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its no big deal? my kitty bella is 9yrs old, healthy and acting normally except for some occasional twitching that she seems to be doing once in a while in her front paws .. sometimes back. Its like a muscle spasm more than anything, a 1-2 second quick spasm that she ignores but of course her...

Bella is a 9yr old female who has IBD and mild kidney problems. She has bloodwork and a vet check up every 3-4 months to make sure her IBD and Kidneys are functioning well. So far she has very acceptable blood work.. her last was about 3wks ago. She is on pred 3/week for her IBD and has no...

Has anyone done this before? My parents and are are renting a brand new 2008 31 foot RV for a 2wk trip this summer. We are going to be driving during the day and staying in various campgrounds at night.. planning to drive about 8hrs/day. THe RV is huge and has a separate bedroom and feels more...

not sure if this is the right forum (please move if its not..) but I have posted here several times about my Bella, who has IBD and is developing some kidney problems as well (still minor). She has been off/on prednisolone and is currently on a raw food diet which she was doing great on until a...

The good stuff? Bella has been on WD dry until her visit to the vet w/ liver problems. They fed WD canned and a little dry so she would eat (liver problems stopped her from eating at all), and she ate ok there (was on IV fluids too). While she was at the vet I researched and Vet agreed to a...

I posted a question before about my Bella's IBD. My question is -- I have read on www.catinfo.org that a diet high in protein and very little or no carbs is best for IBD kitties and they are having great success. I am not comfortable with raw, and want to start first with a good canned food...

Bella has confirmed IBD (w/ a biopsy) and vet put her on Hills w/d dry and of course all the meds. The last year she is surviving but not great. Too many relapses and I need HELP. Her last round of metronidozole caused her some bad liver problems and she is now recovering from that. I am...

Hi -- I havent posted for a couple of weeks, and wanted to update on my situation with Bella and Trixie. As you know Trix was my new one -- 3yrs old female and friendly and my resident, Bella is a 7yr old female who is very mellow. The 4 week sllooow introduction went from bad to worse to...

How do I know when to just say this isnt working? Trix and Bella are fighting all the time now.. fur flying, yeowling, chasing the whole bit. I am worn out from it.. We live in a smaller 2 bed apt and its thrown my once peaceful house into chaos. A quiet, Sat morning has been awful so far as...

Bella and Trixie just got into a huge FIGHT -- a knock down drag out chasing/jumping/clawing/hissing/yeowlling FIGHT and it FREAKED ME OUT! I had to run over and yell and throw pillows at them before they would stop. Its day 5 of Trix being out of confinement and Trix has been submissive &...

I have another question for this great board! (Gosh I have learned SO much here!) My girl Trixie is 2.5 yrs old and not a kitty anymore but certainly loves to play and I am having a hard time keeping her occupied. My Bella is just a cuddler/sleeper and so I dont have a ton of toys cuz she just...

Trixie has taken to using Bella's litter box.. and I cant figure it out! The boxes are *exactly* the same with the same litter, cleaned 1-2/times per day. When Trixie was confined to her room for the 3 wk intro she used her own box just fine but since I let her out she hasnt used it regularly --...

I am just checking in again.. I posted on Friday that my resident Bella was having a hard time with my new girl Trixie coming into our home. I have done the introduction proecdures, gone slowly and both are spayed, separate everything food, litterboxes, etc. So all weekend I stayed out of it...

I am introducing my sweet 2.5yr old girl Trixie to my sweet 7yr old girl, Bella. After 2.5 wks of quartantine, vet said its ok to introduce. They have separate territories away from each other and dont share anything. Over the 2wks I swapped scents regularly and no reactions. I traded rooms a...

My new kitty, Trixie has been confined to my spare room for a week now due to having earmites (currently being treated, but have returned! ) and exposure to UFI. My resident kitty Bella hasnt met Trixie yet but I have been doing the sock/blanket trade - rubbing on one cat and leaving for...

I have a previos post about introducing my Resident, Bella to my New kitty, Trixie. Thanks for all the advice about keeping them separated --I will of course do this for as long as it takes. Its been 6 days and I have been trading scents for 3 days. They were both taking to scents well --...

Resident kitty is 7yr old female, gentle, sweet and very mellow.. chronic IBD but on meds and very attached me. New kitty is 1.5yr old female who has been 'quarantined' in room since Sunday when she came home from humane society. New kitty is very shy but then very loving when warmed up...

Bella just got back from a week at the vet's and the diagnosis was a flare up of her IBD because of the canned food. So -- strict doc's orders to give her the dry w/d from now on. Here is my problem.. Bella is used to me feeding her 2x/day both wet and dry and the dry is usually left to munch...

I have decided to get another kitty --mostly because my Bella is fairly social and is home by herself all day and could really use a playmate and companion. She is 7yrs old, social, sweet, very tolerant and quiet and not mischevious. But the previous owners I think had cats/dogs/kids, so my...

Hi all -- havent posted for a while - been busy with work/travel and Bella has been doing so great and very happy. Bushe began vomiting this weekend off/on and sometimes really what seemed like dry heaving to me. She did cough up a hairball a few days ago, so I thought it was maybe that because...