Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I am hoping that you can help me with a question. I’ve been unemployed and living back at home with my cat, Newt. I used to volunteer for a local pet rescue, where I fostered a couple of cats and wound up adopting my Newt boy. Do you know of any resources [...]
View Article financial assistance for vet care, fleas, parasitesDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Hi we have a cat, we got her about 6 months ago. She has been starting to sneeze a lot, and has a lot of mucus. She will drink and eat, but not as much as she used to. I am really concerned, but really can’t afford a vet. [...]
View Article financial assistance for vet care, stress, upper respiratory infectionDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My 5-month-old kitten, Sofie, was attacked by a big dog. It happened yesterday afternoon. She’s breathing and is alive, but she’s not moving. It’s like she’s in a coma. She’s just a little farm kitten but I love her. What should I do? ~Mitchell Siouxsie: We sent this reader [...]
View Article financial assistance for vet care, injuries, veterinarian, what we can and cannot offerDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My daughter and I are writing to beg for help with a female kitty that we adopted. Here’s our story: It started when we rescued her brother, Smokie, when he was almost 5 months old. Their mother has since passed from feline leukemia and all five kittens were born [...]
View Article chronic illness, feline leukemia, financial assistance for vet care, sexualityDear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a VERY URGENT question. I have a year-old male Siamese cat who is primarily an indoor kitty. He managed to get outside yesterday afternoon for the whole day, and now he can’t go to the bathroom. I have tried to get him to the vet, but none [...]
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