tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16306838423391232662024-03-05T00:23:42.970-08:00Homeless Cat CareBuat.Analisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17085051521924780592noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-35622121017337545032017-02-15T04:50:00.000-08:002017-02-15T04:50:54.146-08:00The Items or Foods You Never Let Your Cat Eat<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;">
Although cat may seem to be more resilient than dogs, where their digestive processes are concerned they are approximately about the same. A cat reacts much the same to some foods as dogs and often the reaction may be fatal.</div>
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As with aspirin or valium pills, they can kill your pet very quickly and painfully, so if you think your dog or cat has a headache or they are very agitated the best thing is to take them to a vet and have the problem looked at.</div>
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Medicatons for animals may sound very similar to one you yourself take, but they do not contain all the substances the human drug does and far less of anything pain either relief or antibiotic.</div>
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Humans often are on diets, of which tuna is a major food for the human, but it is not the same as the tuna your cat eats, and your cat will suffer malnutrition should you decide to feed her what you yourself are eating. The human tuna does not have the vitamins and minerals that your cat need to help his and her bones body remain healthy, and therefore he or she will suffer slow starvation.</div>
Buat.Analisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17085051521924780592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-48674539789571454172017-01-25T05:35:00.001-08:002017-01-25T05:35:16.919-08:00Tabby Cat Growling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My husband Stew captured this great shot of our Tabatha in which she
appears to me to be growling. Obviously, he must have caught her
cleaning up after a meal or something like that. I was really tickled by
this photo.<br />
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And he got one of her in which she looks blissed out - amazing what these creatures can project to us in their expressions.</div>
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Have a great day everyone in cat land!!!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-41518958454575995372017-01-25T05:33:00.001-08:002017-01-25T05:33:36.033-08:00Oat Grass Growth is Less<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My indoor oat grass plantings are not doing as well as they used to. The
seed is only maybe 6 months old. Not all the seed will germinate.
Between plantings, I keep the seed in the refrigerator. Does anyone have any ideas about what I might do to get more of the seeds to grow?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-41202193606511409582017-01-16T05:21:00.000-08:002017-01-16T05:21:20.597-08:00Tumbleweed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7p4cjiOiUgqxf2TxG5IawIdyROM3vXgxuPagP7xsZfGo1sZm2gRKdC3q-eI3hSZjNO-P5aJCURnvqx9LJNHCd1N-KlsV3sXtK3HO0kZmRGYtyC5WzUEwqfvNOpkR99kwdVHoP31p5j5U/s1600/Tumbleweed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tumbleweed" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7p4cjiOiUgqxf2TxG5IawIdyROM3vXgxuPagP7xsZfGo1sZm2gRKdC3q-eI3hSZjNO-P5aJCURnvqx9LJNHCd1N-KlsV3sXtK3HO0kZmRGYtyC5WzUEwqfvNOpkR99kwdVHoP31p5j5U/s1600/Tumbleweed.jpg" title="Tumbleweed" /></a>I thought you might like to see what tumbleweed looks like before it
dies and starts tumbling around. It's the bigger green stuff in this
photo.<br />
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I learned that it's edible - recipes on the Internet for
tumbleweed soup - but I did not find it very palatable. Good survival
food, supposedly.<br />
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I have never seen cats eat it. Cats seem to be very fussy about which greens they will munch on.<br />
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My inside cats like oat grass. How about yours?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-26971622665517348462017-01-16T05:19:00.001-08:002017-01-16T05:19:48.686-08:00What is a Feral?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been assuming that a feral cat is one who was not born in captivity
and has not been handled by humans - never domesticated. Some of the
ones we have which fit that description will
not let me come even within 4 feet of them when feeding them. Others
will let me put food down in front of them, but when I try to touch them
carefully they swat with claws out quite fiercely.<br /><br />Could anyone illumine me on the true definition of feral cat?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-91667696306827062732017-01-11T08:20:00.001-08:002017-01-11T08:20:33.718-08:00Cat Food Choices<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I first started caring for our inherited cat colony, I was a
novice. I did some reading and discovered the type of protein in dry cat
food is not as good as the protein in wet cat food. Some online sites
recommend NOT including dry cat food along with the wet for many
reasons, including that it can make them fatter or contribute to
diabetes later. But I think they need it for keeping the plaque off
their teeth, so I offer them both. The ones who favor the dry food seem
to me to have better teeth conditions. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-20882415132331777352017-01-11T08:18:00.001-08:002017-01-11T08:18:38.737-08:00They Love Oat Grass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I ordered some "cat grass" (oats) from a company on Amazon.com<br /><br />It
grew well and our domestic cats devoured my test batch, as you can see.
