Recent Content by patrick65

Leona and I just got back from the vet. It seems the poor thing has an upper respiratory infection. But with a shot of antibiotics and some vitamins for me to give her, she should be protected from any secondary infections. The virus, like the common cold, simply has to run its course. You...

I took Leona to the vet and they gave me some things that that took care of her lice problem both for her and my home.  But now, it seems, I may have to go back. I don't know what the problem is, but she's sneezing a lot and she sounds congested (she rumbles when she eats and I can hear the...

Hello, everyone.  It's been a while and I've got a serious problem. As the thread implies, poor Leona has lice. And they're very hard to get rid of. A friend of mine and I gave her a bath with shampoo that is intended to kill various pests, such as fleas and ticks and lice, specially formulated...

I did leave out one incident, which may or may not be significant, but it did show a difference in Leona's temperament that I didn't see before. Once, when she was attacking my hand (this was long before I got the gloves, and I was trying to get her to sit back and stop attacking), one of her...

After my thread was removed, I decided to leave and not return, but I did get one more post before the thread was gone. This particular poster's experience coincided so much with mine, it was uncanny. For those that might not be familiar, I have a cat that I got from a shelter and I named her...