Some ear mite treatments recommend putting 10 drops of warm olive oil in each of the cat’s ears before treating the ears with ear mite medicine. The olive oil is supposed to help loosen and clean out ear wax and ear gunk. However, when I read the instructions on the ear mite medicine bottle...
I’d be interested to know if anyone has a recommendation on a good outdoor cat house. It does not have to be heated. It’s for a warm, but rainy climate in Molokai, Hawaii. Thank you.
My male tabby has a puncture wound on his tail. I have cleaned the wound with Povidone Iodine and soaked it in Hydrogen Peroxide and it seems to be healing well. The cat is eating and, although subdued, seems to be recovering well. I'll keep watching for signs of infection and take him to...
I live on Molokai, Hawaii and a few years ago I took in a stray cat that had obviously been starving. Now, he’s incredibly healthy but overweight. As is often the case with ferals and strays that have been starved for food, they can’t seem to loose the instinct to eat as much as possible...
I have a healthy male short-haired orange tabby cat on Molokai, Hawaii that has recurrent bouts of hair ball coughing fits. This is not a cat who will endure being brushed or combed. I’ve read that 1 tablespoon of mineral oil once a week will help; however, it’s almost impossible to...
I’m looking for a chewable cat multi vitamin with catnip. The brand I’m using now is too hard to get. Does anyone have a recommendation and where to purchase? Thanks.