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I will for sure consult with my vet on Mon or Tuesday (whenever one of them will call me back.) Betty has been taking gabapentin twice daily for about 10 months. She was on a relatively low dose of 35 mg twice a day for most of that time. In the last month or so, I tried her on a higher 50 mg...

I keep seeing the ad for Helio Pet on Instagram. Helio Pet | Reduce Pain for Pets at Home | Helio Pet Website Has anyone used this one or another home cold laser (LLLT) device? Betty will sit in my lap for hours. So I'm sure she would love one of these if I knew which ones are worth the...

My Betty has been taking Cosequin first, and then Dasuquin with the next bag I bought. I guess I was both in denial of how big she really is (11 lbs, not 10 lbs) and also not wanting to give her four of those treats for fear of what they might do to her perfect stools. She was supposed to take...

My Betty White just loves Hills I/D chicken stew with vegetables. I’m not crazy about the carb content. I’m also fairly certain her coat was feeling much better on a different food. But we can’t get that food anymoreand so we’re back to Hills I/D. I’d love to try her on raw food. But she’s...

The only real regret I have about adopting adults instead of kittens is not having any kitten pictures. Krista may be a tougher match. But I’m looking for folks with similar looking cats who can share kitten pictures. Krista Betty White

Betty White had an endoscopy procedure with a couple of biopsy samples taken on Wednesday. Yesterday she had a really good day. She was playful and feisty. She showed up to all her meals (five of them per day) and she ate very well. This morning she's showed very little interest in eating or...

I have no shortage of quality scratching posts in the home. My previous kitty loved to scratch both down (the carpet) and up (she would cross a room for a good post.) My new kitty seems only interested in scratching the carpet. I am not opposed to this. Except she's not doing a good enough job...

Betty White has the same plate on a similar textbook in the other room and has no issues pulling up to it and eating from it. However in this room, in this location, she has taken to using her paw to eat. Any idea why she’s doing this and how to encourage her to eat from the plate instead of her...

Maybe not a thread for Health yet. But I'm concerned that it is quickly becoming one. My Betty White is a nibbler. Before this week, she would eat a couple cans of Fancy Feast a day. But it would take her 12 hours for each can. And there would be once or twice a week where her eating would slow...

I got a new kitty! Introducing Betty White And I have a question about her acclimation as I’ve received some conflicting advice already. I have her closed up in an acclimation room—all her necessities in my home office with the door closed. She was an owner surrender. She spent ten days in the...

She’s shy. I’ll post better pictures when she’s had more time to acclimate. It took me about an hour to get her all settled in to her room with cameras only to realize there are significant blind spots. 🤦🏼‍♂️ I’m out of practice with my cat surveillance. 😹 In any case, I don’t want to keep...

Just saw this on msn.com today. Nothing you probably don't already know in here. It's a quick read with good advice. Grieving a pet: How to overcome the sadness

Doorkins Magnificat was a stray cat who adopted a cathedral in London for her home. The cat needed shelter. The cathedral needed a mouser. The arrangement was mutually beneficial. Doorkins was adored by the staff and congregation alike. She even met the Queen of England. After a dozen years with...

There's what seems from all appearances to be a stray cat in our apartment community. He's very friendly. Perhaps too friendly. While most everyone in the complex agrees he's a friendly cat and they wish him no harm, the property manager has reported that she's received a complaint or two about...

This is OC ("orange cat".) He's getting his own thread now rather than complicating Krista's bridge thread. OC is his stray name. I haven't decided on a more permanent name yet. Though I'm leaning towards Meatball because he's so muscular. Like a tiny orange pit bull. He is a friendly...

That was probably one of the hardest phone calls I'll ever make. I just called Trupanion to cancel Krista's policy because I just got billed for another month yesterday. They are issuing me a refund for that premium. That was just so hard. She asked what was the last day I spent with her...

Eighteen months ago, I started a thread called Krista’s Care. Krista's Care It is sadly time for me to close that thread. As she has moved on to her next chapter, so must I. I’m still too raw to offer a proper tribute. But I’ll start this thread with a highlight video Apple made from my...

Background: Krista has been on daily steroids for nearly 7 months now for IBD and lymphoma. Only in the last month, I discovered the missing trigger and we're seeing a remission of those original IBD/lymphoma symptoms. I brought Krista in because she's been showing diabetic symptoms which I...

Krista takes chlorambucil (generic for Leukeran) aka chemotherapy for her suspected small cell lymphoma. It is working for her as she went from liquid stools for months back to well-formed, low odor, solid stools. However, the medicine itself wrecks her gut and butt until it’s passed through...

I make raw food from frozen fryer rabbits. Usually just the hind legs and my favorite beertenders were getting the rest of the carcasses. But that's neither here nor there now with the self-isolation. What I'd like to know is whether that silver skin needs to be removed or not? It does not...