About 4 years ago I adopted a handicapped pet from the local shelter. He was named One-Eyed Jack. I renamed his Oscar and he was such a good boy. Oscar was actually much older than we originally thought (he was about 17 years old) and he had hyperthyroidism. He lived with that for about 2.5 years. A...

Oscar, my cat, who I think is 17 (he is a rescue) developed a clot in his hind legs Saturday. He has been diagnosed with saddle thrombus. He has regained the use of his right leg; but, still drags his left leg. He had a cardiac ultrasound and is borderline for heart disease. Vet thinks their is a pa...

Thank you Christine.

Oscar lives in southern Mississippi.

I am looking for a good home for Oscar. I rescued Oscar about 4 years ago from a kill shelter in MS. We think Oscar is about 14 years old. He only has the one eye and we don't know what happened to other one. My vet thinks it may have been surgically removed. Oscar also has hyperthyroidism and takes...

Critters,

Thanks. Do you mean spray her with the cavilon spray daily before putting her in the kennel?

I have a five year old female cat that was born with deformed hind legs and partial paralysis. She urinates and defecates on her own; but, doesn't seem to be aware that she is going. She wears diapers when I am home and sits in a kennel on a highly absorbent puppy pad when I am away. I have had her ...