I may be missing it, but did your vet also check glucose levels? My GA cat Nico had lost 3 lbs in 3 months, very tired and not eating a lot. We were very concerned. Vet did blood work with a glucose check and found he had onset diabetes. It still may be dental related, but just wanted to mention...
I love this picture of Julian. We play records on the weekends, and he'll jump up on the couch and just chill with us. The way he sits cracks me up. Lol
Wow, I had no idea about the phosphorus! That is good to know. I haven't experimented with Myos yet and Sadie is luckily not as risk for CKD, but it's still worth keeping in mind. I try to make good choices for her knowing that her body has to process steroids constantly, which is why I try more...
I understand your concerns about muscle atrophy. I'm in agreement that blood work sooner might be a good idea as cats are great maskers of issues that go on inside their bodies.
Sadie has low grade atrophy/waste because she's on lifetime steroids for an autoimmune disease, but there are options...
When we adopted Julian last year, he was very skinny. He was a year and a half and only weighed 7 lbs, with an extremely underweight body composition hidden mostly by his fur. The poor guy would eat and eat, but then I noticed it would be days for him to have a BM. I had our vet check him out...
I love this theme!
Sadie would like to add some notes for me as well:
Fancy Feast Turkey Pate. Mom knows I love pates, but I like the turkey most. Can't eat the chicken because it has fish in it which makes my tummy upset. I also sometimes eat the salmon, if I'm in the mood. Salmon is ok, and...
I use Stella and Chewy' freeze dried chicken. I don't rehydrate, simply because my carnivorous monsters don't seem to like it that way! They like the texture of it dry, and to chew it (they don't get any dry food, so this is like their treat.) Sometimes I do have to break them up for the...
Entry: Casper.
Wearing his "I'm on the naughty list" hoodie. The one cat I ever knew who liked to wear sweaters or sweatshirts because he was cold in the winter. Lol
RIP little buddy. ❤️
Awwww, so wonderful to hear!! Isn't it amazing what a good diet will do for a coat? Our newer family member (adopted May of last year) had such a burly rough coat, it made my skin itch. He didn't have much of a history to share either, other than he was surrendered. I often wonder about his...
Aw, Henry is beautiful! 😍❤️ I'm glad she is doing better.
I can empathize with the anxiety piece, after going through a years worth of blood draws every two weeks for Sadie she had quite a time adjusting to knocking at the door. She still doesn't come out for visitors, but at least she no longer...
I have all three past kitties ashes in beautiful oak boxes, a clay paw print on little easels in front of them, a small "treasure" box with their favorite toy and a whisker or tuft of fur, and a digital picture frame that rotates through various photos. The nice thing about the picture frame is...
How is Henri doing? I hope better! I just dropped in to share Sadie's update, since she had something similar. The vet checked her teeth and gums as well, and while she does have a few not so great areas she didn't see anything that was too concerning. However - she noticed she had some eye and...
Jojoba is beautiful!! 💕
I agree, I have had two cats in my life (one currently) that go every other day, just about. But his poos are nice shaped not too soft or hard. We did have a scare a month back where he didn't go for 5 days 😬 and miralax just made him super gassy. He did eventually go...
I'm sorry Henry is having issues! 🥺 Sadie is also having some dental issues at the moment, she would eat her wet food but the moment it hit whatever sensitive area she would jerk up and run down the stairs. She would get hungry, but be weary of eating. Since she has an autoimmune disorder we...