The Gentle Shift: Recognizing and Supporting Your Cat’s Journey to Senior Years
Remember that rambunctious kitten who scaled your curtains, pounced on your toes at dawn, and somehow managed to be everywhere at once?
Category: Health
Monitoring Your Diabetic Pet: The Importance of Glucose Curves
When your veterinarian diagnoses your beloved pet with diabetes mellitus, it can feel overwhelming. Suddenly, you’re learning about insulin injections, dietary changes, and glucose monitoring.
Recognizing Illness in Senior Dogs: What Every Owner Should Know
The golden years of our canine companions bring special joys and challenges. That once-energetic puppy who chased tennis balls for hours now prefers longer naps in sunbeams, and the dog who easily bounded up stairs might now take them more cautiously.
Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism in Senior Cats: Understanding, Treating, and Managing Their Health
As cats enter their senior years, it is not uncommon for them to develop thyroid-related disorders, particularly hyperthyroidism. This condition, which is caused by an overactive thyroid gland, is one of the most frequently diagnosed endocrine disorders in aging felines. On the other hand, hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid, is …
Pet Diabetes Tracker: Average section, The Color Key and Readings Table
We’ve written a few articles to explain our Pet Diabetes Tracker that is in addition to our overview article Pet Diabetes Tracker: Your Digital Companion for Feline Diabetes Management. We’re going to explain each section of the Pet Diabetes Tracker page for more detailed understanding. We started with Pet Diabetes …
Pet Diabetes Tracker: Filling out the Glucose Readings Form
We’ve written a few articles to explain our Pet Diabetes Tracker that is in addition to our overview article Pet Diabetes Tracker: Your Digital Companion for Pet Diabetes Management. We’re going to explain each section of the pet diabetes tracker page for more detailed understanding. We’re starting with the actual …
Pet Diabetes Tracker: Your Digital Companion for Pet Diabetes Management (Overview)
Managing feline diabetes requires careful monitoring and consistent record-keeping. The Pet Diabetes Tracker is a comprehensive digital tool designed specifically for pet owners dealing with feline diabetes. Born from our personal experience with our diabetic pets, Zippy and Bentley, this tracker helps you maintain detailed records of your pet’s glucose …
Understanding and Managing Feline Diabetes: A Comprehensive Guide
We’ve come up with this comprehensive Feline Diabetes guide to help others manage their cat’s feline diabetes. We are not experts or veterinarians. We have had two cats that have been diagnosed with Feline Diabetes. Zipper (Zippy) was diagnosed with Feline Diabetes and after about a year of managing his …
Bentley
A Surprise Addition to the Family In September of 2022, Bentley entered our lives in an unexpected way. At the time, we weren’t planning on adding a new cat to our family, but fate had other plans. Bentley’s journey to us was complicated, filled with multiple homes and a lengthy …
Belle’s Secret Struggle with Psychogenic Alopecia
Psychogenic Alopecia is kind of like “over grooming”. We’ve heard it called psychological baldness as well. A cat that has this condition will lick their fur or bathe incessantly, and in turn this could lead to loss of fur and then skin inflammation. If a cat experiences an abnormal amount …
Managing Feline Diabetes: A Comparison of Loose and Tight Regulation
Feline diabetes is a condition that requires diligent management to ensure a cat’s health and well-being. When our cat Zipper first was diagnosed with Feline Diabetes, there were two primary approaches to regulating his blood glucose level: loose regulation and tight regulation. Loose regulation involves administering a fixed insulin dose …
When Is A Dog Considered a Senior Dog?
Looking for our Senior Dog Age Calculator? The age at which a dog is considered a senior varies depending on the size and breed of the dog. In general, small dogs are considered seniors at 10-12 years old, medium-sized dogs at 8-9 years old, large dogs at 6-7 years old, …
Preparing Your Senior Cat for Surgery
Caring for an aging feline companion through surgery requires careful attention, understanding, and preparation. Senior cats, typically those over 10 years old, face unique challenges when undergoing surgical procedures, making it essential for their human caregivers to provide specialized support both before and after the operation. The weeks leading up …
When Is A Cat Considered a Senior Cat?
Looking for our Senior Cat Age Calculator? The age at which a cat is considered a senior is about 11 years old and above. Both the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) and International Cat Care (ICC) would seem to agree with that. Then with cats over 15 years old …
Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Cats: A Personal Journey with Zippy
When Zippy first started having a dental issue, we thought it was just a normal dental visit to the vet. At 14 years old, our lovable cat had already overcome his fair share of health challenges, but nothing prepared us for what came next.