So now I'm growing another, thicker batch of it. Batch is not the
correct term, but you know what I mean. I've grown other types of
sprouts, like Alfalfa, for them since I grow that for myself. But they
have not liked anything I've grown until this oat grass.<br /><br />Hoping all of you are well. Please leave a comment or two.<br /><br />Have a great week,Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-62230419520052863392017-01-09T23:33:00.000-08:002017-01-09T23:33:08.488-08:00Cat Habits Amazing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LJMKMW4Xj6BNaBpmLeVw57fygqiOqMZgt8bcw_8Cf3ItcfMEfN6K1cnKUMhC9ii3PyO9faFF1sxPQ2jQJLXvOMnYTfzdiRSrf_ZmwYi3JHEh4blIoq9H9RyzobrFh0apI_qLyqCwvDE/s1600/Cat+Habits+Amazing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cat Habits Amazing" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LJMKMW4Xj6BNaBpmLeVw57fygqiOqMZgt8bcw_8Cf3ItcfMEfN6K1cnKUMhC9ii3PyO9faFF1sxPQ2jQJLXvOMnYTfzdiRSrf_ZmwYi3JHEh4blIoq9H9RyzobrFh0apI_qLyqCwvDE/s320/Cat+Habits+Amazing.jpg" title="Cat Habits Amazing" width="188" /></a>I am always amazed at how cats form some habits and persist with them
consistently. Tabby in the photos loves to 'steal' my husband's office
chair when he's not occupying it. Also, she sometimes wakes him up early
for no apparent reason (has plenty of food). <br />
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Then I
discovered the following link to an article which includes reference to
cats being prone to activity at dusk and dawn. The article calls this
"crepuscular". I have heard of diurnal and nocturnal but never
crepuscular.</div>
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Both Tabby and Tiger Lily have learned to vocalize very annoying sounds.
Supposedly they try these out on us and whatever gets the responses
they want prompts them to use them perpetually. (Is this like Pavlov's
dog in reverse? Should I be embarrassed that they conditioned my
responses? (:)</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-34087810262115652212017-01-09T23:31:00.000-08:002017-01-09T23:31:07.882-08:00Trimming Cat Claws<div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Zwo1_nInn84wjHq7FLa9PezahHVlR0GmYMFBMRHIwEwwV8olGKQSS1xGijBu3w2-bbeprSUsuPtz8A1hVC0xXX4klPmnHEhyaf5Kj6yxWDGOe5y-Zqr-J8uxRvwHj_UucBPj2jVKESY/s1600/Trimming+Cat+Claws.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Trimming Cat Claws" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Zwo1_nInn84wjHq7FLa9PezahHVlR0GmYMFBMRHIwEwwV8olGKQSS1xGijBu3w2-bbeprSUsuPtz8A1hVC0xXX4klPmnHEhyaf5Kj6yxWDGOe5y-Zqr-J8uxRvwHj_UucBPj2jVKESY/s320/Trimming+Cat+Claws.jpg" title="Trimming Cat Claws" width="123" /></a>I tend to put off trimming the claws of the ones who will allow it.
