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  1. mellieanne

    Cat Does Weird Chewing Motion

    Hey all! So my cat, Jesse (6 yr old male), does this weird thing with his mouth and I'm curious if anyone else's cat does it too or what it could mean. Some background: He has had horrible dental issues since I adopted him 4 years ago (mainly tooth resorption), and he has to have a dental...
  2. mellieanne

    Spot on my kitty's nose?

    Hello! Yesterday I noticed a spot on my kitty, Jesse's, nose. I'm looking back at photos from the past month, and it seems to have been gradually progressing though I didn't really notice it until this past weekend. It doesn't seem to be bothering him. I've been doing some research and I know...
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    Constipation after dental surgery?

    Hello all! My kitty Jesse had a dental cleaning and 1 extraction on Wednesday afternoon. When he came back home that evening around 6pm, he pooped right away but has not pooped since (it is now Saturday afternoon). I have been giving him 1/8 tsp of miralax in his food and am trying to give him...
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    What kind of bug is this??

    Hi guys - so I just received a package of canned cat food from Amazon and OMG its infested with these tiny bugs. They're brown and look like little rice pieces almost. They all appear to be inside the plastic covering and all over the cans. I ordered 2 cases of food and the other one seems to be...
  5. mellieanne

    Wet Food Suggestions for Picky Cat?

    I've been trying for almost a year to get my super picky kitty, Jesse, to eat more wet food (I'm sure many here can relate!). I've tried SO many different brands and types/flavors of food (both cheap and expensive stuff) and have wasted a ton of money. He has issues with constipation, so I would...
  6. mellieanne

    Litter Licking - not anemic

    Hello! I was not sure whether to put this in Health, Nutrition, or Behavior so please feel free to move it :) My kitty, Jesse (4 yr old male tabby) has been licking litter occasionally off the floor for months...almost since I've had him. He only does this when he's hungry, and never directly...
  7. mellieanne

    Cat vomiting same time every few days

    I'm sure everyone here is tired of cat vomit threads, but just hoping to get another opinion or some insight :) So I adopted my kitty, Jesse, last May (have had him a little over 7 months) - he'll be 4 in February.  My previous cat literally never vomited, so I have no experience with what I...
  8. mellieanne

    Wellness?

    Hi all! I'm trying to find a good canned food that my cat will eat. Right now he's eating mostly Fancy Feast Classics, which aren't bad and I'll keep them in the rotation, but I'd like a better food for him. He's not super picky but there are some brands I've tried that he just doesn't like...
  9. mellieanne

    Drooling After Dental Surgery...Infection?

    Hi guys! I feel like I've been posting a lot here lately about my kitty, Jesse, but the poor boy can't catch a break! Hope someone here can offer some insight. About 10 days ago, Jesse had 8 teeth extracted. He had been doing pretty well recovering and was back to his old self until this...
  10. mellieanne

    Giardia??

    Hi all! I recently posted yesterday about my cat, Jesse, and his recent dental surgery. Well now I was just told today that his fecal test came back and he has giardia.  He is 3 years old and not showing any symptoms of this. His stools are firm and dark brown...nothing out of the ordinary. I...
  11. mellieanne

    Eating After Dental Extractions

    Hello all, My cat, Jesse, had to have dental surgery today and 8 teeth were extracted. He's been home for a couple hours and I've tried to give him wet food since I assumed he'd be hungry having not eaten since the night before. He seems interested in the food but after licking it once, he...
  12. mellieanne

    How to get new kitty to sleep through the night?

    Hey guys! Its been awhile since I've posted here. I've just adopted a new kitty about 2 weeks ago named Jesse. He's a total sweetheart. A little bit of a scardey cat but finally starting to get used to me and his new environment. Here he is!   However I'm having bit of trouble with his...
  13. mellieanne

    Pooping outside of box?

    Wondering if anyone that's been through this can give some advice! My kitty has been pooping directly outside of the box on and off for about a week which is very unlike him (never really had issues with this before). He has pooped in it once this week, but the other times have been outside...
  14. mellieanne

    Suggestions for itchy cat with hair loss?

    Hello all! My kitty, Charles (2 years old), has been having an ongoing problem with scratching himself and also hair loss over the past few months (first started w/ the scratching end of August...vet said it was most likely fleas and gave him treatment, but that didn't stop the scratching...
  15. mellieanne

    Neverending Conjunctivitis?

    Hello! Was hoping that someone here might be going through a similar situation as I am and would be able to let me know what to expect! I posted about 3 weeks ago regarding my kitty, Charles's, conjunctivitis (which we believe was caused by the herpes virus). I took him to the vet on Friday...
  16. mellieanne

    Food Elimination Diet...suggestions needed!

    Hello all! I'm hoping to get some insight on what to do regarding my kitty. I've had him for a little over 3 months now. When we got him, he had some terrible dandruff issues for the first month, but once we got him on an all-wet diet that completely cleared up. However, he's been itching...
  17. mellieanne

    Conjunctivitis

    Hello all, So for the past week, my kitty Charles was having trouble with his left eye. This eye is always kind of goopy (he has feline herpes), but the third eyelid was starting to protrude a little bit and was a little bit red, so I took him to the vet on Friday and she confirmed a mild case...
  18. mellieanne

    Gingivitis / Brushing Teeth Tips?

    Hello! So I took my new cat, Charles, to his first vet appointment on Saturday. She told me that he has some mild gingivitis (assuming its mild enough to not need any emergency treatment since she didn't mention having to do anything immediately) She said he would benefit from a dry food for...
  19. mellieanne

    Feeding Question

    Hello! I'm both new to this forum and new to being a kitty owner! I just adopted my cat, named Charles, from the shelter a little over 2 weeks ago and just want to make sure I'm feeding him the correct amount. Charles is 2 years old (I'm not quite sure of his weight...going to guess around 8...
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