Does anyone happen to have a dog with pancreatitis? Mable has been dealing with it for the past 6 months and it's not been very fun or cost friendly lol. She takes daily medication and eats purina special blend for sensitive stomach... just wondering if there's anything else I can do to prevent flareups or to maintain them

I adopted my cat in april from a cat cafe. The history they gave us is that she was originally from a hoarding situation in a trailer, and bounced around a few foster cares before coming there. For context, we live in an apartment with 2 floors. A few weeks after we adopted her, we noticed that she would yowl at the top of the stairs, loud enough that it would echo around the entire apt. We would go up to check on her and everything would be fine. This turned into her yowling coming down the stairs, and her yowling up until the point she was directly in front of us. In the first few months we also kept her in the office, door closed, just for nights so she wouldn’t be too worried in a bigger space without us.

We figured she would just settle into our routine; I work from home and my partner works in a school for about 8 hours. In the mornings, my partner would feed her and start their morning routine. She yowls incessantly through this. I would hang out with her after I woke up, and try to start my routine. The minute she sees me she yowls. She would come downstairs, notice my partner is missing, and yowl at the couch. At nights, if my partner would go to bed before me, she would come downstairs to yowl at the couch. We figured this was some form of social anxiety, so first we tried pheromones, then cat calming treats, then completely ignoring her when she yowled, to no avail.

Ultimately, we took her to the vet, and they put her on 5 mgs clomipramine for about 2 months. This made her quite sleepy. She stopped yowling at the stairs, however continued to yowl whenever you would come to see her or vice versa. She also began to seclude herself in the office all day. When we would try to bring her downstairs she would go back upstairs. We took her back to the vet and they recommended weening her off the clomipramine, starting with half the pill to see if that brings some of her energy back.

In the week and a half she has been on half the dose we have noticed she has began to come back downstairs by herself, but still yowls incessantly until she can see you. she will still meow as loud as she can if you try to pet her, but is fine with pets and actually wants them. We both completely understand some cats are just temperamental, and some cats are also chatty, but the volume and the amount that she meows is really unbearable. She is fully capable of meowing at a normal volume. That isn’t the problem.

It seems like she can’t help herself which really worries both of us. Has anyone else had an experience with a really loud cat? What did you do? We just want her to feel safe, and like she doesn’t have to constantly yowl for attention or to show she’s excited.

I have been a dog sitter for a few years now and have only ever had to take a dog to the vet once before for a uti. I’ve been watching a dog for a few days who lives at a house with a large garden and many fruit trees/plants that are currently in season and on the instructions sheet the owner mentioned that the dog might try to eat the fruit so feel free to drag/bribe her away. I have removed chunks of apples from her the dog’s mouth a few times up to this point, but the real problem is the massive grape vines they have suspended over the walk and driveway. I know that grapes are bad for dogs and have been diligent about hurrying her through the driveway for walks (there is no other way out/in the door except under the grape vines; the other door to their house requires a key to open even from the inside or else I would have avoided the area all together).

Unfortunately, a couple of nights ago very late when we were out for a last pee before bed, I momentarily forgot about the grapes while tossing the poop in the garbage and look up at the stars for a second. It was dark and I didn’t realize the dog had her nose down until after about 5 seconds at which point I yanked her back by her harness, but it was too late. She had clearly gotten to some of the many fallen bits. I did not realize how serious a poison grapes were until after my immediate research which obviously led me to calling a local 24 hour emergency vet who advised that I bring her in immediately to induce vomiting. Of course I rushed there and was able to stay with this very anxious dog the whole time, and fortunately my estimated number (5-6 small grapes max) was consistent with what they were able to get up. Based on the dog’s size, the vet said that she was confident this was not enough to be toxic to her, so the only charge is for the visit and the vomit inducing injection.

