When you decide to get “A Kitten,” you may be unwittingly dooming that kitten to a lifetime of bad behaviors that make it undesirable as a pet. Then comes the rehoming, abandonment, dumping surrendering to kill shelters or even worse. All because YOU wanted ONE kitten. A kitten is not a toy, it is an […]
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Playful FeLV+ Seeking Same To Live Spoiled Rotten Life Together
A cat lover in Henderson, Texas who is a strong supporter of Rusk County Pets Alive and the Henderson Animal Center’s no-kill initiative finds herself foster failing a sweet, playful young (3-month old) kitten that has tested FeLV+. Yes, she knows to test again later and to confirm, but she is assuming this poor baby […]
Stimulating A Kitten To Urinate and Poop
https://youtu.be/QGKFqz-dpVc Mother cats take care of stimulating their kittens to urinate and defecate, but kittens without mothers need help. This step-by-step video guide can get any human up to feline mother standards in no time and provides guidance on what to do if problems arise. For more information about this and other videos about orphaned […]
I Cannot Save Them All
UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT SAVE THEM ALL Why? Because rescues and shelters are far out numbered by irresponsible pet owners and the rapid reproduction rate among cats and dogs that are not spayed or neutered. I receive calls EVERY DAY about homeless animals that I do not have the capacity or resources to take in. Recently, […]
FIP Treatment Dosing Simplified
How do I know if my cat has FIP? Diagnosing FIP Using GS diagnostically Because FIP can be a very fast killer, one quick way to move toward a confirmed FIP diagnosis or to eliminate FIP as a potential cause of the observed symptoms, is to immediately administer GS diagnostically. Because GS only works on FIP, if […]
FIP Treatment Tips
How do I Know if my cat has FIP? Read Article Use GS-441524 Diagnostically When FIP Suspected Read Article Undiagnosed FIP Versus Treated FIP Read Article Try Clipnosis For Easier Injections Read Article Injections or Pills For FIP? Read Article
Our Cat’s Favorite Climbing Tree
Downtown Pet Supply – Cat Scratching Post Tower – Tall Cat Tree & Sisal Rope Cat Post – 4-Level Cat Tree with Securing Mechanism – Grass – 93-97.5 in This is the absolute best value cat climbing tree and scratching post that I have found. It is the most economical of all I have tried, […]
Stories of Failed Cat Rescues Worry Me
I am not a rescue. I never set out to rescue cats. It was an accident. To quote my deceased sister, “…My brother accidentally started a cat rescue…” 🙂 That happened when I got involved with rescuing a colony of cats (The Henderson Cat Colony) abandoned by a neighbor who moved. I had no idea […]
FIP Undiagnosed Versus Treated
The kitten in the photos in this column developed eye issues and the owner took it to the vet several times; however, the vet’s prescribed treatment was not working and its eyes were getting worse. Repeatedly, the owner was told to just continue antibiotics and wait. She finally reached out for other opinions and connected […]
Have You Tried Clipnosis For Easier Injections?
I wanted to share this because it looks like it could have helped us with Josh’s FIP Injections. This scientific technique of using a device to scruff a cat has been around for years, just not in my bubble of knowledge until now. Ohio State University has an excellent article about the research and results […]