weight loss

I am starting this thread as a helpful guide as to what I am doing with my adoptees and their weigh. This is new to me and I thought it could help others as well. I am still transitioning the dry food but ultimately will be feeding Instinct raw boost healthy weight dry and for canned food I am...

Hello, My cat is around is 1 years old and have had him since a kitten. The past week he has been off his food, he is eating but not as much as normal. I noticed that he was sick a few days last week. He seems okay in himself, he is normally lazy so his behaviour has not changed. I’m worried...

I am new to the Lair, and new to owning a Sphynx. My cat's name is Devlinn, she will be 9 years old December 7th. I received my cat from a family member who owns quite a few. I brought her home at the end of June. She started having diarrhea a little before I took her home. We traveled 800 miles...

I have a Bambino/Sphynx who I purchased last year from a local breeder in town. Very quickly after getting him I realized that he wasn't like most cats. It was very clear to me that he had some mental impairments (Im assuming from irresponsible breeding) I emailed a very lengthy email to the...

Hello, My name is melody. Ben is a black Sphynx. He is my second hairless cat. First was a white Devon rex. When I lost my first it really tore me apart. I have always loved my pets. But never as much as Desi. I waited and three years later I bought Ben Ben. He is the light of my life. The...

Simba's had a long journey of health issues lately, he had a mass of struvite crystals and he was a hefty 14.8 lbs. All the vets reccommended the prescription food, with numerous amounts of meds such as prednisone- an anabolic steroid, and dasaquin- a glucosamine supplement, & salt. The main...

As an FYI to those feeding raw even a commercially prepared raw diet. Thiamine deficiency or vitamin B1 deficiency is something to keep in mind. My sphynx Samara just went through this. I was surprised by the symptoms so I thought I'd share. She started with a lack of appetite that I thought was...

Hey everyone. Brian looks a lot better in terms of his eye and he has started playing much more. My main concern now is that he is so so skinny since this period of illness. His spine and hip bones protrude - he looks like a neglected kitten :( I need hip to fatten up to get stronger and fight...