Mommy says this post will help to remind her that she will need to do something fun for us during this MCO time.
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Smokey has sadly crossed the rainbow bridge on 11th April 2017 at around 6.30am. He had been sick for some time and despite the sadness that me and Azwaj feel, we are glad that he is no longer suffering.
He had been strong throughout the whole time he had been sick. We switched to Feline Transfer Factor and Phytoscience Stemcell for him when the vet’s meds were no longer giving him relief. He was on wet food diet and although eating he was still losing weight but we did see a vast difference when we started giving him the stemcell as he was breathing better and his dripping nose dried up noticeably.
Smokey will be 15 years old in June but with his illness, his body could no longer take it. When the vet keep kept giving him the same meds and suggested more test, we decided collectively that we would try to make his remaining time with us as comfortable as we can with no more needles and no more vet visit (Smokey was terrified of the vet clinic) and we believe we were successful up to his last breath.
Smokey passed on in Daddy’s arm that morning. He gave three last short breath and he was gone. Good bye Smokey. Run free with the rest of your family ya… Mommy and Daddy will miss you….Love you forever!
REST IN PEACE DEAR SMOKEY
2002 - 11 APRIL 2017
Smokey has not been feeling well these last few months. He’s been having this terrible cold and although he’s not down totally or his appetite affected.. he has trouble breathing and his nose is getting crusty from all the discharge.
For his last two visits, the vet gave him cold meds, antibiotics and immune boosters. That did the trick and his nose cleared up but then once his antibiotics course was over, his cold came back.
This would be his third visit. Vet said that Smokey is old.. he is 14 this year .. and so he does not want to do any unnecessary test unless it is indeed necessary and as pawparents we agree.
Let’s see what happens today at the vet. Will update soon.
Cheerio
Mommy to Bloggercats
If you have a furry friend that you love with all your heart, you want him or her to be as happy as possible. This means you will need to do your part to be a good pet owner. There is no question that owning a pet is a large responsibility. You are responsible for the life of another living creature. This is something that you need to take very seriously. You owe it to your pet to give this animal the best life that you can. Make them feel as comfortable as possible and they will give you years of unconditional love. Here are some helpful tips for caring for your cats.
1. Control odors
As you might expect, the odors that can be produced by your cat’s litter box are not a pleasant aroma that you want to have wafting throughout your home. Therefore, you need to take steps to minimize this odor in the best way that you can. However, it is very important to realize that the vast majority of felines do not like the smell that is created by scented litters that are popularly sold in many different stores. While the smell may be pleasing to you, you need to consider your cat as well. Even though the scented kitty litter may indeed do a good job at masking the foul odors emanating from their litter box, do not use them because it will upset your cat. You should also avoid using any room deodorizers or air fresheners. Citrus fragrances will most likely bother your cat tremendously. As an alternative way of reducing kitty litter odor, you should scoop the litter two times each day. It would also help to apply some baking soda to the floor of the litter box. If you do both of these things, you will notice that the odors will not be as pronounced.
2. Take time to play with your cat
If you make the decision to get a cat for a pet, you need to make time in your schedule to play with the animal. This should not be a chore for you. It should be something that you truly enjoy. In many ways, a cat is like a person. People feel sad when they are ignored. If you neglect your cat for many days in a row, he or she will not be in a good mood. You want your cat to be at its happiest and healthiest. In order for that to happen, you should play with him or her as much as your schedule permits. You should also buy an assortment of cat toys to keep your pet occupied during the time that you are not around. For more information about the benefits of playing with your cat, you can visit http://petcarefacts.com/cats.
3. Your cat needs to scratch
Every cat has the desire to scratch embedded in their DNA. Because of this fact, you need to make sure that you have adequate places for your cat to scratch throughout your home. Otherwise, you will end up with a lot of your best furniture being destroyed. You are most likely familiar with scratching posts. These are effective tools to give your cat something to scratch so he or she will not use your furniture or drapes instead. You can also buy scratching pads at your local pet store. If you decide to buy a vertical scratching post, make sure that it is a minimum of three feet high. Burlap is the ideal material for a scratching post. It should be placed close to where your cat usually sleeps. It should also be in close proximity to items you do not want to be scratched by your cat.
