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When I brought the first of my kittens home almost 2 years ago, I decided to try rotational feeding with them. I hoped by doing so I could avoid some of the illnesses that seemed to crop up in my older cats as the aged. I settled on Hound and Gatos and Nature's Logic brands as my two main...

There is no way to guarantee every home will end up being a forever home, unfortunately. Our shelter uses non-family references and vet references as part of the process for approving potential adopters. It is not as thorough a system as some, and I do wonder about that sometimes, but we also...

Your Kitty Comfort program sounds amazing. We don't have anything like that where I volunteer. I really want to foster at some point. My current cats would not let me, I don't think. I do worry I would find it too hard to let them go, but it seems like such a great way to help out the...

I like the sound of how they have things set up for your volunteers at your shelter. It seems very well organized. We have a volunteer coordinator who is working to get more volunteers, but so far, I'm the only one there on a regular basis on saturday mornings. I know there's a gal who comes...

Hi! I wanted to start this thread, in the hopes of creating a space where those who volunteer for animal welfare organizations can connect with each other, share their stories and experiences, and receive support from others who volunteer. So to start off, I'd like to tell you a little about...

Thanks for the welcome! Yes, I think my crew are all darlings, though I am probably biased. That is Teeker in my icon. I agree she is a beauty. I see you have a calico as your icon as well? It does make for interesting times having five. Especially with 4 of them just coming into...

Hello, As the title says, I have recently returned after a long absence, and thought I would introduce myself. I am a single woman, 47 years old and have been a keeper of cats for the last 27 years. I currently have 5 cats; my oldest is Teeker, a 17 year old calico female that has been my...

I want to thank you all for your kind words, and let all of you know they have been a comfort to me. I keep reading through them again and again, and it helps. I have lost pets before; it has just never hit me this hard. I could not stay at work today; I could not stop crying. I have to go...

I haven't been around here in years, used to lurk a lot. Other things drew my attention away, so I hope no one will mind my posting here now. There just isn't anyone around who I can talk to about this. My baby boy, Tady Bear was diagnosed with CKD a little over a month ago. I had managed...

Two of my boys have to be locked up during feeding time, or they will push the other cats away and take their food.  I worry that leaving it out in a timed feeder would mean that those two boys would get all the food, and leave the others without enough. Everyone was very hungry when I got home...

As I did when I was free feeding, I've been setting out my kitties raw/canned mix 2 times a day.  However, now that I'm picking it up after a half hour, I've noticed that they seem to be getting hungry (and grumpy) a lot more.  I experimented this weekend with 3 feedings a day, and noticed that...

The raw they are currently on is made with Better in the Raw mix.  I'm going to change them over to the Alnutrin once that is gone, but I had ordered the Better in the Raw before I knew about Hare-Today and Alnutrin.  At the moment, The Better in the Raw is just mixed with ground meat, but I...

So, I've begun the process of switching the cats to the raw food.  We've been working on getting onto timed feedings for the past couple of weeks, and that has been going well.  I recieved an order from Hare Today last wednesday, and decided to see if they would eat the the homemade version I'm...

I know, it seems like Petco should be cheaper, but they are not.  They usually have a better selection though.  But I do like my smaller mom and pop stores. She has recovered quite well.  Fatty Liver is something you want to avoid at all costs, I can tell you.  But one nice thing to come from...

Thanks for all the replies.  :)  I am in the U.S., in Michigan, to be specific.  There are a couple of smaller pet food stores in my area, and one petco.  I haven't been in petco in a while, but the only raw carried in the two smaller stores is the nature's variety.  Though, I think I saw the...