This is a post about diseases that our cats can have as they are aging. It is just a quick summary and does not go into causes or what treatment is right for any particular cat. Over the years, I have adopted several older cats – 8 that were 10 yrs. old or older....
Well, I haven’t posted in a very long time. The last time I did, my Sphynx cat Bea was doing better in terms of her digestive issues. She was 11, I’d had her for 4 months, and we lived in MA. After I wrote that post, her digestive issues returned, and in fact lasted...
Well, Bea has been with me for 4 months now. After 3 months of trying different medicines, food and food additives, finally her digestive issues have gotten better. What a relief for both of us. Since it is now well into fall and the temperatures are falling, I’ve made some adjustments for Bea. For...
Bea is an 11 yr old Sphynx cat. She used to be the only cat of her female human, but she got married, had kids, got 2 more cats and a dog. Poor Bea didn’t get along with all these creatures. So when she was brought to my vet to be euthanized due to...
“Happy is the home with at least one cat” – Italian Proverb I have one cat, Gracie. She will soon be 17 years old. I just got her in September. Although she had a cat companion for most of her life up until a year before I adopted her, I think it’s best for...
Today I learned that another sweet cat that is not physically perfect was adopted from the Metrowest Humane Society cat shelter. I have had the pleasure of knowing 3 of them briefly during my visits to volunteer there. I help socialize some of the formerly feral cats and also offer them Reiki. There are...
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I volunteer at a cat shelter, helping to socialize the cats that had been strays before coming to the shelter. I get assigned to 2 cats to work with for 3 months at a time. There are a lot of black cats, black and white cats and...
Reiki can be helpful for both physical and emotional/mental issues, in both humans and animals. I volunteer once a week at a cat shelter to help socialize the cats that were once feral. Some have been there for some time, and most of them do not want to be touched. I have 2 cats...
I know, it’s been ages since I posted anything on here. In September one of my cat sitting clients called and said her allergies were getting worse and did I think I could take in her cat Gracie? I thought about it and said yes. So I am owned by a cat once again....
I am excited. Now that my schedule is more open, I have finally gotten myself to the local humane society which has a shelter for cats and filled out an application to be a volunteer. It looks like I’ll be helping to socialize the ‘3rd floor cats’, cats that were feral and have been at...