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quote:He walks around the house or our bedroom and meows, and meows, and meows. This can occur any time from 5 am to 9 am. Are you usually up and around between 5-9? If you bug out of a routine, a cat will bitch incessantly.
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What is a good flea medication? I couldn't find anything in the op.
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Mar 28, 2011 03:45
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gowb posted:What is a good flea medication? I couldn't find anything in the op. Advantage or Revolution. From your vet, nothing store bought, lots of off the shelf items make cats sick, or worse.
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Mar 28, 2011 04:39
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RheaConfused posted:Advantage or Revolution. From your vet, nothing store bought, lots of off the shelf items make cats sick, or worse. Actually, many pet stores now carry these brands of flea preventative. Apparently you no longer need to get them from your vet (although you shouldn't start your animal on any new medication without first consulting your vet), just make sure you're getting the right product for your animal.
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Mar 28, 2011 23:53
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Serella posted:Actually, many pet stores now carry these brands of flea preventative. Apparently you no longer need to get them from your vet (although you shouldn't start your animal on any new medication without first consulting your vet), just make sure you're getting the right product for your animal. Ah! I'm not sure if that's the case in Texas? Or if you can get Advantage I think it's not multi so it doesn't have heartworm protection...
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Mar 29, 2011 00:46
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You can get the brands without heartworm prevention at pet stores - Frontline, Frontline Plus, Advantage. Revolution and Advantage Multi require a script. Also Advantage Multi freaks me out. It has more scary warning labels than any other product, including stuff like "children should not come into contact with application site for 30 minutes" which is a little sketchy.
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Mar 29, 2011 01:13
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Crooked Booty posted:You can get the brands without heartworm prevention at pet stores - Frontline, Frontline Plus, Advantage. Once I got it on my desk phone after dosing the clinic cats and it took the finish off the phone  edit: An update on my Oona. CRYSTALS ARE BACK. I am so loving annoyed  I have been feeding my baby lovely c/d for a year and it didn't even help. Trip report for the Cat Hospital of Austin. I had to work, but my husband liked the place, describing it as a nicer version of my previous clinic (really old house that needed remodeling). He dropped her off and they got a sample around 1:30. Then they didn't read it till 4:30. I'm giving the benefit of the doubt for this first visit, since I worked in a clinic myself and I know how lovely the Monday flood of e-vet patients can be. I just wish we could have picked her up as soon as they got the sample, because I worry about URIs. Dr. Percival seems to be worried about stones Although, Oona had both an xray and a bladder ultrasound last April and was clear, we may have to repeat those tests in a few weeks. We'll definitely be trying another food, probably Royal Canin Urinary S/O. Nonetheless there are at least a few more vet visits/urinalyses in my future. It was about $200 today for a drop off visit, in cysto, in house u/a and a week's worth of metacam. Seems about what I'm used to, maybe a little pricey, but not shocking.  $400 in the past two days. I haven't paid for vet care in almost 4 years. My husband hasn't found a job yet. Suuuuck. That's just what that credit card is for though. 
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Mar 29, 2011 02:05
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Ugh, the fleas have worsened. We grabbed some Frontline Plus and applied it tonight and it seems to have driven the little fuckers into a frenzy, poor Meachie is sooo miserable.  They seem to have gotten on me a bit too, though it might just be my imagination, since my girlfriend hasn't reported any itchiness. Looks like it's all-out flea war. Sigh. Guess I'll start getting flea bombs or whatever it is. I'm terrified that they're in the couch and our blankets too so I've been putting off going to sleep.
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Mar 29, 2011 09:30
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Hi everyone. I'm considering getting a cat or two in a couple years once living conditions permit it and I have a couple questions. First, I heard Maine Coons are awesome. Are they? Should I get one cat or two? Siblings perhaps? Should I buy one from a breeder or go to a pound and hope for some luck? I'd honestly prefer the second option as I'd like to save a cat or two. I'd prefer a lap cat rather than one that was crazy but I could adjust if I had to. I literally just skimmed the FAQ but I'd figured I'd ask some of these questions anyway since it's somewhat focused. Thanks!
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Mar 29, 2011 16:18
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There are many many long haired cats with very similar coat types to maine coons. As far as i know, maine coons don't really have anything specific about them other than their looks. Unless you absolutely must have a specific breed of cat, then head to your shelter. Older cats will already have their personalities and your shelter will easily be able to recommend you a more laid back people cat. If you think you want two cats, ask if they have any sibling or bonded cats that need to be adopted together.
