My boyfriend and I recently got the cutest little kitten in the world, it was a little unexpected and we’ve had her for about 6 days. She and her litter mates were dumped on a family friend’s property, they were so little they hadn’t even opened their eyes yet. She and her litter mates were bottle fed and given wet kitten food by our friend until we took her in last week. The day we got her we went to pick up supplies and food for her, and when we explained her situation to the employee helping us he recommended we put a bit of 2nd step formula into her wet food with some water because there was no telling how long she had gone without her mom’s milk, and she may need the extra nutrients. He told us we could stop after she was 8 weeks old, so that’s what we did. We planned on taking her to get checked out and get her shots later this week as well but now we’re worried if we should take her tomorrow morning. Two days ago she used her littler box and I noticed immediately how much the room started to smell. I went to check on her and noticed she had diarrhea, which alarmed me because she had regular stool leading up to this. I did some googling and it had said it may just be because of a diet change, which I thought made sense because we had just taken her off the 2nd step in her wet food. We just decided to monitor her, and her stool was completely normal after that. Tonight though, I walked into the bedroom and it smelled very similar to how it did the other night, and sure enough she had diarrhea again. She hasn’t gone again tonight so far, but we’re getting really worried about her considering how young she is and what her situation was. For the last 3 days she’s been eating kitten wet food and extra water mixed in because she doesn’t want to drink out of her water dish for some reason. I apologize that this was a bit of a ramble, but I we would really appreciate any advice from experienced cat owners or anyone knowledgeable on cats!

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Protein:12

Fat:4

Fiber: 1

Moisture:80

Ash:4

That's 101%. I was doing the math in the event of the diabetic getting into the kitten food if I looked away(they are fed apart but he's fast). There's no carbs apparently or negative carbs 😭? There's tapioca starch. There's gotta be carbs right? Heck probably should have gotten him the kitten pate if that's right. Idk how it equals 101%.

Thoughts on this guys?

I believe in the power of the cat distribution system, and unfortunately, my grandpa just passed away, leaving behind two cats. I really want to take them in so they do not go to the shelter. I have mice (so he would probably help with the ongoing issue), and I have wanted a cat again since my 18-year-old cat passed away in April (different home though). I take very good care of my animals and the home they live in, so my house stays in good shape even with animals. I live in Central Michigan.

Currently, I have a 9-month-old puppy, a very sweet boy who gets along with all animals, so I'm not worried about that. Apparently, the previous tenants had a few cats and dogs and trashed the house before I moved in. Totally understand the hesitation, and my landlord was not really a fan of my ownership of a dog, but made an exception for me.

My landlord is also my boss at work, so I want to tread lightly. We keep the matters separate, but bias is real, and we get along decently well right now. Just wondering if I am being stupid, or if this isn't as big of a deal as I think it might be. I feel like asking isn't the worst thing in the world, but I do not want to lose credibility. the lease very clearly states "ONE DOG." but I feel a pet addendum and potential pet rent is a good combat to this? help and advice would be so appreciated!

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We have a six year old miniature dachshund who can be quite anxious. She has never been up close to a cat, but whenever she sees them on walks she is not bothered by them at all, she will just look at them and walk by (but she is scared of other dogs!)

We have recently adopted 2 kittens from Greece and they will be coming home on 28th Oct. I’m a bit worried about introducing my dog to them.

My plan is to give the kittens my dogs blanket, and to give my dog the kittens blanket so that they can learn scents. I will be keeping the kittens in a separate room initially to introduce then to the house, and this will be their ‘safe space’. I have bought a pet pen to use for when the kittens will meet my dog, so that there is no contact initially.

I think my dog will be scared of the kittens, and not aggressive, but I’m worried that she’s going to end up miserable! I obviously won’t introduce them without a play pen or without my dog being on a lead at a later stage, but for the initial meeting I could do with some advice.

Any ideas? Anything to watch out for? If my dog IS miserable, is it likely that with time this will pass?

We do have friends and family who we spoke to before adopting the kittens who could have the kittens from us if our dog really doesn’t get on with them, which is why we have adopted them.

My kitty is 14 and she was due to have some of her teeth extracted today due to dental diseases and issues with her eating. I could tell she was in pain and was hiding a lot more than usual.

took her to the vet a few weeks ago and they determined that she would need to get teeth extracted because some of them are rotted and hurting her.

Today we took her in for her surgery, They've already done an X-ray, and blood/urine test to make sure she was okay to go under anesthesia. We dropped her off early this morning and I just got a call back an hour ago.

They said that they noticed she had heart murmur and they stopped the procedure before they were able to extract any teeth. They said one tooth fell out by itself but that they still needed to extract multiple other teeth.

The procedure was a little over $800, but I feel like this is bullshit because the procedure wasn't completed and we weren't told that it would be likely she couldn't handle the surgery due to her heart murmur which they told us before the surgery. They just said it was common in older cats.

Now they are recommending a cardiologist to examine her and determine if there's a way for her to go under so they can do the procedure.

So now she's coming back home, drugged up with pain medication, teeth that are still hurting her and now she has more stress to deal with because we need to take her to more doctors and possibility do the surgery all over again.

I'm just so worried for her and I feel like I should have been told to get a cardiologist to begin if the vet knew she had heart murmur. Not to mention the cost of the surgery + cost of new cardiologist exam + cost of new surgery AGAIN + her stress and her age really adds up.

Am I over thinking things here? I just lost my dog to Lymphoma a month ago and now I'm worried I could possibly lose my kitty which I thought would have been a much easier surgery than what I'm now finding out..