I can totally understand why so many of my friends who have cats as
pets never try to trim the nails. I can distract Panther and Angelina
Stripe and they will not fight me. But they squirm allot. Tabby and
Scrufty are so fussy about holding them and headstrong that I have never
even tried it with them. With Tiger Lily, if my husband gets a towel
around her legs tightly I can get some of hers clipped. But she pushes
with all of her might. (Previously I actually tried to do it casually
while she was resting - no way would she allow it). It's such a
nightmare that I am constantly procrastinating this task. But I keep an
eye on them - would not want them to get ingrown - none of them get
outside to reap the benefits of concrete, macadam and stone.</div>
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I
often find Tiger Lily biting off the tips of her nails. She is the only
one who does this. I would be interested to learn if anyone knows if
this practice is good or bad for her. I did a little research and could
not find anything on this. Please leave me a comment or two if you know
anything about this.</div>
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Here are some links - two
videos and an article - on the practice of clipping cat claws. Just
click on the words to get there. In the videos it looks like the cat
subjects are very compliant. I can only imagine what a delight that must
be!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-88370573028307067712017-01-07T04:11:00.002-08:002017-01-07T04:11:48.632-08:00Three Foster Friends<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eOQ9o0F_nksfK3NOqlz-TiLNWL03uuOFkjy0NEVrE1sZXvaDX4nDUOjMjHTGIzb3IzTFUS2BdIk4NW8TU0M7eL3k43A4Nc5E7wd61Wi5ijyNLNV5EZU3qVamOyprN1jJhowORjD50Os/s1600/Three+Foster+Friends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Three Foster Friends" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eOQ9o0F_nksfK3NOqlz-TiLNWL03uuOFkjy0NEVrE1sZXvaDX4nDUOjMjHTGIzb3IzTFUS2BdIk4NW8TU0M7eL3k43A4Nc5E7wd61Wi5ijyNLNV5EZU3qVamOyprN1jJhowORjD50Os/s320/Three+Foster+Friends.jpg" title="Three Foster Friends" width="101" /></a>We have three cats that we are fostering - Stripe (tortoise shell) was formerly feral; <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Scrufty</span> (medium hair tabby) was abandoned; and Panther (black domestic <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">short hair</span>) was abandoned. Stripe has been healthy and happy since we domesticated her. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Scrufty</span>
has the newly exciting adventure of being able to smell the smells of
cats and dogs that waft into the area around our cat run every day. Her
sense of smell used to be blocked by a severe throat infection (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Stomatitis</span>)
which we did not catch until we started bringing her inside and got her
to the vet. She used to eat very infrequently, which was probably
because it hurt to chew and swallow. She had to have all but 4 teeth
removed. Panther had bad gums, too, with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Caleci</span> virus. So now that she is a toothless wonder, she is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">inflammation</span>
free. Panther really loves to be pet. She purrs so strongly that
sometimes we call her 'Motor Head'. Despite being deprived of teeth,
Panther and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Scrufty</span> even eat dry cat food, which totally surprised me. I don't know the age of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Scrufty</span>
and Panther. But due to things the vet said about their muscle mass,
they are probably no more than 6 years old, maybe less. All of our Three
<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Mousecateers</span> seem very happy and active. <br /><br /><br />
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We
are hoping to find each of these cats a good home in the vicinity of
Prescott Valley and Prescott Arizona. If you know anyone in this area
looking for an adult cat, please contact me and leave a message on my
voice mail.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-84714305921798029022017-01-07T04:10:00.003-08:002017-01-07T04:10:31.285-08:00Tabby Plays and Unusual Game "Smack Down"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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have the tendency not to write much about our Tabby (Tabatha)
because she's really her daddy's girl (daddy is husband Stew who takes
our photos). She sleeps on him at night. And she sticks to him like a
dog during the day. Sometimes he has her on his lap while he's at the
computer. She just turned five years old and truly is a sweetheart -
overall a very gentle cat.<br />
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<br />Since we got
a cat tower, Tabby has taken to laying in it and expecting my husband
to throw her a small, soft ball. I wish we could get a video of what she
does. Usually she swats it right back to Stew as if she were a
professional handball player. If he does not throw it in the right spot,
she often catches it with both paws. And sometimes she rears up to
smack it, which is why I dubbed this game "Smack Down". (Above you can
see her on her side in the smack down pose.)</div>
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I
never knew of a cat who likes to play ball with her owners. Tabby is a
sheer joy to watch. I have no idea how she acquired these skills since
she was meeting with the ball consistently without any misses right from
the beginning. Maybe cats just naturally have excellent "eye-to-paw
coordination".</div>
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I hope all of you are well.