4. Keep your cat indoors
Felines that are allowed to go outside usually live for less than three years. However, if you keep your cat indoors, you will lengthen his or her life significantly. Felines that are forced to stay indoors usually live anywhere from 16 to 19 years. Therefore, keep your cat safe by preventing it from going outside. There are a wide variety of dangers outdoors that could harm or kill your cat. It could get hit be a car. This is a very unfortunate fate for many outdoor kitties. It is also common for them to get into fights with wild animals, particularly nocturnal ones like raccoons and skunks. Nothing good can happen as a result of allowing your cat to roam around outside. There are no positives and only negatives.
Mira loves this green toy (daddy calls it monster). She had it since she was a kitten and it has been her friends since. She loves wrestling with it which provides endless laughter for us.
Mira was all excited on her visit to the vet here. The first time she went, she was only 1 month old and I brought her in using my handbag.. Now she’s all grown up and ready to explore.
Today at exactly 3pm, our furbaby Aggie crossed the rainbow bridge.
Aggie was diagnosed with kidney failure a week earlier and upon the diagnosis have been treated at the vet with IV drips and immediately placed on renal diet. On 16th August, the vet was satisfied that she was doing much better and armed with her meds and more renal food, Aggie was allowed home with an appointment to see the vet on 22nd August 2012.
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| Aggie’s trip to the vet |
Once home though, Aggie didn’t want to eat her renal food. She wanted her normal food and it became a challenge to coax her to eat and drink. She would follow me around asking for food and each time I feed her the renal food, she will eat a bit and just walk away. So I had to force feed her each time especially since she still got to take her meds after food.
However, on Sunday, 17th August, she ate her food herself. I was relieved. She slept most of the day.
At 2am in the morning, I fed her and had a few hours of quiet time when I changed her bandages (she had sores on her feet that the vet had attended to and needed bandage change daily). I spoke softly to her telling her how much I love her and that she will survive this and be strong but she need to eat and take her meds. She purred and it seems she was listening. I placed her in her cage after that (she was kept in a cage at night because of the sores and because she was peeing all over the house – kidney patient cats do that).
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| Aggie loves boxes! |
Me and Azwaj took turns holding her. There were times when it sounded like she stopped breathing but then she gasp for air again. I was changing into fresh clothing (Aggie peed on me) when Azwaj called me and asked me to hold her. The end was near. We could see it and we could feel it. I took her into my arms, spoke to her to let go of the pain and just run free to the other side. It looked then like she looked at me and said her goodbye. She took one last long breath and then she was gone.
I sob, uncontrolled sobbing as she was our baby. We went through her skin eczema, her food allergies and her two eye surgeries and she had always been strong and her spirits high. But this time she was defeated. She was no longer young and she was done fighting. In a way we were glad that she didn’t suffer as long as her sister Anja, who also suffered from kidney failure.
Azwaj buried her alongside Nina, who we lost in July. Aggie was 13 years old.
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| First time on the grass |
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| Looking good baby girl |
One month ago, Azwaj found four bundle of kittens joy on his way to the shop downstairs. Unfortunately three of them passed on one after another that same week which caused both A and me such grief and that left me with puffy eyes for almost a week 🙁
One of them, we named her Baby Mira (short for Miracle) survived through a bad eye infection and an abscess that burst under her right ear and is now thriving at 200grams. She is a very well behaved girl and is not fussy at all unless she is hungry (we all do right?.. lol).
Baby Mira is growing up so fast and we are enjoying each stage of her growth. From a dormant little thing, she is now walking albeit shakily (we can’t help but laugh at her) and letting us know what she likes and what she doesn’t like. She loves sleeping under the blanket with daddy, listening to daddy playing the guitar and watching the mouse move as daddy checked out guitar centre, and she loves snuggling with me after a full bottle feed. Ahh such joy.
Here’s a picture of Baby Mira with the bottle (thanks GP!)
and here’s one from today just after she woke up from her very long sleep.
Happy One Month Old Baby Mira!
Nina wasn’t looking well the week before and after a visit to the clinic, the vet told us that she may not be eating well because of her teeth. The thing is Doc Sharon can’t do anything to her without doing a blood test to make sure she will be able to handle being put under. She gave Nina some antibiotics and told us to monitor her changes. She also suggested we switch her to wet soft food.
