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I used to be a semi-active member of this site about ten years ago, when I first got my “kids”, Carter and Lorelei. About six months ago Carter died suddenly of a heart attack. I was devastated to lose him, he was my buddy that shared the spot under the covers with me every night. The only...

Long time no post. Carter recently went through a near total urinary obstruction requiring hospitalization with a catheter to unblock him. He came back with orders to eat only Hills c/d wet... which he sort of ate for a few days before giving up on it. He also got a UTI from the catheter and...

So, backstory. I recently moved in with a roommate in another part of the country. He loves the cats to death and up until yesterday, they both loved him. Lorelei in particular is usually outgoing and people hungry to the extreme. Unfortunately, yesterday when he was coming into the...

I'll be calling my vet about this tomorrow, but I need some advice. Carter, as I've posted in the past, has ongoing skin allergies. We have tried so many different things for him but he shrugged off every last one of them, all the way up to putting him on Atopica. The next step would have...

Carter has had a skin problem since sometime early this year. We finally, finally think it was allergy related because after we put him on Prednisone (because he even shrugs off depo shots), he started getting a lot of hair back but still kept licking all the hair off his underside and parts of...

I've posted a few times about the endless saga of Carter and his allergy-related hair loss. Well, he's two months into his allergen-free diet (Science Diet z/d for now) and after I had him looked at again, the vet prescribed him Prednisone, which seems to finally be clearing up his skin and...

I was just informed today that Chantel, one of the kitties at the shelter, passed away last month. She had a sudden heart attack and couldn't even move. She had to be put down. Chantel was Carter's sister, and a very shy, but friendly cat. She never got a forever home - she was raised as a...

I'm sure the never-ending saga of my cats and allergies has been mentioned before. Lorelei hasn't had an outbreak ever since I finally got the flea problem sorted, but Carter has been progressively getting worse. I'll probably wind up bringing him back to the vet this week, so I wanted some...

I stopped by the shelter I volunteer at today to get pictures of Kitten Central upstairs and was informed of some very sad news. Cylene, one of four kittens and one of two lady ocicats in her litter, was hit by a car last week in her new home. She was an indoor cat, but the owner had someone...

Ever since I got my cats, I've left the bedroom door open for them during the evenings, and I kick them out if they're keeping me up. I haven't had to do this for awhile fortunately, and slowly but surely, they've learned that Mommy's bed is comfy and warm. Carter has started taking to...

First, my cats are indoor only. However, my apartment has a screened in patio and when I'm home and can keep an eye on them, I like to let them outside on the porch when the weather is good. Rather than lock them out, I pretty much only let them out if the weather is nice enough to shut off...

ARGH! I gave Lorelei a bath tonight with this shampoo after I talked to the groomer at Petsmart to make *absolutely sure* it would be safe for my cat. Now I'm reading all kinds of stuff about tea tree oil that has me really worried. I mean, I rinsed her through and through in the tub, then I...

I thought I'd share this set from my Flickr that I've dedicated to the kitties from the shelter I volunteer at every weekend. It's a no kill shelter, hence why some of these kitties have been around for so long. http://flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/

Well, the aftermath anyway. He had to have an emergency bath after I took him to the vet because he wet the crate one the way home Considering I've never bathed a cat in my life, I'm amazed I remembered enough of what I'd read to keep him in the tub and clean. Poor boy. But he forgave...

I've updated my Flickr with new pictures of Lorelei and Carter! Some of these shoulpd have gone up sooner - the oldest is from the 15th of March http://flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/

Carter is now 10 months old and he just went to the vet today for a depo shot because he was so itchy I could tell he was in pain. It's been a little over a month since his last and the vet suggested we try that if the over the counter allergy stuff didn't clear him up. Call me paranoid, I...

I am going so crazy right now. Carter has had a skin rash that I didn't find until he licked himself bald on the undersides of his legs. He was in the vet's office Saturday, they gave him a Depo shot and a prescription for Clavamox. But he's still licking his legs and the rashes are looking a...

I just made my own signature for Lorelei and Carter. I just want to know if it meets the guidelines and if it looks okay. It's pretty basic.

http://flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/ Just start there and keep going. I got a lot of Carter being cute while sleeping. Lorelei is usually smart enough to nap where I can't easily get a picture of her

I'm taking him to the vet today, I just want some vibes for both my kitties. I haven't posted too recently, because I was getting tired of starting new posts when it seemed like every week I had another problem with Lorelei. But I'm getting too stressed and I need release! Lorelei had an...