Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Last year, my cat Kravitz underwent treatment for hyperthyroidism and a bladder infection. He was cured of the hyperthyroidism, but was diagnosed with mild kidney failure. He was switched to a renal support food, and he was fine for a while. Last week, he stopped eating a lot and [...]
View Article chronic illness, euthanasia, grief and loss
Hi there. Siouxsie and Thomas said I could write this week’s post because, well, I think they wanted to take a nap. Anyway, my name is Belladonna Moonshadow Kelley, or Bella for short. I’m so excited to be here in my brand new forever home! I don’t think I’ve stopped purring since I got here! [...]
View Article chronic illness, diabetes, multi-pet households
As you may recall, when I adopted Kissy I mentioned that she’d had surgery to repair a luxated patella — her left rear “kneecap” was literally all the way around the side of her leg — and I knew she was going to need more specialized veterinary attention to deal with whatever was going on [...]
View Article chronic illness, special needs cats
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Last year, one of my cats did from chronic renal failure at age 14. Because we were concerned about our other cat, Gizzy, we had the vet give him all the appropriate tests. All the results seemed good, and we were relieved. But then last week Gizzy wasn’t acting [...]
View Article chronic illness, chronic renal failure, crf, kidney disease, senior cats
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I adopted a five-month-old kitten back in February. His shelter “rap sheet” showed that he had battled a few colds, so I knew he came with this history — but he was too cute to resist. Since then, he has had some pretty crummy colds, but right now he’s [...]
View Article chronic illness, upper respiratory infections