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I have 2 10-week old kittens who were diagnosed with ear mites 2 weeks ago. (I found them - they were strays with no mama.) 2 weeks ago, the vet cleaned their ears and treated them with Revolution for kittens. There is still some brown stuff in their ears but not as bad as before. Is there any...

Hi, what kind of symptoms does your cat have? Years ago, I had a cat that (I believe) was misdiagnosed with Stomatitis. I say this because I now have another cat who had the same symptoms as the cat with "stomatitis" but the new cat was diagnosed with an allergy to plastic. I used to put my...

My 2 year old cat, Cody, gags when we offer him human food. We have multiple cats in the house and they always beg us for "nibbles" at dinner time. Cody has gagged at baked chicken, steak, cheese, yogurt, etc. BUT... after he gags, he usually eats the food. He never gags at his cat food. He...

Wow, it looks like there's some great info on that site. Thank you! :)

Thank you all for your suggestions and support! I truly appreciate it. Joey is continuing to improve! :D

Hi Everyone, I'm so happy to find this forum :) My cat, Joey, is 14 years old (neutered male).  Last week, he had a blocked urethra, and for 48 hours he had to have a urinary catheter, IV fluids, and constant veterinary supervision. Although they've never found crystals in his urine, one of...

Does anyone know of a way I could make my own homemade food for Joey? Are there any recipes out there? I've been searching Google and not having much success. Yes, I am willing to cook for my cat! <3

It's interesting that none of the doctors said the special diet is intended for a limited time. They all act as though Joey will have to be on this diet for the rest of his life.   Yesterday's blood work did show improvement. However, his hematocrit is still below normal at 29.7% (30%) is the...

Joey seems to be doing pretty well today. No fever. Using the litter box. (YAY!) Drinking water, but not excessively. Mainly, I think he's annoyed that he's being forced to stick to ONLY the special diet. Maybe he's bored with eating the same thing all the time? He acts really excited when he...

That seems "do-able" -- I guess that cats get the minerals and nutrients they need from their food and they don't need to get them from water? Thank you for responding! :)

Hi nansiludie. We currently give him both canned food and dry food, but he doesn't seem to eat much of the dry. Should we take the dry away for now? (Or forever?) I will add a bit of water to the canned food. We also have separated him in the family room with us and will keep him separated from...

Thank you both for your responses! They found no casts in the urine sediment. There were just a very few (like 1-3) WBCs and RBCs per hpf in the urine - which they said could be caused by the insertion of the catheter itself. I have considered trying a water fountain. Do you have any opinion...

On Wednesday, 8/5/15, my cat (Joey) was unable to urinate. He is a 14-year-old neutered male. Indoor only. He has received regular veterinary care - always. We even do regular dental cleanings. We've had issues with Joey urinating outside of the box for 5 months. We've tried antibiotics (3...

My cat, Joey, is a 14 year old neutered male. Approximately 3 months ago, he started peeing outside of the litter box. Fortunately, we keep puppy pee pads around each litter box to help minimize the mess and he ALWAYS pees on these pee pads right next to to litter boxes. He poops in the box. We...

By no means a cat expert here, but I've lived with cats for 40+ years... I have one cat who had a lipoma (= fatty tumor). It was located in an area that would be equivalent to a human "arm pit." It seemed to pop up overnight and really freaked me out! I ran the cat to the vet as soon as I...

My cat, Joey, was diagnosed with a bladder infection 4 days ago. The vet prescribed Clavamox 125mg twice a day. (Joey is 14 years old and weighs 17 lbs.) The reason I became concerned about Joey was because he started peeing outside of the litterbox on the mat right next to the litterbox (but...

He seems okay. No blistering, not limping. I guess we got lucky this time! Thanks everyone :)

This morning, my little Brady (8 months old) jumped up on our gas stove right after I took my oatmeal off the burner. The fire was OFF but the metal was still hot.  (The oatmeal was on a very low setting - like between 1 & 2 for about 15 min. before I turned off the stove.) I touched it myself...

It's also a good idea to throw away the vacuum bag (dispose of it somewhere outside your house) each time you vacuum so that the eggs don't hatch in the bag and the new fleas don't re-infest your house.