Recent Content by alysynn taylor

it is with a heavy heart and teary eyes that i report my beloved 17yr old ralph has passed on -- lung cancer -- almost a year to day that his sister, moxy, passed. i had these cats for almost 20 years. i feel lost without them. an era has ended. they saw me through many rough patches, but in the...

welcome!! you know when it came to naming my two kittens i named one after my favorite band at the time, but the second took a little longer. he was a playful yet shy kitten and a little clumsy. kind of reminded me of bambi and thumper on the ice. for some reason, ralph, was what came to me. he...

update 2: still waiting on vet response. have started treatment for mites. did the ear cleaning and miticide followed by a bath. he hated it but put up with me long enough to get it done. the extra set of hands was very helpful. and, ralph must have gotten over his hating bath tantrum because...

ralph has been a champ. if there was any change in behavior it was that he cuddles more. emotionally he has been my support! physically, well he is 16 so has arthritis in hips and a few other health problems that are easily handled at home. but in general from march to july he was his same self...

moxy and his brother ralph (who just said "hi" in the new kitty forums a few days ago) were adopted from a foster home via our local humane society. they came to live with me when they were 8 weeks old. moxy was truly my baby girl. always on my lap. sleeping on my head. she was the alpha cat no...

brother ralph and sister moxy from young: to old:

update: i have armed myself with a flea/tick shampoo, ear cleaner, and ear miticide solution. so far ive managed to clean the ear. im giving ralph a break before i do the miticide treatment and also waiting on a friend that has "supplies and experience" in bathing cats. the last bath ralph had...