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Mar 29, 2011 16:50
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The.GreyWolf posted:Hi everyone. I'm considering getting a cat or two in a couple years once living conditions permit it and I have a couple questions. The.GreyWolf posted:Should I get one cat or two? Siblings perhaps? The.GreyWolf posted:Should I buy one from a breeder or go to a pound and hope for some luck? I'd honestly prefer the second option as I'd like to save a cat or two. The.GreyWolf posted:I'd prefer a lap cat rather than one that was crazy but I could adjust if I had to. Sounds like a bonded pair of adult cats from a rescue/shelter would be perfect for you. Find a reputable rescue organization that does fostering in your area. Tell them what you are looking for in a cat, and I'm sure they can hook you up with the ideal kitties within a few weeks.
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Mar 29, 2011 16:54
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What's a reasonable monthly figure to budget for cat care (food, vet care, grooming etc)? Obviously I'll spend whatever I need to but I'm filling out an application for an adoption agency near here and they seem pretty serious. I feel like I'm being interviewed by a social worker.
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Mar 29, 2011 23:00
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Monthly upkeep for me runs between 25-35 dollars per cat. That's basic food/litter and a bag of treats per month. Minimum vet care is probably just their yearly checkup/rabies shot which shouldn't go over 100$, unless someone gets sick/fleas/crystals where you're looking at a lot more. I think my cats would murder me in my sleep if I took them to a groomer, they're self sufficient for the most part. I give em a bath once or twice a year if they look shabby. Frequent brushing is of course mandatory if you don't want hair on literally everything in your house but that's free after you buy the brush. (Plugging the Zoom Groom here, it is the best thing ever.)
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Mar 29, 2011 23:12
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mistaya posted:Monthly upkeep for me runs between 25-35 dollars per cat. That's basic food/litter and a bag of treats per month. Minimum vet care is probably just their yearly checkup/rabies shot which shouldn't go over 100$, unless someone gets sick/fleas/crystals where you're looking at a lot more. I was planning on getting a FURminator but that one you talked about is waaay cheaper. I went and looked at some kitties today, this agency has them on display at a store near my place. I'm pretty sure they train them to guilt trip the poo poo out of people. They would meow and put their paws through the bars and rest them on my hand. I felt like I was watching one of those commercials with the Sarah McLachlan music.
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Mar 29, 2011 23:30
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HandsomeBen posted:I was planning on getting a FURminator but that one you talked about is waaay cheaper. I have a generic furminator clone from Wal-Mart that works just as well as the real thing but only cost $12
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Mar 30, 2011 03:43
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I'm currently engaged in a battle of wills with my cat. The store I go to stop carrying the dry brand I normally feed her (Halo's Spot's Stew), so I bought the next best alternative (Wellness Indoor Health). I tried doing the switch gradually, but I didn't have enough of her original food to do so as slowly as I would have liked. Now, she seems to be mostly boycotting her dry food. At what point should I be worried and give up and just find a different store that carries Halo, or should I just wait it out and trust that she'll stop being stubborn? For the record, I give her wet food at night and she has no problem hoovering that.
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Mar 30, 2011 04:33
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Shebrew posted:I'm currently engaged in a battle of wills with my cat. It's not her being stubborn, if cats don't like a food they won't eat it. Go to another store or try another brand but you want your cat eating like normal again ASAP. You want to avoid any unnecessary weight loss at all costs.
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Mar 30, 2011 04:36
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RheaConfused posted:It's not her being stubborn, if cats don't like a food they won't eat it. Go to another store or try another brand but you want your cat eating like normal again ASAP. You want to avoid any unnecessary weight loss at all costs. I guess I'll give the bag of dry food to a friend and switch her to something else then. In the meanwhile, I'll give her wet food twice a day so she doesn't lose weight. Thanks 
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Mar 30, 2011 05:07
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If your friend's cat wont eat the food either, lots of shelters will accept open bags of dry food.
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Mar 30, 2011 15:40
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Abbeh posted:If your friend's cat wont eat the food either, lots of shelters will accept open bags of dry food. That's a good call. I'll e-mail the shelter where I got Po and see if they would take it. You win this time, Po
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Mar 30, 2011 16:45
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What luck have people had with automatic feeding/cleaning devices? Stuff like the automatic feeders, water fountains, and automated litter boxes. I work kinda weird hours and stuff like that would make my life a little easier.
