What can I do to prevent my cat from getting diabetes?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat is about a year and a half old. I’m very concerned about diabetes — it seems extremely prevalent, if not inevitable these days in older cats, and it doesn’t just strike the obese. I don’t remember dogs and cats getting it often when I was younger. It has to be the ingredients in cat and dog food. Any thoughts on the best type of food to get for my cat and how to prevent... Read More
My elderly cat can’t keep any food down. Help!
Before we begin this week’s column, we’d like to give a giant Happy Birthday purr to our great-great auntie cat, Asti, who just turned 19 yesterday. That’s like 92 in human years! Many happy returns, Asti — and Mama sends lots of petties your way, too. Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a 19-year-old female cat who is unable to keep anything down that she is fed. Over the last year, we’ve tried... Read More
How can I manage my blind cat’s weight?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: This question was inspired by your post “I think my new kitten is blind. How can I help her cope?” My cat is two years old and is blind. He has been blind since he was born. We need to know how to help my cat with his weight. We took him to our vet but they would not tell us. They just laughed at his weight. Please help if you can. ~Mary Siouxsie: We do have some tips about how... Read More
My cat refuses to eat any food I put down for him. Help!
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Urgent, for my own sanity! My 18-month-old cat will not eat. He wants to. He goes to his bowl and sniffs, then looks up at me like “You don’t expect me to eat this, do you?” He refuses dry food outright. I have tried more than a dozen flavors, textures, anything I can think of. If he is really hungry, he will eat a few bites and I think “Oh good, I’ve found one he... Read More
I fed my kitten adult cat food. Will he be OK?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have fed my 7-week-old kitten adult food. Will he be okay? He’s playing as normal and seems okay. I am just worried as its not the right food for him. ~Claire Siouxsie: First, let us assure you that if you feed your kitten with adult cat food by accident, you’re not going to do any harm. However, it’s not a good idea to feed a kitten a regular diet of adult cat food. Read More Read More
