and I'm not at all happy. He's never been very active, being a big, fluffy couch potato but has been showing more disinclination to jump on anything lately. He has also been losing some weight so off to the vet we went. The vet took x-rays and found he has spondylosis in his spine, including...

Tortle, my 8 1/2 year old tortoiseshell kitty has been diagnosed with acute renal failure. It does not appear to be related to food (she doesn't eat any of the recalled foods). Her creatinine is over 11 and her BUN is a little over 100--the phosphorus level is elevated, too--I think around 8....

I had to say goodbye to Molly today. She was becoming weaker and weaker and over the last several days was eating less and less. Today she started stumbling around and I realized I just can't put her through any more. I took her into the my vet and had her put to sleep. She was an incredible...

Dear Tortle, You have been part of my life for almost ten years. You are much too young to leave me. I remember when I first saw you--tiny enough to fit into my pocket. You were the mistress of the inaudible meow even then, although you broadened your repertoire into a wonderful assortment...

Unfortunately the only one of this bunch that is still alive Hailey, the fluffy colorpoint (Tortle's brother). http://www.flickr.com/photos/22brix/show/

I have more pictures of my kitties elsewhere but I am not always on speaking terms with my computer. One of these days I'll try to compile a few more. Unfortunately the only cat in this group of photos still alive is Hailey, Tortle's big fluffy brother. He is the fluffier...

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/pets/stories/022208dnlivcats.23b81fd.html So does having multiple cats increase the health benefits?! Bonnie

Soem of you may remember my sweet RB kitties Molly and Tortle--here are some photos of them (and a few other beasties!) http://pets.webshots.com/album/562731766QFUhFL?vhost=pets Bonnie

Anbody have any suggestions for successfully introducing my cats to a large (operative word being large!) dog? In a weak moment I offered to take care of a friend's dog while she is selling her house and moving. It may be a fairly long time (ie several months). I have had dogs and cats...

I want my computer back! Tortle has claimed my mouse pad (and mouse hand). She either drapes herself over my hand while I'm trying to use the mouse (making it very difficult to play solitaire!) or she's lying on top of the mouse or the mouse pad and she shall not be moved! She gives me a very...

Molly's been on amlodipine for a week to control her high blood pressure (last week it was 220). It was down to 99 today and we are going to be cutting back her dose! She's feeling better and I'm doing a happy dance! My vet thinks she's doing very well for an old lady cat. I know CRF is an...

I just brought Molly, my CRF kitty back from the vet's. She's been doing reasonably well with her CRF but over the weekend she started eating less and seemed a bit wobbly. Today she actually fell over several times while trying to navigate around and seemed very weak. Needless to say, I...

I just gave Molly 200 cc Ringers Lactate subq--this was my first time and I was quite nervous. She handled it like a trooper--ate treats and sat there very quietly until I was done, licked my fingers a couple of times and then jumped off my lap like nothing had happened. The only glitch was...

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I have a one year old male sphynx that we recently took to the vet to find out what is going on with his oddities. To begin, his lymph nodes or glands are swollen and have been since we bought him at 16 weeks. He has seen many vet visits and was on a few different antibiotics and recieved...

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I have 2 cats that I'm sick of plucking ticks off them when they come in from playing outdoors. My husband & I want to convert them to indoor only. Does anyone experienced this issue and have any tips on doing this?