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a whole chicken cooked for 15 hours on low in a slow cooker practically disintegrates

my late Tosker showed all the symptoms described by the OP - after a couple of ab treatments which provided only temporary relief, the vet advised to keep them for any time the bacterial side of it got really severe an xray showed his sinuses weren't draining properly, possibly due to a head trauma ...

there used to be a scheme whereby certain vets offered neutering for only £10 at certain times, as part of a scheme set up by Cats Protection - you could try asking your nearest branch if it still exists, and if they can help if you could get the cat to the vet with help your mother would be unlikel...

Years ago I fed this food to two of my seniors https://www.miscota.co.uk/cats/josera/p ... C8EALw_wcB and they took to it readily

I have an outdoor cat who won't let me near him - I put a monthly dose of Program in his food for fleas, and Panacur granules for worms and he doesn't seem to detect either

my suggestion in these circumstances is to take out a new credit card, with as long an interest free period on purchases as you can find, and keep it by in case of a big vet bill if you do incur a big bill, the payments to clear the card would very likely be less than insurance payments and any exce...

I'm so sorry you had to say goodbye to Charlie - the pain does fade in time, but the scar always remains I would just say though that before getting another kitten I would wait a month or so to see how Lola reacts to being an only cat - it is not at all unknown for a cat previously aloof to become a...

I can see how sad, and indeed tormenting, this is for you, but don't despair - your neighbour may change her mind again, having done so before, and let Tinky out again, when she is sure to come to you I spent three years carrying my neighbours cat back and forth from his porch, because he wouldn't r...

I would certainly suggest you try Cystease, or one of the several similar products - they are supplements rather than drugs and can do no harm, and I have found them very useful for idiopathic cystitis they start to work after a few days, and can be continued indefinitely - best of all the capsules ...

you could try a bag of garden compost - or builders sand, which cats seem to be drawn to

if the preferred area is next to a fence or wall, a fencing panel leant up against it makes a good shelter, at not much cost

Could you be persuaded to pop into your nearest rescue and look at the kittens there - you would save a lot of money, and what you did pay would go to rescuing more cats

and you are sure to fall in love with at least some of them - most kittens are irresistible

what a horrible trauma for you - no wonder you are devasted given the severity of his symptoms, and their sudden onset, I wonder if he ingested poison - but there are always 'what ifs' and 'if only I'd done this or that' when we lose a beloved pet, and these unanswered questions just make the grievi...

I had this problem just over a year ago, though without the HT complication my 17 year old Tiffany had a very swollen belly although she was very bony - she could hardly get through the catflap, which is what made me take her to the vet, where a load of fluid was drawn off - because she had had a he...

I have no experience of worms or kittens, for that matter, so can't advise you, but am wondering if a rescue would give you the benefit of their experience, as the kittens' mother was a stray

they would likely have lots of experience of poorly kittens, so a quick phone call might be useful

looking at it from her point of view, I think it is better the kittens don't alter her usual way of life more than necessary, so allowing her to come and go may be best would it be a good idea to let the kittens out separately for a couple of weeks, so as not to overwhelm her? and you may find it ea...

can you call him from your door when he's out, even if he isn't ready to come in yet - then offer him a treat if he comes to you

as well as encouraging him to find the right door, it's always useful to train a cat to come when called

it could be a fluid build up through heart failure, which is not uncommon in older cats, regardless of other conditions

the vet should be able to check this very easily and it isn't a big deal for excess fluid to be drawn off, and kept at bay with diuretics, so don't think the worst yet

I'd be surprised if her timidity and yowling don't improve gradually if you just continue as you are doing - she is sussing you out when she hides away - she would probably be even happier if she could watch you from a high position, such as the top of a wardrobe, if you could arrange things to give...

it sounds very much as if she had heart failure, and there is no cure for that, especially given her very old age the passing you gave her was almost certainly better for her than any other outcome - vets see cats at the end of their lives much more often than we do, and can be trusted to know when ...

and I would suggest moving the cat tree so it is right next to where he scratches the sofa most, even blocking it if possible

that worked for me when I had this problem

I had a cat with HT 8 years ago, and did a fair amount of research then - I discovered that it was a widely-held belief that vets in the UK were less knowledgeable about the condition than in the US, and that they tended to start cats on too high a dose I had a vet then who was willing to go along w...

could you not simply shut the cats out of the utility room when the tumble dryer is on, while moving the litter tray out of the room temporarily

some cats can't tolerate Vidalta, but there are other drugs available - ask your vet about Felimazole

also 68 is not that high, so she may have been started on too high a dose - better to start low and build up if necessary

I feed two cats living in my garden, and have been trying to get them to eat the ground up type of tinned food, as they have mouth problems - and I hate the waste problem of pouches anyway - I have tried them on Feringa and Animonda Carne and Granitapet and Catz and Grau and a few more too, and they...

certainly looks as if he has an extreme reaction to catnip - some cats seem to be completely indifferent to it, while others get spaced out - your boy gets turned on in a rather different way

better not grow any or he might attack every plant in sight

years of coping with several cats who like dry food, and like bringing it up again, convinces me they all swallow it whole anyway, and that it is the texture rather than the taste which makes them favour it my current cat won't put even the tiniest morsel of any wet food in her mouth, even though th...

how about putting it into liquid rather than food - blended chicken liver or pilchards or tuna for instance - if she is more likely to lap than eat

a full analysis including phosphorus is given for a lot of the foods sold by Zooplus, as a lot of them come from the continent just at random I have copied a link to just one food so you can see what info is available https://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/canned_cat_food_pouches/feringa_wet_cat_food/m...

I think it is a side effect of the drugs - I had a cat who had 8 teeth removed, and came home with a leaflet explaining how he would likely be rather drowsy for 24 hours Instead he was super active for the next 12 hours - rushing round the house, in and out of the cat flap a dozen times during the n...

I have a magpie which actually shares the food alongside my outdoor cats - he/she is as big as they are, and bolder by a distance

they look a bit askance at the interloper, but make no move to shoo it away - and I am happy to have a bird eat their leavings rather than a load of slimy slugs