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Just put collars on my three kittens for the first time. Imagine this x3 : vvv Hell yeah good sitter 
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Aww man great news on the cat sitting front. Sage still goes to hide when the cat sitter comes over, but when she sits up near where he's hiding and just talks to him quietly he's started poking his head out and letting her pet him!
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Apr 9, 2023 04:24
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What's a good brush for a short haired cat? One of my cats puked immediately after eating, and when I examined the vomit there was a bunch of hair in it, so I think it might help if I can brush the loose hair off of her. She's the left cat in this photo:
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Apr 10, 2023 17:42
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Hand Knit posted:I have a cat that has a runny nose problem. Update: The vet prescribed liquid antibiotics. She hates them but we seem to mostly be getting them to go down now. Small drips with the syringe, bit by bit, instead of trying to shoot it all in at once. However, a couple of things have changed. The hacking is gone but she sounds very phlegmy now, like there's liquid everywhere. I don't think it's in her lungs because she will stop making noise after she's settled. But it definitely sounds like her throat is full of goop. The second more pressing change is that she's now developed a bump on her nose. She doesn't seem like people touching it so I assume it might be painful. Back to the vet today.
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Apr 10, 2023 17:49
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pairofdimes posted:What's a good brush for a short haired cat? Equigroomer!
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Apr 10, 2023 17:49
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xzzy posted:Equigroomer!
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Apr 10, 2023 19:16
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gloom posted:Seconding! One of our cats has very fine fur. She doesn't tolerate a wire brush at all, but she loves to be scraped with the Equigroomer. Thirded. My shorthair void has literally picked the thing up off the table it lives on in his mouth and brought it to me to brush him with.
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Apr 10, 2023 19:29
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Wow, that's a ringing endorsement if I've ever seen one. I'll order it and see how much fur it ends up collecting and hopefully no more barfing.
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Apr 10, 2023 23:01
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pairofdimes posted:Wow, that's a ringing endorsement if I've ever seen one. I'll order it and see how much fur it ends up collecting and hopefully no more barfing. It's super effective! Especially this time of year since everyone is shedding like crazy. https://i.imgur.com/2XFevBl.mp4 Makes a mess but it's pretty easy cleanup.
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Apr 10, 2023 23:10
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I took my new cat to the vet and he said they have to work it out : trim the nails, get some feline calming scent plug ins, and let them loose under supervision. I'm gonna do that, I'll report back.
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Apr 10, 2023 23:13
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In my previous post I mentioned taking my sister's cat (lucy) from a potentially bad situation and now I'm worried I've made it worse. Lucy has been with us for about 26h now. I set her up in our spare office. I put as many new cat friendly towers and toys as I could get. I set her up with two main hiding spots. One on the ground in a blanket fort and one above on a dessert accessible from the cat tower. So far I think she has hid in the ground fort for the entire 26h. I know she hasn't used the litter box and it doesn't look like she's eaten or drank anything, but I cannot be 100% How soon do I need to be concerned about her water drinking? And...what do I do about it if I don't notice the water line going down on any of the dishes
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Apr 11, 2023 00:38
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LeninVS posted:In my previous post I mentioned taking my sister's cat (lucy) from a potentially bad situation and now I'm worried I've made it worse. She'll drink when she's thirsty. Relax and let her adapt. She's scared out of her mind at the moment.
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Apr 11, 2023 00:40
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Yeah, that's normal! Even if they're coming into a good situation from a bad one, cats will be frightened when they're getting used to a new space. Give her at least another day.
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Apr 11, 2023 00:44
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Based. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W85oD8FEF78
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Apr 11, 2023 00:54
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gloom posted:Seconding! One of our cats has very fine fur. She doesn't tolerate a wire brush at all, but she loves to be scraped with the Equigroomer. are these good for a longer haired cat too?
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Apr 11, 2023 01:27
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Light Gun Man posted:are these good for a longer haired cat too?
