…The Sweetest Cat, who prefers me over all the rest (came with his more boss cat big brother, but he died after three-months),
He has Hyperthyroidism, takes medicine for him to live longer & has “Rat” Alser (SP?) on his chin, wound that never goes away & scabs over, but flakes off & then bleeds.
Problem #1. A. I can never get him to eat enough, all day, though Vet. told us he will never feel full.
How can I get him to eat more?
Problem #1. B. Sweetest cat always wants to eat together with our use the dogs’ big & taller water bowl, spilling tons of blood in their drink water. I think the answer might be, when a dog’s food bowl is no longer needed, then make that the sweetest cat’s water bowl & allow the hungriest cat to use the other two-smaller & shorter cat water bowls.
Any other ideas to get the sweetest cat to not drink out of the dogs’ water bowl & spill is blood into their water?
Problem #1. C. He always wants to eat together with our other cat, who will just keep eating, until round ball, so I cannot feed the sweetest cat, without putting his buddy & always hungry cat on leash attached to something to heavy to move & putting the sweetest cat on leash attached underneath the foot of the brandnew cat box. Partly so if the sweetest cat needs to use the bathroom he can reach either cat boxes, before he finishes his meal, as he has habit of pause in eating, then peeing on floor.
How can I get him to stop wanting to eat with the other cat, in same dish?
Problem #2. I cannot get him to use either of two-cat boxes even just more times than not using one of them. He pees on all floors & rugs, even on the spare room’s bed (that cats & I use to watch TV & pet each other).
We bought a brandnew all steel cat box, that just can easily be washed-out & no smells stick to it. Yet he does use that one either,
How can I get him to use new cat box?
I’ve only had experience with the last one: My cat would pee in the box but not poop. Fortunately she is very food motivated, so every time she used the litter box I would give her a treat. In days she was using the box every time no problem, after weeks of refusing to poop in it. So, maybe treats, or something else that he really likes? If that doesn’t work maybe try different kinds of litter, if you haven’t already.
For the first set of problems, I’m not well-versed in feline diseases, but it might be “rat ulcers” aka indolent ulcers, which are like sores on a cat’s mouth. He may not be eating much if they hurt. Internet says they might be treatable, depending on the cause… treating them might help solve the other problems.
Good luck, he sounds like a sweetie!
Unfortunately, he does not eat much treats, along with regular food, after a while.
Tried switching litters but the very best litter cost a lot money, we cannot afford & no guarantee they will work. I have tried a ton of them & none worked, found horse litter, that my cousin uses & swears by it, for cat litter. Plus, it comes in 40-lb. bags for $10! When what we now have runs out switching to that & saving a ton of money.
You know I once made my own cat litter from 1st. newspaper, but it was too wet outside to dry & went through three-industrialized paper shedders, expensive & 2nd. dirt, plenty of it, but made the floors a mess & roommates nagged to death about that.
It is only one-sore, on the outside of the jaw. Tried a ton of affordable treatments, nothing worked.
