Why was Viggo urinating outside the litter box? When Renie Morris contacted me on November 30, 2016, about her beloved cat, Viggo, she was, to use her own words, "in desperation." Although she had worked with me for a few...
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Why was Viggo urinating outside the litter box? When Renie Morris contacted me on November 30, 2016, about her beloved cat, Viggo, she was, to use her own words, "in desperation." Although she had worked with me for a few...
Cats love to snuggle into cozy, dark places. Violet and Sakhara liked to sleep together. In the wild, cats use caves and other dark, cozy places for staying warm; having kittens; hiding from predators; recovering from injury or illness. When we bring cats indoors,...
The Power of the Heart-to-Heart Connection. Melissa has been with us just over a year. Her integration has been full of challenges for everyone. She's been teaching us and we've been teaching her, too. Recently, it occurred to me that creating a permanent heart link...
I love structured water because it's extending Violet's life. Violet has been in stage 2 renal failure since the fall of 2014. She is now 17 years old and doing amazingly well. Here's how I take care of her. She eats a raw food diet, which means that all the water...
When a cat gets outside, I don't run for the camera... Sorry, everyone, but a hole in the sliding screen door and the sight of Melissa standing proudly atop one of the feral cat feeding stations did not inspire me to grab a camera. I was much more interested in...
Veterinary Prognosis: She Won’t Survive. Ellie, one of my clients, called me about a dog named Abby who had been viciously attacked by another dog. The attacker had ripped open Abby’s belly and intestines. Even after major surgery, things didn’t look very good for Abby. I was told that the veterinarian had little to no hope for Abby’s recovery. Had Abby also heard this? And if she had, did she accept the veterinarian’s viewpoint as written in stone?
Photo by Marcus Ganahl on Unsplash This isn't what I had in mind. But this is what I've got. I am now living with 4 wonderful feline friends. Two are elderly and consider themselves "retired." Two are youngsters, and they're living it up. Meanwhile, with Hattie gone...
Learning the Rules and Establishing Roles When Melissa came to live here last fall, I had several ideas about where the challenges might be. Melissa is a dominant cat. At 6 months of age and even younger, according to Kim, her breeder, Melissa tried to dominate all...
Am I exaggerating just a bit? This winter I ran 3 humidifiers in my house, and despite using mineral filters, there's white dust everywhere, including on the bay window I put in for the cats to lie in the sun. I haven't cleaned the window yet this spring. There are...