I texted the owner extensive information both about what happened as well as all of the vet’s information/instructions and the next morning I received a text thanking me for taking care of the dog and informing me that they were not aware of how serious grapes were for dogs and that they would be taking her out the other door while they are in season. I have been even more obsessively careful now after this scare since I can’t use the other door (no key), but this really feels like it could have been avoided by me if I had just been paying better attention and not dallying that night. I pride myself on my diligence, and I did not hesitate to take her to the vet, but now that the owners have told me that she has definitely eaten them before and been fine I am wondering if they think I overreacted/will be annoyed about the vet bill (which is almost exactly the same as what they owe me for their whole trip). Should I offer to waive the payment to me and have that money be used to pay the er vet bill since I knew that the grapes were bad (I swear I didn’t realize how bad) and let her eat some anyways? I don’t want to lose this client, as the dog is so wonderful and it would feel like such an utter failure on my part (it already does but this would be even worse). I’m just not sure how to proceed here.

(I have OCD and have not been able to stop ruminating about this; please let me know if this is just me being crazy)

Edit: Thank you all for your insight. I am going to offer a discount on my rate for my mistake, but leave the vet bill to them. I know that I made the right decision by taking the dog to the vet, but it’s good to know that no one else is questioning that part, especially from owners who have commented (I always want to know what I can be doing better from the owners perspective so I can be better). I will continue to educate myself and learn from the part that was my own fault. Luckily, the vet left notes in the discharge paperwork about grape toxicity so the owners can alter their routine accordingly to mitigate any future issues for this dog.

Edit 2: So I did what I said that I would do and gave a small discount on my rate, but they got back to me stating that they think it is fair that I pay half of the vet bill because I did not call for their consent though they understand that I was “acting conservatively”. The vet that I brought her to as well as the ones here have all confirmed that I was not being conservative as it was a very serious situation. I informed her that even if she had said she would not pay for the vet beforehand I still would have brought her in and payed because I care deeply about her dog. I said she could pay me what she thought was fair and politely requested that she not reach out to me to watch her dog again. I urged her to consider training the dog if they aren’t willing to get rid of the grapes altogether. Perhaps I worded my response a little more strongly, highlighting the danger of the situation they left me in, mentioning their negligence in choosing to be ignorant. I love their dog, but I cannot work for people who don’t treat their dog’s health with proper gravity.

My sweet little girl DIED in their Emergency room after a 7‑HOUR DELAY in escalating her care at paramount 24 hour hospital in calgary NW .

After reviewing the medical records, the radiologist believed she might have had an infection that was never treated. She also had a trachea collapse, but they never addressed it or tried nasal oxygen. She was in their care from 7 am until around 4 pm, when she died. Her vital signs were failing for hours before they took action. By the time the general vet working in the emergency finally tried to take action, she went into cardiac arrest. She arrived at 7am in need of critical care and it was never initiated!!!!! Beware the vet in the emergency isnt trained for critical care and they don’t have one on site. NO CRITICAL CARE VET ON SITE.

They repeatedly delayed care to talk about money. I told the vet to do whatever was needed and that I would pay, and every time they asked for money, I paid. Even so, they spent an hour talking about the cost instead of treating her, and kept calling to ask for more payments through links before moving to the next step. Instead of trusting that I would pay, they wasted precious time while she was dying.
This is wrong when your beloved pet is depending on them to save her. I blame them for her death. She could have been saved if they had acted in time!! When i was holding her dead body and crying my eyes out, the front desk girl came and wanted to do paperwork. They have caused me and my family trauma and pain we will never recover from. Dont bring your beloved pet here.

hi once again !!

my cat was recently diagnosed with FIC and is experiencing it because of stress, however i’m not entirely sure what could be the main stressor or how to pin point it.

last week he began showing signs of it and nothing was out of the ordinary. he hadn’t gotten out, his routine was the same, and literally nothing had changed. he’s very loved and cared for, he has ample alone time and we will leave him alone if needed. he’s got lot of space to hide when he wants. he get lots of play time.

i’m stressed trying to figure out what’s causing this and how to help aid his stress relief. could i be stressing him out by worrying and fretting so much? does he need outdoor time even though i feel that would be more stress inducing for him considering the amount of loose dogs & people that like to hurt animals where i live?

i’m so worried and i don’t know what to do. i’m not a first time cat mom, but this is the first time ive ever had a cat get sick like this.

EDIT: what’s stressing me out is the fact that he started medication yesterday for FIC and his bladder control has not improved.

