Recent Content by urbancalgirl

Thank you all so much for your very kind words. The internet has lots of ugly sides to it, but the empathy and compassion here is a true example of the good that it can do. I appreciate each of you who took the time to write, and my heart is with any of you who have also lost your cats. Hugs...

I am so sorry for your loss. We lost our 9 year old Hemingway just a few days ago, and it pains me that he was so young, too. Your Gus was a beautiful cat.

I'm so sorry for your loss. He looks like such a wonderful cat.

{I posted most of this in another forum and a kind reader suggested I post here, too.} It's been an overwhelming few days. After spending a total of 10 hours over 2 days at the ER vet, we had to make the heartbreaking decision to euthanize our beloved Hemingway, who wasn't even 10 years old. He...

Thank you all for the help and responses. It's so touching that so many strangers care. It's been an overwhelming few days. After spending a total of 10 hours over 2 days at the ER vet, we had to make the heartbreaking decision to euthanize our beloved Hemingway. My mother-in-law left work...

Thanks for the response. The vet actually said it would be very difficult for me to administer sub-Q fluids at home in our case. My cat is very hard to handle (even the vet techs had a big problem with him last night at the ER), and since my husband works long hours, I'd probably have to do it...

Any tips on making a cat more comfortable while we wait for a likely euthanasia appointment tomorrow? Last night we took our 10 year old male cat to the emergency vet because he hadn't been eating or drinking for a day, was lethargic, and he threw up a little. Long story short, the vet said...

LOL I should clarify.  I Googled about it.  The way I worded this made it sound like I watched my cat do a Google search.  

I have an indoor/outdoor 9 year old cat (and have had indoor/outdoor cats all my life).  We've always had them on flea and tick control, but not once has any vet ever suggested any de-worming products.  I just watched my cat devour a huge rat and then Google about it.  Now I'm reading all these...

I tried to post this in the Showing forum but it wouldn't let me... There's a cat show nearby this weekend and I've always wanted to go to one. Having never been, I'm unsure about the level of dander that might be in the air. I'm trying to decide whether or not it's a good idea to expose my...

Thanks for the response.  We free-feed with dry food, but have meal times for wet food.  (He will barely touch the dry food).  He started this behavior when I got pregnant and started using one of those huge pregnancy pillows.  He used to sleep curled up next to me, but now he can't do that, and...

My neutered, 8-year-old male is addicted to treats.  He wakes me up in the middle of the night howling for treats.  Oddly enough, he only begs at night.  I give him very few treats during the day and he's fine with it.  But at night he wants one every 2 hours or so.  He's indoor-outdoor with a...

Thank you.  Yes, he is neutered.  I think he howls because he just likes his independence. He has a cat door that usually allows him to go in-and-out as he pleases, so he doesn't like it when I lock him in.  

Thanks for the response.  It turns out it was a fight after all.  I didn't see any wounds when I first posted the message, but a few hours later I found several.  I ended up taking him to the vet the next day.  They gave him a shot of antibiotics and anti-inflammatories for a few days.  I was...

Thanks for the responses.  I should mention that I do set up a cat-cam while I'm gone.  That way I can see that he's still coming in and out of the house (via a cat door) while we're away.  I use the Presence Pro app (it's free) and it works nicely.  Our house is pretty catified.  He has lots of...