All five of our indoor cats are well and thriving. All of our homeless
cats seem to be surviving well. A few of them are looking quite ragged
in their coats. But no one appears sick. So I am totally grateful for
that.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-18828065475955870112017-01-05T03:54:00.001-08:002017-01-06T04:21:05.613-08:00Helping My Cats with Work at Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi,<br />
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For a while, I’ve been looking for a way I can help
myself and others bring in more income. Many of my clients and pet
lovers are struggling with finances. Many people are looking for a home
business so they can work at home.</div>
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I found a new
kind of company called One 24. They make it easy to build an ongoing
residual income that keeps growing. One of my business partners is up to
$1300.00 after 5 months.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-6949930906145699552017-01-05T03:51:00.002-08:002017-01-06T04:21:32.781-08:00Scrufty is Recovering Well<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UllOVu6JCNpmUJaeWxDA4_2L0MbTh9kU9KSrO0FOp52DlHPvYODKPNL3CbsbwU8W0hPOE8HyqFUVraApwK5ZwgfrxdBMnrhSec8qOOXpSvz_mapDS_gUy09wwLxU83jvf_1LXqeGdpg/s1600/Scrufty+is+Recovering+Well.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Scrufty is Recovering Well" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UllOVu6JCNpmUJaeWxDA4_2L0MbTh9kU9KSrO0FOp52DlHPvYODKPNL3CbsbwU8W0hPOE8HyqFUVraApwK5ZwgfrxdBMnrhSec8qOOXpSvz_mapDS_gUy09wwLxU83jvf_1LXqeGdpg/s1600/Scrufty+is+Recovering+Well.jpg" title="Scrufty is Recovering Well" /></a>Just to update you, Scrufty is doing well after her surgery. It is so
wonderful to see her eating frequently throughout the day. She was never
a good eater before, probably because of all of the infection in her
mouth and throat. The vet said her throat was so swollen that he had
trouble getting a tube in for the procedure. It must have been extremely
painful for her to eat before. I feel sick when I think of how long she
must have suffered before I found out about her problem.<br />
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<div>
It
used to be she would only eat every other day. And now she has been
eating about 3 times a day! I am hoping she will put on some weight. She
is only 4 pounds. So tiny and frail.</div>
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<div>
She still sleeps allot. But when she is awake she seems a little more alert. <br />
<br /></div>
<div>
Thank
you all for your contributions of thoughts, prayers and donations. I
have 1/3 of the vet bill thanks to some very kind people.<br />
<br /></div>
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May all of your kitties be healthy and happy!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-53222213838307708482017-01-02T05:29:00.001-08:002017-01-06T04:21:39.473-08:00Navajo Blankie Shuffle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2RbYpHUVaNIK9qdEsMTm3sqII55JnJBv_wie3n7kjlSoqnKKBbP5IKpV5ReNYI5snvS9FG5cgarzKDEaqVFsPgurUEhasO4plGZ8GjoXwBJiGHov70j9yFs29Ll_BRrlGHWeabOcgnA/s1600/Navajo+Blankie+Shuffle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Navajo Blankie Shuffle" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2RbYpHUVaNIK9qdEsMTm3sqII55JnJBv_wie3n7kjlSoqnKKBbP5IKpV5ReNYI5snvS9FG5cgarzKDEaqVFsPgurUEhasO4plGZ8GjoXwBJiGHov70j9yFs29Ll_BRrlGHWeabOcgnA/s1600/Navajo+Blankie+Shuffle.jpg" title="Navajo Blankie Shuffle" /></a>One of our indoor cats, Tabby, loves to grab the edge of my Navajo
blanket with her front feet and run her back feet on the blanket like a
cartoon character running up in the air. It is so funny to watch! We
call her game here "Navajo Blankie Shuffle".<br />
<br />
I've been posting so much about our needy homeless/abandoned cats that I thought it was time for something a bit lighter!<br />
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<br />
I hope everyone reading this is having a good post-holiday rest time.<br />
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Thanks for commenting,<br />