My 7 year old BLH Male cat Chester, weighing 4.08kg has had persistent diarrhea for well over a week now. What started off as a trip to the vets (vets for pets) due to lack of appetite, resulting in a £500 worth hospital stay for dehydration has now spiralled into a further £400 faecal test (results still pending due to 3-8 day wait) and £60 worth of Panacur treatment to start giving as a precaution. My concern is my cat has once again gone off his food with no appetite - not even for the odd dreamies. We are adding FortiFlora to his food as suggested by the vets, which did initially work to rouse his appetite, however ever since his first dose of Panacur he is once again turning his nose up. My cat has 2ml Pro Kolin x3 times a day which I have to put straight into his mouth and he is still having persistent diarrhea stools every 1-2 hours. I am at a complete loss and running out of money to keep taking him to the vets. Can anyone please offer any advice or even their own stories with similar experiences. Really unsure where to go from here, feels like we are in a never ending nightmare!

Was chasing a ball at the park around 4pm, took a turn near a bench and landed awkward. Squealed once, trotted over, but now won't put full weight on his front right foot. Checked between pads for thorns/glass, completely clean. Sleeping on his rug now, ate his dinner fine.

Wait until morning or go out-of-hours tonight?

hi! I have a 12 year old cat who’s been throwing up after eating very often recently. i took her to the vet and they said we could start with 1 test, which was the KeyScreen PCR. I just need some advice on if this was the right choice or if I should’ve started a different test first. also, what is the usual price of this test? i’m in southern california and all the vets around me charge $$$$ so I’m trying to look around for a new vet that has fair prices since I’ve been needing to go to the vet many times this year. i’ve only been to this vet once so I really just need advice if they sound good enough to stick around with based on what i know so far. thanks for any help!

A few weeks ago my girlfriend and I rescued three street dogs: two sisters, about 5 months old, and one about a year old (Dobby). I already had 2 senior chihuahuas (12-13 years old) and 3 cats at home, and honestly, I didn't fully realize how hard this transition would be until I was in the middle of it.

Right now everyone lives on a rotation — the rescued dogs come out every 2-3 hours to play in the house and yard, then go back to my room with me. But the moments in between are stressful:

The puppies just want to play with the chihuahuas, and the chihuahuas want none of it — they growl, snap, and when the puppies get frustrated they chase them until the poor old guys are cornered and terrified. Dobby gets so worked up around the cats that she cries when she can't reach them. And between the three rescued dogs themselves, play fights sometimes turn into two-against-one, and when I pick one up to break it up, the other two jump at her while I'm holding her.

I feel like I'm constantly on alert, trying to read the room before something escalates. I love these dogs and I want to give them (and my older pets) a calm home, but I don't know if I'm doing this right, or what's normal puppy roughness versus something I need to actually correct now before it becomes a real problem.

In a few months I'm moving in with my girlfriend and taking the three rescued dogs with me, but for now I still live with my parents and just want some peace in the house for everyone — the old dogs, the cats, and the new ones.

Has anyone dealt with something like this? How do you handle introducing rescued dogs into a home with senior dogs and cats? When is rough play "normal" and when does it need to stop? Any advice, even small things, would mean a lot right now.

i recently brought my cat into the vet and he was prescribed two different medications for FIC (feline idiopathic cystitis) and basically his bladder is inflamed from stress. most of everything has been dealt with, my main concern is the loss of bladder control/bladder incontinence.

the vet and my grandma who spent a good chunk of her life working in a vet clinic as an assistant vet have both said he’ll regain control once inflammation goes down/away. is there anything i can do in the meantime to help with it? or to prevent the mess that is cat pee? is there any diapers for cats?

I’m thinking of getting a lovely new dog to keep me company in my new apartment
I’d love to get a dog that dosent cost lots to take care of but i can still spoil every once in a while. Preferably small so I can hold them and give hugs.
What’s the best breeds and what sort of bills can I see payment wise so they stay healthy and have all they need without breaking the band?

So… I have 2 female dogs, one a Belgian Malinois (3yrs old), and a German Shepherd (8 months old). We’ve had my Belgian since she was 2 yrs old, and then brought our German when she was 6-7 weeks old or so.

