Dahlia Tells All: A Good Day for Dolly
After the Shelter People finally wised up and let me have my way, I got to spend all my days with Dolly. I loved curling up with her in her mountains of soft, fluffy fur. I loved it when she groomed me all over. I even loved grooming her. In fact, I became so enamored of grooming Dolly that I started helping her clean all the parts she couldn’t reach so well anymore: I licked the tangles out of her elegant neck ruff and chest fur,... Read More
Dahlia Tells All: I finally get my way!
After the horrible tortures we experienced on our first day at the Shelter, none of us were in much of a mood to trust those awful humans. But Dolly convinced us to give them another chance. They really are nice, Dolly told us. They just had to do all that awful stuff because there are so many cats here and it would be Game Over for all of us if we all started getting sick. What’s Game Over? I asked. Never you mind, said Dolly.... Read More
Dahlia Tells All: Torture and humiliation!
When I left off last week, my two brothers and I had been abandoned at The Shelter and we’d had our first encounter with an old lady cat. Well, no matter how much Dolly (that’s the old lady cat’s name) butted and bumped on our portable prison, the humans wouldn’t open it. We cried and asked to be let out lots of times, but they didn’t listen! Instead, they brought our box into a room and slammed the door... Read More
Dahlia Tells All: The shelter
It seems fitting that this chapter in my story should come today, because it’s Celebrate Shelter Pets Day on Facebook! The Shelter Pet Project organized Celebrate Shelter Pets Day to bring attention to all the cats (and other animals) waiting for forever homes. But because my shelter story is far too legendary for a mere Facebook post, I’ve chosen to share it here as part of my memoir. So, when I left off last week, the humans... Read More
My elderly cat is licking, biting, and shaking. What’s going on?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a 15-year-old cat, Midnight, who is constantly licking and sort of biting herself. She even has a couple of bald spots on her skin. And for the last month she has insisted on laying on my chest. Sometimes I see her just staring into space, like a person who daydreams. Also, she all of a sudden may shake . Can you tell me what might be wrong with her? ~Phyllis Siouxsie: Well, Phyllis,... Read More
Adopt A Special Pet, Day 1: Jeffrey
September 19 through 25 is Adopt-a-Less-Adoptable Pet Week. We, along with bloggers throughout the pet blogosphere, are dedicating this week to helping those pets who are often overlooked by potential adopters. These “less adoptable” pets are usually older, or perhaps they have a disability or a chronic illness. Maybe they’re shy because they were abused or traumatized in their earlier lives. Or maybe they’re even... Read More
Of Pale Noses and Bleeding Sores: Two questions from two readers
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My cat’s nose has been white/pale for a while, usually her nose is pink and her mouth too. She is not as active as she used to be. She is only 8 years old — I know 8 isn’t young, but it isn’t old either. Can you tell me what’s going on with my cat? ~Agnes Siouxsie: We can’t tell you for sure what’s going on with your cat, but it sounds like she may be... Read More
