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Many factors for UTI. It could be stress? How old is she? Does your cat eat wet or dry food? Make sure she gets plenty of water if on dry food or switch to wet to see if that helps.

Thanks booktigger. That's what I thought. He was talking about scans and medicine blah blah blah. I'm like :


Trying to get money out of me as business must be slow due to the coranavirus!

Visited the vet today for routine check and jabs. He mentioned that my cat has a grade 1 heart murmur. He told me it wasn't due to stress from visiting the vets. My cat is 3yrs old and he REALLY gets stressed at the vets. I've read online that stress can cause low grade murmurs. He's happy and healt...

I grow cat grass for my cat as he's scared of going outside. I noticed that the grass doesn't last very long when I let them help themselves. Now I just cut off the grass as near to the bottom as possible, after letting it grow to maximum height, then i just snip it into tiny 5mm pieces on top of th...

After reading comments from the experienced cat owners over the years, I now give my cats several brands of food to eat. I no longer stick to one brand of wet food due to them turning up their noses, should the recipe change. I have Felix AGAIL, Whiskas, Natures Menu Country Hunter, James Wellbelove...

Thank you so much for your replies. Luckily not going to a cattery as family will be coming over. xx

How long can you leave it between yearly jabs? Do you have to do it on the dot of the anniversary? How many days can you leave it after it has been due?

Planning on going away but it will be when he has his jabs :/

How do you stop your cat from using your Christmas tree as the ultimate cat tree!?!!?! Mine constantly bats the baubles and tries to chew the lights! Arrgghhh!!!

Hi TinkerBeth, My kitten had the same problem. He's now on grain-free foods. I have Wainwrights, Lily's Kitchen, James Wellbeloved, Royal Canine Sensitive and Natures Menu. I like to have a selection of foods so that he doesn't get fussy. I noticed when he ate my other cats food ie Felix, whiskas or...

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Finally they popped out! He's obviously a late bloomer. Worries over *phew*

Has anyone had a cat with retained deciduous teeth. I've noticed my 6mth old kitten still has his baby canines. He has lost all his other baby teeth. The bottom canines are okay. Will they evenutally drop out? How long does it take? He's eating okay and doesn't seem to be in any discomfort. How much...

Been away for a while. So sorry to hear this Antonio. RIP Pallina. You did so much for her and gave her such a wonderful life. *hugs*

My local CP told me mine could get castrated from 4mths but has to weigh above 2kg. I tend to get mine done at 5mths. They stay inside until they are neutered.

Sorry to hear this. Sending over lots of healing hugs to Pallina xx

Thank you for welcoming me to the forum :) You don't know how much you're response has put me at ease, I thought it had something to do with the minor contact I was making with the kittens. How long do you think before they can venture out and she won't be so rough with them? When they are out of t...

Welcome to the forum. I remember when mine had kittens, I kept them all safe in a large crate. She originally gave birth under the dining room chairs. After all kittens were born, we moved them to the large crate, with little handling. They couldn't venture too far. We handled them but didn't take t...

Not sure on the sensitive side, but I use Kattovit renal rather than RC. Depends why your cat needs it He tends to get loose stools on whiskas. Changed him to JWB and it was a bit better but still had bad farts. Tried him on the RC sensitive stuff and that seemed to help alot. He doesn't fart as mu...

is it the pouches you are after? Zooplus sell them http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/canned_cat_food_pouches/royal_canin_vet_diet_wet_cat/veterinary_diet/516254 Thanks Kay. I was just wondering if there was anything else he could eat. He doesn't fart as much on this stuff. :lol: On Whiskas he has ...

Does anyone know of any other foods a cat can eat that is similar to Royal Canin Vet Diet Sensitivity Control that doesn't need to be prescribed?

Top one is definitely a boy and the bottom one is a girl. The boys anus is further away from his pee hole. The girl one is closer together

I agree with Sniper1 about treating your cat everytime the dog arrives. It will then start to associate treats with the dog!

Don't put her treat in his dog bowl. You wouldn't want to eat off somebody elses plate!

Hi and welcome to the forum. I've never introduced a dog to a cat but I've introduced a new kitten to a resident cat several times. It's mostly scent swapping and letting your cat approach the dog on its own terms. Do not force the cat to meet the dog. Dogs behave differently to cats and may get exc...

So I've succumbed to adding another kitty to the household. A lovely ginger male kitten. Now the problem I have is that my younger cat is a little too rough with him when they play. My 10wk kitten is very docile and nothing like my other cat when he was a kitten. I've been supervising them when intr...

My cat is a little fussy. Some wet foods he won't eat. The only way I can get him to eat it is to mix it with his favourite dry food! That does the trick. It's a 50/50 mix of wet and dry. Maybe try mixing a tiny amount of wet food to his dry and gradually increase it.

Thanks Ruth B xx

Hi Ruth B, Did you have to groom your ragdoll alot? I asked my friend who has two ragdolls and she said she wouldn't get long haired again as it was high maintenance and she took the cats to the groomers twice a year to keep the knots and matting down.

Oh he sounded lovely Ruth B.

Is your outside area secure? Ours isn't so it could crawl out to the road. All the research I've read up on says to keep them in as they are so placid and not very street wise.

For those that have owned ragdoll cats how long did they live for and did they have genetic problems? Thinking about getting one but reading up on them it seems like they are prone to some hereditary health problems. "Kidney and bladder problems are a particular problem within the breed, with polycy...

Hello peeps, So one of my cats, she's about 12 yo, keeps coughing as if she is going to produce a furball then nothing appears. Has anyone else seen this? Can you recommend any remedies, I've got a feeling I can get a paste to give her but wondering if I should also get her vet checked in case it's...