Recent Content by melontine

One cat in our household is 13lbs, nearly 14lbs. She's quite overweight for her size, a healthy weight for her I think would be back around 10lbs. We used to leave bowls full of dry food and free feed but now feed small amounts at a time to try and limit the amount she eats. So far it hasn't...

Hmm... Hard to tell right now. Right now I think B and E are definitely male, with C and D could be female? It'll be easier to tell when they're a bit bigger.

No, they sent his foster back with pain meds for him. I'm going to call the shelter when they're open tomorrow. Maybe I'm stepping out of line here and may end up burning bridges, but I'm going to advocate for Carrot and his vet care. He doesn't sound any better than when I dropped him off two...

Sorry to revive this thread but I need to rant. The shelter really messed up concerning Carrot. He's in pain still. His foster reached out to me for information because the shelter wasn't giving any.When she brought him home, she thought he was feral! He definitely is not feral. Instead, he is...

Thanks guys! Trying not to freak them out, but they are adorable. So far so good I think.

I brought home two barn cats from my local humane society today. Both girls are feral, and had been there for some months. I'm very excited to get to know them and see them thrive. When I went and got them, the staff led me to a room and I just pointed to a couple of hissy kitties amongst many...

I wasn't given an update directly. But I found out from the facebook group that Carrot is doing well. He went out to another foster home and I was kind of hurt by this. I really wish they would have called me, I would have loved to come pick this guy up again. It hurts that the last time I might...

Carrot has gone in for his checkup. I didn't remember to check his gums before then and haven't gotten the chance to update with how tired I've been. But I got a callback and here's what's happening. Carrot has an inflamed spinal cord. His tail is a bit twitchy and they're monitoring him to see...

I'm not sure which it was. I heard stepped, kicked, and tripped over. All I really know is there was contact between my dad's foot and the kitten. My dad and sister were in a panic about it and I couldn't get a straight answer for anything about the actual incident. They've both gone to bed now...

I don't think it's an issue, I've done similar with my own cats when they struggle to gain weight, though I've never tried it with a raw meat diet. One thing to be aware of is that KMR does contain lactose. Newborn kittens can digest lactose alright, but older cats become lactose intolerant and...

My dad accidentally tripped over one of our foster kittens. We've contacted the shelter who contacted the vet, I've been instructed to watch him closely overnight to make sure he doesn't deteriorate and bring him in for an exam in the morning. It has now been about 6 hours since this incident...

My foster cat Shadow gave birth to five kittens four days ago. They're already opening their eyes and seem healthy. Mom cat is doing very well and loves her babies. Now; today was the first day I really weighed all five kittens. I did try to weigh them the first day, but didn't get to all five...

Keeping mom contained was the shelter’s idea, they said that giving her less room to get away would be better for her to adjust. She still has access to her kittens, they’re in a carrier so I can move them in and out if the closet more easily.

I let mom out of the crate last night for that very reason. She's in the closet area with a mosquito net keeping her contained there. Right now she's huddled in her litter pan, she's had a rough time of it all. Still shows no interest in the kittens. I'll start working on a schedule with my...