Immune imbalances are more common than you think in our indoor kitties. Lucy was diagnosed with eosinophilic plaques and bacterial infection. Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell involved with allergies. Lucy pulled all her hair out and most of her skin. I was worried her pathology might be deeper and that skin cancer had developed because there was… Read more →
Boris is only four years old. When he was very young, he started getting urinary infections with crystals and it seemed likely he might soon block (urethral obstruction). At that point, we developed a diet and herbal regime that has worked for him ever since. There is not one answer for these kitties but one thing is for sure, if… Read more →
This is a kitten that lives at the Elephant Nature Foundation in Thailand. Read more →
This week, I thought I would put a call into the Bellingham, WA community for people who have newly diagnosed hyperthyroid cats like Claude, a 16 year-old guy with kidney issues too. Instead of using a lot of methimazole and/or radiation, we are using herbs and a small dose of methimazole cream on the ears to control his symptoms. It’s… Read more →