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Yes, there is no indication of a UTI. And yes, I do clean up his messes with Simple Solution - he does not go in the same place more than once. It is sort of like an impulse, because if you come across him pawing at something before he does his business, and say his name, he'll turn and run to...

Hi Lamiatron, No, it isn't a recent thing - it has sort of built up over the past months, as he's gotten bigger and stronger. And the three of them don't fight, it's more that the older two ignore him, and because he plays rough AND now that he's really big, they hiss and run if he tries to...

I have 3 cats - two are siblings, a brother and a sister who get along perfectly, Zazi and Zoe. They are 3 now. Last year, I took in a stray kitten that someone had abandoned in the rain, and he is our 3rd baby now, Bunny, he's a year old. All 3 have been neutered. We live in an apartment that...

Is there a shelter nearby that you could phone to ask? They would offer advice for free? Just a suggestion. LaurasOrphans has given some really good advice, and the point is valid that they would have soft stool since they eat a liquid diet. I recently went through the same situation - found a...

I just wanted to post an update on the little rescue kitty (whom we have named Firenze because he's a golden orange boy, but call him Bunny for ease). Toilet training successfully completed, hurrah! Stool is brown and firm, and no evidence of parasites. He's growing up, and has gained a lot of...

Thank you everyone for your valuable input, I didn't mean to spark a debate. After much hunting I found a calcium syrup for pets, ProviCal, with the following composition (copied directly from box): Miicro Crystalline Hydroxy Apatite complex (MCHC): each 20 ml contains  Calcium -  350 mg...

Thanks for those suggestions, Ritz. I'll look into calcium supplements for cats. I've thought about Amazon and the shipping costs make it prohibitive for me - a one-time thing would be fine, but do not think it would be sustainable in the long-term. Good to know about the taurine, they do get...

We have two and a half cats - the half pint is a kitten we rescued last week, about 5 - 6 weeks old now. I live in a small town in India - cats here are not generally considered as house pets yet, although that is probably changing. So because of this, cat supplies are almost impossible to...

Sorry I took this long to reply but it has been a busy week. Thanks for your advice! We have not been able to confine him, he mewls angrily at first and then piteously, and we just don't have the heart to do it. So it's been rushes to the bathroom where the trays are kept every time he...

Sorry I took so long to post, it has been a crazy week. I took him to the vet on Monday, and again, they weren't too concerned. They prescribed anti-flatulence medicine and an antibiotic for his diarrhoea - they thought his tummy bloating might be due to gas. His stool has firmed up to the...

Thanks Mev13. I'll try the litter thing; we did try to put him in the tray and move his paws in the scratching motion, with no luck. Maybe if I do the pawing thing, he'll catch on. It breaks my heart every time I think of what would have happened if we hadn't found him, it's been pouring with...

Last week we rescued a little kitten from the street, and he was in pretty bad shape. However, he turned the corner about two days ago, and now he is the friskiest kitten we've ever seen. He's about 5 weeks old. He still has soft stools - sort of semi-solid to jelly consistency, probably...

Thank you! Zazi is the tuxedo boy, but it's not the first time people have taken him for a girl. What beauties your ones are! Jamie cat has SUCH an adorable expression.

Hehe. We have a pot of holy basil on the balcony they like nibbling on, and apparently it's good for their tummies. Zazi also tears up buds of the jasmine plant whenever they show their heads - he has some sort of vendetta against them, because he just bites them off, and spits them out. :D

Yes, he has lots of water, he seems to like drinking it. And I do check every two hours that he is not dehydrated. Pumpkin, yes - it's a given in the vegetable tray and is very common here so I've never seen canned pumpkin. So just boil bits of pumpkin and feed it mashed to him? I've been really...

Thanks Ondine! Yes, those are real flowers - we have a harvest festival named Onam in our state when households make amazing flower carpets. Some are truly works of art. That photo was taken the day after Onam when we let Zoe have her way with the destruction. :)

Haha I know! It was sweet while it lasted :)  

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