Recent Content by oyster

I have been taking care of a feral for the last 8 years. She responds to her name (Tiny), sleeps in her bed, hangs around the yard all day but doesn't let me pet her. Sigh! I am waiting patiently for that day when I can scoop her up. Recently, she has started a very strange thing where she...

I just want to add that while you're looking for an alternative place for them, please don't stop feeding them as they are used to it now. Also, keep getting closer and closer to them so you can at least pet the kittens. You can wear rubber gardening gloves if they scratch. I have socialized...

Thank you for your responses. I found a local foster cat mom and she urged me to rescue the two kittens as there is highly contagious FIP going around. So, I have set the trap and will wait a few days for them to be used to it. The weather is also horrible so I can't lure them into the trap with...

I think Norachan has given you a very comprehensive answer but as you asked for personal examples, I can share mine. I have been doing TNR for 10 years and it has really helped our neighborhood which is in a rural setting. Our local shelter has volunteered to pay for the surgeries and the local...

I have two surviving ferals in my yard. They have been with me over 8 years or so. They arrive punctually for their food, and when needed, sleep in their spaces which are winterized. They are both neutered which I did with TNR but I guess the one girl wasn't done properly because she still goes...

Gotcha! I have read that you shouldn't feed raw and canned food together in one sitting. I am sure you know that, already. I found one through a blog. She is European who speaks fluent English and she makes recipes for cats only. She also has a youtube channel-- The Little Carnivore. (Use the CC...

I would like to chime in and inform you that it is a huge time commitment. Make sure you really want to do it. Also, make sure the supplements are given in the correct amounts or you could be doing a lot more harm. I chose to chop meat to help with teeth as my last two cats had huge dental...

I am so puzzled as to why my 4 year old, Truffles, is gaining weight. He was about 11+ pounds in March when I switched over to raw food. Over the last 6 months, he has ballooned even though the diet was tailored to him maintaining his 11 pound weight. I paid a cat nutritionist to come up with...

Thank you for your kind wishes, blessings, encouragement and hope. I had already read all the Thoughts for Grieving Cat Lovers before I posted. They are inspirational words. I hope to write with as much clarity, hope and humor about love and loss....someday. I also found Dr. Hoggan's TED Talks...

Some of you may be familiar with Oyster's story so I will try to make this brief... He was 17 years old and had lived with us for the past 16 years. He had adopted me after having appeared mysteriously in our backyard. I look back at that experience and really believe that he was an angel sent...

Oyster went to sleep on Easter Sunday. He is the most exceptional cat I ever knew and I cannot be complete without him ever.

Thank you everyone for all your suggestions. I am a little bit distracted right now (understatement) as my beautiful boy, Oyster has been battling an acute kidney injury since the beginning of March. We have been in and out of hospital and vet clinics. That is a story that can be told in a book...

Update: I spoke to the vet about Oyster's blood results today. Sadly, I am left clutching straws. The vet recommends euthanasia as his creatine levels have skyrocketed to 10 mg/dl. Kidneys are shutting down, she says. I think there is an infection and can be treated but he has not been eating...

Will do...good to know. I have ordered the goat milk formula for now but if Snowball is lactating, I am hoping I won't ever have to use it.

Latest: Just wanted you to know that Miracle was checked by the vet and given a clean bill of health. Also found that Snowball has swollen teats so she was definitely lactating which is incomprehensible. She was neutered 4 years ago when she had her one kitten. Maybe I got her neutered too soon...