Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat is 18 years old and on medication for blood pressure and kidney trouble and her back legs seem stiff when coming down stairs. The problem I have is with her peeing and pooing. She has access to the garden and has always gone outside through the cat [...]
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Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat Maddie will not stop meowing. She is about 14 years old and she has never had this problem. She will whine very loudly at night almost like she is trapped. When I go downstairs, she is fine and follows me to my bed. I just moved a [...]
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Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: How do I alleviate arthritis and other old age conditions in my 15-year-old Himalayan cat? She’s moving very slowly and sleeping much more than usual. She stopped sleeping with me and going outside with me at night. I’ve never had a Himmy live this long so I’m feeling blessed to [...]
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Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: Last night I found my 18-year-old cat, Pinky-Boy in front of our space heater, and his whiskers and “eyebrows” are now severely burnt from standing that close. He’s going blind, so maybe he just didn’t realize where he was. I know the space heater seems like a safety hazard, but we [...]
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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