Songbird Shafer's Shelter

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Wednesday, February 15, 2006

The Taming of Ember

I have lost count of the cats we've taken in over the years. Most of them show up already tame, probably dumped by irresponsible people, and almost inevitably, these poor cats arrive ravenous and often malnourished. Through the years, though, some of the cats have been feral, and bar none, they are... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Babby's Better: Naturally!

My hyperthyroid 17 year old cat, Babby, is on Nature's Manna thyroid formula. To review, hyperthyroidism is primarily a disease of older cats. The thyroid gland goes crazy and cranks out way too much thyroid hormone, which speeds up metabolism, heart rate, digestion, causes high blood pressure,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 5, 2006

Did You Know Butter Will Explode in the Microwave?

At the risk of sounding like an idiot, I'll update Babby's hyperthyroid treatment. I have good news and bad news about the method of herbal drop delivery I'm using to treat Babs, the Nature's Manna thyroid formula. The good news is I think I stumbled on how to get the nasty tincture down her without... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Back to Babs

Babby, my hyperthyroid 16 year old baby has had a setback, largely due to my miscalculation. I was putting her herbal medication in baby food meat and adding nutritional yeast, then finger swabbing it down her. Sounds okay, right? Well...baby food meat can constipate, and nutritional yeast can... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Babby the Hyperthyroid Cat: An Update

Some of you may remember I posted about Babby, my 16 year old hyperthyroid cat. You may also remember I mentioned Nature's Manna actually having a formula to treat malfunctioning thyroids. I ordered the Nature's Manna thyroid formula, and none too soon, because Babby stopped eating and I'd put her... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 13, 2006

Bootle has crossed the Rainbow Bridge

I haven't blogged for a few days because I was so busy helping Mom take care of Bootle, our oldest cat. She would have been 20 years old next month. She'd been having problems eating for quite some time and had gotten much more finicky, and had lost lots of weight. Mom had resorted to Fancy Feast... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 6, 2006

Sounds Like a Tongue Twister...

I've changed the name of my pet blog. Songbird Shafer's Shelter reflects my life much more accurately than just calling this a pet blog. I'm baring my soul here, folks. My family began adopting cats when I was 14. I have literally cared for animals--especially cats--for over 30 years. We didn't have... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 2, 2006

A Healing Link

For those of you whose pets (AKA children) are dealing with health challenges, I've found a wonderful link for you, especially if you're willing to treat your pet holistically: http://www.naturesmanna.com/ Nature's Manna sells herbal treatments for a variety of pet health problems, but the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Babby and Hyperthyroidism

Well, I've started a new journey with another feline health issue. Babby, my 16 year old, is showing symptoms of hyperthyroidism. She was diagnosed a few years ago, but at that time showed no symptoms. I resisted then putting her on the drug-of-choice, Tapazole, and I'm glad I did, from what I've... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 16, 2005

Cat Antics and Honyock

My cats pulled a stunt last night that I haven't yet figured out. I've been staying up WAY too late blogging, so last night I crashed and slept instead of blogging, and man, I must have slept really soundly, from the evidence of the feline party I found when I awoke. SunnyBunny, my little... Sign in to see full entry.

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