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JoyBee&Ravan

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Great start to the day Ravan! keep it up!!

Did you come up with any other ideas for Alice's mats?

Hope you and the kitties are all taking advantage of the low BGs and nice weather :D Have a great day :D:D:D
 
Did you come up with any other ideas for Alice's mats?

Not really! She was a feral kitten in my yard when I found her & still is a bit "wild" She'll come & lay by me to be pet but I have a difficult time trying to brush her.
I took her to my room & closed the door Tried to gently pick one of the matts out & she didn't like it at all! Hissing & very upset! I don't want to stress her like that. I'm not sure what to do.

I'm very upset about Peggy Sue. Her chin is still swollen & there a bright red spot under her tongue. It's not getting any better. She's still very thin & every time I look at her I can't help but cry.

She's still eating & today she was chasing a chipmunk! I don't think there is anything to be done if this is cancer. It has me feeling helpless & so upset!
 
So sorry to hear of Peggy Sue’s troubles...

Happy to see that Raven is still looking fabulous!! Send some of those lagooning colors our way?

Have a pleasant day Joybee!
 
Not really! She was a feral kitten in my yard when I found her & still is a bit "wild" She'll come & lay by me to be pet but I have a difficult time trying to brush her.
I took her to my room & closed the door Tried to gently pick one of the matts out & she didn't like it at all! Hissing & very upset! I don't want to stress her like that. I'm not sure what to do.

That's so tough, it might be stressful, but do you think that there could be a strategic purrito method you could use to have access? I think I'm stretching :confused:. Even if the groomer didn't charge a large amount, it doesn't really seem like Alice would tolerate a groomer anyway... Have you heard of Zylkene? it's a natural supplement for calming cats that my vet prescribed to Mowgli before he flew out to live with me. Maybe if you gave Alice a supplement that would calm her, she wouldn't mind as much if you picked her mats apart little by little? it takes a few days to start working but if you're interested let me know and I will see if I have enough left to send to you. I'll brainstorm a little more ... Not that I could come up with anything you haven't already thought of.

I'm very upset about Peggy Sue. Her chin is still swollen & there a bright red spot under her tongue. It's not getting any better. She's still very thin & every time I look at her I can't help but cry.

She's still eating & today she was chasing a chipmunk! I don't think there is anything to be done if this is cancer. It has me feeling helpless & so upset!

Oh Joy, I'm so sorry you and Peggy-Sue are going through this, I REALLY hope it isn't cancer. I can't blame you for feeling upset, sometimes the saying "when it rains, it pours" is so true... you have a lot going on, it seems unfair :(.

On the upside, I think it's such a positive that Peggy Sue is playful and eating, even if she is still thin, playfulness is not typical in a terminally ill cat.

It's really scary, but I think you're going to have to find out if it is cancer or not... For your own sanity, and for Peggy-Sue's benefit. If it isn't cancer there may still be hope :bighug:

Thinking of you, Ravan, Peggy-Sue, and Alice... hang in there :):bighug::bighug:
 
Joy, I'm so sorry about Peggy Sue's mouth, poor little thing. :( And I really feel for you too, it's so hard when a loved one is not well. Like Amanda said, it doesn't seem like she's terminally ill, otherwise I don't think she'd be interested in chasing chipmunks. I hope for both your sakes it's not.

About Alice, have you tried a bit of oil on her mats?
 
Peggy Sue is playful and eating, even if she is still thin, playfulness is not typical in a terminally ill cat.

I believe her good mood & eating is from the CBD oil I give her every day.

I appreciate your offer about the calming meds for Alice,but she is one cat that is really impossible to give meds to. She will not swallow anything I put in her mouth!

I've been trying to give her 1/4 piece of a Zyrtec tablet. She'll sit & I get the pill in her mouth & dribble a bit of water in but she will not swallow it. I hold her mouth shut & rub her throat I look in her mouth & don't see the pill ,when I let her go she spits it out! I've NEVER had a cat like her that will not swallow any meds.

I totally give up trying to give her anything in her mouth. Much too stressful for both of us.

Thanks for trying to help but so far nothing works!
 
No, I was concerned it would be too messy. I'm thinking of getting some cordless ,quiet clippers like for a child. Maybe I could get her used to them & clip the matts out myself?
Honestly, as long as you can tell the skin isn’t tied in to the mats I think you could definitely do that :)
 
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