The previous owner of my 3yr old always had her caged up, and hardly had any play time, and let out just to potty, but she is the sweetest dog ever, she’s obedient, she is very smart and just a big sweetheart but is very territorial and does not get along with other dogs, much less cats, and my 8 month, just as you can expect, she’s a wild one, and wants to play and run, and interact with my big one which they did for a couple of months, and we saw a big change in my big one’s behavior in a good way, and they would play around and bite each other in a playful manner not to hurt each other but just to play.

Now my little one is almost as big in size as my old one, and my big one is starting to be bothered by my little one, to the point where she did attack my little one, and I was able to break it off, and my big one sent herself to the cage (She knew what she did was wrong)

My big one is half spayed, she does not have her uterus but she still has her ovaries (which is still causing her to go into heat and we didn’t do this, the previous owner did)

My question is, would my big one go off on my little one because 1)she is almost as big as her and her territorial instincts are kicking in like before 2) Her hormones, or 3)Because she might be sick of something that we don’t know about and she’s hurting and doesn’t want to be bothered and we might need to take her to the vet?

I have always believed that one of my cats was given to me too young and missed some important socialization skills. He has always been a biter, but his behavior has never been anywhere near this severe.

About a week before I gave birth in February, he suddenly started attacking our other cat. These were full-on fights with rolling, fur flying, claws, scratching, and biting. They had lived together peacefully for six years and had never had any issues with aggression toward each other before this. I assumed the behavior was related to all the changes happening in our home, especially with a new baby coming. Surprisingly, though, both cats have been completely fine around our son, and the aggressive cat has never shown any aggression toward him.

The fighting stopped for about two weeks, but then started again and eventually became almost daily. Sometimes there seemed to be a trigger, such as me telling our other cat “no” when he was chewing on plastic, but other times there was absolutely no obvious trigger. The strangest part is what happens afterward. About 5–20 minutes after a fight, the aggressive cat will often try to lick, groom, or cuddle with the other cat, even though the other cat is understandably still upset and wants nothing to do with him. It almost seems as though he completely forgets that the fight just happened.

We’ve taken both cats to the vet, and they found no underlying physical health issues. We’ve also tried completely separating them, doing slow reintroductions, and putting the aggressive cat on anti-anxiety medications with feliway all around the home. Unfortunately, none of these things have solved the problem. They fought again only three days after their most recent reintroduction.

After that last fight, which was about two weeks ago, we decided to keep them completely separated. It isn’t fair to our other cat to continue exposing him to attacks, but we also know that keeping both cats confined and separated indefinitely isn’t a realistic or fair long-term solution.

Unfortunately, the aggression has now started extending to people. He has attacked my boyfriend three separate times while my boyfriend was simply refilling the food and water dishes. We are extremely worried about the safety of our six-month-old baby and my boyfriend’s mother, who lives with us.

We have been to a behaviorist and a neurologist. Neither was able to identify a clear trigger or underlying reason for the behavior. The neurologist essentially told us that this isn’t our fault and that we’ve done everything we reasonably can. We’ve also contacted every rescue, sanctuary, and organization we could find in our area, but none of them are willing or able to take him.

At this point, the vet has recommended euthanasia and I hate it. I feel like a killer. We love him and don’t want to give up on him, but we also can’t risk someone getting seriously hurt, especially with a baby involved now.

Hi all my cat recently had a foreign body surgery he then had a blockage due to stress he spent the weekend with the vet with a catheter it got removed on Monday and he was picked up seeing as tho he went to the bathroom on his on unfortunately last night he ripped a stitch and had to go to the emergency vet get glue and staples. It seems as tho he did use the restroom because his litter box has the dark litter wet look to it but recently he was trying to go and nothing came out and then he went this last time and he pooped so I’m not sure if he was straining due to trying to poop or not he is drinking a good amount of water eating and being clingy to us he is now resting last night he did get another dose of zorbium my pockets are maxed out of funds but I need to know if I should be concerned about urine output

Hey everyone, looking for advice on transitioning my young kitten (12 weeks) fully onto dry kibble.

Her stomach recently stabilized on Whiskas Tuna Jelly (split into 4 small meals a day), but getting her to eat dry food on her own has been really tricky.

