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Someone on another thread had suggested using Miralax if the poop seemed very crumbly and also I've seen Mattie scooting her butt on the floor a few times since feeding raw.  I didn't want her to get constipated or have so much trouble with pooping that she would avoid the litter box.  However...

You know, that could be - I've also heard that cats need more fat.  Mattie is always on the look out for any bits of cheese that we drop on the counter or floor - and she absolutely will drive you wild if you have real butter.  I think that I'm going to try to Primal Pheasant in a week or two...

You are right about the rabbit being like kitty crack!!  I guess its because it is something they would catch on their own if they had the chance .   Because Mattie was a rescue and picked up off the street by animal control (she had a litter of kittens with her) I am betting that she was...

Hi all! Have been feeding my girl, Mattie, a raw diet for about 1 month now.  Today I have her a rabbit shoulder meaty bone (last two joints) to chew on.  She ate it all escept 3/4 of the biggest bone. Now I'm freaking even though I read on here that raw bones are o.k for them to eat.  This...

Its good that you started on the Hypoallergenic diet so that even if the over grooming isn't due to allergy, at least you can rule that out.  I know what you mean about always having cats before that were snuggly - all of my previous cats were that way too.  IT IS different to have a cat that is...

Hi!  Adonis is a beauty.  I just wanted to say that I just adopted a young female, approximately 3 years old, domestic short hair kitty.  She was overgrooming like crazy when I first got her and scratching too.  The vet thought perhaps she has allergies and so we went with a round of prednisone...

Well, little warrior kitty was a brat tonight.  She is so difficult whenever I need to do anything that requires holding her still for a few seconds.  I have to put some antibiotic cream on a small abrasion she had when I got her at the shelter.  She gets mad at me and then won't have anything...

Update on Mattie. Well, my little rescue is warming up slowly.  She has been bringing me her toys in the morning before I wake up and I find them beside my head.  She also rubs and head bumps like crazy now when I first wake up - and purrs very loudly.  Yesterday she even jumped in the chair I...

I had two girls that were sisters, DSH.  One had allergies which caused inflammatory bowel disease, but with careful and judicious use of prednisolone she lived until 15.  The other one was still going strong at 16 and could jump up into my arms even.  She did slow down at 17 and then made a...

Yes, I think you are right about the too many trips to the vet - I think I'm going to ask the vet that we try to treat her for the next few weeks without another trip into the office.  She is eating her hypo-allergenic food with relish so that is good and I do think that some of this obsessive...

I just wanted to say that you are doing great with your little new girl and she is very cute.  I just adopted an adult female Torbie from a shelter and it has now been three weeks.  She is just now letting me pet her briefly but I see that she is SLOWLY, and I do mean slowly, coming around.  I...

Thanks for the replies.  Food treats are super easy with Mattie as she is s super chow hound.  I have to be careful what she can eat though because of the food allergies but I have found that she even likes to be hand fed the kibble I have.  She could easily become fat if I fed her as much as...

Hello to everyone.  I have had cats all of my life but my latest little girl has be baffled.  After a four year break from pet ownership I decided to adopt a shelter cat.  When my husband I met Mattie (3 years old) in the shelter she was very sweet, rubbing on our hand, and purring loudly.  We...

Hi!  I've been lurking on your site for about a week, but decided to join in.  I've had cats most of my life except for the last four years.  2 1/2 weeks ago I adopted a shelter kitty (young adult) and she has so far been a puzzle.  But more on that in another forum. I've already learned a lot...