Meep had her followup appointment today. If you read my last post, you'll know that Meep was diagnosed with a luxating patella last week. Didn't seem too bad, was given an antiinflammatory. The hope was that this was an ongoing, minor problem that had been exacerbated somehow and would clear...

So here's Meep, sitting on the scrap of lambswool on my spare bed, kneading and talking to me. I guess she's telling me how good the wool feels between her toes? She always does that - gives a running commentary when she stands on and kneads my wool rugs. It's very cute. One she stops...

Just had to share. Meep has one of those gravity-fed water bowls. At the moment she's sitting next to me, staring at it, waiting for it to glug. She'll come running from anywhere in the house if she hears her water glugging! jmc

It's always something. Meep had been a bit constipated, but finally passed something last night. Just a little bit ago, she went to the litterbox, and when she came out, I could see something on her butt. Didn't even think, 'cause there's no possibility she'd have eaten string... grabbed her...

http://gprime.net/video.php/charley jmc

I think he actually enjoys this: http://mitchclem.com/images/Lazy_cat_RCcar.gif yea, been playing with StumbleUpon again. jmc

So here I am, missing work, because Meep spent another morning digging, squatting and not peeing :( I can't make an appointment until 8am, so here I am, waiting. I was wondering, are there other problems than cystitis that would cause a older female cat to frequently go to the litterbox and...

So, we all survived. Those who've read my posts know that Meep and I recently lived in Australia. Now we don't :) Poor Meep had a longer trip than us to get to the US - we flew pretty much straight to where we are. She had to fly a circuitous route to get here, about 1k air miles longer, due...

Just saw this in a different ng: http://www.idph.state.ia.us/IdphNews/Reader.aspx?id=8FBE90B3-4667-4960-9AF5-1B9B477A3805 This is worrisome - not just that our cats can get it, but that it's continuing to mutate to be able to infect new species. And now I have to worry about my 13 year old cat...

Well, Meep and I have been reunited for a couple weeks now. She's fine, but has a problem with constipation - back to her old problem of not drinking enough. She's getting hairball meds and laxatone daily, but she's still only going about once every 3 days. She had an enema a couple days...

Suddenly, without warning, Brandy Alexandre exclaimed (10-Oct-05 4:14 AM): Is there some invisible sign that neighborhood cats put on your door to tell other cats "get love here?" Boots was by meowing at the door this morning, so I lavished some love on him and sent him on his way. Then, ...

Did something weird and got Meep a 'dog coat' for Christmas: She wants to go out so bad but it's too cold for her. She's suprisingly ambivalent about the coat: She seems to like it on (it's polarfleece, which she likes) but because it's built for a dog, it doesn't let her move around well, so...

Recently, I'd noticed Meep (an 8 year old DSH) licking her lips a lot, which prompted a vet visit. Vet mentioned there's a tooth with a red line which might need to be extracted eventually, but nothing to worry about yet. She chews on that side of her mouth, and hasn't shown any sign of sore...

She shouldn't have them, as she's on Stronghold (flea, tick, etc stuff, like Frontline), but Meep's got these little bumps inside her ears - mostly toward the tips - and a couple more of them, with bloody middles, where her hair is thin between her eyes and her ears. She doesn't seem to be...

Ok. So Meep does have idiopathic cystitis, tons of struvite crystals (and unfortunatly, almost too much blood to see them. Another test in a week). This, despite daily glucosamine supplement, as much canned food as she'll eat (not easy!), and a bottle-type waterer (not electric). So. Vet had...

Wohoo! Meeps second urinalysis was clear - no crystals, no blood! So, currently no cystitis! That's the good news. The not-quite-so-good news is that her urine is rather concentrated, which generally means she's not drinking enough (which is at least one thing that predisposes her to another...

All, I'm trying to do some research on the best foods to feed Meep for her long-term health. Right now she's on Royal Canin Urinary dry, but the package actually says to feed it only for up to 12 days, or up to 6 months. My vet didn't mention that the urinary was for short-term use only... Is...

For those of you who have tried the drinkwell pet fountain: How long did it take before your cat took its first drink? Anybody have a cat that wouldn't touch it? I set the Drinkwell out this afternoon. Meep hasn't shown any fear of it, but she hasn't drank out of it either. Just wanders by,...

Suddenly, without warning, Beth exclaimed (02-Oct-05 2:47 PM): "Joe Canuck" wrote in message ... Beth wrote: All aggression is fear. All fear is caused by mishandling. I know you're a troll...but that's just ...

So, someone at work today mentions they've seen a black kitten hanging out near one of the entrances and has anyone else seen it? Not me, I walk by that entrance every morning. But then again, I'm not looking for a cat, and I'm walking in at 6:00am when it is still very, very dark. Anyway, a...