Kitty Update

[ying_ko_4]

I mentioned in the comments of my previous post that I had to take one of our cats to the vet today with a large bald spot on her throat area along with reddish, irritated skin.

The vet told me she what is called a 'hot spot' and an underlying infection.  A bit more of the surrounding fur was shaved and the area was washed well, and there was only

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[honeygirl1946]

Glad to hear it is not serious. Poor kitty.. You're so lucky she will take pills easily! Lots of cuddles...

[ying_ko_4]

Thanks, Penny. From all of us here. :-)

[fireglideflht]

Oy. I've tried over the years to feed pills to pets....with varying but low levels of success. The dogs generally don't bite, they just wait till we ain't lookin' the *plugh* the pill out. The cats...are armed, and know how to use them. Buona fortuna compare.

[ying_ko_4]

I have found that pilling our cats is fairly routine by using pill pockets. They are so used to kitty treats that they just snarf them right down, easy peasy....

[fireglideflht]

Bless you. My cats' ideas of a treat is human flesh...

[ying_ko_4]

Our cats idea of roughing it is sleeping on the floor. They are so beyond spoiled.

They do not like going outside. At all. It's a great way to terrify them, actually. Which I don't care to do...