Recent Content by troubleminx

Without ever trying it, I can tell you with 100% certainty that a frozen block of canned or raw just sitting out by itself would become THE GREATEST TOY EVER CREATED to my 9-month-old kitten, and would end up being batted under the couch/oven/refrigerator to thaw there, creating one of the more...

Hi guys, thanks for all the replies! Yes, the sitter coming once a day is my choice. The service I use charges $23/visit. (I've checked, and this is standard for my area--I haven't been able to find anyone reputable, licensed and bonded who will do it for less.) They will come more than once a...

Hi guys! I'm going out of town in a few weeks and I'm anxious about what to do about my kitties' feeding schedule while I'm gone. I could use some advice! I'm going to be out of town for about 10 days for a vacation. I'm leaving my two cats in the care of a pet sitting service. I have one...

I definitely won't!! I'm going to have to have a talk with her tomorrow about why she would prescribe this (not to mention the antibiotic) without even a urinalysis to check his kidney function or any warnings about the very high danger of overdose! I wasn't even told to mix it with food--she...

I looked up the Metacam website this morning and thought it was strange that the vet had given me what appeared to be a pre-surgery anti-inflammatory instead of buprenorphine, which seemed to be common from other threads I was reading, but I didn't think too much of it. It's been over 24 hours...

Lucius is the one with possible IBD issues. I'm definitely going to ask about a probiotic for him when I take Hawkeye in for observation tomorrow morning. He's on his second round of antibiotics now and I'm sure his gut flora is just all out of whack. I think finishing this second round +...

Hi guys! I meant to check in last Monday when I got the all-clear from the vet. Lucius was forming normal stools again by the end of last week and I took in a sample to the vet on Saturday for a full lab work-up. They called on Monday to say that his sample was a good shape, all clear of the...

Hi guys, thanks so much for the advice and support! I just got back from the vet. I took what I was sure was a stool sample with me, but when I handed it over they said it was only urine--d'oh! They were able to collect some and do a float test and a smear. They found a heavy load of spirochete...

Just found the April 19 recall of the California Natural dry food. I checked my bag and the expiration date is 1/14 so it's in the recall range. I'm wondering if that might be the culprit, although I assume that Hawkeye would be sick too if it was Salmonella.

Hi all, I just want to start off by saying I'm planning on calling my vet in the morning but I'm driving myself crazy reading various forum threads and articles full of horror stories right now so I thought I'd get some opinions on my situation to hopefully put my mind at ease a little bit. I...