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Apr 11, 2023 02:08
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The equigroomer works great on our domestic longhair cats.LeninVS posted:So far I think she has hid in the ground fort for the entire 26h. I know she hasn't used the litter box and it doesn't look like she's eaten or drank anything, but I cannot be 100% Our cats did this too when we brought them home from the shelter. They didn’t even leave the carrier for around 24h. It was terrifying for us, but they were fine. They just needed time. We mixed water into wet food and put it right up against their hiding place to help them feel comfortable enough to start eating and to get their hydration up. Edit: Also thank you to everyone with advice about our weirdo licking cat. We’re still experimenting with feeding her, no real breakthrough yet but I’ll report back if we figure something out. kaom fucked around with this message at 03:57 on Apr 11, 2023 |
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Apr 11, 2023 03:54
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thanks, y'all
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Apr 11, 2023 04:43
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Deviant posted:I am at my wit's end here. One of my cats who I've had for many years will not stop pissing and making GBS threads on the bed and occasionally laundry. I have tried so many things. I have tried, from memory: I had a similar issue happening with a cat. We switched to the pink attractant World's Best, with a silicone high-rim feeding mat under the open litter box, to supplement an existing box with pine. There's a Nature's Miracle with a light cinnamon smell that cats don't like which seems enough to discourage pissing but won't stop the cat from napping/playing. Wash your mattress protector and bedding with normal Natures Miracle in place of fabric softener. Cat treats were stored nearby and given whenever he used the new box, which had the hilarious side effect of the other cats arriving to queue up for a snack whenever they heard him peeing. Progress! Sometimes he will pee in the pine. Sometimes he will poop on the mat. The world's best is scooped nightly. No real problems anymore.
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EoRaptor posted:I’m going to bluntly suggest moving some buried poops from the upstairs box to the downstairs, so it smells like a place for cats to poop. So update, this worked! I waited a few weeks because I just couldn’t bring myself to make my cats use a litter box with poop already buried in it.  In the end I compromised and took used litter (without poops) from the other box and mixed it into this one. Cue a couple days of digging around but not using it, then a couple days of peeing in it, and finally poops! Both litter boxes fully in use.  Thanks!
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Apr 12, 2023 20:52
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This might be a dumb question but do all cats affect allergy havers in the same way? Are there some kinds of cats that give less allergies? Is there a way to tell if you're going to be allergic to any given cat? I'd really like to consider getting an adult cat but in the past I've had allergies.
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LeninVS posted:
Quick update on the Lucy situation. Thanks everyone for reassuring me, Lucy started drinking/eating/litterboxing maybe an hour or two after my post. In the last 5 days we have gone from her hissing/growling at even the sound of us walking around and her hiding in her blanket fort. To her being pretty confident in her basecamp room. She's actively exploring and laying down in multiple spots in the room. She even gives us headbutts when we come in. Now I just need to work on her getting along with my current cat Cora. They bumped into eachother while Lucy was exploring the house and I thought Cora was locked up in the basement. Much hissing and hiding after that.
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hallo spacedog posted:This might be a dumb question but do all cats affect allergy havers in the same way? Are there some kinds of cats that give less allergies? Is there a way to tell if you're going to be allergic to any given cat? Apparently there is a food you can feed cats that makes them shed less of the proteins that make you allergic
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You can age out of allergies just like you can age into new ones, so it may be a moot point now anyway. I recommend rubbing your face in someone else's cat to be sure. When I was allergic it definitely seemed to vary by cat. That's anecdotal and hard to measure objectively, though.
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Some cats have very fine hair that floats around, some is more coarse and will just drop to the ground. That can make a big difference.
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I have minor cat allergies, and my long hair cat sets me off worse than my short hair cats. Also, all outdoor cats trigger my allergies WAY worse than indoor cats. Usually if I'm having an allergy issue, I just take some antihistamine and wash my face with soap/water, usually clears it right up. I don't get hives or anything, just itchy eyes - like I said, minor.
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found out today that my sweet baby Olive has diabetes and that might explain why she's been making GBS threads in front of the box
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Unsinkabear posted:You can age out of allergies just like you can age into new ones, so it may be a moot point now anyway. I recommend rubbing your face in someone else's cat to be sure.
