Updates and running commentary from our critters

I used to feed raw ground chicken that I ground myself and froze most. I still think that’s ideal but it became too difficult for me. Now my cat eats 2 meals a day of roasted chicken. She’s almost 9, in the best of health, only to the vet for spaying and recently had infected anal gland that cleared up.

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Aw, poor baby :confused:

Sorry to hear this! Healing thoughts!

Z is on a prescription allergy diet right now of hydrolyzed protein. Not long enough to see if it works. The allergy doc may change everything.

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Oh, so sorry that your little cat is going through that. I share your hope about the veterinary derm.

FWIW, we took care of my mom’s lovely senior dog who was suffering from skin issues at the time. I changed her food and her condition improved dramatically. A lingering bit of the condition cleared up with help from a med. So, sending hope!

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Thank you! Little guy doesn’t deserve this…

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Not my critter, but a sweet, snoozing 3-legged street cat near the Ortigia fish market :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Hope all went well and you got Answers!

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“I don’t like it, nosir”


(Just a hotspot. The cone is comically big because of his long snoot)

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Well, a start at least. The vet was a bit perplexed due to Ziggy’s young age. Took some skin scrapings to be sent to lab. Starting out w/ cyclosporine and something to rule out parasite hypersensitivity. Return in 1 month. Biopsy may come next, plus perhaps treating the other cat.

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Hope Ziggy gets some quick relief!

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My dearly departed corgi used to use his cone to play a form of jai alai and loved it.

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How would any of us like it if we had to wear a tuba bell around our heads? :trumpet: yeah I know it’s a trumpet but there’s no tuba emoji.

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–< :dog:

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We got this more comfortable pillow for Matisse when he got neutered (mainly because we were tired of being jabbed in the leg with those large hard plastic cones :grinning:).

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Ya got me!!!

That almost looks like Matisse is about to embark on an international flight! Certainly cozier than those darn cones!!!

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I actually use a similar pillow for my neck when laying on the couch watching TV. It’s nice and firm for my neck. I just don’t velcro it closed :grinning:

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