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Unfortunately, I only have a photo of Scrufty in her cage from right
after her surgery. Recently, we let her out of the cage, allowing her to
move about in our back room, active and seemingly quite happy.<br />
<br />
<div>
She
has started a new behavior - pacing back and forth before my husband to
entice him to pet her. She purrs and really leans into his attentions
that way. She has always been so stand-offish. This is such great
progress! She is still eating well. I can hardly wait for her followup
visit with the vet to confirm how well she is doing.</div>
<br />
<br />
<div>
I am so grateful that many fellow bloggers have donated enough for me to have a little over 1/3 of the vet bill paid.</div>
<br />
<br />
<div>
Please
keep praying for her. She is finished with her meds for now. Her
infection was so extensive in her body that I am sure she is going to be
mending for quite some time. I am working on boosting her immune
system. Also, I'm giving her higher concentrations of protein since that
was the only factor which showed up as severely lacking from her blood
test - low protein levels.</div>
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Thanks for commenting. And have a blessed day!<br />
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helping her with her immune system. The vet said to put a pinch of
vitamin C in her food. Even before I discovered Scrufty's extensive
infection, I checked with our town’s pet store. They gave me a
supplement which I have been using for all of our cats. It is called,<br />
<br />
"Dr.
H's Multi-Vitamin Mineral & Herbal Supplement for Cats"Here are the
ingredients -Bee Pollen, spirulina, Lecithin, Nutritional Yeast,
Garlic, Flax Seed Meal, Alfalfa Leaf, Kelp, Bilberry leaf, Chamomile
Flowers, Oat Straw, Ginkgo Leaf, Dandelion Root, Burdock Root, Thyme
Leaf, Papaya Leaf, Rosemary Leaf, Peppermint Leaf, Fennel Seed, Suma,
Red Clover Blossoms, Milk Thistle Seeds, Rose Hips, Yellow Dock Root,
Licorice Root, Ginger root, Fo Ti Root.<br />
<br />
I've heard of every
ingredient except the last one. All of the cats here will eat their
normal wet food with approx. 1/2 teaspoon mixed in per one large can.
None of them including Scrufty has ever rejected the food with this
supplement. I am careful not to use too much at one time. I could
probably use it at each feeding considering how little I put in. But I
end up forgetting. So it usually goes into their food a few times each
week.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bFAr20EHXIrViuTNBdVYGOa6kdkYliPWflX6Ur6oo1DZuiB6VX5qUbPWNmVl7PdFnVpPz7wq1riHqv0MaBa8zatog5NfpfIz4ohzsOyKhF9zTkIfT-irCtR5QCbkYYnNNwqoMwV5mdY/s1600/Scrufty+Still+Doing+Well.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Scrufty Still Doing Well" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bFAr20EHXIrViuTNBdVYGOa6kdkYliPWflX6Ur6oo1DZuiB6VX5qUbPWNmVl7PdFnVpPz7wq1riHqv0MaBa8zatog5NfpfIz4ohzsOyKhF9zTkIfT-irCtR5QCbkYYnNNwqoMwV5mdY/s1600/Scrufty+Still+Doing+Well.jpg" title="Scrufty Still Doing Well" /></a></div>
Scrufty does not seem to have any problems after her dental surgery. She
seems perkier than before the surgery. Her sense of smell must have
been impaired by the infection. Now she is smelling everything! Please
keep praying for her infection to remain gone - I do not take her to the
vet again for another week.<br />
<br />
I am so grateful to contributors for
her vet bill. Only $250. remains unpaid to date. People have been so
generous as to donate on my site through PayPal (to the right)<br />
<br />
What
Scrufty needs most now is prayers. Many of you know how cats can hide
pain. The photo above is one of her before the surgery. She definitely
was not very energetic then.<br />
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home – usually in one of the kitty condos I built for the colony to use
on the back car port. Thus, after her surgery I took the calculated risk
of letting her out for a supervised walk. Over this last week it has
evolved into a rather unique situation. I have needed to increase my
exercise lately. When I let her out, I jog as follow her. I allow her to
venture a little bit outside of our yard. Once she starts going too