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hallo spacedog posted:This might be a dumb question but do all cats affect allergy havers in the same way? Are there some kinds of cats that give less allergies? Is there a way to tell if you're going to be allergic to any given cat? Most cat allergies react to a substance in the cat's saliva. So hairless or very short-haired cats are just as allergenic as other cats. However, the type of fur the cat has can affect how much her hair gets everywhere and how easy it is to sweep it up. There are some breeds of cats (e.g. the long haired Siberians) that statistically produce less of the allergen than most cats. But they still produce some! If you're interested in a specific cat, the best thing you can do is spend some time with that individual cat and see if you have a reaction. Anecdotally, I've heard from many people that they had a cat allergy when they first got their cat, but over time it went away or became less noticeable. I also know some people who love cats so much that they're commited to taking allergy pills every day of their life. I'm not sure if that's recommended from a medical perspective... Personally I'm not allergic to cats according to the allergy test. I still had some reaction when we first got our cat, my airways and eyes were irritated for some days. My partner also isn't allergic to cats according to the test, but they get the thing where any cat scratch becomes all lumpy bumpy for some minutes. So depending on what you mean by "have had allergies", maybe you're not allergic at all! There is a cat food that binds to the allergen, and there is a shot in the works that would make the cat no longer produce the allergen. I would not rely on either of them at this point, if you're allergic to a degree that you can't tolerate, it's better not to get a cat.
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pidan posted:Anecdotally, I've heard from many people that they had a cat allergy when they first got their cat, but over time it went away or became less noticeable.
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That's really weird but also kind of makes sense, I had a dog for many years who I was not allergic to but if I was around my sister's dog it would make me feel itchy and irritated by their hair, partially cause she was bad at cleaning it too.
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We have had 2 cats for 8 years, I am allergic to one waaaay more than the other. It all is dependent on the cat’s specific dander/saliva and your body. My body says no, I won’t become immune, so I’ve been allergic for my whole life despite having cats for 99% of it. I second the suggestion to rub your face on a cat to see if you are already allergic to that specific cat. Also, AllerPet is a wonderful thing, you wipe it over your pet and it helps get rid of the allergens. I’m usually too lazy to keep up with it so I wash my face after snuggling with my allergy cat.
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So it turns out Twig is much younger than we knew when I volunteered as Taking her in was a calculated risk because I'm the only person who could, but that math did not include her being an adorable maniac of a "kitten." I know the solution to kittens/young cats is to get two, and I want her to be happy more than anything else, so I'll do that if I have to. But my lease specifies only one cat/dog, and ideally I do not want a fourth creature (on top of Twig, me, and sometimes my partner) in my tiny little apartment that I never leave. How old do cats need to get before they begin to chill out, and if I do have to get her a companion before then, how do I go about finding another cat that I know she actually likes? Unsinkabear fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Apr 14, 2023 |
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I just took 2 cats to the vet who said that both of them needed their anal glands expressed. This was day before yesterday. Last night I found poo in the bed and this morning, one of the two cats had poo or something that looked very liquidy, sticking to her bum and I had to wipe her a couple of times. Is this normal? I hope it stops soon! The vet said to give the cats more fiber and said that anti scoot treats are good. Can anyone recommend any?
