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Hi all,
First time poster from the UK here
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My husband and I recently took a cat into our home, as the family who used to own her had several chickens, house rabbits, several cats of their own, plus three young children! (Basically, she has come into a new big, quiet home from chaos!). She is a three year old black and white short-hair, quite small built and dainty.
We have renamed her "Whisper" and she has really begun to respond to her name!
My question is around her health; since we got her we have taken her to the vet where we got her spayed (sorry, kitty), de-fleaed and they also gave us some worming tablets. They told us she could do with gaining about 400-500grams when we got her, as she was very bony as she had been too nervous to eat in her previous household. I tried to crush the worming tablet and mix it in with a wet meal. However, she didn't eat much of it at all - she was obviously able to smell it or something.
I have noticed her putting on more and more weight since we got her - she is now pretty rotund and actually looks overweight to be honest. We are feeding her 3 sachets of Purina Gourmet wet food a day plus unlimited dry Iams food. She seems very happy with this regime but I fear she is getting bigger and bigger and it's no good for her health. Any advice on how much we should feed a small framed little kitty?
Secondly, she has recently got a lot of dandruff in her fur?Lots of white specks throughout, especially on her tail. I brush her every day - what might explain the dandruff?
Thirdly, she has always shed A LOT of white and black fur plus whiskers since we got her. However, this has not slowed down and she stills sheds LOADS every day and all over everything - i find her fur over everything we own. Is this normal?
Finally - her poo has looked REALLY nasty recently - it has gone from quite well formed and solid to really wet stools that smell AWFUL. It is truly awful, pretty much like cat diarrhea. When she has gone in her tray, we can smell it to stories up.
My husband was almost sick when trying to scoop the poop this morning. Also, I have started to notice small amounts of blood in her poo after she has been. I am worried this change in the bowel movements might be a sign of something. I was worried it could be worms but the internet seems to suggest she would be losing weight if this was the case.
Any advice on her various health "problems" would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Whisperthecat
First time poster from the UK here
My husband and I recently took a cat into our home, as the family who used to own her had several chickens, house rabbits, several cats of their own, plus three young children! (Basically, she has come into a new big, quiet home from chaos!). She is a three year old black and white short-hair, quite small built and dainty.
We have renamed her "Whisper" and she has really begun to respond to her name!
My question is around her health; since we got her we have taken her to the vet where we got her spayed (sorry, kitty), de-fleaed and they also gave us some worming tablets. They told us she could do with gaining about 400-500grams when we got her, as she was very bony as she had been too nervous to eat in her previous household. I tried to crush the worming tablet and mix it in with a wet meal. However, she didn't eat much of it at all - she was obviously able to smell it or something.
I have noticed her putting on more and more weight since we got her - she is now pretty rotund and actually looks overweight to be honest. We are feeding her 3 sachets of Purina Gourmet wet food a day plus unlimited dry Iams food. She seems very happy with this regime but I fear she is getting bigger and bigger and it's no good for her health. Any advice on how much we should feed a small framed little kitty?
Secondly, she has recently got a lot of dandruff in her fur?Lots of white specks throughout, especially on her tail. I brush her every day - what might explain the dandruff?
Thirdly, she has always shed A LOT of white and black fur plus whiskers since we got her. However, this has not slowed down and she stills sheds LOADS every day and all over everything - i find her fur over everything we own. Is this normal?
Finally - her poo has looked REALLY nasty recently - it has gone from quite well formed and solid to really wet stools that smell AWFUL. It is truly awful, pretty much like cat diarrhea. When she has gone in her tray, we can smell it to stories up.
Any advice on her various health "problems" would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Whisperthecat