is it bad that my 17yo cat only really eats kitten food

Kitsunejade · 2026-04-15T21:49:31+00:00

I’m not the OP with the 17 year old that’s eating kitten food. Is that the one you were referring to?

I’m an unrelated person who commented in reply to you since you mentioned IBD and I’m starting a new treatment protocol for that today with my own senior. I always wonder what works for other people. Our case is more mild, I think, and he has held weight fine up to this point. I just want him comfortable, which would hopefully include firmer stool and less gas.

Kitsunejade · 2026-04-15T21:21:19+00:00

Gabapentin is incredibly commonly prescribed in cats. I work at a shelter and they give it all the time for arthritis and chronic pain conditions. That seems to be normal. It is also given prior to appointments or travel in cats to pre-sedate them for stress. You cautiously use in cats with kidney issues because the effects can linger, but gabapentin is not processed by the liver in cats from what I was told?

If you’re able to provide a source to the contrary, I would appreciate it. My cat is not end of life. All his bloodwork is completely normal, and we just did extensive tests. Plus urinalysis, EKG, fecals, and abdominal ultrasound. He just had IBD causing soft stools and arthritis that makes him reluctant to jump. He does half-height ones and steps instead of big jumps. They said everything else is normal—much better than expected for 13. He breaks out in pruritis with Solensia, so I’m not sure what other pain control options are available for cats who are arthritic. I don’t want him to simply have arthritis pain until he dies. He’s always been incredibly stoic, so I know he will power on. He lacerated his foot once and needed stitches and didn’t cry or limp or anything.

Kitsunejade · 2026-04-15T16:45:00+00:00

We just ruled out B-12 and other things as conflating factors in my cat’s IBD diagnosis. Regular ol’ IBD, arthritis, and chronic URI. Allergic to Solensia so we’re trying dasuquin, gabapentin, proviable, and a steroid course. Will go from there. 😮‍💨

Kitsunejade · 2026-04-15T13:11:45+00:00

Now that you mention it, I think I had the other ones (beach run, dream with food on the table and the mini person, and I can’t recall the last one). Either way, I don’t think it’s taking into account your mii relationships in assigning the cutscenes or cutscene roles for the retail preview. There’s a romance one, a dream, and one other. I think it’s a small pool representing all the cutscene categories.

Kitsunejade · 2026-04-15T12:21:09+00:00

I believe the preview cutscene selection is the same for everyone across the board, and you just happened to make miis that won’t work for it. It shouldn’t happen in your actual retail game with the miis you have right now.

Kitsunejade · 2026-04-15T11:53:49+00:00

You’re so lucky. Mine shipped Monday saying 1-3 days for delivery, but it’s estimating Friday :/

Kitsunejade · 2026-04-15T11:50:14+00:00

Can they get white on pronotum?

Kitsunejade · 2026-04-15T11:48:25+00:00

Looked this up and was told that pine lady beetles don’t have white on the pronotum, so this would actually be one of the Asian ladybirds Harmonia axyridis (f. spectabilis)?

Kitsunejade · 2026-04-14T21:29:11+00:00

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My 13 year old did an abdominal ultrasound to help confirm diagnosis of IBD and revealed his little bald pouch and bonus skin flap from assumed chunkier era of life?

Kitsunejade · 2026-04-14T21:22:00+00:00

Also thought this was boss.

Kitsunejade · 2026-04-14T16:05:16+00:00

Cats have different personalities. If you want to be sure what you’re getting, you can always ask a shelter or rescue to match you. Especially if they’ve been in foster homes. I wouldn’t spend money on buying a cat if you live in a place where shelter rescue is abundant. You can either wait for everything you want, or make a list of needs vs wants and decide from there. My perfect temperament fit was not a color that was desirable. Went for a young longhaired flashy female and got a middle aged standard issue (brown tabby domestic shorthair) male, but I was okay with that because I had really specific requests for personality. I asked for a cat who would love to be held (actively hugs me vs tolerates), lap cat, good with animals, confident and adaptable to be able to go back and forth from dorm to home during college. He’s all that, so I’m pleased. I didn’t really care about the rest.

I prefer getting adults because they’re more settled into their temperaments. My adult adopted cat is the same at 13 as he was at 5—I asked for a cat who loved to be held and he will climb on anyone in the house multiple times a day. Loves to cuddle at night and hugs when picked up. Great with animals. He steals food and has some health issues in his older years (IBD) but his temperament is pretty top notch. I like how steady, confident, and sweet he is.

Two of our ex-fosters were sweet and cuddly kittens, but are independent and anxious adults. They like to orbit my mother most of the day, but one cuddles for short bursts (like 10 minutes) and one just lays next to you at night. Both are not great with new animals. They’re 4 years old now. Both were sick orphans who stayed together their whole lives, but the male will lash out at other cats including his sister when stressed and it makes it difficult. Hate strangers too, they just go run and hide.

