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by Franlow
Thu Dec 19, 2019 9:13 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Food recommendations needed please
Replies: 19
Views: 7893

Re: Food recommendations needed please

I find this conversation quite amusing, cats are obligate carnivores. This means their digestive system is set up to eat meat 100%, no veg, grains, goji berries, or, all the other rubbish that cat food manufacturers tell us they need. Cats have been domesticated for 10,000 years. For 9,950, they ate...
by Franlow
Thu Dec 19, 2019 8:44 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Serious heart murmur in kitten
Replies: 0
Views: 331

Serious heart murmur in kitten

I am about to foster a kitten with a serious heart murmur 5-6 according to the Vets where he was handed in as a stray. I am an experienced owner, but, usually adopt the golden oldies, of which I have 5. I have a large dog cage set up in the living room with bed, litter tray etc. he is coming home to...
by Franlow
Sun Oct 23, 2016 5:20 pm
Forum: Bereavement Support
Topic: Heartbroken
Replies: 6
Views: 3297

Re: Heartbroken

I have had cats for 30+ years and never had one with cancer. I know how lucky that is. Had 5 Hyperthyroid, one with CRF, but this is just so cruel. The worst thing is Data wasn't with us, on his own, in a cage with strangers. My vet has only ever seen one other case of thyroid carcinoma & the tr...
by Franlow
Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:48 pm
Forum: Bereavement Support
Topic: Heartbroken
Replies: 6
Views: 3297

Heartbroken

My beautiful little black cat Ditto developed a swollen eyelid. I took her to the vets & they gave me some cream. By the Monday her eye was swollen badly & she was taken back to the vets & kept in all week for tests. She had Ocular carcinoma. The next Tuesday, Data my big tabby had blood...
by Franlow
Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:16 pm
Forum: Health and Behaviour Queries, Help and Advice
Topic: Persistent Vomiting...Support & Advice needed!
Replies: 74
Views: 19681

Re: Persistent Vomiting...Support & Advice needed!

Hi there, my Burmese girl went through this early last year - she had always been a little pukey, but, it got worse as she got older. She was weaned on dry food & I used to free feed her premium dry foods. It turns out she is wheat intolerant. She has famotadene as an anti sickness tablet & ...