A very unwelcome issue has developed.
11 months ago
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Daughter's cat has some major issues.
Comments (8)Oh, I feel for you. I am in a very similar situation. One of my cats has hyper-T and CRF, my other does not and feeding them separately is not a very viable option. At first we were constantly covering and uncovering bowls of food on demand- great if you're home all day and want to be a slave to a cat. Forget ever leaving for the day... I have switched my kitty over to non-RX food, both canned and dry, and she is doing very well- her last numbers were better than when she was on the RX diet. The dry food is a commercially available brand that is made for older cats, so it's fine for my old boy to eat too, and it's analysis is about equal to science diet RX- at least where it matters for CRF cats. When we feed wet food to her, we give her a blob, she eats off it, and it the other cat eats it we don't worry about it a whole lot. The wet food I do have to order online, but even with ridiculous shipping it still costs about half what canned K/D did- and she actually LIKES this food. I don't know if the ingredients are really much better quality, but right now I'm mostly concerned with just getting her to consume calories in a food that works for her. Since she was diagnosed a little over a year ago she has put on 4 pounds. We've had to increase her sub-q fluids, so that's a sign that things aren't really even staying stable, but she's doing very well with management and is living a happy life. She gets thyroid meds 2x/day too, but in pill form. If Pepsi is younger, I wouldn't switch him over to a food like what I feed my cats that is for seniors, he would still have younger cat nutritional needs. I don't know what you should do if that is the situation. There are also homemade diets- many on the internet. Getting the cat to eat them is really hit or miss in my experience, but does you give you control over ingredients. The one I made for my cat was potato and chicken with a few other ingredients. It is a pain to make and I freeze excess in jars in the freezer. Once we found the other non-RX canned food, she liked it better, it was easier on me, and her numbers were actually better than when she was on homemade food. If you search the internet, you will find a lot. Here is a link where I have gotten a lot of info over the past year- there should be info about the commercial foods and CRF, look for the link to the chart for US pet foods- very interesting place to start. You can email me directly too if you want more info about what we do. Good luck. Q Here is a link that might be useful: feline CRF info...See MoreA few key tile pieces came with unwelcome crazing: advice?
Comments (10)Crl I know you feel bad, but posting more detailed misinformation doesn't really help. It's OK. We all make mistakes. To put this to bed I checked out WZ for you. Here's what they say verbatim: "CERAMIC TILE In general, most ceramic tile does not require sealing. However, ceramic tile with crackle glazes should be sealed prior to grouting to keep the grout from staining the clay body. See usage guide for specific guidelines." From the Usage Guide: "General Note about Crackle Glazes and Crazing Because they are prone to absorbing stains, crackle glaze tiles should not be used as kitchen counter surfaces. Any installation of crackle glaze tiles should be sealed with a penetrating sealer prior to grouting. In areas that experience regular moisture, such as showers, resealing crackle glazes is a necessary maintenance procedure. Crazing defines the occurrence of crackle in the glaze surface of the tile after installation. This usually occurs because of tensile stresses produced by temperature fluctuation, causing expansion and contraction of the tile body or setting bed. Crazing is a naturally reoccurring episode in some installation environments and Walker Zanger cannot accept claims defining crazing as a reason for product failure. " Actually, based on their definition, crazing only happens on installation, so like it or not you have a crackle tile. Funny, no? I think your supplier should special order non-cracked or -crazed pieces for you. Or just return them and get pieces from another supplier. WZ sees this as a defect and won't cover any further crazing should it occur after installation. Good luck....See MoreAnyone has fruit not growing issue?
Comments (9)If it's your first flowers, that's something else. I find that the first flowers are basically write-offs. They're often deformed in various ways and tend to not set fruit or fail to develop fruit. I used to think this was from cold, but this year I was late and plants did not start flowering until warm weather and it still happened to some degree. So I think that the initial one or two trusses are often mistimed from the plant's perspective, i.e., they form when the plant would still rather be putting energy into "infrastructure", i.e., expanding the root system and growing foliage, thickening stems, etc., so they don't get the full investment of the plant the way later trusses do. EDIT: And, of course, cool temps + rain do not help....See MoreHelp, my dog has a mental issue!
Comments (42)It may be a sound/noise that is above your hearing limit, but still well within the dog's limit - think dog whistle. Do you have any ultrasonic devices such as a motion or intrusion detector? Installed any of those new motion detector light switches? Ultrasonic devices may make noise that is uncomfortable or even painful to a dog or cat. Others source of noise that can be annoying to pets are transformers such as a doorbell and thermostat transformer, transformers in electrical/electronic equipment, and transformers and relays for low voltage lighting controls....See More
11 months agoI’m so sorry, Rhizo. I do hope your doctor (the one who has been treating you for the stroke) can offer some help. The information fun2BHere provided makes sense.
If you are able to drink a bit of a protein drink, I found one that I can tolerate quite well and it actually tastes good. It is available at Target in our area and called Owyn (see photo). We had a discussion in another thread about our workouts, weight loss and trying to get more protein in our diets. I drink about half of this carton in the morning and then if i don’t get much protein later will drink the other half. The chocolate tastes like a fudgesickle. There is also vanilla, dark chocolate and some other combos but i have not tried them.
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7 thanked OutsidePlaying
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