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A family friend (really a friend of my parents, so a many in his late 60's) had an unexpected and catastrophic heart attack two weekends ago and passed away. I went the same morning and took his cat, Minnie, from his home. I was able to get Minnie into the vet on Tuesday (he used the same vet...

My eldest kitty Jake (she's 8) has had a long odd history of random illness. She would lose weight, become lethargic and heat seek...and she had this weird black rim to her eyes (like she was wearing eye liner on the inside of her lower eye rim. I would take her to the vet and blood and urine...

Just before thanksgiving we had all of the flooring in our house replaced with hardwood (all three floors). Since then, the cats have been peeing in the dining room, the guest room and the living room! This morning I found a spot in the laundry room! Nothing has changed in the home EXCEPT the...

About this time last year, 2 of my 3 hooligans were critically ill and I found this site when searching for health answers. Veterinarians repeatedly told me they were going to die. I received a lot of support, including information on diseases that were emerging and mirroring our experience...

Cattius the Great (AKA Atticus) must fancy himself a fine chef. When cooking he likes to grab the oven door handle and do pullups. If ignored, he will slip his paw up and adjust the knobs on the stove to a better cooking temperature. If you attempt to put that knob back in the proper range-...

In July we unexpectedly took in a litter of 3 kittens from someone's yard. They were flea infested, to the extent that I initially thought they were dead. Their gums AND tongues were white. We spent weeks washing them several times a day with dawn and picking off fleas with tweezers. At first we...

Hi all! We have three adult cats (2 girls Jake and Lola and 1 boy, Marley) and took in 3 kittens in July rather unexpectedly. They are 2 males, Atticus and Lincoln and a little lady, Luna. We are in medical crisis right now with the kittens, but have been a happy 6 pack for a while. WE hope...