Recent Content by jkrack

I'm so glad that you've decided to bring this little girl (and I do mean little, poor thing!) in and keep her. We got our Abby in much the same way (previous owners left her at our apt. complex.. ugh) and I can tell you that she has turned into the most loyal, loving cat out of it. I love the...

Thanks for your reply. Our pool actually does not have chemicals in it, because we're on forest service land, we have to use a filtration system that does not use any chemicals that could be harmful to local wildlife or vegetation, (especially because we have to drain all of the water out at the...

So Squitty (Squirrel Kitty) has developed a fascination with water. We've determined that she is some sort of Miane Coon mix- super bushy tail, 13 pounds and growing (not fat) at a year and a half, water resistant coat, etc. But anyways, the cat seems to LOVE water. She splashes it everywhere...

Thanks so much for the quick reply. I knew that it probably wouldn't work, but figured, hey, maybe? I'm just banging my head against the wall with this. I can't seem to find a food that will work for them. I've considered going rx, but my vet only carries Science Diet rx, and I'm not a big fan...

Alright, I know. I must be crazy. When the recall happened (Natural Balance V&GP) I was desperate to switch foods. I live in a very small community, and couldn't find any dry cat foods within a 3 hour drive that didn't contain fish or chicken in them. (One scratches her face off with fish, the...

Well, we've been feeding both our babies the Venison dry since February-ish and have not noticed any ill affects. However, the current bag that I'm feeding was purchased around that time. I have two unopened bags that I purchased over the Easter weekend that I will not be feeding. I'm really...

Abby LOVES Animal Cops, Animal Precinct, etc. If you put any of those shows on, she will be glued to your lap for the entire duration. Her previous owners abanoned her when they moved out, leaving her with an undersized collar, a bad skin condition, and no food or other care. So, I think...

Wow, the venison and green pea sounds like a great choice- I'll order some today and tell you guys how it turns out. Somehow I thought I had read that it had salmon oil in it. Hmm. Maybe that's what reading every single ingredient label for more than 50 brands of food will do to you. When I...

My only problem is that the foods listed so far have fish oil in them- will that bother Abby's fish allergies? Or is it such a small concentration that it won't matter?

The last time I was here, I was looking for help finding a food to satisfy my allergic cat, Abby. Since then, we've added another member of our family, named Squitty. Here's the problem- Abby is allergic to fish (scratches off quarter sized patches of skin and fur around her face) and Squitty...

Abby is a very, very vocal black cat. Our vet told us that the majority of black cats are descendent from Siamese or Himalayan lines, and so tend to be very vocal. It wouldn't be so bad, except that she's a little hard of hearing... which means she has to meow much louder to hear herself.

By the way, thank you for all the great food suggestions, I'll be sure to talk them over with my vet at the next visit.

Well, I think little miss Abby might have something more than allergies going on. We left her alone from Friday night till Sunday evening (I know, we're awful. But we had to work on the house, and now it's been cleaned up enough that it's safe for her to go with us on the weekends), and we come...

Well, hubby came home last night to discover that our poor baby Abby had nearly scratched her face off. She had a quarter sized spot above her eye that she had completely removed all the hair and skin from (I know, sorry to be so graphic), and had done an additional patch above the left eye...

Well, my husband and I are in the slow process of moving from our apartment in the city to a beautiful little house in the mountains. My question: how do we make this as easy as possible for Abby? Currently, we're up at the house every weekend. Would bringing her with us on the weekends be a...