The Good News and the Bad News

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Chris seems to be doing well since being diagnosed with a kidney disorder. He doesn’t sleep as much and seems to have more energy. He gets up and down from his perch easier and has more desire to go outside.

The bad news is I’ve seen this before. I crudely weighed him this morning on our bathroom scale and he’s about 16 lb. He was between 20 and 21 lb when I took him to the vet.

Our cat Abbey had a similar issue with her kidneys. She started losing weight and her energy level went way up. I wasn’t sure if I should be concerned since she seemed to be doing better. When her weight kept going down we took her to the vet who told us she was in decline. It was difficult to accept since she was only 8 years old. The weight kept coming off and too soon we had to say goodbye.

I am giving Chris a special food for the kidneys as well as an herbal supplement. Those options weren’t given to me when Abbey was sick. I’m hoping we can keep this terrible disease at bay for a while longer.

Something is Different with Our Cats

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Something changed a little over a month ago. Look at the photo below and see if you can tell what’s different?

Did you figure it out? They are all wearing collars now. Specifically, they are wearing Seresto collars.

My wife always pushed to have flea medication put on our cats, but I resisted because I thought putting poison on a cat might not be healthy. I was usually able to extend the treatment to once every two months or so but then one of them would scratch an itch and we would suddenly need to prepare for Armageddon. Finally, someone told my wife about Seresto flea collars, and she was all in. My boss also uses them, and she agreed that they are a great product.

Since our cats never wore collars (except during moves) I wasn’t sure how they would react to them, but they accepted the collars without much complaining. They are not cheap, $81 for two collars, but they last eight months. Our other flea treatment was way more expensive, even when used only every other month.

Does anyone else use Seresto? What do you think about them?

My Newest Book – Last Chance

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My latest book, Last Chance, is out today. It is part three of the Last Healer Mysteries series. In this book, Katie and Joe just finish a murder investigation in Milwaukee when they learn someone was murdered at Joe’s resort. They debate whether they should get involved after almost getting killed during their last investigation. Of course, they do or there wouldn’t be a story. You can read more about it on my personal blog here.

I still need reviews for my other books so if you have read one of them, or plan to, please help me by reviewing it. Also, let me know here what you think.