Aww.many hours and dollars in tests later, Cup is mostly ok. No cancer, no fiv, no filv, no thyroid or parathyroid issues, no poisoning.
We think we found the issue on our own. It never clicked, but the cat food they eat switched formulas just about as the problem started. Turns out both cats HATE it, and werent eating enough. We open-feed them, food just just available all the time, and we didnt notice how slowly the cat food was going. They were going through a bag once a month before the new formula, and the new formula was lasting 4 months a bag.
Fly is a good hunter, and was regularly eating animals to supplement, but cup apparently is not, and was just wasting away
So not only was she not getting enough food, but something in the new formula of food was making her hypercalcemic.
Feel terrible for not noticing this sooner
Good!Denver has become the 2nd major city to ban cat declawing.
Snow Leopards are so majestic...
Yes....
I've found if you roll over or just kick them off the bed, they get the clue. But if the howl or start fighting just to wake you up, then yeah keep them outside the bedroom.Here's a serious question. I kept my door shut last night for the first time, because I was constantly being woke up by the cats. But these are ~4+ years outdoor cats. Should I keep it shut because I don't want to die of sleep deprevation, or should I keep it closed?
I've found if you roll over or just kick them off the bed, they get the clue. But if the howl or start fighting just to wake you up, then yeah keep them outside the bedroom.
I dunno where you live but in Maine at this time of year I wouldn't leave any cat, feral or otherwise, outside in these temps and weather. My mom adopts cats that come by her doorstep to get out of the cold weather. One was a neighbor who moved away leaving the cat behind (fuck that former neighbor, he beat up his wife and then thankfully was fired from the state police), other cat was a stray who is now a cool cat.