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He has come so far since the hoarder and shelter. His coat is like silk, and all of the yellowing is gone. He has lovely ice white to contrast his blue points. He's gained a good pound and we are going to maintain that. He does seem sensitive to certain foods. There have been a couple of flavors...

After doing a lot of thinking about Boomer's mouthy behavior and hand shyness I decided to give clicker training a shot. We are on day 3. First I just "loaded" the clicker like you would with a dog (click, treat) over and over. Now I have started clicking and treating for any positive...

Thinking about it. The ones I want from the pet store are anywhere from $150 - $200. Although it's not a horrible price I think I can do it for much less. I have looked at some "blueprints" on the internet and come up with my own idea. The biggest question I have is how hard is it to stretch the...

I noticed that Boomer will back away when he smells my hands and fingers. I have tried petting him, and then pet Chloe in front of him to show him that hands are nice AND spread the scent between them. Didn't seem to work. He would still sniff my hand and move away. He's fine with my petting his...

Well, even though he had the revolution he still had ear mites. She put Acarexx drops in his ears and thought that should do the trick. She said she didn't see yeast or bacteria under the microscope. I am relieved that it wasn't anything more serious. He seems to be doing well now. He's a good...

It's been many, many years now but I still think about Andrew. He was a beautiful bright red DLH tabby with deep copper eyes. I got Andrew when I moved out of my parent's house after high school. He was my very first room mate. Andrew had a unique voice in that he could not meow. Everything he...

I don't know if any studies have been done in felines, but there's a growing body of evidence suggesting that dogs need their hormones for more than just sexual reproduction. I DO NOT advocate BYB's, commercial breeders or irresponsible pet ownership. In fact I feel that very few companion...

Before I got Boomie like most uncared for cats he had ear mites. He was treated with Revolution and his ears were cleaned when he was neutered. They didn't do an ear lavage though, they just cleaned them with a cotton swab. I thought his ears would be fine. Today I noticed a head tilt and one of...

I am NOT in the market for a cat at all. I have always admired the dark chocolate coats of the Havana Browns. Having read quite a bit about them on the web, I am curious as to people's first hand experience with them. What are they like to live with? Longevity? Any genetic heath issues? Any...

I need to write this before my little, teeny brain forgets. I currently have 2 cats and 5 dogs. I am guessing many of you read my post about Boomer last night, but I also have Chloe. Chloe is a 6 year old DLH tortie. She was such a bold little kitten. I have no idea where she came from, but she...

Wow, where to begin. I recently adopted a cat from the shelter I volunteer for. I am calling him a rescue because he was from a hoarder situation. There were about 13 or so cats living in 3 years worth of garbage trapped and brought to the shelter. Of those cats, the one I rescued is the only...