HouseOfPurrfection

I opened my email last weekend and discovered 13 emails from our vet. Yep, it’s that time again. Our cats get regular shots and exams every 3 years, and because most of them are due at the same time, our vet comes out to the HOP in his mobile van. Thank Goodness! We’re now planning [...]

Zoe has been a model patient since her dental and Entropion surgeries last Friday. Despite having to wear a dreaded, intrusive, and embarrassing cone for the next two weeks, yes two weeks, she’s been a real trooper the past couple of days. She’s got a row of tiny stitches underneath each eye, so it’s important [...]

Sundays, Treat Day, have become an ordeal for Tiny Pea. Before we serve up the canned cat food to all the cats, I put her in the bathroom and shut the door. Since figuring out that regular canned cat food, Fancy Feast, causes her Interstitial Cystitis to flare up, she can’t have it any more. [...]

Making the decision to take one of my cats to the vet can sometimes be difficult. It’s not always easy deciding whether an ailment is cause for concern or not. A couple of weekends ago Pishogue wasn’t acting quite like himself, and that set off an alarm. Usually he’s very vocal, playful, and generally a [...]

Step one in brushing my cat’s teeth, getting them to like the tooth paste, has proven tough going. Most of the cats didn’t like the first tooth paste I chose for them. It was malt flavored, and they were less than enthusiastic about it. Well, all except for Pixie. However, something that 1 out of [...]

I mentioned last December that my one resolution for 2010 was to begin brushing my cats’ teeth to help ensure their oral health. Trying to ward off routine cleanings and dental surgery has become one of my priorities in caring for my cats. It’s not the expense of the procedures; it’s the stress my cats [...]

It’s the old adage, “Live and Learn”, that pertains to me sometimes as a cat owner, even though I’ve owned cats most of my life. And, perhaps that’s their allure; they are mysterious creatures that have won my admiration. My cats continue to surprise, amaze, and entertain on a daily basis, and yes, even worry [...]

Making sure that Omar’s getting enough to eat I’m giving him a can of Fancy Feast every day. Since finding out that he needs dental surgery and isn’t eating much of the dry food due to discomfort, I’m feeding him separately. However, this isn’t easy in a multi-cat household; I’ve had to create a private [...]

“Ya know,” Mom said as she studied the latest vet bill hanging from the metal note keeper in the living room, “these cats have better health insurance than we do.” “Yeah,” I agreed with a chuckle. Yesterday, Jewel was at the vet’s clinic having her teeth cleaned and her upper, left canine removed due to [...]