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redreader posted:I just took 2 cats to the vet who said that both of them needed their anal glands expressed. This was day before yesterday. Last night I found poo in the bed and this morning, one of the two cats had poo or something that looked very liquidy, sticking to her bum and I had to wipe her a couple of times. Is this normal? I hope it stops soon! Anal glands should be naturally expressed whenever a cat poops as long as their poops are solid enough to press on them when passing on out so any fiber source will do, metamucil for humans is what we used when I worked in a cat rescue. If your cats will eat canned pumpkin that's also a good fiber treat for them. Additionally, if you can, trimming up their butt hair helps a lot. I have 4 cats and while it's unusual for the two short haired cats to have any hygiene problems, the two long haired cats get dingleberries from time to time if I don't keep up on the trimming. If they're chubby or elderly cats they may have issues with getting back there to clean on their own too regardless of their fur length. Edit: 1/2 tsp metamucil or psyllium husk powder added to wet food whenever they eat is what I'd recommend hypoallergenic cat breed fucked around with this message at 18:01 on Apr 14, 2023 |
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This cat has never ever had diarrhea before. Last night we found poo in the bed (never happened before), 2 days after the anal gland expression. The cat is 11 lbs and not super hairy. she is 5 and can clean herself. The bed poos were a couple of little pellets, not wet. Last night (after the poo in the bed) I gave her a dose of prednisone liquid for the first time (prescribed for scratching), and this morning she's had liquid coming out of her butt after pooing, twice so far. So that complicates things further! edit 2: when I gave her the prednisone liquid, she loving LOVED it. before I tried to give it to her she was licking the syringe. I've never had no issues with giving meds to a cat, so this is hilarious. redreader fucked around with this message at 19:52 on Apr 14, 2023 |
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redreader posted:I just took 2 cats to the vet who said that both of them needed their anal glands expressed. This was day before yesterday. Last night I found poo in the bed and this morning, one of the two cats had poo or something that looked very liquidy, sticking to her bum and I had to wipe her a couple of times. Is this normal? I hope it stops soon! No experience with anti scoot treats here, but my poop monkey cat gets Miralax (1/4 tsp, 2x day) mixed in with his wet food to help him avoid constipation. He's at the vet right now, being boarded all day because I wanted him to get checked for urinary crystals. I dropped him off at 9 am, and the vet called at 2 pm to say he still hadn't peed, and oh guess what, he gained almost 2 pounds since his last visit in January. He's now 27 lbs and some ounces. At the January vet visit, the vet said she didn't want to restrict his calories any further and in fact he may not be getting enough calories to keep his metabolism active. So I began sprinkling 1 teaspoon (measured with a spoon, scraped flat) of dry food on top of his wet food, twice a day, to get him a few extra calories. If the calorie count on his dry food (Acana Indoor) is correct, that's 16 extra calories a day. That's the only change I made to his diet since January. I made him gain almost 2 pounds in 4 months from eating 16 extra calories a day.  God I feel terrible. I was trying to help him and I just made his obesity even worse.
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Yesterday morning I woke up and Mel was hiding from me, refusing to eat her breakfast and it was worrying enough I took her to the hospital. Figured maybe it's some minor swelling or pancreatitis like last time and they'll keep her hydrated through it until the swelling goes down. Barely 24 hours later and I've just come back from holding her during euthanasia. Turns out she had anemia and worsening internal bleeding in her chest, her blood refused to clot even after a platelet transfusion and she was starting to have difficulty breathing. Vets had no idea why, could've been cancer or FIP or something else but all the likeliest possibilities had a terrible prognosis attached, and I was told we could spend a lot of time and money to keep her limping along in constant pain hoping the cause is found and treatable, or let her go peacefully now. I don't know if I made the right choice: I could have just barely afforded the low end estimate of extended care if I tapped my entire savings, but even more than the money she just looked so scared and miserable when I saw her in the treatment room and the thought of her suffering through that for days or even a week just to die anyway tore my goddamn heart out. She was only eight years old, for a house cat that's like dying in your 40's, what the actual gently caress.      She was a big dumb idiot who refused to be held and would lead me on a chase around the house to give her flea topical, while also being the sweetest goddamn thing in the world: regularly jumping into my lap for pets or cozying up at night to sleep. I loved her like nothing else in the world, and I feel so loving empty sitting her surround by her toys and treats and cat tree and knowing she's never going to get to enjoy them again. Goodbye Mel. 
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It’s heartbreaking enough when you know it’s coming but totally devastating when it’s so sudden.  It sounds like you did the best you could do. She looks like a wonderful little character. I’m so sorry for your loss, Sydin.
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Hand Knit posted:Update: Regrettable final update. It was lymphoma. She just turned 9. Apparently oriental shorthairs and siamese have a gene that put them more at risk younger for this type of cancer.
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