Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: My daughter’s cat had kittens by my boyfriend’s daughter’s cat, and we kept the one male kitten since the kittens’ father sadly died shortly afterwards. I wasn’t financially able to spay the mom cat at that stage, and now I think she might be pregnant with her son’s kittens. […]
Will My Cat Survive Having Kittens?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a 5-month-old kitty. She was feral when I found her and I took her in with her littermates–I kept her and one boy. He continues to try and mate with her and I’m afraid that if she gets pregnant she’ll die from labor and birthing. I can’t […]
Setting Up An Emergency Fund For You Cat
Cats make wonderful pets. They are independent, but loyal. They’re affectionate, but they don’t need constant attention. As long as there is food and water set out for them, they can pretty much take care of themselves. Low maintenance and low cost; that is until they get sick. That first trip to the vet can […]
Is Pet Insurance Worth the Cost?
Thomas, Bella and Tara have agreed to yield the podium to me so I can speak about something really important: pet insurance. A Facebook group I’m involved in recently had a long discussion about the merits of pet insurance, so I figure they’re not the only ones with questions. Maybe you have questions, too, so […]
My Cat Has Severe Allergies and I Don’t Know What to Do
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: A little over a year ago, I adopted a 3-month-old black kitten, As she grew, she started to have more and more health problems. Gluten intolerance, severe allergies to most plants and insects, and a recurring skin condition triggered by her allergies that causes her to lick her fur […]