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I received this email too. I started feeding it to my cat in the last few weeks as she was recently diagnosed as diabetic and this food is supposed to be low cal and grain free. I'm so anxious watching my kitty like a hawk in case she gets a hypo from the insulin and now I have to worry if the...

Thanks everyone for your responses, I'm back to the vet today as now that the anti inflammatory has worn off she is on the litter box every half hour and clearly uncomfortable - she's exhausted too from the constant trips to the box and straining. Happily yesterday's vet isn't in today but...

Hi, took my cat to the vet yesterday with a UTI, my regular vet wasn't there and a young vet saw her. My regular vet usually gives an antibiotic injection to start working straight away and then some antibiotics to take at home. But his vet only gave me antibiotics (amoxyclav) to give her at...

Thanks but I had absolutely no intention of giving her any kind of human medication. Since I posted we've been to the vet as I noticed she was also straining to pee - vet doesn't think it was the olive oil but something she probably had brewing anyway. She was given a shot of anti inflammatory...

We are not sure if she is a Manx or had her tail amputated as I didn't get her until she was 7 years old. I will call the vet today, problem is she gets VERY car sick and I don't want to upset her a stomach more than it already is.....

I did something really stupid yesterday - my cat has an area over her left flank that is always matted so I rubbed a little olive oil into the area hoping to break up the matt a little and soothe her skin. I figured this couldn't hurt her as she sometimes eats a little of my food that is cooked...

Sorry I wanted to edit my last post but didn't know how .... It should have read "can equally have a reaction to an inactive ingredient as to an active (not passive) ingredient". - sorry for the confusion but I'm sure you get what I mean.

Your vet friend is wrong. I have many years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and either animal or human can equally have a reaction to an inactive ingredient as to a passive ingredient - just like some people can be allergic to something while others are not. Also, the inactive...

I would phone the vet and ask if you need to continue with the meds and for how long.

Don't believe everything (or anything ) you read on the Internet. I agree - vets are not Gods - but based on experience, years of study, talking and conferencing with their colleagues and clinical experience they weigh up the risks versus the benefits and prescribe what they think is best for...

Thanks for the replies so far. I've been trying to gently tease out the mats while she's sleeping and using scissors to cut the end of the mat out - which does make it easier. I'm not too bothered if it looks a little strange but it's really only a few mats and in just such a small area - over...

Hi! So I've had this cat about 8 months, she's approx 8 years old, no tail, thick almost double coat like a british shorthair. She keeps herself well groomed and lets me comb her from time to time but has only recently let me pet/massage her all over. Anyway, while petting her this evening I...

After years of having to give cats bitter tasting melds, I learnt my lesson. Ask for the meds in the pill form, keep very thinly sliced beef in tiny pieces in the freezer, 10 minutes before meds time remove beef from freezer to thaw then wrap the pill and pop it in the cats mouth as far back as...

Thanks for your response Ritz. I was hoping to take her for the occasional visit or if I had to travel for work. She seemed to enjoy the outdoors but I've always had indoor only cats at it causes me high anxiety to let her out! She obviously wanted to be indoors during the winter as she kept...

Hi, I took in a an outdoor cat from my mum's neighbourhood over the winter for about 3 months as she was mainly living in mums backyard and mum would feed her but for various reaons didn't want her in the house. Anyway, the cat has been happily living indoors but now the weather is getting...

Hi, I've just changed to stainless steel and ceramic bowls about a month ago so will see if that helps. I was using plastic but she was an outdoor neighbourhood cat previously and who knows how/what other people were feeding her as well. Hopefully she will start to improve soon. Thanks

Hi all, the cat I recently took in is black and white - it's the first time I've had a cat with a white face and have noticed her chin is always stained brown - I'm assuming from the food? She also has mild chin acne so once or twice a day I have been giving it a bit of a clean with a cotton...

Just curious - Why stay away from Royal Canin & Science diet? Both my last cats had this as the main component of their diets and lived healthy lives until they passed at 18 and 19 years respectively?

No - mum won't take her in - she is 85 years old and finds it hard to look after herself. She really likes the cat but can't really take her in. The other reason and one of the reasons I took her in is she is always getting under mums feet when mum is in the garden where mum likes to depend a...

Hi, I took in a cat that was a little neglected that had been mainly living in my mums backyard and now that the weather turned so cold I felt sorry for her. She seems very happy at my home but she seems to be itching to get outside and has slipped through the door a couple of times as I am...