchers and little balls...and ANYTHING WITH...

Hi all. I just thought I'd update about Butters. We finished the antibiotic about a week ago. We've been on the Lysine for about 2 weeks now. And the Feliway has been plugged in for about a week, although it occured to me that this was silly, since he can't smell (it really hasn't made any...

I finally got my hands on some canned pumpkin for the loose stool issue resulting from antibiotics for Butters. I could find NONE, but someone I know actually had some already, so they brought it into work for me. Whole Foods 100% Pure no less! Fancy! How much should I be giving him? And just...

I took Rosalita to the vet to have her stitches removed today (and she enjoyed the ride on my lap with her little leashie on ). While there I left a message for the vet that the antibiotics weren't working for Butters, and that I had started him on L-Lysine like we had discussed. She had...

We looked in the literature that came with it, and it seems like we're plugging the Feliway in upside down (because we're awesome). Does the "jar" of liquid go on top or bottom or does it matter? I'm not sure our plugs will let it go on the bottom like the picture shows in the pamphlet...but...

Hi guys...I'm not sure this is the right section in the boards for this...but I know you'll understand. I just need to vent. I work 4-12:30am, which works for us and our animals -- the boyfriend wakes me up at noon when he's home for lunch, then I leave at 3:45, Frank's home at 5 (so the...

So, I've always known that if you don't spay your female, you have a higher risk of cancer. But thanks to this site and the boards, I now know that not only that, but the more heat cycles she goes through, the higher her chance. This worries me. Cats that I've had in the past have been spayed...

I've been reading a lot on the board, since I'm new. I was always of the impression that indoor cats live longer, healthier lives, and all cats should be indoor. But after reading so many of the posts on this site, it seems as though many of you, who are knowledgable and care for your cats...

I've been toying with the idea of Pet Insurance for a long while (probably the last two years). It would have been expensive with Oreo, because she was over ten, but it would have been very affordable (about $10 a month) for Domino, who was under 2 years old. Now that I've adopted two new...

So, Butters has been with us for several weeks, but he hasn't met the new cats due to having some sort of illness, that we now think to be FHV. I decided to let him downstairs to see the new cats under our supervision. For the first hour, this was fine, but now, Domino (who is twice his size)...

Hi guys! I wasn't sure where to put this post, but I thought maybe "Care & Grooming" was the right place. I used to have a sign for my door that said I had xx amount of cats, xx amount of dogs, etc, in case of emergency, for a fireman to look for the pets. I got this for free with a donation to...

So, I've been reading through a LOT of posts here, gaining more and more knowledge. I've had cats for all of my adult life, but now that I am in charge of 3, one of them possibly being special needs, I thought I'd just learn a little more. This whole time, I've thought that dry food was...

Hi all! It's me....again. I'm just soaking in as much information as possible while waiting for some signs of improvement for Butters, my new little boy, since he may or may not have the herpes virus and is having an outbreak right now (antibiotics aren't working for long, etc). I've gone on...

Thank you ALL so much for helping me through what may (and probably is) feline herpes with my little Butters. As I posted in that post, I did order a Feliway. Right now, I think one might be enough, since he is quarantined to our upstairs (which is a bedroom, office, hallway, and bathroom)...