We did as the vet suggested and Nina looked to be responsive. Whenever I put the bowl of food in front of her, she will respond, licked a few pieces but then stopped eating. So I had to force fed her which was not easy as she would push my hand away. The next best thing that I could do was to mash the food with water, put it in a syringe and give it to her that way. It was ok for the next few days but then she refused to even feed that way anymore and she would clamp her mouth shut and spurt our whatever I fed her.
She got worse on 3rd July refusing to even drink the water I syringed her with. By that time we sort of knew the end was end. We put a pretty romp on her to keep her warm and made her as comfortable as we possibly can. Azwaj would lie with her and the other kitties would come and keep them company.
Nina passed away peacefully on 4th July 2014 at around 8am. Our baby turned 14 years old on 21st May.
When we adopted Tia in February, we told ourselves, that was it. That makes ten furkids and we thought that is about the right number for the kitty room. Little did we know that come June and just a week after Tia was spayed, these four bundle of joys would come into our lives.
The story is much the same way as how we got Awal. Azwaj was leaving for the downstairs shop when he called me to the corridor and said he heard newborn kittens meowing. I didn’t hear anything and just dismissed it as the jungle sounds and close the door when he left. Not a few minutes later, he came back and told me that there were indeed four tiny lives in the gate area of an empty apartment near the lift and there was no mommy cat in sight. If we were to leave the babies, they would probably die from the cold or be eaten by other male cats for sure. I immediately got the torchlight and asked A to get some fresh milk from the shop downstairs.
The rest as they say is history.
And.. here they are. three white and one orange/brown little bundle of joys. They don’t have any names yet coz we’re not sure of their gender. But seriously though we can’t think of any names at all right now. Any suggestions?
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| Adorable Babies |
Aren’t they simply precious? My heart is overflowing with love for them despite their feeding every 3hours and peeing all over me causing me shower at 3am in the morning.. lol..
Have you ever cleaned your coffee table and noticed a streak of white powder that sort of looked like dashed line? Well chances are those came from your cat or dog not so desirable spot. Disgusting to even think about it right.. especially if your lap is one of the areas they love to sleep on as well. Imagine that on your clothes.. Yucks!
And that is why you have to deworm you pets. It’s not so much the fact that it is disgusting but also for the fact that is the best for your pets health as well. We dewormed the blogger cats once every three months and so far so good. Worm free!
There are lots of places you can get your deworming done. Some of you who are not used to putting pills down their pets throat normally opt for the vet but for me it’s a a breeze simply coz the kitties are trained from young to have fingers in their mouth. Lol! Anyways.. this dog dewormer and some of the cat dewormer on that site works too if you want to try it to give them to your pets.
Good luck!
Meow
BloggerCats
Many pet owners have assumed that bamboo flooring simply isn’t an option when pets live in the house. However, there are many great flooring options that can be safely used with indoor pets. Bamboo is a great way to have floors that work well for virtually any type of home, even with pets present.
One thing that homeowners do need to be vigilant about is how susceptible these floors are to scratches. Though some types of bamboo are harder than others, many have found it helpful to use flooring samples to see how well they resist scratches first.
Regularly trimming a pet’s nails is the best way to ensure that the floor doesn’t get scratched. Pets that are difficult about having their claws trimmed might be good candidates for soft paws, which are inserts placed over the claws to prevent scratching.
Ordinary scratches are easy to get out during the buffing and cleaning process. The most effective cleaners used on bamboo flooring feature aluminum oxide. It’s important to carefully check the ingredients used in a cleaning product to ensure that it will do the job.
Preventing spills from food is a better alternative to trying to cope with them after they happen. Spill-proof bowls are best. However, using rubber floor mats on pet and eating areas is also a good option.
It’s always important for pet owners to do what they can to eliminate accidents. Cleaning up urine right away is especially important. This is because urine is capable of creating very visible stains that are tricky to get rid of. If a pet does have an accident that leaves a strain behind, consider sanding and refinishing to restore it to its former beauty.
Bamboo is becoming a flooring type of choice for many homeowners. It is not only very durable, but is one of the most sustainable types available. Pet owners can safely consider this as an option.
So many places that are comfy for Tia to sleep and she decides that this tiny corner together will all my knick knacks is the place she loves most. Sleep tight little one.. don’t start pushing mommy’s stuff down ok.
