It’s been a rough week for Rocket. If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile you’ll no doubt recall that over the months we’ve been trying to get to the bottom of and treat the cause of Rocket’s chronic nasal congestion. Our most recent efforts included working with a veterinary homeopath out of Denver. We seemed to be having some success…and then we digressed.

Chances are pretty good that your veterinarian’s office mails you a friendly reminder every year that it’s either time for Tiger’s annual check up or annual vaccinations. How nice of them, right? How many of us just toss that nice piece of mail in the trash and forget about it?

My friend, Lisa, asked me recently what to do about her cat Puff’s flaky skin. Puff will be eight years young this year, and she tends to wear the furry pants in this cat family. She’s also long-haired, so Lisa tries to keep her coat shaved to avoid matting. Did I also mention that Puff likes to eat?

This past week I got a text from my aunt. Her cat, Allie, of seventeen and a half years went to the vet because she was losing weight and despite being hungry, she would sniff the food and turn away. To make matters worse she would throw up clear liquid for no apparent reason. Clearly there was some kind of intestinal and digestive issue going on.

Chances are you’ve come down with a summer time cold that throws your sinuses out of whack until everything clears up. When you can’t breathe through your nose it can be downright miserable, so you reach for the remedy of choice to help you treat symptoms until normal breathing is finally restored. Now imagine you are a cat!

  Urinary Blockage in Cats My friend Rona has a cat named Mojo, now 11 years old, and for several years I was the designated cat sitter when she would go out of town.  He’s a a bit shy and reserved around strangers, even when that stranger was me fixing his breakfast and dinner each […]

Years ago our boys started to pee standing up. If you can envision the “standard” style litter box you can already imagine the disaster that resulted. We had cat pee on the floor, on the wall–everywhere except in the litter box!

How to cure a UTI in cats We had another scare with Lili this week. The day did not start well.  If it wasn’t bad enough that my alarm clock didn’t wake me up on time, Tuesday morning I woke up to discover that Lili had wet the bed.  She had another UTI.  UGH!  I […]

Have you ever thought about your cat’s heritage? Most of us probably never met our cat’s feline mom or dad, and we just don’t give it much thought. While some of our cat’s health conditions may be genetic, there’s a new thought coming mainstream that genetic expression can be controlled through nutrition and what they’re “not” exposed to.

One of my original veterinary heroes, Dr. Randy Wysong, is bringing suit against the major manufacturers of pet food. The claim: misleading consumers with eye catching labels that make it look like that kibble you’re buying is really healthy, expensive human grade food.