Recent Content by lorina

My dog lost an eye before I adopted him and it was sewn shut. He has no problems at all with it, and it just looks like his eye is closed. I've seen a dog with a removed eye that did have discharge from the area, so it's very important to find a vet you trust to do the procedure. Thank you for...

My kittens are fine with the WBCL, but my adults won't use it. I tried switching the box that's the "main box" (why do they always want to use that one?!) to WBCL, and they protested by peeing outside the box twice, then on my bed. I like the way clumping clay works, but hate the dust, the...

What medication is it, and is it available in a liquid? I have a much easier time giving liquid meds to my own cats than pills. And if that's not possible, perhaps a pharmacy can compound it into a transdermal gel that you'd rub on the inside of her ears. You'll still need to catch her, but...

I'd keep her. Adding a second cat is less of a finacial strain than adding one single cat if you didn't already have one. It's more like ... one and a half cats. A medical emergency can happen at any time to any one of them, but isn't likely to happen to all at once. (I better knock on wood...

What a stunningly gorgeous little girl! My boys are amazing me how fast they're growing. They're like the old Stretch Armstrong dolls! They were only about a pound and a half when I found them two months ago, and now about five pounds each, and not quite four months old yet.

UPDATE! Pippin & Fergus had finally had their FELV/FIV tests today, and they were both negative! I am so relieved. They're already merged with the household, and love the dog and even the other cats. The other cats aren't as thrilled about them, but get along as well as I ever expected. (My...

I don't go by horror stories online. I go by the real-life calls I get and patients I see as a vet tech. And the real-life experience I had with Hartz with my own cat before I knew better. I was lucky. As soon as she started acting funny, I gave her a bath, but she still had weird neurological...

I love Revolution on the cats. I love that it not only does fleas and ticks, but heartworm, roundworm, hookworm and even other parasites like ear mites and mange mites. But what I like best is that it's alcohol based, and dries fast. Advantage leaves a grease-spot on the back of their heads...

Has he had bloodwork done to rule out a thyroid problem?

My house used to be an old mom & pops store, and I have huge storefront windows in what's now the living room. The house is poorly insulated and the windows let in a lot of heat. You can feel the difference in that room. During that heat wave, my black cats were lying in the sun in the windows...

This is more of a rant than asking for advice, but my about 3 month old former feral kittens are driving me up a wall. They love me too much, and won't let me sleep at night. They're always rubbing their cold, wet, whiskery noses against my face at 2am. I love that they're so affectionate and...

Kittens aren't as demanding as puppies. They tend to already be littertrained (even my ferals took to a box right away!) and don't cry all night. But they can be a very curious and into everything. Kittenproofing a house is harder than puppyproofing, because puppies mostly stay on the ground...