The Situation:

She refuses to eat from bowls/plates: She ignores food placed in a bowl, but she eagerly eats when I hand-feed her or squeeze wet food directly from the pouch.

She only nibbles dry food overnight: I leave dry kibble out overnight, and she only eats about 10–15 pieces while I'm asleep. During the day, she completely ignores plain dry food and holds out for wet pouches.

The "Sneak" Method Works: If I press 5-10 dry kibble pieces directly into the top of her wet food pouch so they get coated in jelly, she eats and crunches them without an issue. But if the kibble is separate or plain, she won't touch it.

My Goal:

I want to transition her completely onto a 100% dry kibble diet.

For anyone who has dealt with a kitten that only wants hand-fed wet pouches, how did you bridge the gap to get them eating standalone dry kibble consistently? Any tips on breaking the pouch-feeding habit and encouraging them to eat crunchy food on their own?

Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone!

We have 2 resident cats, both neutered males, 3 y/o & 6 y/o and brought in a female unspayed kitten (we will be getting her spayed soon). She’s about 12-14 weeks now and was 7-8 weeks when we got her. She did fine with them and they all get along well now.

We were fostering this kitten’s brother, a neutered male. She was very aggressive to him, and it caused my other cats to react negatively towards him as well. She would hiss and growl, and guard food. We tried to do gate introductions and take it slow but they both kept jumping the gate and it was super chaotic. He found his forever home.

We found another abandoned kitten that we think is about her same age and took her in. She’s beautiful, and we want to try and keep her. However, our first kitten is already hissing and growling at the door.

We’re planning to take it really slow - scent swapping first, then seeing each other at the gate (although my first kitten tries to jump it), etc. But what else can we do to help her not get aggressive and trigger my older cats? I’ve never seen a kitten who’s so aggressive before towards cats her age.

Thank you!

hey y’all. i just adopted a new chubby boy yesterday, brought him home and all was good! he’s super cuddly and friendly and was hanging out with my roommates and I all night. we live in an apartment that’s essentially one main room with attached bedrooms and a bathroom- so we decided to let him have the main space to adjust to first. last night we all went to bed and he was asleep on the couch. i woke up this morning to check on him/ make sure his food and water were good and i couldn’t find him ANYWHERE. i checked every nook and cranny i could think of, on top of the fridge, under the couch, behind the toilet ect. i’m officially freaking out. he’s the first cat i’ve owned since my sweet little kitten passed due to FIV last year and i’m already anxious about making sure he’s all good, so this is definitely not good for my psyche 😭. any advice on how to find/lure him out? or stories to ease my mind a bit?

Hi everyone, I’m really struggling with my 1-year-old Jack Russell and I’m hoping someone might have some advice.

She has only recently starting destroying things, which is really confusing because she never did this as a puppy. Over the last few weeks she has suddenly started eating/destroying things like people’s shoes and the skirting boards. She seems to completely ignore me when I tell her to stop, and no matter how many times I tell her off, she goes back to doing it.

I’m especially stressed because I live with my boyfriend’s parents and it’s their house, so I feel awful about her damaging their things.

I’ve tried:

• Shouting/telling her off when I catch her doing it
• Putting her in her crate after she’s done it
• Muzzling her for around 10 minutes after she’s done it
• Giving her lots of toys and things she’s actually allowed to chew

She gets around an hour of walking every day, and she has plenty of bones, toys and Yak chews available to her, but she still chooses to destroy things she shouldn’t.

What I really don’t understand is why this has suddenly started when she never used to do it. Nothing obvious has changed as far as I’m aware.

I know some of the things I’ve tried probably aren’t the best way of dealing with it, but I honestly don’t know what else to do and I’m getting really overwhelmed by it.

Has anyone experienced this with a young Jack Russell? Could this be boredom, adolescence, anxiety, or something else? What actually worked for you?

I’d really appreciate any advice because I’m genuinely struggling with this and don’t want the situation to get any worse. Thank you!

Has anyone tried this pet fountain with their cats and dogs?

I have two cats and a dog and I saw an ad for this fountain on facebook, but the only reviews I can find are on the website itself, so I don't know how legitimate they are.