The Kat House

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that Cruella was squinting her left eye. I looked closely at it a number of times but never could see anything. When I took her to UT for surgery last week, I mentioned it to them. They looked at it, couldn’t see anything wrong, and [...]

Cruella came home yesterday morning. Her incision is huge, stretching the entire length of her abdomen. She was in a lot of pain, as her Addison’s Disease prevented the doctors from prescribing a strong pain medication. She spent the majority of the day resting. I am happy to say that she [...]

I spent the majority of the day at UT Vet Hospital.  I’m both physically and emotionally drained, but I do have good news to share!  Cruella’s surgery went exceptionally well.  When the doctors opened her up, they discovered that the mass was smaller than originally thought.  It was very quick and easy to remove, and [...]