Cat Behaviour Maven

It’s been a really hard week. We learned early this week that Sadie our number one cat may have some form of cancer. What kind of cancer, if any cancer exists, is still unknown and that is a part of the story. We noticed that Sadie had been breathing hard, wheezing and finally felt it [...]

Well it’s been over five months and Sophie is still with us.  We took her to the vet a couple of weeks ago and her blood numbers have improved which was a surprise. The vet ask that she be be put on the floor so he could see how she was walking.  What a surprise [...]

Well Sophie has been home nearly two months and thing are looking better.  We took her to the vet last week and she has gained 3 oz and her blood work has show slight improvement in kidney function.  She’s very active around the house and is getting around well. It is amazing how this cat [...]

My wife and I have always been dog people and when confronted with cats were always amazed why anyone would want to be with one of these non-social, independent animals. When we moved into our home we decided it was time to get a dog.  That is until Flash showed up.  Flash was a neighbors [...]

Well Sophie has been home for about three weeks now and things are doing OK.   We started doing hydration three days on, one day off. We mentioned to the vet that Sophie was not standing well and he suggested we bring in one of her hydration bags so he could add some potassium to give [...]

The following is a journal that my wife kept when she found Bobby Boop in our back yard. He became our number four cat .  It is a good lesson on kitten health and the things to watch out for when introducing a new kitten to a multi-cat household. Chapter 1 On Friday morning, October [...]

I wrote earlier about Sophie’s issue with kidney disease. We had started hydration twice a week but started noticing some changes in her behaviour last week. She wouldn’t take her pills, even with the Pill Pockets and didn’t seem to be eating. She was still getting around ok and jumping up on the bed but [...]

Sophie is a cat with kidney disease. It was diagnosed a year ago we think it was being masked by a thyroid problem.  After the thyroid problem was fixed, the kidney problem became apparent.  The vet immediately put her on daily medication and weekly hydration.  He also told us that cats can usually survive a [...]