April Greetings to You, and to all Fenek’s friends! Health news takes precedence this month. On Thursday afternoon, March 31, Fenek was observed to have labored and open-mouth breathing. A chest x-ray revealed a pleural effusion, or fluid buildup in the chest cavity. He was given oxygen and taken to the emergency veterinary hospital, where […]

March Greetings to You, and to All Fenek’s Friends! I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up too much, but I think (repeat, think) we’re going to get through this winter okay. The daylight that streams through the skylights and the windows at Tabby’s Place is brilliant sunshine instead of the muted gray of winter. […]

February Greetings to You, and to All Fenek’s Friends! There is health news to report this month. If a cat’s ears are prone to wax build-up and/or ear infections, an ear cleaning procedure may be required. Soon after the first of the year, Fenek was sedated and underwent that procedure. The vet team took x-rays and […]

January Greetings to You, and to All Fenek’s friends! Starting this month with some news about his health:  Fenek had another blood glucose curve and his daily insulin dose was raised by another unit. At this point, twice a day the staff checks his blood glucose levels before giving insulin. And since more than once […]

December Greetings to You, and to All Fenek’s Friends! There’s some medical news this month involving our Distinguished Gentleman Cat. Last month, I told you Fenek was going to undergo a repeat blood glucose curve.  That was performed on schedule, and the results of his BGC prompted medical staff to increase his daily insulin dose […]