Updates on Sepa aka Winston
September 28, 2018 Subject: Winston is settling in nicely! Such a kind boy! ?? << BACK to Love Letters
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Updates on Boomer and Dickens
September 25, 2018 Hi Donna, Hope you are well. Dickins and Boomer are settling in well. I’ve got their “stuff” setup (perhaps not in their final place, though. Here are a couple of pictures and a small video of Boomer checking out our turtle, Tory… Regards, Mohammed & Shayan << BACK to…
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Adopting Cats with FIV
by Nomi Berger A cat diagnosed with the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) is still an ADOPTABLE cat. What, then, is FIV? FIV is a type of virus called a retrovirus and is in the same family as feline leukemia virus (FeLV). A slow virus, it attacks the immune system over a period of…
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Adopting Cats with Feline Leukemia
by Nomi Berger A cat diagnosed with Feline Leukemia (FeLV) is still an ADOPTABLE cat. What, then, is FeLV? FeLV is a virus that weakens a cat’s immune system, predisposing it to certain infections, severe anemia, and potentially leading to cancer. Most at risk are kittens born to FeLV positive mothers, cats under…
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Be Special: Adopt a Special Needs Cat
by Nomi Berger Their bodies may be imperfect, but their spirit remains intact. So it is said about the special needs cat. Although caring for one can be challenging, more and more people are opening their hearts and their homes and adopting them. For this reason, more and more cats that might…
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Updates on Sparky aka Laziz
September 3, 2018 Hi Donna, Hope you’re having a fabulous summer! It’s now been almost 2.5 months since I’ve adopted Laziz (formerly named Sparky) and I have to say he is absolutely adorable! He is the most friendly cat with such an agreeable, warm personality. He’s settled into our house with ease and has…
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Senior Cats and Senior Citizens
by Nomi Berger Familiar with the axiom: “There may be snow on the roof top, but there is fire in the furnace”? Now, imagine it this way: “There may be snow on the fur/hair, but there is fire in the soul.” Not to mention a springy step, a feisty spirit and a loving…
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The Marvels of Adopting Mature Cats
by Nomi Berger How many times have we humans heard the expression, “You’re only as old as you feel”? And why is it that some days, despite our actual age, we feel younger than we are, while other days, we feel older, much older? So it is with our older feline friends, starting…
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Salmonella in Cats
by Nomi Berger Salmonella is the bacterium behind enteritis or salmonellosis in cats and lodges itself in their intestinal tracts. Cats typically contract the infection from the saliva or feces of other infected animals, or from ingesting contaminated meat or foods. Rarely seen in cats and seldom causing complications, most cats will simply…
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Ringworm in Cats
by Nomi Berger Run Rings Around Ringworm Despite its name, ringworm is NOT caused by a worm but by a fungus. Known as dermatophytes, these fungi can infect the skin, hair and nails of any cat anywhere and is highly contagious, easily spreading to other household pets as well as to people. Classic…
