I like to put food in "inconvenient" places where the cats never go except to get food, and just scatter food in the bottom of a pie plate to make it unappetizing. I'm a dedicated free-feeder and so far this works to bring down my butterball's weight.
Sounds like you're doing everything right. I agree with mrsgreenjeans on the food bowl solution link. Also see: http://www.instructables.com/id/50-Handy-Tricks/step9/Water-Dish-Ant-Barrier/
Logic tells me that if the plain water fails, add a little soap to it to make it "wetter."
A flea bath...
It sounds like you've really done your homework. I'll just throw out three ideas on the off chance you haven't thought of them.
1. Dental problem? Maybe you've had your kitty's teeth cleaned and examined/x-rayed, but maybe not. Maybe his mouth hurts when he eats.
2. Food allergy? One of...
If those drops are caused by a urinary tract infection, they should stop within a day or two of starting treatment with antibiotics. If they're caused by something else, they'll continue.
That sounds so frustrating and stressful! But take heart, these problems are totally solvable with changes to environment and kitty lifestyle.
My first recommendation is to sit down with your favorite snack or drink, and watch a few episodes of My Cat From Hell so you can be encouraged...
Oh, ps, make sure to check out lists of human foods toxic to cats if she's into people food! I've got one that's always going for something toxic and I have to watch him (he chewed on a zinc supplement pill this morning! There goes life # 8....)
Since your kitty keeps doing the same thing, he must like the results of his behavior. Don't know if it's possible to change the results to something he doesn't like and teach him a different way of communicating that he's done with snuggle time.
If a cat is swishing its tail, my instinct is...
Yes, my baby had something similar when I first adopted him as a kitten from a feral community. The vet looked at it and said it probably wasn't FHV as no other symptoms were present. She gave me an antibiotic ointment to apply to the eye (it was his left one), which was not a treat for...
That is a stressful predicament! I took a moment to look at Tennessee rabies law and it looks like it doesn't require any beheading of cats if they bite; I think they said that to scare you. Rather, it seems like it says that the department of health will confine an animal for observation if...