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It is said that the greatest teacher in life is experience. Sometimes experiences can be good ones; other times they are tough, gut-wrenching trials that wear us out and break our hearts.  From which do we usually learn more?  If we’re honest, it’s during the darkest, toughest experiences, right?

You may recall several weeks ago I wrote a post called Check Up or Check Out talking about why annual wellness checkups are so important for cat health. It’s kinda like that proverbial box of chocolates…you never know what you’re going to get! Well, I dread these, too, like most pet parents, but I finally took Hershey, Gunner, Lili and Aylen for their check ups this week.

Chaz is about 11 years old, and was rescued by his mom, Pam. He is a beautiful, super chill, laid back cat, known to be a picky eater. He’s had a really tough couple of weeks! About two weeks ago Chaz became extremely fussy about his food and didn’t want to eat. After trying just about every trick in the book and worried that he may develop hepatic lipidosis (a potentially fatal condition when cats stop eating)…

There you are…watching TV or relaxing with a good book, enjoying some peace and quiet. Your precious kitty is snuggled up next to you or is sleeping comfortably nearby when all of a sudden…sniff sniff…What is that smell? And where is it coming from? Sniff sniff…an obnoxious gassy odor is now surrounding you…and it’s not coming from you…No! Can’t be!

Getting old is not for the weak of heart. Things don’t work the same, they don’t feel the same, and life becomes more challenging. Most people are probably used to living with some type of pain on a regular basis. We become so used to taking “stuff” to mask it that the thought of eliminating the cause doesn’t even cross our minds. I would guess this assessment is true for about 80% of the population. Sadly, our pets’ aging is resembling that of humans more and more.

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.

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 […]

Updated 6/1/19 Can cats get acid reflux? Look at this cute face!  This is Tanisha, a Himalayan Persian who was diagnosed with acid reflux disease sometime after she turned ten years old.  Is acid reflux in cats a real thing?  Apparently so! I got an email from Debbie, Tanisha’s cat mom, a couple of weeks […]

A couple of weekends ago I went to visit my aunt Bonnie and uncle Gary in Waco, TX. It had been awhile since I was last there, and we had so much to talk about!   I also had a cat agenda, too.  It was finally time for their resident feral kitty turned love bug, Major, […]

Natural herbal remedies for cats In the spirit of Halloween, I remember lots of fun times growing up as kids when my sister and I would enjoy trick or treating, watching scary movies, and indulging in our favorite sweets.  Images of witches stirring herbs into a boiling cauldron, creating potions and casting spells only add […]