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Hey y'all! At her 6th month checkup, my eldest, Miss SnapCat, had a lot of wax in her ears so she got her first ever ear cleaning at the age of 10 and we were sent home with some solution to drop and then rub her ears with so it didn't happen again. I used the solution about a week ago as a...

Phew, good to hear. They both get the 3-year FVRCP vaccines and rabies. Unfortunately the shelter didn't give me any protocols.

Hi all - I just started volunteering at a shelter that apparently has panleuk outbreaks on a somewhat regular basis. I don't want to stop volunteering but I also want to protect my two girls at home (8 and 10 years old). I plan on getting out of the shelter clothes as soon as I get home...

Hi all - I'm desperate and need some guidance. My apartment complex just let me know they're going to bug bomb my apartment again on Tuesday so I have to have my cats elsewhere. Thing is, two weeks ago they did the initial bomb. I boarded my two, and it was a disaster. Even with doses of...

Oh yes, the microchip ranks really high. My girls are indoor-only but I take comfort in the fact if they do get lost and someone captures them and takes them to a place where they get scanned, my phone number will pop up.

Of all the cat related technology out there, what's your favorite? Water tracking fountains? Litter boxes that track deposits? Automatic litter boxes? For me, I love my automatic feeder because I don't get The Paw (TM) at 5am. I've been considering the microchip feeders but I'm not sure I want...

I love my World's Best but part of that is because I lived in a third floor apartment and carrying litter trash down the stairs wasn't possible with my back. So I switched to World's Best because I can flush it. Every litter I've used tracks a bit so that doesn't bother me too much. The only...

Oh man, this is why I have a trash can with a sensor lid instead of a flip lid because someone who shall not be named (but is definitely the only grey tabby in my house) liked to jump in the trash can. Sometimes you can see her sitting on the bar looking down at the trash can, plotting her...

My eldest, Snap, went in for her annual today and as she's almost 10 I was expecting to need to bring a urine sample to check her kidneys which I did. The vet's package for "senior health panel" is blood work, urine, and fecal samples and it was $300 just for that panel. Needless to say, my...

My eldest, Snap, was similar. She was eating, drinking, litter box habits all totally fine. She was just having trouble jumping. I brought her to the vet who said it was probably arthritis and prescribed both Dasequin and an anti-inflammatory. The anti-inflammatory helped immediately and we were...

I hadn't thought of those microchip feeders - that might work! Have to save up a bit cause those things aren't cheap, but cheaper than calling a cat friendly exterminator!

I have a friend whose male cat is the patient kitten rearer of her two when she fosters. Many of the kittens try to nurse on Licorice and Licorice is like "Fine, but you're not getting any milk and I'm gonna swat you once you bite me a few too many times." It's amusing but never has caused us...

*Sigh* I hate that I even have to post this. But I could use your help. I moved to Florida and unfortunately my apartment has roaches. I keep a clean house and don't leave my own food out so please don't come at me for it. It's just part of apartment living in central Florida. That being said...

Yep, she's a bit of a chonk at 13-something pounds but she grooms herself easily. Bathing her in the past has cut down on some of the shedding - I think because I'm getting some almost loose fur in the process of scrubbing her down. (Gently of course!!) Normally I use a Sleek-Ez comb (it was...

Brushing definitely! I haven't been doing it consistently so I'm trying that before we torture everyone with a bath or the groomers!

My eldest, SnapCat is blowing her coat. She's a double coated domestic shorthair and for the past week or so, I pet her and my hand comes away super furry. I've been bathed her in the past but honestly, not the most pleasant experience for either of us. Not scratching, just running away. I was...

I used gabapentin on my girl who hates traveling. They can still fight but it gives them a slower reaction time and just calms them. For Pompom it meant she didn't pant, soil herself, and cry for the entire drive. When you get into your new place, contain them in a smaller space to give them...

To answer all the questions - She's 7, will be 8 in May. She was in her carrier that was buckled in (the only way I let them go in the car) and I threw a sheet over it. She was also drugged on gabapentin because she pants and soils herself on long car rides if she's not. Drinking and using...

I'll preface this with she has a vet appointment on Tuesday but in the meantime, I want to make sure I'm doing right by her! Almost 4 weeks ago I and my two DSH girls moved from SC to FL. It was a traumatic move for Pompom, my youngest. She got stuck in the box springs in the hotel and we had...

So the bad news is that it might not matter how clean you keep your place - it'll still bother your partner. Some just have really sensitive allergies. But, I've found having a good vacuum helps with half the battle. As does allergy meds for the human.