Category: Medical

  • US cats contracted bird flu through raw food

    This is the news: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-cats-euthanized-after-testing-positive-bird-flu-linked-raw-pet-food-2025-02-14/https:// Excerpts: Both cats that tested positive ate the same brand of pet food, Wild Coast Raw, before becoming ill, Oregon’s agriculture department said. Testing confirmed the presence of bird flu in the cats and food samples, according to the department. The owners of the cats, which lived in separate households,…

  • Juno’s post-op (Day 5)

    I could not sleep until very late last night due to the fireworks. So I spent the time with Juno, off-collar, under strict supervision. She licks and grooms around the surgical site, but not on it, so I confidently took off the collar on her last night. I think she’s quite miserable wearing it. All…

  • Dental food for our cats

    I think it was two years ago when another vet whom I consulted for four of our cats recommended Royal Canin’s Dental for dental hygiene. Since then, I’ve bought quite a few packets for our cats and everyone loves it. Then, I stopped giving it for some months. It’s not as readily available as the…

  • Juno’s post-op (Day 4)

    Today is Day 4 for Juno’s post-op, but it is actually only about 78 hours after her surgery. I have been giving her more off-collar time to groom herself as I can see she’s quite miserable wearing the collar. I use this stick toy just to keep her occupied so that she won’t groom too…

  • Getting cats to drink more water

    We all know that our cats should drink more water. Being descended from Persia which was primarily a desert, cats do not have a natural thirst drive. So, they almost always do not drink enough water and this is one of the reasons 33.3% of cats will end up with kidney disease later in life.…

  • Juno’s post-op Day 3

    It’s very early in the morning right now. Juno slept a lot yesterday afternoon. Since the boys were here, Tabs and Juno went upstairs. Normally it’s Tabs who will seek refuge upstairs when downstairs gets too noisy. Tabs has always preferred quiet and solitude. I brought food upstairs for Tabs and Juno. Juno’s normal eating…

  • Juno plays with Jayden

    Juno is more or less back to normal now, except that I still cannot take off her e-collar for fear she might lick on the surgical site or worse, bite off the stitches. However, for all our previous female cats/kittens, they have always, on their own accord taken off the e-collar (theirs were all the…

  • Juno’s spaying – post-op Day 2

    Juno had very good appetite yesterday and she also defecated, so two things ticked off my list. But she did not urinate. I waited until very late last night and even put her into one of the litter boxes at the pantry, but there was no urination. Riley accompanied her in the pantry all night,…

  • Juno is spayed!

    The short version: Juno is spayed and all is well! 9.00am this morning I’ve been nervous for the past few days ever since I set the appointment for Juno’s spaying last week. The appointment is today. This afternoon. I know the spaying has to be done, the benefits far outweighs the risks of the surgery.…

  • Pilling Robin and giving Orozyme to the rest

    I wish someone could take a video of Robin running to the table to be fed his daily Cystophan. He’s just so, so good. He’s already jumped up the table to wait for his Cystophan, followed by Orozyme. Ginger’s Kidney Support Gold and Hyaflex (both liquid), followed by Orozyme. Orozyme for Lynx and Rey (halfway…

  • Robin completes his antibiotics and the scare by Ginger

    Robin completed his antibiotics for the FIC yesterday. That’s a course of Baytril for 10 days. But he had already recovered 24 hours after starting treatment, actually. Still, the course of antibiotics must be completed. He is still on Cystophan, twice daily for two weeks since the start, and after that, once daily as maintenance.…

  • Fate is finally neutered (an update from Ong Siew Hiang)

    Fate was rescued by Ms Ong (who manages a dog shelter) in April 2023. She was found by the roadside and would become Ms Ong’s first cat…ever! The rescue of Fate: https://animalcare.my/2023/04/29/long-haired-kitten-rescued-from-the-roadside-ong-siew-hiangs/ We’ve advised Ms Ong to get Fate neutered earlier, but it’s been delayed until now. She’s back home and doing very well. A…

  • Sweet Juno and Robin’s updates

    Juno is, by far, the most obedient (and possibly smartest) cat we’ve ever had. Every morning, she waits for her probiotic. Can you believe that? And this morning, she even licked the powder before I could mix it with some Ciao treat. Unbelievable!! While the Blondies will run for their lives if they see me…

  • Robin stands his ground

    This morning, Robin had yet another encounter with Smurfy. I was right there, so I bore witness to the whole episode. Smurfy started it first. I was just about to feed everyone and I started with Robin first because he eats at his privileged spot on the table. Robin was starting to eat his RC…

  • Juno, Riley and Tabs

    It’s Juno! She’s growing but still rather slowly. However, sometimes I do mistake her for Riley! Now, this is Riley. I asked the vet yesterday why Juno still hasn’t displayed any signs of being in heat. The vet says sometimes certain cats only have “silent heat”. This means they don’t display any of the behavioral…