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Thanks for all your replies, friends! Zack seems to be adapting well to the correct dose of amitriptylene. He’s not snowed anymore, he’s purring more and he’s using the litter box consistently. He even plants himself right in the middle of the family room to hang out instead of hiding all day...

Thanks so much. VERY EMBARRASSING: My husband has been the one administering the amitriptylene and he’s been giving it twice a day because he swears that’s what the vet tech told him to do despite the bottle saying DAILY. He says “sometimes the bottle is wrong.” No wonder Zack is so spacey. 😳 I...

hi there! Thanks for your reply. The vet did a UA and blood work and it all came back negative, so she said it’s not a physical problem. He doesn’t show any other signs of urinary ailments like frequency, urgency or pain. He just started amitriptylene this week, after the pillow peeing incident...

Hello friends, My 10-ish year old cat has been peeing inappropriately. He sometimes likes to pee on soft pillows, so we stopped leaving pillows/dog beds on the floor. The other day he peed on my pillow on my bed! He also has a history or interstitial cystitis and bladder crystals but after...

Hello gang, My first (human) child is due in a month. We’ve put the bassinet in our bedroom and made it a kitty free zone at night to prepare for the new arrival. So far it’s not going well. One of our cats stealthily peed in the dog bed in the bedroom one morning when the litter robot was...

This is really helpful!!! Thank you! Now it's time to party, snack, and stay quiet all night! (:

I thought about this, but my cats are fed in separate rooms. The loud mouth has to be fed in the bathroom with the door closed, and he is let out when the other cat is finished. Otherwise he wolfs down his food, then the other cat's food, and then he throws it allllll up unchewed and undigested...

Hello friends, For as long as we have had cats, we have fed them twice a day (5:30am and 5pm). For the last few months, one of our cats has started hassling us for food several hours before mealtime, sometimes as early as 3am. He gets our attention in the morning by knocking things off the...

Thanks, Lalka! I bought it at petsmart and I was able to return it for store credit after all since so little was used, even though my cat tried to rip the bag open in the pantry (oops!). My cats were having trouble with scooting and intermittent diarrhea. One of my cats has IBS so she...

Hello! Both of my cats developed impacted anal glands after two years of Pro Plan Urinary Tract Health wet food. Their veterinarian said they can't eat it anymore and prescribed Royal Canin Fiber Response food for them, but it only comes in a kibble. Both cats are eating the kibble and drinking...

First off, thank you everyone for your help. I have good news and bad news. The good news: I can keep everyone on (some of) the wet food they're on now. They don't need the hydrolyzed protein diet after all. The bad news: I already bought the bag of hydrolyzed protein kibble for $50 and now I...

Help! I bought a 6lb, $50 bag of Royal Canin Hydrolyzed Protein kibble for my cat, and two days later had to switch him to a high fiber diet. Now I have a 6lb (minus 1/4 cup) of food that I can't use. What a waste! What can I do with it? The local shelter won't take open bags and I can't return...

Thanks for the replies, everyone! I have been adding water to their food for the past two years, roughly 60mL of water per meal (120 mL a day). They're used to it. I'm planning to do a 5 day transition while continuing to add water. So far both of them really enjoy the rx kibble added to the...

MrsGreenJeans, I tried Googling how to transition to dry and couldn't find anything. It does seem odd, doesn't it? The cat with interstitial cystitis is the same cat who requires the hydrolyzed protein. When the vet told me what food she was prescribing I was also alarmed because a previous vet...

Howdy! We've been having an anal leakage issue at our house. Poopy spots on the couch, on the floor, sometimes scooting on the end tables. One cat had full anal glands for the first time in 13 years recently, the problem cleared up, and now it's back but I think it's not him this time. The other...

I'm at petsmart looking into this Pro Plan which seems to now be the only non-rx urinary canned food available on the market. It's 4x more expensive than Friskies but has the same frowned upon ingredients (by-products, wheat gluten, corn) as Friskies!! Is this stuff really worth it? I can't find...

I share your frustration!!! Friskier Special Diet was the most affordable option for my cat with interstitial cystitis and really helped control his symptoms without a prescription. More importantly, it was something that he and my other cat LOVED to eat. Pro Plan is about $0.68 per 3 oz can...

If only cats had a snooze button! On the weekends we are awoken by the It's Time To Feed The Cats Band at 7am sharp. It starts with a whisker tickle on the cheek and progresses to chewing on silk plants and knocking things off the night stands and bureau. When the parade starts we kick them out...

P.S. Zach is neutered and we sleep with the bedroom door open at night, baby gate up (to keep the dogs from wandering out and getting into trouble). He can jump the gate. The other cat sleeps in our bed. Zach doesn't come into the bedroom until much much later to kick my...

Welp. Shortly after we were told to put zach on rx wet food for life, I lost my job. Adios, good intentions and $2 a can. I did find another job which will start in 3 months but for now we are tightening our belts. In the mean time I bought Friskies special diet cans for urinary cats, and both...