Recent Content by sdblondie

  1. S

    Do any of your cats play fetch?

    Yes, my terrified kitten Julio does just that--I do believe he was a dog in a previous lifetime, or when you see him by the water dish you may think he is a racoon he dunks his paws up past the elbows and then washes himself. . My kitten takes the cat toy balls and carries them around in his...
  2. S

    Julio scared still after 4 months

    Thanks for all your encouragement --I have rescued several kittens and cats but never had one so young, and so terrified. I have also found something that has helped, which I didn't mention. It is very inconvienent for our household but has made him feel very safe. He has a favorite chair...
  3. S

    Julio scared still after 4 months

    Greetings!! I have rescued a kitten who was left with a box of siblings who were luckily rescued by animal control and little Julio was not so lucky and showed up at my g/f's sweetie's garage 4 days after the others were rescued by animal control. I am estimating his age at that time to be...
  4. S

    Scratching around food??!

    My kitten does the same thing --I call him a neat freak--anything that is out of place - he puts it in a pile---he also scratches all the sides of the litter box so there isn't any "extra" anything on there....we finally tell him to stop and thats enough - everything is clean --and he takes that...
  5. S

    Does your cat(s) sleep with you at night?

    Of course they sleep with me--in fact when they think it is bed time they run back and forth in the hallway and whine till I go to bed. When my "kitten" did this first I thought he had been in the bedroom and knocked something over and wanted me to fix it--my hubby finally said ---the cat is...
  6. S

    18 year old Siamese is very picky about her food question? HELP!!

    Sure--the only food she would eat was Iams lamb and rice canned food and once in a while the Iams chicken formula.... She was having some upset stomach problems also and those have completely diappeared..... SD Blondie, Suki, Patches, Puddy Kat & Sylvester.
  7. S

    18 year old Siamese is very picky about her food question? HELP!!

    I have a 17 year old siamese seal point who also became very picky on her eating and cried most of the time for food---about identical to what you were going thru. She was losing weight--vet had no idea why.... I tried the Eukanuba cat food for sensitive stomach - and the lamb and rice...
  8. S

    Sylvester Hair Pulling since being sick

    Sylvester update---my kitten-cat is back!! He is off the meds--and like you said only 2 days probably didn't change anything---he is cuddly, happy, wants to play and follow me all over....and play, and play and play.....such a difference. In South Dakota --the good small animal vets are few...
  9. S

    amputation decision -- room for hope?

    I have a cat who when about 2-1/2 months old had severe radial nerve damage in her right leg and shoulder---I use to sell the Nikken magnets for people --and for arthritis and so forth--they work wonderful....My vet also wanted to amputate immediately---I said no--and would give it a few...
  10. S

    Hi--from South Dakota

    Hi! I am from South Dakota and just found this site --and just love it!! I have 2 indoor cats---Sylvester - 8 months old --a tuxedo kitten and Suki age 17 Seal point siamese --and rules the roost. We live on a farm and have 2 outdoor cats also--Patches ---calico---grandmother of Sylvester...
  11. S

    Sylvester Hair Pulling since being sick

    Thanks for all the advice---I had him on the meds for 2 days and I stopped giving him it yesterday and today his mood is closer to normal. He does want to play tonight. I live in South Dakota and don't know of a close feline specialist---does anyone have any in mind I could contact via...
  12. S

    Sylvester Hair Pulling since being sick

    Hello cat lovers--My kitten-cat is 8 months old and just had a severe reaction to front line about 3 weeks ago---nearly lost the poor kitty....he had a high temp, lathargic, and unable to eat on his own....but with determination we made it thru together---since being ill and now has recovered...
Top