Recent Content by Weezil

Hello again! Well, I have been taking Mama to the vet every 2-3 months to get her claws trimmed, as she will not let me do this at home. My vet gave me acepromazine 10 mg and I had been giving her 1/2 a pill prior to her appointments. I do not know if she is on to me with this medicine, or if...

Hi-- just a short question! I would like to feed my cat a canned food/dry food diet (my previous cat would not eat canned food) and was wondering how much to give her. I had been feeding her 1/4 cup of dry food in the morning and another 1/4 cup in the evening, but since she is not a picky...

This is to everyone who replied to my post about getting Mama to the vet. It wasn't that hard to do today, ground up the pill and put it in some canned food, and waited until it had taken effect, grabbed her and put her in the carrier. I just took her to the vet techs rather than the regular...

Thank you!! Makes me feel much better!

The shelter I got Mama from is a no-kill shelter and they are in partnership with a shelter in a neighboring state (a high-kill shelter) that brings in a lot of feral/semiferal cats. When I got Mama, she was 3 years old. I received her medical records when I adopted her (including her...

Thanks for your reply! We are going to the vet next week.....will keep you posted.

Thanks for your reply, but I don't think Mama (my cat) would sit still for that! I am allowed to pet her, but that is the extent of it. I am just going to take her to the vet next Tuesday when my vet will be in the office. The techs there can remove the mats, but if they need to sedate her...

This is just a little update, maybe it will give you a better idea of what I'm dealing with here! I brought the carrier in the living room and threw a couple treats in there. I tried this with her 7 months ago when I first got her, and it worked.....ONCE. I thought maybe she would have...

Hi! Thank you for your help. I talked to the vet today and will be bringing her in next Tuesday. (He is off this week, but will be in the office next week). Hopefully the techs can remove the mat (after I tranquilize her at home) but if not, he will be in the office and can administer...

I adopted a 4 year old cat (long-haired tortoiseshell) from a no-kill shelter about 7 months ago. The volunteer at the shelter who helped me with the adoption said Mama (that was her shelter name, so I kept it) was very shy, and said that since I had no kids or other pets, I would be a perfect...

Hi, I'm back! Well, about a week ago I was able to check Mama's (my feral cat) teeth while she was sleeping next to me on the couch, and although her teeth (that was I able to see) were fine, I noticed her gums were very red (probably gingivitis, but she has no problem eating dry food) so I...

Thank you! I am going back to throwing treats into her carrier, because she will be due for her yearly checkup/shots in March, so this will give her several months of getting used to the treats in her carrier. The lotrimin is clearing up her skin issue, (which I apply when she is sleeping!) so...

I adopted a 3 year old semi-feral cat from a shelter about 4 months ago. After the initial hiding period, she has become a very affectionate cat. She does not approach people, but will sit in the same room with them. Here is the problem-- she is almost impossible to calm down so I can take her...

I just lost my cat of 18 years in September (Weezy) and I decided I needed another cat. I was looking online and saw a picture of Mama, a long-haired tortoiseshell at a nearby shelter. When they interviewed me and I told them which cat I wanted, first thing they asked was do I have kids, (no)...