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Not looking for a discussion on the merits, but the last time I managed care for one of my cats with Idiopathic Cystitis/FLUTD, I used it to great therapeutic effect - "Ichon" brand. There are others, often more expensive - "Adequan", and "Chondroprotec" chief among them. Last time I purchased...

I've been trying to learn of the spectrums of various classes of antibiotics, and specifically what kinds of infections they would appropriately treat. For cats (off label use for some I realize). Pills, injectables, … any and all. It's such an information jungle out there on the interwebz...

Hi all - I will be making a long 10 hour drive in my SUV with my 5 cats. Of course, they all hate the car, and some go into quite the panic mode - biting the metal grate of the carrier, (one even cracked a tooth), and yowling and peeing sometimes.  And that's just a 15 minute ride to the vet...

I've always avoided pyrethrins and permethrins in flea/tick medicine for my cats, but it has been so long since I've had to treat a cat for ear mites, decades, and I see now that one can get over-the-counter ear canal mite medicine- such as "Hartz"...

This year I notice that the patent for the "Plus" in Frontline Plus has expired, and generics/other manufacturers are now legally allowed to produce their versions of it. In most stores including my local Walmart this means that the ingredient S-methoprene is now indeed the IGR you can get as...

So I see that the Sentry brand "knock-off" of Frontline Plus, Fiproguard, has a new product called Fiproguard *Plus* (as opposed to Fiproguard Max, which has a different 2nd ingredient). The Frontline brand has as its Insect Growth Regulator 2nd ingredient = S-methoprene. The cheaper Sentry...

Another issue I have with my adopted stray (please also see my "Budda belly" thread) is his chronic watery eyes. He showed up at my doorstep with full blown Upper Respiratory Infecton, worms, and watery eyes. The discharge was not thick, not yellow or greenish.  It is clear and often (not...

Hi all - Hoping to get some feedback on a puzzling development with my recent fella: I adopted into our home a 1 or 2 year old male stray that was terribly ill with Upper Respiratory Infection and tape and roundworms. After months of care, steady meals, and several rounds of deworming, and...