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 [...]

Ever since Saturday I’ve delighted in watching Zoe sleep in her customary position, rolled up in a ball like an armadillo protecting itself, washing her face at her leisure, scratching whenever she gets an itch, and once again lavishing attention on her foster kittens, Preacher, Muli, and Brava. Yes, the debilitating cone is off! Saturday [...]

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 [...]

Last Thursday I took Zoe into our vet clinic, having her teeth checked, and no doubt, I was thinking at the time, setting an appointment to have her teeth cleaned. I’ve known she’s needed a dental cleaning for some time. I had her in some months ago and learned then that her teeth were becoming [...]

It’s been amazing watching Tiny Pea recover from her latest flare up from Interstitial Cystitis. After our vet ruled out kidney stones with a quick ultrasound, stress, and even the Interstitial Cystitis, he believed that it was a food-related problem. He wanted me to stop feeding Pea anything other than the urinary tract healthy food [...]

Tiny Pea was diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis back in February of this year, and since then I’ve noticed that she will occasionally have blood in her urine. She’s been on Dasuquin since her diagnosis, but these cats can have flare-ups now and then. Last week I caught her urinating outside the litter box, and when [...]

For the past week and a half one of the cats has been marking outside of the litter boxes. This could be a sign of ill health, so I was on high alert to find out which cat was eliminating outside of them. The cat had urinated in a couple of places: various rugs and [...]

In the past I’ve often been asked if I have pet insurance for all of my cats, and the answer is always ‘no’. With 18 cats to care for, I don’t have the extra money to put towards any eventual medical emergencies, let alone insurance payments. I’m usually, thankfully due to the kindness of our [...]

This past Thursday I took Omar to the vet clinic for his follow up after dental surgery. Until I take my cats in for their follow ups, I worry. Something could go wrong, something might not heal well, or a myriad of other things may happen. However, all of my worrying has always been for [...]

This month we continue taking in various cats every weekend for shots, exams, and whatever any of them needs from our vet. We get emails from our vet’s office reminding us when a certain cat is due for something. Over the past couple of months I got several emails letting me know that 5 of [...]