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I'd have been screwed if I'd used a savings account for Lucy, the second year I had her, she cost over 4k, although to be fair, £1.2k was only because petplan agreed to cover it. Now it's worth it just for her acupuncture, I'd have to save £50 a month to cover that! I am known for getting cats who d...

I don't flea and worm as often as I used to, mainly because the only one of my three that goes out has kidney issues, so my vet is happy for her to be done less to reduce the strain on her kidneys. She is vaccinated, although we have now stopped FeLV. I do think some degree is essential, especially ...

I normally use seraquin, it's meaty flavour so popular. I understand the logic of him not eating due to pain but I wouldn't want my cat to just be put on anti-inflams without more investigation

Some never gain it again, just monitor to make sure they aren't losing. I'm surprised by the logic of putting him on metacam just in case it is his teeth. He's likely got some degree of arthritis at that age, I'd look at some supplements for that

Would it be possible to time share to some extent - agree times that you will try to keep your cat in, and other times she will keep hers in another part of her home? Offer to contribute to blinds that she can pull down to hide your cat's visits? And start the process of getting the two cats more a...

I think you need to explain to your neighbour that as much as you sympathise, your cats history means he isn't going to be happy being confined and as a cat lover, surely she would appreciate it isn't fair on him

No experience I'm afraid, but yellow would suggest liver to me. Might be worth speaking to the vets and seeing if they can do some kind of reduced price follow up, I assume the £250 includes tests as well as a consultation?

As she is an older cat and you don't know much about her, you might be best using things like string as toys, very few cats can resist them, and they are more interactive than balls and feathers.

Did the vet check a urine sample to rule out a UTI?

I use the kneeling on the floor method, Lucy's weekly meds hsve to be followed with 5ml of water, she's very good at letting you think it has been swallowed and bringing it up after 1ml of water! I am wary of the an injection, it is only licenced for certain things so shouldn't be offered for everyt...

Yes, that's what I thought when I was looking at them, the fact they are still so close after 2 years, means it would have been cruel to separate

One of the beds had been knocked on the floor yesterday, so this is what I discovered when I was sat with them after tea

Sorry Viv, was updating two forums and copied too much over! Messed up again yesterday morning, Lucy ran out of the room and got partway down the stairs before realising the girls were at the bottom. She ignored my plea to come back up, and ran towards them hissing, so Chanel flew, but Coco stood he...

Please be careful using a spoon to get water in a cats mouth, you need to do it from the side rather than the front or it could go in their lungs.

Have you had him checked for a UTI? Maybe scoop the trays more often, I do mine at least 3 times a day

Sadly, it is a tricky one. My first cat with intestinal lymphoma I was forced by the vet to make that decision as after 2 weeks of 2 tablets a day, she wasn't improving and the vet said that she would end up starving to death as she wasn't absorbing enough nutrients. As you aren't sure which helped,...

Yes, you need to reduce, but you would normally reduce by half a day, then every other day, then every second day etc. Going from 1 every day to 1 every other might be too sudden, as steroids hinder your own system, so it needs a gentle reintroduction so you don't get a rebound effect. Maybe invest ...

Had a little breakthrough with Chanel last night, she was sat in one of the beds when I was scooping the tray and I told her I’d love to touch her leg, started waggling my finger while getting it closer to her, despite Coco hissing from the next bed, she looked surprised when I got to her fur but di...

That is a tricky one if you aren't 100% sure which cat, although the likelihood is him. It could be that going from every day to every other day is too much of a shock to his system, you do have to reduce steroids gradually, although I know from experience half tablets are a lot more bitter to take!

I tried a collar on Lucy, gave up as the last time I tried, she got it off and hid it down the side of the sofa, I'd only been upstairs for 30 mins! If I had another black cat I would use a reflective collar

That's really unusual, normally they keep their Tom cat face!

Yes, things are going well, and Lucy now automatically walks into my room for her supper, which is good. This morning, Chanel kept rolling over and purring while gazing at me, so cute! I think you are right, it probably is a combination of things. I am pleased Lucy didn’t get physical, only the othe...

Just one small detail here in defence of the wait-to-neuter policy - I have only had two boys but both were late neutered for different reasons. The first was a walk-in and was fixed at 3 years old, the other is a retired stud fixed at 8 years old. Both of these boys have been incredibly sweet natu...

Well, Chanel is now 2 years old! She has been less playful this past couple of weeks, which I think is due to getting older, but my neighbour thinks because of having access to the house more. Unfortunately she still hasn't got any better with being touched. On Friday, I made the mistake of letting ...

Fingers crossed for her. Hopefully you won't need it much longer, but cotton wool is always better than wipes.

Sorry, rushed then. It's a different kind of poo at that age though because they should still be on liquid food.

Are you sure of her age? I've never had kittens poo that young.

Aww, I'm glad that she has a new forever home, but can imagine how bittersweet it is for you.

That's good news

Not used that one, but all the supplements I've used hsve required a leading dose (normally double) for a month before reducing to a maintenance dose.