BWAAHAA! How cute !!!!

D'Aaaaaaw!!!! Khajiit is adorable!

But Raven has one for Khajiit: Adorable!

"Khajiit is innocent of this crime. Khajiit did not steal a celtic necklace..."

Aw, so cute!

Thanks folks! That one carries the rather dumb name "Winky" (this one didn't name him)and is 20+ human years old (this one can't remember exactly what year the little Khajiit was born) and still kicking! He has lost the ability to jump up onto things under his own power, but other than that he's perfectly healthy. And for the record, he did like having this ones necklace around his neck, lol.

20+ years and still healthy? That is rather amazing, I must say

Yep, he's been a good one! Thinking of giving him a Viking funeral when he passes, lol. Epic funeral for an epically long life!

What a beautiful kitty!

I had a scare with my own Alfiq this past weekend. Grits knows this part already, but Thursday he wouldn't eat breakfast right away (this boy normally INHALES his food as soon as I put the bowl down), and what little bit he did eat he vomited. Again Friday morning. I decided not to sit on this any more as he is now 12 years old and for him to lose his appetite, something is very, very, very wrong.

Took him in to the emergency/24 hour clinic that morning, and found out that he has pancreatitis and acute kidney failure. The pancreatitis didn't scare me so much as the renal failure did - I've had too much experience with kidney failure of all kinds in cats to know this is not the sort I want to see. But we hospitalized him, where he lived up to his nickname of Demon Spawn of Satan and made work a living hell for the hard-working staff, and in the end his kidney values came back down to normal and better yet, his appetite returned in full blast.

I just brought him home with me and he is very happy to be back at home.

That sounds scary! Glad he's ok!

Thank goodness. I am glad your alfiq is doing better!

Wow, Winky is old for a cat! That means you must have taken very good care of him! And I like the name, lol.








Aw, bless his heart !!! Feed him only low ash cat food; it is just a bit more expensive but worth it. Also, a dollop of canned pumpkin pie mix on a plate beside their regular one helps keep their urinary tract healthy. Neutered males especially seem to develop urinary tract issues as they age after the surgery.






This post has been edited by mALX: Dec 19 2016, 02:57 AM

Lol, he is a very hearty cat. He has only been to the vet a handful of times, only twice for serious issues (the most recent being a bowel problem a year ago that fiber powder mixed in Fancy Feast everyday corrected; he didn't like that visit at all, lol).

Thanks for the advice, mALX, but I have never stinted on nutrition when it comes to my kitties - the boys have never had urinary obstructions.

Kidney failure is a more systemic issue - not related to ash content or canned pumpkin.

He is happy to be home, no question about it.

And you are correct, if males are neutered young, they tend to have more problems because their urethras do not develop as much as those neutered later. Despite that, meal feeding (as opposed to free choice feeding, where their food bowls are kept full) is key to maintaining urinary tract health - a tidbit I learned from one of my fav profs in vet school many, many winters ago.

Ooh, good tip! I have an elderly cat too (15 years old) - will remember that one if needed!

Well, if you see that your cat is having problems eliminating, you may still want to take him/her to the vet, just to make sure nothing is seriously wrong.

Oh, well that is a given.

Duh silly Khajiit! You don't have to tell them to take their cat to the vet if he/she isn't pooping, lol
Sorry!

Our newish kitten.