Meet Steve.  He's the cat, by the way. The old horse he's riding is Tanner. Sometime last year, Steve jumped from a tree onto Tanner's back. Shocked the hell out me. Tanner, too, but that old boy has the patience of Job and accepted his new passenger with a swish of h...

           Tanner and Boss

            All of us horse owners have been there. We tell someone we own horses, and invariably we get told the story of someone’s first ride on a...

This is going to be a difficult post to write. Last Thursday, November 3rd, Rae had a seizure. I feel terribly guilty, for I was on the phone with my sister, distracted, and heard the noise under my desk but didn't look. A cat messing around, I suspected. I finally did...

I'm familiar with caring for animals. I'm familiar with feline abscesses, injuries, most illnesses, and any number of feline or equine problems. I've had a cat in the past with liver issues: Chip. Gnawed on a plant I had and screwed up his liver. I gave him sub-cutaneo...

Rae's vet, Dr. Fransik called. After her latest bloodwork the previous Monday, it appeared her liver enzymes and inflammation had gone up rather than gone down. We'd been giving her hepatic support tablets and milk thistle, and the antibiotics fixed her bladder and kid...

After sweating and waiting for the Interfuron to arrive, I watched Rae's progress with worry. The Prednesone gave her an increased appetite and the jaundice went away. I began to feel better about her progress. Dr. Fransik gave me a recipe for all the cats, but I hadn'...