The Kat House

Yesterday marked the seven month anniversary of Cruella’s death, and there is still a huge hole in my heart. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know just how important she was to me – and how important she always will be. I’ve always had a difficult time forging friendships that last. [...]

Meet Roxy, the newest addition to my family! I adopted her just over two weeks ago, and in that short period of time, she has already found a very special place in my heart. After suffering the loss of Cruella seven weeks ago, I was heartbroken, and my life felt empty. Adopting another dog was [...]

The past month has been a difficult one. First, the company I had been working for announced that its Knoxville facility would be closing over the next few months. It wouldn’t have been so upsetting if I had hated my job, but I loved it. I had spent nine years giving my all to ensure [...]

I truly believe that she was sent to me directly from Heaven. She was my best friend, my loyal companion, my angel. The nearly eight years that we spent together were the best of my life, and I can’t imagine my days without her in them. Miss Cruella was a blessing in every way. The [...]

I’ve been seeing commercials for online pet pharmacies for several years now, and I wish I had taken them seriously a long time ago. I never realized until recently just how much you money could save by using them. I transferred a few prescriptions to Doctors Foster and Smith late last year, and I saved [...]

As part of my Total Money Makeover, I’ve been looking at ways to save money on veterinary expenses. A few weeks ago, I realized that I could save quite a bit of money by ordering the dogs’ flea control and heartworm preventive through Doctors Foster and Smith. I ordered a six pack of Interceptor and [...]

A few days ago, I put the dogs’ dinner on the table and then took them each out for a short walk. While I was out with Molly, I caught a glimpse of Cruella standing up at the table trying to get to her food. It looked hilarious, as she was still wearing an e-collar [...]

As the doctors work to determine the perfect timing of Cruella’s Percorten injections, she is required to have frequent vet visits to check her electrolytes. I took her for one of those visits this evening. You may recall that among the many other afflictions she is currently dealing with, Cruella was recently diagnosed with MegaColon, [...]

You’re not going to believe this.  I spoke way too soon in my last post when I told you how well Cruella was doing.  Later that same night I had to take her to the Pet ER – again!  It wasn’t the Addison’s Disease or any of her other ongoing afflictions.  It was all Molly’s [...]

The past couple of weeks have been extremely difficult for Cruella. It was just two weeks ago today that she had a mass measuring 4 cm x 6 cm removed from her abdomen. During the surgery, she was diagnosed with Megacolon, a condition characterized by enlargement of the colon due to its inability to empty [...]