far, I stand between her and where she is headed. That is usually enough
to prompt her to head back toward our yard. If not, I gently nudge her
with the side of a stick. She always turns around. I’m jogging the whole
time all of this is happening. So, while Scrufty is sniffing
everywhere, sometimes lingering, sometimes rolling in the dirt, and
sometimes doing her morning toilet ritual, I’m getting an aerobic
workout. If any neighbors see me jogging in place with a stick and a
cat, they are probably laughing or at least smiling. But I do not care
what they think since this morning walkabout is good for both me and
Scrufty. After about 10-20 minutes, Scrufty begins to head back to our
house. I open the door, call her in, and she trots back to safety and
warmth.<br /><br />Can you believe it? Now, I’m not deluding myself into
believing that I’m training her. She is responding because she does not
mind doing so. If she were more willful, I am certain I would have
needed to stop this after the first time since I do not want a
post-surgical kitty to wander around the neighborhood. Fortunately, she
is not strong-willed. Maybe since I brought her pain relief she is
willing to comply with my promptings to stick around. Nevertheless, it
is an amusing state of affairs.<br /><br />Footnote: **Scrufty was part of a
group of cats who were abandoned by a neighbor of mine in Dec 2006.
This winter, it occurred to me that her daily fur loss was a symptom of
something wrong with her physically. Our vet found she had very advanced
stage of gum disease .. rotten teeth plus severe infection all the way
into her throat! Scrufty’s throat was so swollen that the vet could
hardly get a tube into her for the surgery. Today she is recovering very
from multiple tooth extractions and laser surgeries. Her fur loss has
stopped. Yippeeeeeee!!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-88736508718074635512016-12-29T07:23:00.002-08:002016-12-29T07:24:11.245-08:00Stripe Disappeared - Pray for Stripe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfP7rCM09d_jq_xqITvhRL0tx51JkGZwN6vdPRM3m2SupiBQZUw3w31nGajdvkh0KRLg3pRRO6NJXwJEIyRb-alzjGo11szhYkgmTuubXHokzP49LWhHSFzGakF6f3lM3C9SwPxh2mGjg/s1600/Stripe+Disappeared+-+Pray+for+Stripe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stripe Disappeared - Pray for Stripe" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfP7rCM09d_jq_xqITvhRL0tx51JkGZwN6vdPRM3m2SupiBQZUw3w31nGajdvkh0KRLg3pRRO6NJXwJEIyRb-alzjGo11szhYkgmTuubXHokzP49LWhHSFzGakF6f3lM3C9SwPxh2mGjg/s1600/Stripe+Disappeared+-+Pray+for+Stripe.jpg" title="Stripe Disappeared - Pray for Stripe" /></a>Stripe is a nearly two year old feral which I have been socializing
separately from our house pets. She is almost ready for adoption,
spending every night for months in my cat room. The last she was with us
was Wednesday, January 20, 2010. Since then, we had two snow storms
here in Prescott Valley AZ. I am hoping she is just hiding somewhere,
avoiding the wetness of it all. The roads cleared between storms. So,
typically, if she was OK, she should have come to our back door. Coyotes
tend to come into our populated areas when it snows. I really need all
of your prayers that she is OK and will return. I would not have let her
out the day before a potential storm but she was harrassing our other
fosters.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-92188321828815402092016-12-29T07:22:00.001-08:002016-12-29T07:22:11.663-08:00Stripe Returned from Being Lost<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxyJ_GyaJiOLA7qe3aPW1tl2irS4h8OBJXGOf2yxg2btPdGMPZtdKMvMUh_iMq8EIUpxiponiJukkahUNe66aWA9SZU0juVkMW0a7rPzsW4kIyqhG1mtjuzbOTCKPkHZKvv26z_t00gA/s1600/Stripe+Returned+from+Being+Lost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stripe Returned from Being Lost" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxyJ_GyaJiOLA7qe3aPW1tl2irS4h8OBJXGOf2yxg2btPdGMPZtdKMvMUh_iMq8EIUpxiponiJukkahUNe66aWA9SZU0juVkMW0a7rPzsW4kIyqhG1mtjuzbOTCKPkHZKvv26z_t00gA/s320/Stripe+Returned+from+Being+Lost.jpg" title="Stripe Returned from Being Lost" width="192" /></a>There has been a sad cloud in my home. Stripe was lost for 5 days.
