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Recommendations for introducing adult cats to newly adopted adult cats
Recommendations for introducing kittens to adult cats covers a lot of good information about introducing new kittens to a cat household.
However, we've just adopted 2 older cats (11 and 13) into our ...
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How can I help an older cat with arthritis?
Ginger is an 11 year old spayed female cat who is slightly overweight (and has been more severely overweight previously so still carries the extra skin).
She's recently been walking stiffly around ...
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19-year-old cat wails quite loudly
Our 19-year-old cat Zoë sometimes wails quite loudly; it sounds just as if she were being tortured but there is no indication of any distress -- she might be walking across the room and give a wail as ...
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What is the cause of splayed/spread front legs in an older rabbit?
Our 10+ year old brown dutch rabbit Baxter had front legs that he placed to the side. In the picture below you can see his white feet are placed out from his body at about the shoulder while the ...
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Is it okay for an elderly cat to be sleeping in the litterbox?
Our eldest cat is 18 1/2 and is healthy for his age. He still runs, loves attention, goes out for 'constitutionals' (short walks round the neighborhood) and generally appears to thrive.
He has lost a ...
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What will help an aging dog with arthritis?
I've got a black lab going on 12 yrs. She seems to enjoy her walks and can still run, but in the mornings she seems particularly stiff and can sometimes stumble or walk with a limp. She's having a ...
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Are there sure signs I can see my cat might have arthritis?
So I've been having some issues with my 16 years old cat peeing on the floor around her litter and it has been suggested that she might be having arthritis problems. Hence my question,
Are there ...
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How to give aspirin to a rabbit?
I have an 11 year old rabbit that seems to be in discomfort from arthritis and age related issues. He lives with a younger rabbit, and to keep the old rabbit in the area that is appropriate for a ...
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Making life easier for an arthritic dog
We're currently bringing our 9 year old white schnauzer cross to the vet for treatment for arthritis. It primarily affects his rear left leg at the moment, but we're told it may affect his other ...
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How can I help my dog be more comfortable in public?
My dog is a lab/spaniel mix (from what I can tell, anyways)-two very highly energetic breeds; while I don't think I can speak for the breeds as a whole, my personal experience with both labs and ...
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Cat suddenly became paralyzed
I brought my 18 year-old cat to the vet because she was getting a little thin. She was otherwise just as affectionate, playful and voracious as she had always been. The vet diagnosed her with ...
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