Recent Content by Mamanyt1953

Rest you gentle, Sweet Friends, dream you deep. Your pawprints are on someone's heart forever. I am so very sorry for your loss. Being catless for the first time in pretty much 70 years, I am currently very aware of how loud the absence of one small heartbeat can be. AND, I know, as well...

Yes, those articles are great! And she's made a good start by separating them for now. Even littermates do not recognize each other after significant time apart, and should be reintroduced as total strangers. Remind your daughter that this cat has had her entire world turned upside down. She...

I think it depends on the cat. My girl, Hekitty, when told "NO!" would turn her back on me, sit down, look at me around her shoulder while AUDIBLY muttering at me. If that isn't mad, I don't know what is. However, they tend to get over it fairly quickly, and they do NOT seem to hold grudges...

OK...I think your problem is that articles sometimes fail to stress the fact that it takes as long as it takes. And it is JUST under three weeks now, which would be close to record-breaking if it were done. You just can't go any faster than the most reluctant cat. You're doing the right...

It is not normal at all for an unspayed female to quit going into heat. At all. Something else is going on. Give your vet a call back, tell him that she is not going into heat anymore, and for how long. He may be able to move at least her appointment up as possibly urgent. There are some...

Well, THAT was...um...kwik. SO, this is for a rapid, uneventful recovery!

Lunch will be eggs scrambled with peppers and onions. There may or may not be an Engish muffin or toast. Depends on how hungry I am. Dinner will be pork patties with mashed potatoes and squash with onions.

While this is too late for the current situation, should you have to move to another home in the future, I suggest taking an old sheet and throwing it over her favorite lounging spot as soon as you know you will be moving. Let her shed ALL over it. The day before moving day, cut that sheet into...

I'd also suggest spending some time in the room with him...not TOO close, just..there. Sit on the floor, and without making eye contact, speak to him, or read aloud from any book you like...it's the tone of voice, not the words that we're going for. Gentle, soft tone of voice. This will help...

Welcome, Tyson! To you and to your kittens! How frustrating for you! Have the kittens been to the vet yet? Tummy upsets can cause things like this. Intestinal parasites are the most frequent culprit. However, until then, I'd suggest ordering a good enzymatic cleaner. They are readily...

I SO wish I were much, MUCH closer! There are a lot of things I can't do, but I can certainly make sure cats have food, water, clean boxes and a LOT of loving! I worked either second or third shift all of my life, and I STILL go to bed at 7-8AM, read a bit, and get up around 5 PM. It's...

Lunch will be scrambled eggs and an English muffin. Dinner will be pork patties, mashed potatoes, and creamed corn.

Rest you gentle, Cleo, dream you deep. Your purr echos in someone's heart forever. Such a beautiful girl she was, is and always will be. Three years seem so short to us, but...cats live in an eternal "now," so for Cleo, you were her "forever." She lived, breathed and had her being wrapped in...

Patience, and more patience! Cats are such creatures of habit. My own girl would have snit-fits for a week if I moved a major piece of furniture! So, 10 days into a move of that magnitude sounds like "business as usual" to me. Try to relax, so that she doesn't pick up on your own anxiety...

Sadly, yes I have. But I dropped them when it became clear that they were NOT willing to read/watch ANYTHING that might not confirm their bias. And those conspiracy theories SO took over their lives. There was no room for anything else. I so miss who they were, but not who they are. I...