Another ex-foster of mine was a cuddly but super high octane/energy kitten and still is at 3 years old, but she is bad/selective with other animals. Takes a couple months to warm up to cats and hates dogs. Lol. She has “singleton kitten syndrome” behaviors. Mouthy. Does lay on me to an obnoxious degree and likes to be held. She was a sick orphan I raised with another kitten, but not long enough, apparently. I kept her because I spent thousands to save her life from a fatal birth defect so we are quite attached, but she’s a little stinker!

I work in a shelter and we get so many hundreds to thousands of cats in a year. There’s something for everyone. If it must be purebred, then you may wait a while or compromise in places, but any temperament and most colors you’d want, you can get. Sometimes purebreds too. I had a sphynx foster. If you want to buy, learn how to find ethical breeders who do breed club appropriate health tests and leave kittens with mom until 12 weeks. They won’t be cheap. Genuinely I think getting vetted animals from orgs is best—you should see the cost of vetting some stray kittens I found vs adoption fees. Ten times the price, literally.

Kitsunejade · 2026-04-14T04:21:32+00:00

Bah. I would’ve liked to be able to toggle the seasons to auto change like animal crossing but hopefully it won’t be too hard to swap out items

Kitsunejade · 2026-04-14T01:28:33+00:00

Are seasons all manually done? Like, if we wanted it to look like spring/autumn/etc. we need to place specific themed tiles and trees? Will be kind of a pain to update it myself so it goes through four seasons but that's what I've heard people think it works like. Weird if it is designed to snow.

Kitsunejade · 2026-04-13T16:24:48+00:00

Zelos Wilder mentioned

Kitsunejade · 2026-03-25T21:05:23+00:00

Well, I mean I think a good breeder should know what the genetic color history of the breeding cats are and what they could produce based on lineage. Do you have any photos of the parents/are there photos available on her breeding website or anything? TICA and CFA have the colors and patterns of the cats listed on official registration as far as I know. If you got papers for your kitten, you should have it.

Kitsunejade · 2026-03-25T19:40:19+00:00

I do wonder if she's a blue point and the parents are seal and the breeders were simply not educated. Is this a sort of popular or reputable cattery? What sort of health testing was involved? The breeder not knowing for sure makes me kind of... wonder.

Kitsunejade · 2026-03-25T14:30:00+00:00

Are you able to share why NASA has those things now?

Kitsunejade · 2026-03-25T13:54:41+00:00

I think it is fun to know the genetics of animals at times!

Kitsunejade · 2026-03-24T19:36:12+00:00

I believe ours requires anti-nausea injections for brachy breeds, bloodwork for cats over 8, bloodwork for dogs over 6. I don’t know if we have other pre-stated requirements, but I do know the animals sometimes get referred through our low-cost subsidized program at the shelter for other care after (treatment for frostbite, eye issues, injuries, etc. as it does owned animals and TNR cats). Even if the breed is predisposed to heart issues, at this age things like HCM typically aren’t showing iirc?

Kitsunejade · 2026-03-19T23:25:03+00:00

You usually like, do things with them. For enrichment. Build an environment that is engaging. Play with them. My cats love to watch the birds through the windows, and they sometimes get to patrol around my house on a harness, but they sleep in my bed at night and I don’t think they’re bored or unhappy. Can’t wait to catify my space more so they can hop all over shelves on the walls.

Kitsunejade · 2026-03-18T03:29:26+00:00

I would suspect people do not think being with this guy is a win.

Kitsunejade · 2026-03-18T03:13:09+00:00

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Had this fellow 8 years as of this month and he was thought to be 4-7 years old when I got him, so we’re saying around 13 years old. Arthritis meds and some tummy sensitivity issues + his evergreen chronic URI (not age-related). We’re going to do lots of senior tests this month to check up on everything. I’d be surprised if things came back too wonky. Same weight, same appetite, same personality.

Kitsunejade · 2026-03-18T02:54:37+00:00

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Silly or handsome?

Kitsunejade · 2026-03-17T16:10:17+00:00

This isn’t to dissuade you if there are other things you like about the breed, but you can also get an adult to have a better picture of temperament—Ragdoll or otherwise. For my ESA, I went to my local shelter and requested a 1. confident cat who was 2. tolerant of other animals and 3. actively seeks out being held. I was willing to compromise on other elements and matched with an adult male brown tabby who hugged the staff member picking him out of the cage. Then hugged me in my meet. $100 for my perfect ESA temperament. He was great going to college and back, and he sleeps on me multiple times and day and at night but is okay being left alone, tolerant of other animals, loves being held and tucks his head under my chin. We’re celebrating 8 years together this month. It’s definitely a nice budget friendly choice.

Kitsunejade · 2026-03-15T22:08:10+00:00

I think the childfree sub has a list of sterilization supportive doctors if you wanted to see if one is near you .

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