Recent Content by JeanieC

Tiger’s trip to the vet went well. He’s such a big boy. 6 years old, weighed in at 14.5 lbs. His carrier cracked and I felt bad for how cramped he was. Time to buy a new one! Doc did say he has an off-color wax deep in his right ear. The left was pristine and everything else about him is...

I lost a kitty to chronic pneumonia about 10 years ago. Only advice I have that I did not see others mention is to make sure her food and water dishes are kept super clean as well as the litter box area. This is especially important if you have other cats. The kitten I brought home a couple...

I agree with furballsmom. Vet school may be privy to more information and/or have more options available than your local vet. Is there a veterinarian school nearby? I am fortunate to live about halfway between 2 good ones and wouldn’t hesitate to take my pet to either one.

Thank you all for the replies. We will be going to see his doc next week if he can’t get in tomorrow. I didn’t think about things like wax being too deep to see or polyps. I’d never forgive myself if I put it off when we could’ve prevented something by an early visit to the vet. I’ll follow up...

My 6 yr old tabby, Tiger, has been shaking his head and pawing at his ear the past several days. Night before last, he woke me up crying and stomping around on the bed. Then again last night he woke up crying but then settled back down after a bit of petting. He sometimes holds his right ear...