I find myself in a position where one of my cats is urinating inappropriately around the house, and these episodes are becoming more common.
A Little HistoryBack in December 2013, I said goodbye to my previous cat, Fritz. About a month after he died, I adopted two kittens as I missed the company of a cat. They were brothers and a condition of their adoption was that I keep them together.… Click here to continue reading...
Cats often divide people’s opinions as most feel strongly about them one way or the other. However, it is safe to say that cats are among the most popular pets in the whole wide world, but regardless of whether someone owns a pet cat or not, one thing is for sure, no one wants to see these little animals in pain and suffering from a disease.… Click here to continue reading...
If you want a happy, well-adjusted cat, here’s 10 things you should not do…
1. Shout At Your CatWhether you’re shouting at your cat because it did something that annoyed you or you’re shouting for another reason, you’ll terrify your cat. A cat’s ears are far more sensitive to noise than ours and loud sounds are amplified to painful levels in a cat’s ears.… Click here to continue reading...
It never rains but it pours. Ripley has an occasional habit of piddling in the bath to see what comes out of him. He must have a certain level of discomfort that prompts this behaviour, and I’ve found bloody urine in the bath on several occasions that I’ve always attributed to him (because I’ve seen him piddling there).
After Ripley had been at the vet last Friday, he was kept in the bedroom overnight to separate him from Mocha, who can be a bit rambunctious.… Click here to continue reading...
While Ripley’s cystitis has never fully gone away, the discomfort he felt was managed by a daily dose of Metacam. He suffers from Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC), a condition where cystitis is triggered from an unknown cause, but usually stress-related. What that stress factor is can be very difficult to diagnose.
However, a little over a week ago I noticed he was straining when trying to urinate and that very little urine was being expelled.… Click here to continue reading...
Two nights ago, I found a dead mouse outside the kitchen door. I reckon Mocha was responsible as Ripley had spent the night in.
There was little apparent damage to the mouse and it didn’t look like it had been savaged. Merely left as a present for me to find the next time I went into the garden. I’ve no problem with cats killing vermin.… Click here to continue reading...
The patient was allowed home today! Mocha had a very restful night at the vet’s and has been allowed home to recuperate from his accident.
I have to keep him in for a week and he’s not going to be happy about that. I forsee him going stir crazy in a couple of days!
He’s been prescribed Metacam for pain relief.… Click here to continue reading...
I got a progress update from the vet on Mocha’s condition.
The X-Rays have clarified that he has no broken bones. His bladder is intact too, so by chance he’d just gone to the toilet before I took him to the vet earlier today.
There are no other ruptures or damaged internal organs. There was, however, some hemorrhaging in his lungs which was the cause of his wheeziness.… Click here to continue reading...
I’m just back from the vet with some bad news.
I noticed that Mocha was very quiet on Sunday and eh spent most of the day in the cat igloo which was a bit odd given the time of year. He hasn’t been using the igloo since late April when the temperature started rising. He did seem to be licking the inside of his right front leg more than normal but I didn’t think anything of it.… Click here to continue reading...
Today was a big day for both Ripley and Mocha. It is the first time they got their annual booster shots. There was no way I was going to allow them outdoors without them first having their vaccinations. They also got microchipped.
Neither of my previous cats was microchipped, so I was curious about what was involved. The chips are bigger than I thought and cylindrical and they look to be between a 5 and 10 millimetres long.… Click here to continue reading...
