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I tried getting both of mine to eat canned food when I adopted them at 9 weeks. They'll lick it, but they never really ate any of it. I will be reading those articles though and trying some of the strategies! Thanks!

Thank you! This is excellent advice!

She currently eats Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul. It's a dry food that was recommended by my vet for quality of ingredients and cost. She also gets some shredded food every now and then, but I don't remember the brand. She will NOT eat canned (or pate) food. I'm not sure what to switch...

Update! The results for the second urine test came back today. The vet said that the levels of protein in her urine are 0.1 and anything under 0.5 is considered not much of a threat, so her kidneys are okay (not functioning perfectly, but not a danger and no special diet or medications needed)...

Gracie is my avatar. Is avatar the right word? I've attached a photo of Griffin here and another of Gracie. Griffin tends to be a ham for the camera, as you can see. His eyes are as big as saucers!

Thanks so much! I will definitely look into that site. I should hear back on the latest urine test in a couple of days and hope to have a better grasp of her diagnosis then. Thanks again!

Hello all, just posting a quick introduction. Some of you may have seen my post on Cat Health regarding Gracie's kidneys and potential autoimmune disease. I adopted Gracie and Griffin as kittens (not littermates) 2 years ago from a local shelter. Griffin is a male gray tiger cat; Gracie is...

This picture shows a shot of some of the scabbing in/around her ear. Taken this morning.

A little background on Gracie: She's 2 years old, female dilute calico, adopted from a local animal shelter as a kitten. Until recently she has been incredibly healthy, suddenly I started noticing some alarming symptoms: - weight loss (she's a small cat, healthy at 7lbs, but now down to 6lbs)...

Hi there! My parents had the same problem with their female coon cat, Poppy. The vet told them that she has a condition which causes her to build up crystals in her bladder. This made it difficult and painful to pee, and caused blood in her urine. They tend to pee places outside the litter box...