Originally I got a spiritual message that she was hiding and scared. But
then I got the message that she might have been attacked by a coyote.
Well, she must have been too fast for him.<br />
<br /><br /><div>
This
morning she showed up at our back door!! I was totally gleeful. As you
can see in her eyes in one of these photos she is one scared pussy cat.
Stripe is caked with dried mud all over her head and coat, trembling and
traumatized, but she is in one piece and now safe! I checked her for
flesh wounds and, thankfully, there were none.</div>
<br /><div>
<br />First I
held her, comforting her. She was really soaking up the love as she
laid trembling on my lap. Then she was eating so ravenously that I was
concerned her empty stomach might be damaged by consuming so rapidly. So
I stopped her and let her go back to the food a little later. I tried
to clip off some of the dried mud. Seeing I was not equipped for the
task, I decided it was necessary to take her to a pet groomer near by
who said she could clean her up. She is over there now as I write this. I
have never seen a cat with such a mud-clumped coat.</div>
<div>
<br />Thank
you so much for your prayers, blog friends. I am so grateful to you and
to God and the angels who helped guide her back home! </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630683842339123266.post-22263232050330955472016-12-29T07:17:00.002-08:002016-12-29T07:17:30.170-08:00Stripe Cleaned & Well After Trauma<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RNI-P2O3q1l_SiAk7Pmvit4Jl9VT9SU3RCkVzMalP8FrvLfZoRX3dYPe4iDiz3dNt3lcuMTXKiSfgtgRMBK27XBQ-34wgThTsVBp7zIHwZKRMNddv-z60YeYMF5YeR5qGumii3IWneg/s1600/Stripe+Cleaned+%2526+Well+After+Trauma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stripe Cleaned & Well After Trauma" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RNI-P2O3q1l_SiAk7Pmvit4Jl9VT9SU3RCkVzMalP8FrvLfZoRX3dYPe4iDiz3dNt3lcuMTXKiSfgtgRMBK27XBQ-34wgThTsVBp7zIHwZKRMNddv-z60YeYMF5YeR5qGumii3IWneg/s400/Stripe+Cleaned+%2526+Well+After+Trauma.jpg" title="Stripe Cleaned & Well After Trauma" width="166" /></a>As you can see from these photos, Stripe cleaned up beautifully at
the groomer. Contrary to what you might think, her traumatic episode had
made her more affectionate. She wants to lay on my lap longer now. So,
gratefully, I did not lose any ground with her socialization.<br /><br />The
first and second day, she was trembling in my lap. Now she seems much
calmer and very happy to be with us. She is itching to go outside, but I
won't allow that.<br /><br />I will be taking her to a pet store to be part
of an adoption event this Sunday, 1/31/10. So say a prayer she attracts
the perfect owner. Since Stripe is a 'door dasher' I feel I must screen
anyone wanting her by going to their home to check her potential escape
routes. And I want potential owners to come to my home to see if Stripe
takes to them in her familiar setting.<br />
<div>
<br /><br /><br />Thanks
for reading my post - leave a comment if you like. I plan to share more
about my experiences and what I have learned from managing this
homeless colony. Please let your friends know about my blog. </div>
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