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I know a many of you guys love these for your cats - just passing on the news for safety...

Grr, I just had to say this to people who'd understand.  I can't believe how gormless the cleaner was who stood with the front door wide open while I was paying her partner in the passageway.  Of course, as soon as I saw the door, I asked if any cats had gone out - it took a little while for her...

I found this fascinatingly informed article, which I truely believe everyone needs to read, especially if they are considering a hybrid cat.  (Not sure where it is most suited for posting - covers health, behaviour, and impact on feral populations)...

I had no idea which thread to post this in - it's old, but gold! Help stop littering lol!

Hi all, can anyone explain to me the difference between what it looks like for a cat to be coughing, vs 'coughing' up a hairball? My cats are sleek, one-coated Korats, so I never thought hairballs would be an issue - and I've never seen anything come up.  The reason I ask is we have been...

I've never had a cat who loved their lower back and base of tail touched until I got Ava - she arches into my hand, and just loves to be scritched there!  Then again, I've always had male cats, so Ava is my first girl.   I'm just curious if this is a girl thing, given they arch for mating?

Hi all, every so often, I re-visit the largely Frankenprey diet I'm feeding Ava and Kato, to make sure it is ok and I'm doing it 'right' while continually improving my knowledge. So, I've not had my mind on calcium for a while, dealing with other issues like getting them to eat organs and doing...

Ok, so I'm curious.  We all know grains and veges go into cat food as it is cheap and they can make easy profit.  We all know they are bad.  But we all know they are 'accepted' because it taps into the marketing health hype to humans (more veg in your diet etc), or satisfies the protein analysis...

I'm wondering if anyone can shed light on something my vet was talking to me about?  She was warning me about certain brands of canned cat food, saying that DINE (we're in Australia) for example, was one of the worst ones for adding disaccharides.  She explained that disaccharides are sugars...

Sorry if I am covering something already answered - if so, please direct me - but how do you calculate the amount of DRIED liver as part of a Frankenprey diet?  We don't have access to Freeze dried liver here in Australia (or any of the many options for organs and supplements and commercial raw...

We have a 3yr old Korat neuter, and added a Korat female kitten in May.  She is now 6 months.  The two of them are best friends.  Kato, our boy, looks after her superbly and will come and investigate any of her cries, or tell us if we lock her in somewhere.  They sleep together, groom each...

Reading recent threads about balanced raw and the importance of calcium (esp for kittens) I may have got myself a bit freaked out!  SO 1.  Is there a way to know/test if your feline is getting enough calcium? and in discussion with others, I might be confused about calculating bone content -...

Hi everyone,  As some of you know, Ava my 15 week kitten came down with an upset tummy and we had a PCR test done.  The results came through last night and she has slightly elevated levels of clostridium toxin at 200 thousand(they test for the toxins excreted by the bacteria), and was positive...

Hi all, I'm feeling like I'm being led to go against my understandings and dare I say it, 'beliefs', re cat food.  As background, I'm 90% raw, feeding frankenprey, with one canned meal a day (we have 4 meals a day).  This past week my new kitten has had a tummy upset, and since 2am this...

Boy was I surprised this morning!  Ava, 14 weeks, was suckling on Kato, my 2.5yrs neutered boy.  What a patient and gentle boy he is!  He was thoroughly grooming her while she purred away like a truck, her head deep in his belly and even kneeding with her paws! I guess they have bonded...

Ok, so I'm a raw feeder (90%).  One of my cats recently got ill, and I found I also have this thought in my head... 'switch to a bland diet of cooked chicken for a few days', which is a popular vet recommendation.  But, with my attention drawn to that thought, I had to ask WHY? And I cant come...

Hi everyone!  We have two hard travel crates for airline travel (mandatory over here), one is small, one is medium - our cat grew!  We are getting a new kitten in a fortnight and as she, being female, is likely to be smaller than our male, I think we'll be covered for airline travel.  BUT when...

Well, I know I'll get a few laughs and much solidarity about this one!  Last night I wrote to Dine Australia, to find out the ingredients in the canned food my cat likes (I feed 90% raw in any case).  I specifically asked for the names of the 'gelling agents' and 'colours' and 'flavours' that...

Hi all, I'm hoping I can find some knowledgable Aussies who know about healthy cat treats.  Many of the foods we read about are not available here, and we can't order off the internet as we have such strict quarantine standards (thankfully!).  So, this is the brief...I need some tasty...

Hi all, Well, in 6 weeks, we get our new little girl.  We have been waiting for her for 1 year - through unemployment, leukemia, a death in a previous litter...and now we are just about here!  She is to be a much needed friend for our Korat boy (neutered of course) who is a bundle of energy.  I...