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Yesterday, April 4, 2022, we had to say our goodbyes to our beloved little baby, Sassy. She stuck with us since being adopted as a kitten and would have been 21yo this coming July. She had lost her vision, some of her hearing...but she persisted, always living fully into her namesake. Our...

Sassy is nearly 20 now (just a few more weeks). She seems to have become mostly blind, and also lost a bit of her hearing. She may have a bit of feline dementia (but not sure). We are a single cat home with her since our other cat left us 7 years ago. She has always been a bit anxious and takes...

This precious little furbaby/fuzznut turns 19 today! All the feels are being felt.

Mrs. & I are on our 3rd attempt to have a rug in our kitchen. Our two previous attempts involved cheaper, rubber-backed rugs and the result was Sassy peed on them.  This happened despite having sprayed the second one with Comfort Zone; the first we didn't think the rug was going to be an...

I am presuming that, somewhat like humans, animals have the capacity to grieve loss and perhaps even do so as individually as human beings. That said, I am wondering how long to chalk up behaviors to grief over the loss/absence of Sassy's older brother Striker (not biological brother) and the...

At 13, I've noticed that Sassy had developed a number of thick mats/knots in her fur. This had not been a problem previously; our grooming has always been spotty at best. What could cause this to happen? Even more importantly, I've been using our Furminator to help get these under control. ...

Farewell, Striker. With heavy and broken hearts, today, our family has to say a final farewell to our beloved Striker. Faithful companion for 14 years, through a LOT of transitions. He was a trooper through it all. We are grateful for the life, love and blessing that he was, and we commend him...

We will be moving to our new home in about a month, with our (2) veteran cats. We noticed yesterday a very bold and brazen cat (identified as at least 1 of 2 outdoor "neighbors"), walking right up the sidewalk and exploring the bushes, mulch and landscaping in front of the house. This is...

Striker is a 14 y.o. neutered male, indoor-only DSH, orange/cream tabby (see profile pic).  He has been with us since he was adopted as a kitten. This morning, Mrs. notice a small, dark spot under his fur on the bottom/back of his right, rear leg (approximately below the ankle).  Similar to a...

Our 12y.o. spayed female, Sassy, began going outside the box ~5 months ago.  We don't really know an instigating circumstance. We have been at this house for 19 months (approx. 14 months when this started), and had not had a problem before.  We have a 13 y.o. neutered male, Striker, as her...

Had 13 y.o. Striker at the Vet last week for general un-wellness, abnormal vocalizing, clingy-ness, etc. He was down a little over 2 lbs since July.  Blood work and exam revealed nothing obvious, but gave (3) doses of liquid/oral pain reliever. Between last evening and this morning he has...

We are nearing the time to relocate with our 2 adult housecats (12 y,o. Striker and 11 y.o. Sassy). Travel time in the car is ~4 hrs. When we moved 4 years ago, Striker adapted nearly immediately, but Sassy had some significant struggles.  As we prepare for this time, our destination will have...

In a recent trip to the local pet store, I stumbled upon a product that was identified and labeled as Stress Control for cats. It purports itself to be FDA regulated, all-natural homeopathic pharmaceuticals. Our small, 9-y.o. cat has always been anxious/nervous. We thought she would outgrow...

Our smaller cat, Sassy, over the past couple of years has developed quite an attitude about her litterbox habits. We are on the verge of relocating and, due to space reasons reducing down to 1 box for 2 cats from 3 boxes for 2. First problem: Sassy seems to be either afraid of the dark or...

We are weeks away from relocating the entire family 2/3 of the way across the state (4-5 hours). What are the best options for helping our (2) cats make the trip? We planned on talking with the vet for maybe some form of sedative or something. They will be in separate carriers...

So...what do you do if your cat goes idiotic and ends up scratching your gum (the thing that holds your teeth in your mouth) with a claw? No kidding, this just happened to the Mrs. Striker was resting on her, spotted Sassy and freaked out for some reason. He scratched Mrs.' face and cut her...

I'm hoping this will be the right forum for this, but... Anyone with any experience or advice on how best to get (2) house cats through an approx. 2500 mile relocation? What about helping them adapt/recover once situated? Thanks, Bill

I recently noticed our small female cat appears to have lost some hair from the end of her tail. I have been able to get what I feel is a reasonable look at it, and it doesn't appear that she has any lesions, injuries or sensitivity there. When my wife looked at it, she said it looks as though...

Well, what a weekend! Noticed our 3.5 y.o. neutered Striker was trying and not going yesterday. Took him to the emergency hospital where they hooked him to an IV and kept him overnight. Testing revealed a build-up of struvite crystals. He's home now and okay, but the vet wants us to change...