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I don't mind cleaning the litter tray and have no specific reason for toilet training other than it's something fun to do with my kitties, who I love very much. I'm an engineer and I just like these kinds of challenges. As long as the kittens seem to be having a good time with it I don't see the...

Hi all, I am currently toilet training my kittens (a 1 year old female, Willow, and 7 month old male, Hank) and wanted to see if anybody else has successfully done this and if they have any advice. We have only been trying this a couple of days so are still on the red stage with the trainer...

I'm so, so, so sorry that you and Charlie are going through this. I sincerely hope it's not FIP... My kitten passed away from FIP 5 months ago and I'm still struggling to get over it. Hope things work out for you and Charlie. :(

This is my kitten Howie at 3.5 months, channeling his little rockstar. He passed away from FIP a couple of months after this photo was taken, and I'm so glad I have a photo like this to remember him by.   Love you always, Howie. 

Perhaps your cat is not eating because of the interaction of the medications, as you suggested, or from the stress of his hospital stay and then being forced to take medications. I think as long as he's alert, playing as normal and eating something there's no need to panic. Don't stop the...

My 6 month old kitten Howie died of effusive (wet) FIP last year and so I have done a ton of research on this disease. It sounds to me like your cat does NOT have FIP and that your vet has given you quite a few misconceptions about what FIP, wet or dry, is. The fact that your vet is even...

My rescue cat suffered chronic diarrhea and gas her whole life, from the day she was born (and found) until 7 months of age. She would drip diarrhea around the house all day long and leave huge puddles of it everywhere. These were the things we tried to resolve it, and NONE of them worked: *...

Hi White Shadow, thanks for the welcome. :] Not sure how to interpret your post, but sorry if I came off too opinionated, as I tend to do. I think we agree that the internet and reading about others' experiences can be very useful, but usually only along with the concurrence and diagnosis from a...

Just had to comment on this... I noticed my 6 month old kitten Howie had become constipated one day so I just shrugged and gave him canned pumpkin to help him move his bowels, because constipation is not so serious right? It happens to everyone now and then and I've helped my cats with it...

Hey yaykittyeee, after you get his potassium levels checked and if you can afford it and if it's possible in your area, why not take him to see another vet at another clinic or either a neurologist or internal medicine specialist, just for a second opinion? You can ask your vet to forward all of...

Just to clarify, I do rinse down the floor with soap and water after using bleach. I would use non-bleach products, but after going through a case of wet FIP I've become very paranoid about the spread of infectious diseases...   Sorry if bleach was bad advice; vinegar is safer and probably works...

First of all, do you have a largish closet, tiny room or extra bathroom you can clean up and use as a "safe" room for Moses right now? In my opinion, he should not have the run of the house yet and should not be able to hide under couches. He needs a small safe space to live in while he recovers...

Hi all, thanks for your support. :) I ended up getting him because he was so sweet and I was afraid he'd be snatched up by some harried parent with young children who wouldn't have the time or knowledge to care for him properly. His name was Hank at the shelter and I'm having trouble coming up...

Wow, for me too! I adopted my kitten at 3 mos with the warning she'd had chronic diarrhea her whole life. We suffered through terrible gas, bloody diarrhea drippings and explosions and washing a raw and ulcerated kitten anus 10-12 times a day. We tried two high fiber prescription foods, Blue...

Adopted him and found out his cataracts are not bad at all and likely from malnutrition. Sorry, would delete the thread if I knew how.