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Mar 30, 2011 16:52
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A Curvy Goonette posted:What luck have people had with automatic feeding/cleaning devices? Stuff like the automatic feeders, water fountains, and automated litter boxes. I work kinda weird hours and stuff like that would make my life a little easier. " and "I am a terrible pet-owner because I don't scoop these boxes enough. "My cats transitioned to the Litter Robot very easily because they clearly prefer having spotless litter. Every 6-7 days (for 2 cats), I change the trash bag and top off the box with fresh litter. There's no odor. My cats are never forced to step in their own waste. I feel less guilty about asking friends or family to watch my cats when I'm out of town because I don't have to ask them to touch a nasty litter box. It's amazing in every way. If mine broke today, I'd buy another one immediately, and if that one broke next week, I'd still buy another one. I love my Litter Robot. I have a CatIt water fountain and don't use it anymore because it's a pain in my rear end to clean. My cats eat canned food so they don't drink much anyway. If I got another fountain, I'd get one with a really simple design that's easy to clean and preferably ceramic. I am too lazy to disassemble everything to scrub slime off it every week.
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Mar 30, 2011 17:55
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That Litter Robot thing looks terrifying. Did the cats take to it right away or did they have some trepidations about GIANT ROTATING LITTER BALL DEVICE? Good to know about the fountain too, are the ceramic ones more resistance to slime buildup?
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Mar 30, 2011 18:16
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I've got a cat who has been nothing but teeny problems that have been costing me a lot of money. Monster needed his shots, and was having issues with his eyes. Of course, when I took him to the vet, his eyes looked fine aside from a little red....so I had to take him back three days later when they were red and had green eye boogers and blah blah blah. He got eye drops, his eyes look fine, though the vet had said this may be a reoccurring problem. Whatever, that's done, and it only cost me like 400 Canadian dollars total for both visits (for paying the vets, for the medicine, and then for transportation both times.) Now...Monster. Normally, Monster gets a variety of foods that are mixed together. I seriously only go by the packages and not at all by the names, so I couldn't tell you what they all are, but they are all in the 'premium' category. Grain free, all that jazz. Somehow, we ran out of cat food, which...is a rare occurrence. So I ran down to the store nearby, and grabbed something that looked just fine, ingredients wise, was grain free, and was recommended to me by the owner of the store. Turns out Monster's allergic to it. Through process of elimination, I've determined it's probably because it was a salmon formula. He's never had anything salmon flavored before as far as I know, and has never had a reaction to any other food. He normally eats chicken/duck flavored foods.Now, he's been switched to a different food, but was eating that other poo poo for like a week while I was away and my boyfriend was feeding him. I came home and he is...seriously dandruffy, and also has little bumps (some of which are scabby) all over him, that I believe are hives. He's clearly pretty drat itchy. He's been off that food for two days, and is...still full of dandruff and has the bumps. What can I do for him? Is there anything I can do to help my baby feel better? Sorry for the wall-o-text but I am so worried.
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Mar 30, 2011 18:35
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A Curvy Goonette posted:That Litter Robot thing looks terrifying. Did the cats take to it right away or did they have some trepidations about GIANT ROTATING LITTER BALL DEVICE? As for fountains, some cats (including one of mine) get chin acne and ceramic bowls tend to help. Supposedly bacteria and slime grows more easily on plastic than ceramic, glass, or metal.
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Mar 30, 2011 18:42
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How big is the Litter Robot? I've got two male kitties who are a bit on the large side of normal... especially Riker, he's 14 pounds! And no, he's not a butterball with legs sticking out, according to the bet he's got some chub but he's just a big kitty. Here's some pics of the new to me kitties, so as to prevent them from exploding! Riker:  and Geordie:   All I've got is an iPhone so no fantastic pics but they're pretty kitties.  As you can see Geordie gets pretty small (he's like a slinky!) so I'm not worried about him fitting so much as Riker, who is very... solid.
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Mar 30, 2011 18:54
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Eww Daisy, stop rolling in the fresh litter  And tell me more about this litter robot...
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Mar 30, 2011 20:08
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Phishi posted:How big is the Litter Robot? I've got two male kitties who are a bit on the large side of normal... especially Riker, he's 14 pounds! And no, he's not a butterball with legs sticking out, according to the bet he's got some chub but he's just a big kitty. Oh yeah, they'll fit just fine. I have a big 14lb guy and he has no problem, as well as my fatty, who is no longer fat, fit fine at 16lbs. ^^edit: It's great. We've been using one for almost 9 years now. Our original was replaced when the motherboard went out, free of charge after 4 years. I have 3 cats and they all share the one litter robot with no issues. A bag of litter lasts way longer.
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Mar 30, 2011 20:10
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Crooked Booty posted:I have a CatIt water fountain and don't use it anymore because it's a pain in my rear end to clean. My cats eat canned food so they don't drink much anyway. If I got another fountain, I'd get one with a really simple design that's easy to clean and preferably ceramic. I am too lazy to disassemble everything to scrub slime off it every week. I've got a Glacier Point Basic Fountain from Sierra BioScience. The basin is ceramic, it has a foam filter around the pump and a carbon filter (like a Brita) tube that the water goes back through into the basin. Even my afraid of everything cat uses that fountain. You're supposed to wash everything once per week and then sort of deep clean it monthly by running super hot water through it for 5 minutes (after washing everything down). In other words, it's awesome.
