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I'd let your local vets know too - who knows someone may bring in a cat with FIV to be euthanized

can't advise generally, but a 16 year old losing weight but eating normally or more than usual is quite often a signal for hyperthyroid, so I would suggest blood tests for him

some timed feeders might help the lunchtime feeding

he sounds like a cat who is not well - his scabby bumps might have nothing to do with what is going on with him, and an exterior examination can only go so far - I would recommend you go back to the vet and ask for a complete check - blood tests, urine test, xrays etc - it will cost more and may not...

my Trigger had a lot of the problems Molly has - the only thing that made a huge difference was Metacam, which he had for three months when he had a cancerous growth it was a huge relief that he could eat anything for those months, as he never lost his appetite I suppose the Metacam soothed inflamma...

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another thought - have you tried her with an open tray? she might feel uneasy pooping where she can't see the kitten

I think you're finding out the hard way why it's often recommended to home two kittens rather than just the one!

If that is something you could consider, I can thoroughly recommend it, as not only would they use up a lot of energy on each other, but you would have hours of fun watching them do it

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Oh Lilith, I'm so sorry to hear this - Mouse was a real CatChat cat, and will be sorely missed by us all, though of course not as much as by you

it sounds as if you managed a good passing for her, which is all any of us can ask

I think from what you say it would be best to make your bedroom the kitten's room, and exclude your other boy from it. That will immediately solve the litter and food problem. At only 2 months old he is too young to cope with an boisterous older cat, but he will grow - if you keep him in the bedroom...

Who knows what's in any of them? Personally I favour a litter which doesn't cling to paws to get licked off, and has the least dust to be breathed in

I'm afraid you are right to be worried - see discussion here https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/the_litter ... her-to-vet

small bones would presumably be worse

is there an emergency vet number you could ring to discuss the situation?

it's difficult to stop the last few days or hours or minutes playing over and over in our minds when a beloved pet dies but you have 21 years of her life to remember and celebrate, and you will be able to let go of those final 2 hours in time, I promise you she was with you and you were with her as ...

cats can get freckles where there is scant fur covering - and that is rather what they look like in your photo

does she have direct access to the sun? I'm not sure if freckles can be formed by sun coming through windows

I wonder if some cats experience some hair loss and thinning as a natural process of ageing, just like humans do it sounds as if her fur is gradually retreating rather than falling out - I copied this from an online article as I thought it might be a possible answer Hereditary Hair Loss Your cat los...

I'm so sorry - I lost a kitten to FIP at 5 months, and he had all the symptoms you describe - he was treated at a major veterinary hospital, so their diagnosis was not in doubt he got very anaemic as well as the other symptoms you describe, and rallied wonderfully when he was given a blood transfusi...

excellent advice there - I would just add that getting down and fronting her when she has nowhere to go is a big no no at the moment, but danging a toy such as da Bird along the floor where she can see it might be difficult to resist and you will find the pleasure you get out of gradually bringing h...

has he had an injection in that place, by any chance? I had a cat who developed a very similar bare sore spot when immunised

bathe it with salty water if it looks mucky, but otherwise I wouldn't think you need worry before the Friday vet visit, unless he seems to be ill or in pain

the dilemma between freedom and safety has always been an issue, and causes a lot of divisions the compromise if it is an option is to secure part of the garden/yard so a cat can be safe but free to wander within the enclosed space - this is what I have done - but I still prefer my cats to use a lit...

I've often wondered about the grain thing, as in the wild cats would eat mice and birds, and mice and most birds would have grain in their stomachs, wouldn't they? I've got a litte tub rescue cat, who will not eat any wet food - I suspect treats may be her problem, as I think a lot of them are quite...

it's quite possible he is frightened by being put somewhere he doesn't want to go, rather than of the litter tray and litter I've never had to put kittens into the litter box, as they seem to know what it is and what it's for - I'd make sure he knows where it is and let him get on with it - if you c...

My Penny won't eat any wet food, but she will lap up the gravy from Gourmet and Sheba pouches, so I squeeze it out and feed the solids to one of my outdoor cats. I don't know how much nutrient is in it, but it looks quite rich.

I've probably told this story before, but I had a redpoint Siamese who was a real thief I once spotted her through the kitchen window on my neighbour's kitchen table tucking into a cooked chicken - and no, I didn't confess a worse event was when she came home with a dead budgie in her mouth - I had ...

this is all so sad, when you should have been enjoying life with your new companion he's had a lot of meds in the past few weeks, and I wonder if he needs a calm period on a bland diet of white fish and boiled chicken, perhaps with a bit of cooked chicken or lamb's liver to counter his blood loss a ...

has she been seen by a vet with particular experience of heart problems in cats? as I understand it, there can be more than one cause of a heart murmur, and some are more serious than others - only an ultrasound can tell which it is and I would have thought being on heat so much can't be good for he...

personally I don't think many vets can find out too much about internal problems simply by an examination - and I find sometimes you have to push for blood tests, xrays, scans etc before you get a diagnosis - there's a bit of a tendency to shove antibiotics at you and hope for the best initially and...

a lack of outdoor access shouldn't be a barrier to you having him, because in a foster home for three months he would be very unlikely to be allowed outdoors

Hills z/d lists as its main ingredient grain, and as that made your cat worse I wonder if grain is the problem - though Hills d/d should have helped - I suspect your vet recommended the Hills, as many vets get a pay-off from the comany JWB contains rice, which is not usually a problem but could be i...

apart from the chicken, you don't seem to have tried a single source protein cat food, and that might just be worth trying I can recommend this one https://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/canned_cat_food_pouches/feringa_wet_cat_food/saver_packs/314409 which might well work out cheaper than Whiskas, as y...

I too think it could be a lot worse - you have to remember that the newbie has always known she could run away when anything bothered her outside, but she is now in an enclosed space with nowhere to go, so it is only natural she feels a bit threatened now and again. The fact that she still interacts...