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I received some very sad news yesterday from a friend (Julie) who has been caring for 10 cats for several years. Julie has taken very good care of these cats (she was licensed to have all cats and received yearly, unannounced inspections, which she always passed). Unfortunately, the apartment...

On July 11, Artie's front left arm had to be amputated (background in http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=233369). Artie hated his cape. I'd read about other people using baby shirts in place of capes/cones after amputations or tumor removals. With my vet's approval, I modified a...

I posted more info about Artie's front paw amputation in the "Cat Health" forum, but I wanted to post a few photos here as well. Post amputation Day 1: Artie hated his cape. I modified (with the vet's approval) a newborn's onesie (sewed up the area over the amputation site). Artie was...

On Monday we had to have Artie's leg amputated. Backstory: when we adopted him from the shelter, they told us that his front left leg was broken when he was turned in and it never set right. As a result, he always walked on his elbow. Unfortunately, Artie never realized he was disabled and...

My husband and I are preparing to adopt a kitten (~6-7 months old) from our local Humane Society. He is a sweet little boy who apparently broke one of his front legs when he was 8 weeks old. Apparently the bone didn't reset properly (no one at the shelter is very clear on whether he was brought...

Please bear with me as I provide a little background info. before getting to my question (to go directly to my question, scroll down [question is in all caps]). For ~the last month, Hilda has refused to eat her wet food (we feed all four cats very small portions of dry Natural Balance food...

Please bear with me--I provide a long backstory (see below) before getting to my questions about Ringworm and Program. If you do not want to read the backstory, please skip to the last couple of paragraphs. BACKSTORY: Back in February, my husband and I adopted a young female cat (Hetty Miep)...