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Mar 30, 2011 20:13
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I've been looking at the Drinkwell Platinum, http://www.amazon.com/Drinkwell-D2VVI-RE-Platinum-Pet-Fountain/dp/B000L3XYZ4/ref=tag_stp_s2f_edpp_pet_fo12in , and was wondering if anyone had any experience with it?
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Mar 30, 2011 21:41
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HandsomeBen posted:I've been looking at the Drinkwell Platinum, http://www.amazon.com/Drinkwell-D2VVI-RE-Platinum-Pet-Fountain/dp/B000L3XYZ4/ref=tag_stp_s2f_edpp_pet_fo12in , and was wondering if anyone had any experience with it? I have one and my cats like it, although really for just the one with urinary issues and the others tolerate it. We've had ours for about 2 years, and once a month my husband takes it apart and cleans it. We had a regular drinkwell before that got really scummy, but it seems like this one isn't nearly as bad, and regular maintenance means no scum at all where previously maintenance was to eliminate accumulated scum. Oh, and we have a kitty who has previously had issues with acne and she has no problems with this fountain.
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Mar 30, 2011 21:50
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Angela Manaconda posted:I've got a cat who has been nothing but teeny problems that have been costing me a lot of money. As far as the food allergies, I understand that they do express with skin problems like you describe, but it isn't something I have dealt with. I think just find the protein source that works and use that and it will take some time. Good luck with it. Maybe some one else has better thoughts on it. As to the eyes, my girl has been through that, you can try adding a scoop of L-lysine to your cats food every day, it really helped with my cats eye ball herpes. She would get the red eyes when she was stressed out.
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Mar 31, 2011 01:04
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ChairmanMeow posted:As to the eyes, my girl has been through that, you can try adding a scoop of L-lysine to your cats food every day, it really helped with my cats eye ball herpes. She would get the red eyes when she was stressed out. Oh, yes! The vet was rather sure what Mo had was eye herpes, as well as an infection (hence the anti-biotic drops.) I have the lysine powder, and he's been on that a while -- I mix in an 1/8th of a teaspoon with his wet food, twice a day. I have to ask though, is there any where I can get that, other than the vet's?
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Mar 31, 2011 01:33
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Angela Manaconda posted:Oh, yes! The vet was rather sure what Mo had was eye herpes, as well as an infection (hence the anti-biotic drops.) I have the lysine powder, and he's been on that a while -- I mix in an 1/8th of a teaspoon with his wet food, twice a day. I have to ask though, is there any where I can get that, other than the vet's? I use this for mine: http://www.amazon.com/Vet-Solutions-Viralys-L-Lysine-Powder/dp/B0013LLHW0/ref=pd_sim_k_6
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Mar 31, 2011 01:44
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At what age do cats develop their set personality? I know everyone says to get an adult cat so you know what their personality is going to be because a kitten's will change. So what age should I be looking at?
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Mar 31, 2011 02:06
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HandsomeBen posted:At what age do cats develop their set personality? I know everyone says to get an adult cat so you know what their personality is going to be because a kitten's will change. So what age should I be looking at? I'd say a rule of thumb would be 1.5-2 years. They're still going to have some kitteny energy at that age, but you should also be able to see what type of personality the cat has by then as well. After 2 years, cats are generally mature adults. However, at a scary shelter a cat's personality may not show through. That's why it's nice to go with an agency that does in-home fostering.
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Mar 31, 2011 02:21
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You can probably see it earlier than that. Some cats are quieter or more cuddly even from like 6 months on. They'll generally calm down over time, but if a cat is already kind of chill at 6 months I don't think it's likely to turn into a tasmanian devil in another year.
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Mar 31, 2011 02:29
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weinus posted:I use this for mine: http://www.amazon.com/Vet-Solutions-Viralys-L-Lysine-Powder/dp/B0013LLHW0/ref=pd_sim_k_6 "You purchased this item on August 24, 2010." I've been very happy with this product.
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Mar 31, 2011 03:43
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Unfortunately, I live in Canada and the shipping for that is going to be $40. So! I'm looking for it...somewhere else, haha. But thank you! I'm hoping to not have to buy it at the vet's for like $15 for a tiny bottle.
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Angela Manaconda posted:Unfortunately, I live in Canada and the shipping for that is going to be $40. So! I'm looking for it...somewhere else, haha. But thank you! I'm hoping to not have to buy it at the vet's for like $15 for a tiny bottle.
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