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I think you're right. We were really encouraged to adopt a second cat several years ago and everyone kept telling us that cats are social and need companionship, but I don't think this is necessarily true. In fact, we always felt somewhat guilty about getting our second (current) cat, since I'm...

One of our two cats died fairly suddenly a several weeks ago, and we're trying to decide if it makes sense to add another one to our household. We wouldn't be doing this for another few weeks (after the holidays) at the earliest, but have started thinking about the logistics. As much as I'd love...

Thank you so much. She was very loved. And I know you're right that we made the right choice at the end.

Thank you so much, bgregory. I read your thread on your Tabby and I'm so sorry you had to make that decision so quickly. At least you were able to be there at the end and offer comfort. Tabby was lucky to have you! I know we did the only thing we could on our cat's last day. I do wish we had...

Thank you, this is such a kind thing to say. I hope you're right.

Thank you both. I'm just so sad she's gone. I thought we had years left with her still.

Here's a picture of her from a few years ago.

Thank you, Stephen.

Unfortunately, our sweet cat was far, far sicker than we or the vet could have guessed. I don't know if the skin issues were related or not, but it ends up she had an aggressive oral cancer (squamous cell carcinoma). We had to have her euthanized with almost no warning. It has been terrible, and...

Unfortunately our sweet, wonderful, goofy kitty girl died this week. She was only nine. Every evening she would sit on my lap for hours as I worked or watched TV. She was shockingly tolerant with our toddler. She loved balls of tinfoil and stealing my yarn and snatching bits of our food if we...

At this point she's doing okay on the lower steroids, but not perfect. No more URI, but her skin and fur have gotten worse again. Not nearly as bad as before, but definitely not 100%. She's still on the special food. I would really appreciate any suggestions about what we should so next...

So the vet is lowering her steroid dose and gave us some meds to help with the URI (a short course of ABs and another medication that's supposed to help suppress the URI). The vet is still hoping this is a food allergy and that it will just take another few weeks for the allergens to totally get...

We haven't tried Zyrtec. Maybe that would work better than the allergy medication we've had her on. Thanks!

I posted several weeks back about finding a bunch of little bumps on my cat's chin, chest, and belly. Eventually we determined that it was an allergy. We knew she had a flea allergy and some food allergies, but her food has been the same for a few years, so we decided it was probably a minor...

Thanks for the response! We have her on allergy meds and I think the skin irritation is decreasing. We're giving it another day or two and then will contact a vet if necessary, per the suggestion of our old vet. Does anyone have a suggestion for a shampoo and/or conditioner that could soothe...

Woke up this morning and found that she had vomited up what looks like mostly hairball, and didn't finish her breakfast, which is very unusual for her. She's hiding now. Hard to tell if this could be related to the Frontline or just over grooming due to fleas. Any ideas? I'm waiting on a call...

Hey all. Usually I'd be making an appointment with our vet for this, but we just moved and are still trying to find a new place to take our cats.  One of my cats has a history of sensitive skin. Occasional food sensitivities and major flea allergy. Both our cats are indoors only, but we...

Thanks for the response, SpiffyKitty! Always good to have an expert weight in. :) Unfortunately, we've had zero luck with professional groomers. This cat is usually very sweet with us, but he gets anxious easily, and when he gets anxious he tends to act aggressive. There's an excellent groomer...