Recent Content by btavis

Ellie May, RIP 6/18/16

Ellie May, seven years old succumbed to non-regenerative anemia. She was a queen and will be greatly missed by her family and fur baby friends. It never gets easy.

My tortoise shell rescue was around five months when she went into heat. The vet said to wait a few weeks before spaying which I did. I had it done about a month later and she is fine.

I just had my tortoise shell rescue spayed and it cost me $199 which included a blood test. The actual spaying procedure was $50 and the rest was for blood work. Needless to say the cat came through exceptionally well and I now know she has no other health issues. There are several vets in my...

I agree.

I have a kitten (Kyra) I rescued at around five weeks old. She is now about nine weeks old and has started drinking more water than she did initially. She is otherwise in good health; eats well and is very energetic.  Although when I first rescued her she did whimper a little when urinating but...

Loving pets and being able to care properly for them is a real issue. It comes down to what you can afford and what is important in your life. I am retired and made a decision to rescue as many dogs/cats as I could afford. My limit ended up being three dogs and five cats. Of course I would want...

I currently have five cats - the most I have ever owned at one time. All are rescues. Two are siblings (boy/girl) at 4 years of age. Two are mother/son at 4 and 3 years of age and one is of indeterminate age (though I guess around 7-8) as he was a rescued stray. They are all indoor cats but I...

I have a cat like that.  Smokey will gobble up treats like a crack addict preferring them over regular cat food. So....I switched cat food to Fancy Feast and mixed a few treats in with it. Now he gets both and the nourishment he needs. He was a runt of the litter so weight gain is not a problem...

There is something rotten going on besides the cat's teeth. My experience with a rescue cat was like this: I rescued this un-neutered cat (DeeJay) from an abusive environment. I guessed his age to be around five to seven. He had bad skin, was underweight and had terribly bad breath. I took him...

So sad for young kitty Puck. Poor babies do not understand the danger of cars. As much as I know cats love the outdoors and as much as I have owned many outdoor cats I will no longer do it. I have lost too many to predators or other lethal mean (I had one cat poisoned by a neighbor). I now...