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Well, as I've posted elsewhere, I just lost my youngest girl, Callie, last night. Took her to an animal ER for rectal prolapse, wasn't aware of your site yet and your discussions on this subject. They recommended that I take her to Animal Control and have them euthanize her, and I surrendered her last night. I spent most of the evening crying and telling Callie what a good girl she was and how sorry I was. She was only about a year old.
Well, this leaves me with three other cats:
1. Friday, coming up on 11 years old, a long-haired red tortoiseshell. She and her littermates had been abandoned as young kittens in a box in a parking lot near a Burbank, CA pet shop, and I bought her when she was about 7 weeks old.
2. Mocha, coming up on 7 years old, a long-haired tortie-and-white. May be part Siamese. She was trapped in the desert along with her mom and sibs, some of whom may have had Siamese markings. She has a low voice like a Siamese and red eyeshine, but otherwise doesn't look anything like Siamese.
3. Harvey, a 2-year-old DLH brown tabby who was neglected by his former owners. I sprung for neutering for him and his brother, Meeko. A teenage girl owned these brothers before. She loved Meeko and Harvey was kind of the ignored stepchild, s he's less outgoing than his brother. That family let the cats go unfixed, to the oint where their apt. reeked of cat urine. The one litterbox (for 4 cats!) was literally overflowing wth cat poop. Harvey has nasty knots in the fur on his back, flanks, and britches. So... he's just been neutered. Will wait a few weeks, and then either trim out the knots or take him to a groomer and have the knots shaved out. There will still be plenty of time for the fur to grow back before winter.
We're hoping to get out of California for Northern Arizona for good by the end of this year. Will have vaccinations updated before we go. Will probably have fecal tests done too to check for parasites.
I've been feeding the tribe Evo dry, sometimes Evo canned, some other pouched and canned food, and fresh-cooked meat. My sig. other won't eat salmon, so when I get hold of fresh fish on sale, I share it with the cats. Mocha is still figuring out that soft food is real food (was raised in rescue on kibbles). Sometimes I get other premium canned foods. When we get out of here, I want to try them on raw homemade food too.
I know that no cat lives forever, but Callie was only about a year old If that happens again, I want to try Preparation H before I panic and freak out.
Well, thanks and I'm happy to be here.
Pam Maltzman
Well, this leaves me with three other cats:
1. Friday, coming up on 11 years old, a long-haired red tortoiseshell. She and her littermates had been abandoned as young kittens in a box in a parking lot near a Burbank, CA pet shop, and I bought her when she was about 7 weeks old.
2. Mocha, coming up on 7 years old, a long-haired tortie-and-white. May be part Siamese. She was trapped in the desert along with her mom and sibs, some of whom may have had Siamese markings. She has a low voice like a Siamese and red eyeshine, but otherwise doesn't look anything like Siamese.
3. Harvey, a 2-year-old DLH brown tabby who was neglected by his former owners. I sprung for neutering for him and his brother, Meeko. A teenage girl owned these brothers before. She loved Meeko and Harvey was kind of the ignored stepchild, s he's less outgoing than his brother. That family let the cats go unfixed, to the oint where their apt. reeked of cat urine. The one litterbox (for 4 cats!) was literally overflowing wth cat poop. Harvey has nasty knots in the fur on his back, flanks, and britches. So... he's just been neutered. Will wait a few weeks, and then either trim out the knots or take him to a groomer and have the knots shaved out. There will still be plenty of time for the fur to grow back before winter.
We're hoping to get out of California for Northern Arizona for good by the end of this year. Will have vaccinations updated before we go. Will probably have fecal tests done too to check for parasites.
I've been feeding the tribe Evo dry, sometimes Evo canned, some other pouched and canned food, and fresh-cooked meat. My sig. other won't eat salmon, so when I get hold of fresh fish on sale, I share it with the cats. Mocha is still figuring out that soft food is real food (was raised in rescue on kibbles). Sometimes I get other premium canned foods. When we get out of here, I want to try them on raw homemade food too.
I know that no cat lives forever, but Callie was only about a year old If that happens again, I want to try Preparation H before I panic and freak out.
Well, thanks and I'm happy to be here.
Pam Maltzman
