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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...

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...

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...

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...

We're going to need to take our cats on an airplane in about two weeks.  A while back we purchased a Sherpa Original Deluxe carrier in the large size, since one of our cats is big (only 14lbs, but long). I'd thought it was the required size for most airlines, but now that I look closely it seems...

I have a DLH who really needs to be shaved down. He gets bad matts but won't let us brush him. We've tried getting him groomed a few times, but the only option is to take him to a vet and have him sedated, which carries health risks and is very expensive. At this point we don't care how he...

Hey all.  I'm looking for some help figuring out what and how much I should be feeding my embarrassingly overweight cat.  She's always been hefty, but at our most recent visit the vet said she's diabetes case waiting to happen.  Damn. Anyway, the vet's recommendation was to feed her two cans of...

Not exactly a cat health issue, but be careful in your choice of where to put your cat while applying Advantage.  OH and I just treated both our cats and had them up on a plastic chair to do so.  One of them shook immediately after, and the chair is now permanently stained.  It's the Tobias...

We have a 6 year old DSH with a history of skin irritation linked to food allergies.  We feed her Innova wet and a bit of Wellness dry, which works out for her pretty well.  She also gets a dose of allergy meds every day, just to help keep everything under control. Recently we've been noticing...

I have a DLH with some behavioral issues who does a terrible job of keeping himself groomed.  He also HATES being brushed.  We've tried to build up to it with gentle grooming (Zoom groom, etc.), but the areas that need maintenance are also the ones that he just won't let us get to.  He always...

I used to have an account here a while back, but can't find my login info anymore, so had to make a new account. About a week ago, I noticed that my DSH was missing a little patch of fur on top of her head.  It's about the size of a dime.  It didn't appear irritated, and she wasn't scratching...