Dixie
Born: estimated 2009 to 2011
History: adopted from a shelter March 13, 2014
High-maintenance characteristics: None! Since she is my first dog, I went for “easy”. She does have some mild dental disease and some behavioral issues (territorial barking/lunging at home and sometimes on leash; some house training accidents) but these are likely more due to me learning how to train/care for a dog than for her learning how to be a dog. We’re working on it.
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Mooch
Born: estimated 2001
History: adopted from a shelter November 19, 2016
High-maintenance characteristics: Megacolon and arthritis; Mooch was taken to a veterinarian by a woman who said she’d seen Mooch around outside for the past three years, the woman had been feeding her and letting her sleep in her car-port. When she returned from being out of town for several months, she found Mooch walking slowly and bow-legged. The veterinarian found Mooch was severely constipated (impacted) and may have been hit by a car. She had severe arthritis in her spine. The woman agreed to sign Mooch over to a rescue, since she hadn’t funds for treatment. Emerald City Pet Rescue paid for Mooch’s care, and found her a home – with me. Prior to her adoption, Mooch had a job “cat testing” the shelter dogs.
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I’m so sorry about u cats! What a sad life u’ve got there little kitties. Muah! I’ll make it all better…
Bless your heart for taking in these lovelies Lynette. I have 7 cats myself. 😀
Give them all a gentle pat from another crazy cat lady.
Bless your huge ole heart for taking these darlings in!!! What awesome lives they have now! It brings tears to my eyes to know somebody is caring for them, and in such a wonderful way. You are truly a very special purrson, sent by God to care for His underpriviledged ones so unselfishly!
Hello Lynette!
I too have a special-needs cat: due to a bowel resection 2 years ago he has short bowel syndrome/malabsorption as well as IBD, pancreatitis and struvite crystals. Despite all this, he is a very happy boy who demands copius amounts of eskimo kisses and at least one game of fetch a day.
I’m working through various dietary, supplement and medication options with my vet, and I am slowly making my way through the ocean of veterinary info available, but sometimes feel like i’m walking a tightrope while juggling!
So i’m hoping i could drop you a line every once in a while to get an experienced caregiver’s take. ie: supplementing wet food with liver, yams etc.
Hi Andrea!
There’s a lot you can do with diet, absolutely! Please exercise caution. Liver is high in vitamins A & D which, if overdosed, are toxic. I personally don’t believe in feeding yams – they are glycemic and not part of a natural diet. If fiber supplementation is necessary, I recomend a bit of psyllium or guar gum. Take a look at my posts on IBD, pancreatits, and FLUTD – there are links to tons of references there. Also, visit felineoutreach.org or a wealth of information.
Best of luck.
Lynette
what wonderful stories, i recently am taking care of a feral old cat, he appears to have been abandon as he suddenly appeared on my patio. i live by the woods where we have over 60 feral cats, 2 i have adopted a 2month and 5 month. they are like domestic cats, but this new feral lives in a well build end table i put out with 2 doors, lots of blankest and i feed him and water also, but he has a bowel problem and its a chore cleaning the blankets every day also the patio. i dont no what to do!!our ARl relinquish wild cats as they said no one will adopot them, he or she must be over 10 years and walk so slow, i pray to St Franis to show me the way and answer and i just dont no what to do. from penny
St Francis is the patron saints for all animals, he used to have the birds and doves perch on both his out stretch arms and feed the wolves the village people were frighten of they never harmed him so he was ordained a saint for the animals.
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I am looking after two cats presently, but have spent the last two summers looking after pregnant strays who showed up just in time to produce 4 kittens each. I found homes for all of them, but my friends won’t take my calls anymore! 🙂
Thank you so much!
Hopefully all those cats and kittens were spayed/neutered, so they won’t continue to contribute to the overpopulation problem. 🙂