When Pyewacket found us two years, one month, and three days ago, she weighed six pounds, fourteen ounces, and was covered in scabs. We subsequently found out that she has asthma, and stress, airborne allergens, and cold weather bring it out in her. Fast forward two years, one month, and one day and here again is the cold weather and we’re in a new house with all sorts of airborne allergens. One of our friends gave us the name of a very reputable vet WHO MAKES HOUSE CALLS. We called her, left a concerned message saying that our little (now eight and a half pound) cat was having regular (every other day) coughing spells and that we had her on prednisone but her scabs were worse than we’d ever seen them and would she please come take a look?
Dr. Andrea Jacobson called us the next morning at nine (ugh) set up an appointment for that morning at ten (Tuesday), and arrived not much later. She examined the very amenable Pye, pronounced her “beautiful” and questioned us extensively on our habits; do we do any smoking? (No.) Of any kind? (Again, no.) Do we burn candles/use air freshener? (No.) What do we feed them? (Harmony Farms, Wellness, Pet Guard, Pet Promise, a host of natural and organic foods. None of that Friskies shit.) What kind of litter do we use? (Arm & Hammer and oops, Fresh Step. Fresh Step is a no-no because of all the fragrance. I’ll be returning the two new containers tomorrow). Where does she sleep and on what? (Any available or not-so-available box, and at night, the bed, with us.) Is the coverlet cotton? (Nope, am ordering the Mercer duvet cover from the Crate and Barrel Outlet tomorrow) And seventy-three other questions that I can’t remember. So we now have a plan of attack. The vet called in a prescription for prednisolone (THAT was an interesting phone call; you try explaining that the name of the patient really is Pyewacket. They still got the spelling wrong.) and there’s a whole regimen of so many for so many days, then less, then less still. I’ve ordered Wysong Nurture Feline Kitten Diet although idiot girl forgot that Amazon might, just might have it and ordered it from somewhere else. Stoopid girl. Oh well, they’ll go through it fast enough, all three beasties are going to be on it from now on. To prevent “storage mites,” I’m freezing a containerful of the dry food overnight (even though the bulk of the food is in an airtight container, they can still get in. Ew.) to feed to them in the morning. And now they are getting twice as much wet food as before, a three-ounce can split between two plates twice a day. I even saw Pye eating the wet food yesterday, wonder of wonders! Cereal Girl, eating wet food? The boys had had their fill and left some on the plate, a normally unusual event. Don’t get on me about the teeny amount of wet food they’re allotted; they’ll leave any more than that to get stale, I’ve tried every good food out there. Along with the regimen of prednisolone, Pye will begetting a once-daily dose of omega-3 fatty acids called DermCaps (for petite and miniature breeds).
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, a host of natural and organic foods. None of that Friskies shit.) What kind of litter do we use? (Arm & Hammer and oops, Fresh Step. Fresh Step is a no-no because of all the fragrance. I’ll be returning the two new containers tomorrow). Where does she sleep and on what? (Any available or not-so-available box, and at night, the bed, with us.) Is the coverlet cotton? (Nope, am ordering the Mercer duvet cover from the Crate and Barrel Outlet tomorrow) And seventy-three other questions that I can’t remember. So we now have a plan of attack. The vet called in a prescription for prednisolone (THAT was an interesting phone call; you try explaining that the name of the patient really is Pyewacket. They still got the spelling wrong.) and there’s a whole regimen of so many for so many days, then less, then less still. I’ve ordered 
although idiot girl forgot that Amazon might, just might have it and ordered it from somewhere else. Stoopid girl. Oh well, they’ll go through it fast enough, all three beasties are going to be on it from now on. To prevent “storage mites,” I’m freezing a containerful of the dry food overnight (even though the bulk of the food is in an airtight container, they can still get in. Ew.) to feed to them in the morning. And now they are getting twice as much wet food as before, a three-ounce can split between two plates twice a day. I even saw Pye eating the wet food yesterday, wonder of wonders! Cereal Girl, eating wet food? The boys had had their fill and left some on the plate, a normally unusual event. Don’t get on me about the teeny amount of wet food they’re allotted; they’ll leave any more than that to get stale, I’ve tried every good food out there. Along with the regimen of prednisolone, Pye will begetting a once-daily dose of omega-3 fatty acids called The vet applauded our habits and practices, and let us know with the changes to be implemented, we should see a turnaround in our little girl. Who is sleeping soundly on a bamboo placemat on the dining room table.
