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Renal Cat Food: Hill's or Royal Canin?
Hello to you.My cat(2y,male,sterilized)was recently diagnosed with stage 2 kidney failure. Therefore, he consumes kidney food. Vet recommendations are Royal Canin and Hills. Only these two brands of kidney food are available in my country. The strict emphasis of his veterinarian is Royal Canin.
I ...
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2 years ago
Janeer
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Food Recommendations
Wondering which food might be right for your cat? Here's the place to get advice. Describe your cat's needs and someone from the community will suggest foods that might work for you. Remember that the information here is not a substitute for veterinary advice and you may wish to consult a veterinari...
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2 years ago
Muck Rack
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Behavior
CAT SPRAYING WILL NOT STOP
On Christmas day 6 years ago my neighbor found a little kitten stuck under her fence. She didn't know what to do with him so brought him to me, the crazy cat lady. I wasn't sure of his age, so bottle fed him formula for about a week before switching to a bowl.
I had him neutered when he was about ...
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2 years ago
Melina Grin
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Nutrition
Proden plaque off powder and virbac cat dry food
Hello guys,
I have two questions please. Has someone used proden plaque off powder for cats for long term (years)...just wondering if it has any short term/long term side effects. Worried about heavy metals and arsenic in it.
Also does anyone have any lab report for virbac cat dry food. I searche...
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2 years ago
Deepthi Nair
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Product Recommendations
Hypoallergenic food recommendation for my british shorthair cat
Hello, everyone!
I've had my cat for about 9 months, but she's 5 years old. Pepas has a lot of otitis and the vet suggested giving her hypoallergenic food. My cat is very used to eating wet food every day, so I'd really appreciate suggestions for a good brand of hypoallergenic food that has both ki...
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2 years ago
Dr. Aisling O'Keeffe MVB CertSAM ISFMAdvCertFB MRCVS
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Nutrition
How to Get a Fussy Cat to Eat
My cats like raw best, but one will only eat kidney or liver. I try not to give too much liver due to Vitamin A abundance in it. Neither like their food minced but will only eat it diced. The boy Timmy will pick out kidney from any mix and leave the rest. To solve this, and to make sure he gets cal...
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2 years ago
Faith Hill
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Behavior
Why Does My Cat Attack My Hand? We’ve come a long way but ………
Hello I have just joined the community and I’m hoping I can find an answer to a problem I have with my beautiful girl Sadie .We rescued her when she was 3 months old she had lived on a farm was not fed regularly and had not been handled at all .So when Sadie came to live with us she was a terrible b...
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2 years ago
ivy song
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Nutrition
Proden plaque off and virbac cat dry food
Hello guys,
I have two questions please. Has someone used proden plaque off powder for cats for long term (years)...just wondering if it has any short term/long term side effects. Worried about heavy metals and arsenic in it.
Also does anyone have any lab report for virbac cat dry food. I searche...
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2 years ago
Deepthi Nair
1
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Great cat food
Dry food Brit Care Cat Grain Free Haircare Healthy & Shiny Coat and vet food Gourmet Mon Petit. My cats have never had better fur or acting wild 🙂 Tested many many cat food brands but finely this seem to be good for my cats. Not all cats are same but try it out if you struggle finding right fo...
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2 years ago
floppy
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Health & Care
How does a bland diet helps with gastroenteritis (vomit/diarrhea) in cats?
My 2 years old cat, Boba, is experiencing vomiting and diarrhea symptoms. Took him to the vet, and he was diagnosed with gastroenteritis. The vet recommended a bland diet (boiled chicken and rice) for the next 3-4 days and to steer away from his usual food/treats.
What I’m having trouble understan...
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2 years ago
Dr. Aisling O'Keeffe MVB CertSAM ISFMAdvCertFB MRCVS
3
Health & Care
Hip and Joint Health in Cats?
I was playing with my cat and she was really getting into this feather toy I bought for her. She was doing some crazy stunts in the air and then I had the epiphany... should I be getting her on some joint health? She lands on the floor pretty hard even if we do play on a rug, am I accidentally speed...
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2 years ago
Dr. Aisling O'Keeffe MVB CertSAM ISFMAdvCertFB MRCVS
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Question about Purina/Hills/Science Diet/Royal Canin
I came across this Facebook group called Feline Nutrition & Cat Food Discussion where they only recommend Royal Canin, Hill's, Eukanuba, IAMS, and Purina because they follow the WSAVA guidelines. They also say there's no such thing as fillers as every ingredient has a specific purpose, carageena...
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2 years ago
Claudine T.
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Cat Guardian Academy
How often should I replace my litter box (purchase a new one)?
I don't use litter liners. I thought that after one year I should probably purchase
a new litter box. I only have one cat. Any suggestions?
Thank you!
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2 years ago
Dr. Aisling O'Keeffe MVB CertSAM ISFMAdvCertFB MRCVS
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Product Recommendations
Can someone help?
Smalls is a great food yes! The customer service is horrible! You can't talk to anyone. I have a crisis here. The food was shipped every 2 weeks and it came yesterday.!
I was not the normal box and I found that inside the box was a plastic bag and in the plastic bag was a wet smalls box but the...
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2 years ago
Dr. Aisling O'Keeffe MVB CertSAM ISFMAdvCertFB MRCVS
2
Behavior
Do cats have alphas?
This is a tough question my niece asked me and I'm looking for advice. Beloved cat Nox suddenly passed away and already the rest of the pack (two dogs and another cat) are missing him. I'm not sure if he was the leader of the pack, but definitely the most popular one in the group. How long should...
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2 years ago
Melina Grin
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Nutrition
3 cats one with early renal disease
I absolutely LOVE this site thank you to all that contribute!
I have a shelter cat and 2 oriental shorthair cats. They have been on Smalls food for a year and a half and my one oriental shorthair was recently diagnosed with early renal disease. I saw on the site what I should feed but what do I d...
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2 years ago
Dr. Aisling O'Keeffe MVB CertSAM ISFMAdvCertFB MRCVS
2
Health & Care
How to get 16 yr old cat to eat while away
My lil guy had to have several teeth out. He eats canned food with no problem. However I have to go out of town for a week and can’t get him to eat kibbles again. I’ve tried wetting them adding tuna, he just picks the tuna out. I’m sure he’s afraid it might hurt. My vet said there was no reason he c...
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2 years ago
Dr. Aisling O'Keeffe MVB CertSAM ISFMAdvCertFB MRCVS
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Behavior
Why Does My Cat Not Like the New Kitten?
I have a multi cat house (9 total) with ages from 3 years to 9 months. There are 5 females, 4 males, all of them have been fixed except for the youngest Meeko. She's the 9 month old. She was brought to me barely a week old. Eyes and ears were still closed. I really didn't think she would make it! Sh...
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2 years ago
Melina Grin
2
Nutrition
Overweight cat
Hi, Alfie is almost 7, he's a big, long cat to begin with, he's also an indoor cat (two floors and a terrace), I don't overfeed him (one 5.5 oz can split into 4 meals so every 6 hours) and a handful of dry once or twice a day and he's still gaining weight (18 lbs at yesterday's checkup, he's labs ar...
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2 years ago
mreg376
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Health & Care
What are the best Leaky Anal Gland/High Fiber foods for cats?
One of our cats (the pickier eater of course) has a very smelly, leaky anal gland. We have seen three vets about it. None of them have mentioned infection or anything. Negative for worms and parasites (stool looks good, not soft). Her anal glands were also very empty and not impacted when checked on...
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2 years ago
Dr. Aisling O'Keeffe MVB CertSAM ISFMAdvCertFB MRCVS
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